Summary: The HMS Hood, once the pride of the British Royal Navy and the largest warship globally during the interwar years, met a tragic fate early in World War II. Designed during a bygone era with ...
LONDON (AP) Ted Briggs, the last survivor of the World War II sinking of British battle cruiser HMS Hood, has died. He was 85. By sharing a fond memory or writing a kind tribute, you will be providing ...
On May 24, southwest of Iceland, Bismarck and Prinz Eugen tangled with the battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the aging battlecruiser HMS Hood. Trading armored protection for speed, Hood’s designers ...