The Mighty Hood was sunk in 1941 by the German battleship Bismarck, with the loss of all but three of the 1,418 crew Lady Hood launched Hood in 1918 in memory of her late husband Rear Admiral Sir ...
HMS Hood, the pride of the British Royal Navy, symbolized British imperial power during the interwar years. Designed under ...
A ceremony has been held in Clydebank to mark the centenary of the launch of one of Britain's largest warships. The battle-cruiser HMS Hood was launched at John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank on 22 ...