In May 1941, the German Kriegsmarine launched Operation Rheinübung, a breakout into the Atlantic. The newly commissioned ...

WHEN the German battleship Bismarck sank British battleship HMS Hood on May 24, 1941, it generated calls for revenge, sparking one of the great sea chases of the war — the hunt for the Bismarck.

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

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 ...

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 ...