The battle-cruiser HMS Hood was launched at John ... She was nearly a year steaming around the world.” Rear Admiral Wilcocks said the sinking was a tragedy, leading to one of the largest losses ...
HMS Kent, one of the Royal Navy's most modern warships, looked back at history as she remembered one of her illustrious World War II predecessors ... descendants of the sinking and the diver ...
What You Need to Know: In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging Prince ..