On 24 May 1941, early in the Battle of the Denmark Strait, Hood was struck by several German shells, exploded, and sank with the loss of all but 3 of her crew of 1,418. The RN conducted …

2024年12月10日 · The HMS Hood was a British battle cruiser that was destroyed during World War II in the Battle of the Denmark Strait on May 24, 1941. Its sinking, which led to the deaths …

The battlecruiser HMS Hood, launched in 1918. She was sunk under still-unexplained circumstances with substantial loss of life. The Germans had picked up the sighting report …

Today we look at the destruction of HMS Hood, with a particular focus on how, why and where the ship exploded.With special thanks to Bill Jurens, who was vit...

2024年2月21日 · Explorations of the HMS Hood‘s wreck, spread between two debris fields, have brought to light fascinating insights into one of history’s most poignant naval tragedies. Recent …

The absence of smoke and the nature of the flame decided "BISMARCK'S" officers that petrol storage tanks fitted for "HOOD'S" aircraft had been hit. A fourth salvo from "BISMARCK" also …

2011年2月17日 · On the evening of 21 May 1941, battle cruisers HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales were ordered to leave Scapa Flow immediately and head for Iceland, from where they …

After the explosion, which enveloped the ship in flames and smoke, Hood heeled to port, stopped, and sank within two minutes. The Captain of Prince of Wales deemed it necessary to alter …

The noiselessness of the explosion constitutes strong circumstantial evidence that the fatal blast was caused not by the detonation of Hood's shells or torpedoes but by the more or less rapid …

The sudden and explosive loss of HMS Hood—pride of the prewar Royal Navy—on 24 May 1941, as she went into her first action against an enemy capital ship at sea, was a shock to the …