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 ...

Construction on her began during the First War, yet she wasn’t commissioned until 1920 – by which time the other planned ships of her class were canceled, yet her prestige was so great it was ...

Following the sinking of hms Hood in May 1941, the Royal Navy launched one of the largest naval hunts in history. The German ...

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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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 ...

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A search team led by Paul Allen has recovered a bell from the HMS Hood, a battlecruiser that was sunk during World War II. The bell will serve as a memorial to the 1,415 lives lost when the Bismarck ...

Following a successful expedition led by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen it will now go on public display at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Get daily headlines and breaking news ...

The battle cruiser HMS Hood during a dockyard refit. She served in World War II before she was sunk by the Bismarck on May 24, 1941. The shipwreck was located in 2001 -- the 60th anniversary of the ...

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 ...