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 ...

Despite this tragic loss, the Admiralty went on to build Hood. She was improved in a number of ways but still lacked armour protection. Launched on 22 August 1918, HMS Hood was the 13th and final ...

For twenty years, HMS Hood, the lead ship of her class of four planned battlecruisers, was the largest warship in the world. Sadly, her demise was a tragedy that shook ...