On sea trials, 1920's.
The "Mighty Hood!" The most famous ship in the Royal Navy perhaps, sunk by a single savo from the "monster", German battleship bismarck in May 1941. Was the ship totally inept or not used properly ? What went wrong ?
A modified Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy. Commissioned in June, 1893, she differed significantly from the other ships of her class in that she had a forward freeboard of only 11 feet 3 inches (3.43 m) compared to 19 feet 6 inches (5.94 m) of the other ships. Low freeboard had been popular for around ten years, since it required less armour and made a smaller target for gunfire to hit, although it had the disadvantage that it reduced seaworthiness. This low freeboard meant that Hood was very wet in rough weather and her maximum speed reduced rapidly as the wave height increased, making her only suitable for service in the relatively calm Mediterranean.
HMS Hood (51) fourth ship of the Admiral-class battlecruiser underway in 1937. (reddit.com) 08.2024
HMS Hood Battle-Cruiser
HMS Hood (51) HMS HOOD at speed, taking water over her bows, circa 1939-40. Creator:Fox photographer Source: © IWM (HU 76085)
Royal Navy
Wills, Speed 1930. #43 Battlecruiser HMS Hood ~ 41,200 tons and capable of steaming at 32 knots in bad weather
HMS Hood Artwork Poster
No other info is known about this photo, but I would guess it is a very early one of the ship, probably in the early 1920's. If anyone out there knows anything else about this picture, I'd love to hear from you!!
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HMS HOOD — Каропка.ру — стендовые модели, военная миниатюра
The HMS Hood of Trumpeter was upgraded using some generic photo-etched sets from Starling models(railings and ladders) metal barrels from ...
HMS HOOD if survived would be refitted around 1942-1944. A model built for Drachinifel's upcoming video on her. A Better Hood with KGV style superstructure and vanguard style of main searches. I still decide to add the hangers for seaplanes as it was
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Laid down on 1 September 1916, HMS Hood was launched on 22 August 1918. She was sunk during WW2 by the German battleship Bismarck
