The British public saw HMS Hood as invincible - so her loss was devastating to morale at home. Even those who had no direct connection with the ship remember her today. But there are also many ...

HMS Hood: The Battlecruiser That Changed Naval History Forever Summary: The HMS Hood, the Royal Navy’s pride, epitomized British naval power but met a tragic end during WWII against the German ...

Paul Allen recovers HMS Hood’s bell as memorial for 1415 men who lost their lives THE bells rang out action stations on the morning of May 24, 1941. Soon after, HMS Hood — and 1415 men — was ...

The Bismarck, the pride of the Kriegsmarine and named after Germany’s unifier Otto von Bismarck, was designed to dominate the seas with its 50,000-ton frame and deadly 15-inch guns. At the start of ...

She said he was with the HMS Hood. We chatted and he said he was one of the four survivors — I asked him if he had an air escort — he said yes and had been the operator I spoke to get permission.

On May 24, 1941, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Hood engaged the German ships in the Battle of the Denmark Strait. Tragically, the British underestimated the German firepower, ...

Message 3 - The Hood, Posted on: 22 February 2004 by Frank Mee Researcher 241911. Hello Petersyms, She was a Battle Cruiser of course you are right. To us lads of the time she was a Battleship.

Stories categorised in 'HMS Hood - Collected Memories'. These stories may contain references to other themes. I was sitting in the Boys' Mess Deck when a Petty Officer Instructor complete with an ...

In May 1941 HMS Hood left Scapa Flow in Orkney to join a powerful naval force in pursuit of the Nazi Kriegsmarine’s most powerful battleship Bismarck, which had broken out of her Norwegian base ...

Launched on 22 August 1918, HMS Hood was the 13th and final British battlecruiser. Big, fast and powerful, for the population at home, she was a symbol of Britain's supremacy in the world.

Stories categorised in 'HMS Hood - Collected Memories'. These stories may contain references to other themes. However, in the early days of W W 11 there was an influx of officers either Royal Navy ...