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 ...

May 27th, 1941. At dawn, the pride of Nazi Germany, the battleship Bismarck, was cornered by the British fleet. After ...

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Summary: The HMS Hood, once the pride of the British Royal Navy and the largest warship globally during the interwar years, met a tragic fate early in World War II. Designed during a bygone era with ...

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-- PBS and Channel 4 Provide 24-Hour Coverage of the Expedition Including Live Webcast of Underwater Filming of the Wreckage -- PASADENA, Calif. - July 27, 2001 - It was one of the greatest sea ...

HE FOUGHT on HMS Hood during the Second World War and yesterday he was in Portsmouth to see the ship's bell unveiled. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access ...

The Battleships by Rob McCauley and Ian Johnston (Channel 4 Books, 2000) £20.00. Relates the story of the battleships from the Battle of Trafalgar to the Gulf war, and their role in global history.

The bell from a sunken World War Two battle-cruiser salvaged from the seabed will go on display after months of restoration work. HMS Hood was sunk by the Bismarck on 24 May 1941 with the loss of ...

A ceremony has been held in Clydebank to mark the centenary of the launch of one of Britain's largest warships. The battlecruiser HMS Hood was launched at John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank on 22 ...