BBC6 年
Remembering HMS Hood, the mighty warship launched in Clydebank
The battlecruiser HMS Hood was launched at John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank on 22 August 1918. Until the commissioning of the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, there had never been a ...
MercoPress6 天
Centennial of the launching of “The Mighty Hood”
The battle-cruiser HMS Hood was launched at John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank on 22 August 1918. Until the commissioning of the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, there had never been a ...
The National Interest9 天
HMS Hood was the Battlecruiser That Was Destined to Fail
HMS Hood’s Tragic Demise: A Cautionary Tale for U.S. Naval Strategy Today The British Empire was the equivalent of the world’s superpower for centuries. Since Britain successfully colonized ...
PBS5 年
Hood Today
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 ...
PBS7 年
The Ships
Despite this tragic loss, the Admiralty went on to build Hood. She was improved in a number of ways but still lacked armour protection. Launched on 22 August 1918, HMS Hood was the 13th and final ...