Trumpeter 05741 HMS HOOD 1931  [TP05741]

HMS HOOD 1941 Length overall: 262.3m Beam: 32.0m Displacement: 42560t the 3rd and last HOOD had been the mighty battle cruiser, which was laid down in 1915 as a class of four, last but not least completed until 1920. Truly she ended up being probably the most powerful warship of her day and the woman displacement of 41,200 tons made by far the heaviest capital ship on earth for 20 years. In September 1940, Hood invested the winter of 1940-41 on patrols in north waters around Iceland watching over any tried bust out by German hefty devices. She ended up being thus nevertheless used in May 1941 whenever Bismarck and Prince Eugen got through Patrols. Hood plus the unique battleship the Prince of Wales were dispatched to intercept and destroy the German Ships before they broke loose regarding the British Convoy paths. 24 May 1941, fire had been exposed at 05.52 at a range of 25,000 yards and Hood and also the Prince of Wales were steering towards Bismarck to close the number. The German ship simultaneously responded really accurately and on her third salvo she hit Hood close to the primary mast setting the lady unstoppable. At 05.55 the British vessels started initially to turn broadside about the Germans allow all guns to open fire. Because they did so Bismarck 5th salvo struck Hood with damaging effect. 1000 feet high explosion tore her apart and she split in 2 sinking within just two moments. There were only three survivors from her crew of 1,415.

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