One of the great tragedies of the Second World War has been remembered with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen recovering the bell from HMS Hood, which was sunk in battle 74 years ago by Hitler’s ...

What You Need to Know: HMS Hood, the pride of the British Royal Navy, symbolized British imperial power during the interwar years. Designed under the Washington Naval Treaty, this fast and powerful ...

In May 1941, the German Kriegsmarine launched Operation Rheinübung, a breakout into the Atlantic. The newly commissioned battleship Bismarck, alongside the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, set sail from ...

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The British public saw HMS Hood as invincible - so her loss was devastating to morale at home. Even those who had no direct connection with the ship remember her today. But there are also many ...