Construction on her began during the First War, yet she wasn’t commissioned until 1920 – by which time the other planned ships of her class were canceled, yet her prestige was so great it was ...
Following the sinking of hms Hood in May 1941, the Royal Navy launched one of the largest naval hunts in history. The German ...
One of the great tragedies of the Second World War has been remembered with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G Allen recovering the bell from the British battlecruiser HMS Hood, which was ...
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IT was the pride of the Royal Navy and the most powerful warship afloat the day it slid down its slipway and entered the waters of the Clyde. Brought to life by the toil of hundreds of Clydebank ...
A ceremony has been held in Clydebank to mark the centenary of the launch of one of Britain's largest warships. The battlecruiser HMS Hood was launched at John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank on 22 ...
The bell from a sunken World War Two battle-cruiser salvaged from the seabed will go on display after months of restoration work. HMS Hood was sunk by the Bismarck on 24 May 1941 with the loss of ...
Editor’s Note: MainSail is CNN’s monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology. One of the world’s largest private superyachts is the ...
An attempt to recover the bell from a sunken World War II battlecruiser has been called off because of bad weather and deep currents. HMS Hood has been at the bottom of the Denmark Strait between ...