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By salvos from the German battleship Bismark. The British wanted to find and destroy Germany's largest battleship before it could get out in the Atlantic Ocean. The two ships met but the Bismark's guns were larger caliber and could fire at longer ranges the other ship escorting the hood was the prince of Wales. The Hood was sunk when a salvo hit her back magazines causing it to explode and crack in half during the process. Amazingly, only 3 of its 2000 something crew survived
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoAbout 30secs according to witnesses, I blew up
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∙ 13y agoIt was destroyed by the German battleship, Bismarck, in May of 1941.
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∙ 14y agoA magazine explosion.
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∙ 14y agoMagazine detonation.
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∙ 12y agoIt got bombed by Japanese planes
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∙ 11y agoThe German battleship Bismark
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Where is the HMS hood?
HMS Hood is in two pieces and the Bottom of the Denmark strait Between Iceland and Greenland
When did HMS victory sink?
HMS Victory was launched on May 7, 1765.
How heavy is the HMS hood?
Hood was a battlecruiser, not a battleship; about 45,000 tons.
Are there photos of HMS hood wreckage?
There are probably photos on the internet.
What was Britain's best battleship at the beginning of the war?
HMS Hood
Did HMS Hood sink within the Arctic Circle?
Yes.
How lone was HMS hood?
Hood with with the battleship HMS Prince of Wales (later sunk by planes in the Pacific).
Where is the HMS hood?
HMS Hood is in two pieces and the Bottom of the Denmark strait Between Iceland and Greenland
When did HMS victory sink?
HMS Victory was launched on May 7, 1765.
How heavy is the HMS hood?
Hood was a battlecruiser, not a battleship; about 45,000 tons.
How long did it take the hood to sink?
It took 23 hours or 1 day for the hood to sink
The Bismarck and HMS Hood are remembered for?
Fighting each other; however Hood was not a battleship, she was a battlecruiser.
What was Britain's best battleship at the beginning of the war?
HMS Hood
Are there photos of HMS hood wreckage?
There are probably photos on the internet.
How did the HMS Sussex sink?
Top heavy from carrying too many cannon
Who was HMS Hood named after?
It is named after the First Viscount Hood of Whitley or Lord Samuel Hood. The Hood name is famous in British Naval history.
What part of England was HMS HOOD built?
The Hood was built at Clydebank, on the River Clyde in Glasgow Scotland.
