BBC6 年
Remembering HMS Hood, the mighty warship launched in Clydebank
More than 2,000 German sailors lost their lives. Sinking of WW2 ship HMS Hood commemorated HMS Hood's bell unveiled 75 years after shelled ship sank How Scotland helped sink the Bismarck Rear ...
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The Epic Pursuit and Sinking of the Bismarck: A Naval Showdown
A moving moment of commemoration saw Britain’s Princess Anne recently unveil the bell from HMS Hood’s wreck ... The post The ...
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The Tragic Sinking of HMS Glorious and Unanswered Questions
Almost immediately, controversy erupted around the sinking of HMS Glorious. As early as July 31, 1940, Richard Stokes queried ...
BBC1 年
HMS Charybdis and Limbourne English Channel sinking remembered
More than 500 men died when HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne sank in ... Services to remember those who lost their lives in the double-sinking have been held every year in Guernsey since 1947.
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Centennial of the launching of “The Mighty Hood”
HMS Hood was revered as the most powerful warship ... Rear Admiral Wilcocks said the sinking was a tragedy, leading to one of the largest losses of life for the Royal Navy. It was the equivalent ...