Screen grab of the ship’s bell of HMS Hood plucked from the ocean floor on Aug 7, 2015. In May 1941, the British battlecruiser HMS Hood chased down the German battleship Bismarck in an attempt ...

The Rise of HMS Hood. In 1922, the Washington Naval Treaty that was intended to bring balance between three great naval powers—the British Empire, the United States, and the Japanese Empire ...

The HMS Hood participated in some notable operations at the start of the war. She was present when Prime Minister Winston Churchill commanded the British Royal Navy to sink the French fleet at ...

On May 24, 1941, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Hood engaged the German ships in the Battle of the Denmark Strait. Tragically, the British underestimated the German firepower, ...

The British public saw HMS Hood as invincible - so her loss was devastating to morale at home. ... Hood Association More than 10,000 men served on Hood between 1920 and 1941.

Photo via YouTube/Vulcan Inc. Paul Allen’s team had another big win this past weekend when they successfully recovered the bell from the British battleship HMS Hood in the North Atlantic.. The ...

In May 1941, the British battlecruiser HMS Hood chased down the German battleship Bismarck in an attempt to protect the… USNI News is the independent, non-profit news service of the Naval ...

Paul Allen’s team had another big win this past weekend when they successfully recovered the bell from the British battleship HMS Hood in the North Atlantic. The HMS Hood was… Read More Catch ...

Launched on 22 August 1918, HMS Hood was the 13th and final British battlecruiser. Big, fast and powerful, for the population at home, she was a symbol of Britain's supremacy in the world.