The HMS Hood and the battleship HMS Prince of Wales were deployed to prevent the German Navy’s great warship, the Bismarck, and another warship from busting out of the British blockade of Germany.

Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the HMS Hood by the German battleship, Bismarck. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the ...

The 80th anniversary of HMS Hood's ill-fated mission from Scapa Flow to intercept Germany’s largest battleship Bismarck is be marked with series of online events this month, organiser Another ...

The public, once they learned of it, called it The Mighty Hood. Crew members were less kind, calling it HMS Wobbly due to its handling. It weighed 42,100 tons and had a speed of 31 knots.

Lady Hood launched Hood in 1918 in memory of her late husband Rear Admiral Sir Horace Hood, who was killed in his ship, HMS Invincible, at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916.

Meanwhile, just under a year after HMS Hood sailed from Liverpool without my uncle, the German battleship Bismarck sank her on 24 May 1941 during the Battle of the Denmark Strait.

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The show, called Hood & Bismarck (wt) will also be made by ITN Factual and will feature reconstructions and plenty of cgi work. C4's deputy commissioner for science and education Sarah Marris greenlit ...

Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the HMS Hood by the German battleship, Bismarck. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to ...