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1066:(HACS) Mark I director was added on the rear searchlight platform and two positions for 2-pounder "pom-pom" antiaircraft directors were added at the rear of the spotting top, although only one director was initially fitted. The 5.5-inch control positions and their rangefinders on the spotting top were removed during the 1932 refit. In 1934, the "pom-pom" directors were moved to the former locations of the 5.5-inch control positions on the spotting top and the 9-foot (2.7 m) rangefinders for the 5.5-inch control positions were reinstalled on the signal platform. Two years later, the "pom-pom" directors were moved to the rear corners of the bridge to get them out of the funnel gases. Another "pom-pom" director was added on the rear superstructure, abaft the HACS director in 1938. Two HACS Mark III directors were added to the aft end of the signal platform the following year, and the Mark I director aft was replaced by a Mark III. 2378: 1783:, and six octuple 2-pounder "pom-poms". Her 5-inch upper-armour strake would have been removed and her deck armour reinforced. A catapult would have been fitted across the deck and the remaining torpedo tubes removed. In addition, the conning tower would have been removed and her bridge rebuilt. The ship's near-constant active service, resulting from her status as the Royal Navy's most battle-worthy fast capital ship, meant that her material condition gradually deteriorated, and by the mid-1930s, she was in need of a lengthy overhaul. The outbreak of the Second World War made removing her from service near impossible, and as a consequence, she never received the scheduled modernisation afforded to other capital ships such as 1593: 1205: 2996: 1180:

their ammunition hoists were removed in partial compensation.. A proposal was made to increase the armour over the forward magazines to 5 inches and 6 inches over the rear magazines in July 1919 in response to these trials. To compensate for the additional weight, the 4 midships above water torpedo tubes and the armour for the rear torpedo warheads were removed, and the armour for the aft torpedo-control tower was reduced in thickness from 6 to 1.5 inches (38 mm). However, the additional armour was never fitted pending further trials. As completed,

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4-inch fire-control director lies in the western debris field. The heavily armoured conning tower is located by itself, a distance from the main wreck. The amidships section, the biggest part of the wreck to survive the explosions, lies inverted south of the eastern debris field in a large impact crater. The starboard side of the amidships section is missing down to the inner wall of the fuel tanks and the plates of the hull are curling outward; this has been interpreted as indicating the path of the explosion through the starboard fuel tanks.

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break and that the location of the break just forward of the forward transverse armoured bulkhead suggests that the ship's structure failed there as a result of stresses inflicted when the bow was lifted into the vertical position by the sinking stern section. Furthermore, the current position of the plates at the edge of the break reflects only their last position, not the direction they had first moved.

2113: 1660:. Captain Thomas Binney assumed command on 15 August 1932 and the ship resumed her previous practice of a winter cruise in the Mediterranean the next year. Captain Thomas Tower replaced Captain Binney on 30 August 1933. Her secondary and antiaircraft fire-control directors were rearranged during another quick refit between 1 August and 5 September 1934. 1349:, and the addition of four above-water torpedo tubes to the four underwater tubes of the original design. To add to the confusion, Royal Navy documents of the period often describe any battleship with a maximum speed over 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) as a battlecruiser, regardless of the amount of protective armour. For instance, the never-built 2887:, unveiled the bell at the museum on 24 May 2016 – the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Denmark Strait. The bell was rung eight times in a commemorative service at midday attended by descendants of crew members who died in the battle before being placed in the museum's exhibit on the Battle of Jutland. 1057:

in 1924: The two forward gun turrets are visible with their prominent rangefinders projecting from the rear of the turret. Behind the turret is the conning tower surmounted by the main fire-control director with its own rangefinder. The secondary director is mounted on the roof of the spotting top on

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An extensive review of these theories (excepting that of Preston) is given in Jurens's 1987 article. Its main conclusion is that the loss was almost certainly precipitated by the explosion of a 4-inch magazine, but that there are several ways this could have been initiated, although he rules out the

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and reported in September 1941. This investigation was, in the words of one author, "much more thorough than was the first, taking evidence from a total of 176 eyewitnesses to the disaster", and examined both Goodall's theory and others (see below). The Board came to a conclusion almost identical to

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was widely regarded as one of the finest-looking warships ever built. She was also the largest warship afloat when she was commissioned, and retained that distinction for the next 20 years. Her size and powerful armament earned her the nickname of "Mighty Hood" and she came to symbolise the might of

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It was the opinion of Mearns and White who investigated the wreck that this was unlikely as the damage was far too limited in scale, nor could it account for the outwardly splayed plates also observed in that area. Bill Jurens points out that there was no magazine of any kind at the location of the

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s wreck lies on the seabed in pieces among two debris fields at a depth of about 2,800 metres (9,200 feet). The eastern field includes the small piece of the stern that survived the magazine explosion, as well as the surviving section of the bow and some smaller remains, such as the propellers. The

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The search team and equipment had to be organised within four months, to take advantage of a narrow window of calm conditions in the North Atlantic. Organisation of the search was complicated by the presence on board of a documentary team and their film equipment, along with a television journalist

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was limited to her left outer propeller and an 18-inch (460 mm) dent, although some hull plates were knocked loose from the impact. Temporary repairs were made at Gibraltar before the ship sailed to Portsmouth for permanent repairs between February and May 1935. The captains of both ships were

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showed that this shell could penetrate the ship's vitals via the 7-inch middle belt and the 2-inch slope of the main deck as a result 3-inch plating on the main deck over the slopes was added alongside the magazine spaces at a very late stage of construction and the four aftermost 5.5-inch guns and

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and thinned to 5 to 6 inches (127 to 152 mm) towards the ship's ends, but did not reach either the bow or the stern. The middle armour belt had a maximum thickness of 7 inches over the same length as the thickest part of the waterline armour and thinned to five inches abreast 'A' barbette. The

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that reached down into the magazine. Other historians have concentrated on the cause of the magazine explosion. The discovery of the ship's wreck in 2001 confirmed the conclusion of both boards, although the exact reason the magazines detonated is likely to remain unknown, since that portion of the

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propellant, which in turn ignited the cordite in the adjacent aft 15-inch magazine. Rapid expansion of the resulting combustion gases from the conflagration then caused structural failure, passing out through the sides of the ship as well as forward and upwards via the engine room vents, expelling

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s design. Most seriously, the deck protection was flawed—spread over three decks, it was designed to detonate an incoming shell on impact with the top deck, with much of the energy being absorbed as the exploding shell had to penetrate the armour of the next two decks. The development of effective

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deck ranged from 1.75 to 2 inches (44 to 51 millimetres) in thickness, while the upper deck was 2 inches (51 mm) thick over the magazines and 0.75 inches (19 mm) elsewhere. The main deck was 3 inches (76 mm) thick over the magazines and 1 inch (25 mm) elsewhere, except for the

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The fire on the boat deck penetrated to a magazine. Evidence given to the second board indicated that the doors for the 4-inch ammunition supply trunks were closed throughout the action. It remains possible that a door or trunk could have been opened up by an enemy shell, admitting flames to the

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The forward section lies on its port side, with the amidships section keel up. The stern section rises from the seabed at an angle. This position shows the rudder locked into a 20° port turn, confirming that orders had been given (just prior to the aft magazines detonating) to change the ship's

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received a hit of this type from a 15-inch shell, which travelled underwater for about 80 feet (24 m), struck about 28 feet (8.5 m) below the waterline, penetrated several light bulkheads and fetched up, without exploding, against the torpedo bulkhead. The second board considered this

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that ran the length of the ship between the fore and aft barbettes. It was divided into an empty outer compartment and an inner compartment filled with five rows of water-tight "crushing tubes" intended to absorb and distribute the force of an explosion. The bulge was backed by a 1.5-inch-thick

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was refitted at Malta in November and December 1937, and had her submerged torpedo tubes removed. Captain Pridham was relieved by Captain Harold Walker on 20 May 1938 and he, in turn, was relieved when the ship returned to Portsmouth in January 1939 for an overhaul that lasted until 12 August.

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s Type 279 radar was indeed functional. The early-warning radar was of a modified type, known as Type 279M, the difference between this and Type 279 being the number of aerials. While Type 279 used two aerials, a transmitter and a receiver, the Type 279M used only a single transceiver aerial.

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It is further supposed that the small debris fields are the fragments from the aft hull where the magazines and turrets were located, since that section of the hull was totally destroyed in the explosion. The fact that the bow section separated just forward of 'A' turret is suggestive that a

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battleship 1891–1914 by the late Rear Admiral, The Honourable Sir Horace Hood KCB, DSO, MVO killed at Jutland on 31st May 1916." There is a second inscription on the side of the bell that reads "In accordance with the wishes of Lady Hood it was presented in memory of her husband to HMS

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in the 4-inch shell magazines. The same deflagration would have collapsed the bulkhead separating the 4-inch and 15-inch magazines, resulting very quickly in a catastrophic explosion similar to those previously witnessed at Jutland. This theory was ultimately adopted by the board.

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The expedition also took the opportunity to re-film the wreck and survey her using techniques unavailable in 2001. As before, with the exception of the attempted retrieval of the ship's bell, a strict look-but-do not-touch policy was adhered to. The original attempt, sponsored by

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s 15-inch shells at the moment of the loss would not have exceeded about 14°, an angle so unfavourable to penetration of horizontal armour that it is actually off the scale of contemporaneous German penetration charts. Moreover, computer-generated profiles of

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made this scheme much less effective, as the intact shell would penetrate layers of weak armour and explode deep inside the ship. In addition, she was grossly overweight compared to her original design, making her a wet ship with a highly stressed structure.

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s fifth salvo, fired from a range of approximately 16,650 metres (18,210 yd) (or 10.3 mi.). A shell from this salvo appears to have hit the spotting top, as the boat deck was showered with body parts and debris. A huge jet of flame burst out of

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In January 1941, the ship began a refit that lasted until March; even after the refit she was still in poor condition, but the threat from the German capital ships was such that she could not be taken into dock for a major overhaul until more of the

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and could not be used by the crew to wash and bathe or even to heat the mess decks during cold weather, as the steam pipes were too leaky. These problems also reduced her steam output so that she was unable to attain her designed speed.

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and living quarters through ventilation shafts. This characteristic earned her the nickname of "the largest submarine in the Navy". The persistent dampness, coupled with the ship's poor ventilation, was blamed for the high incidence of

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was located, with the rudder still in place, and it was found that this was set to port at the time of the explosion. Furthermore, a section of the bow immediately forward of 'A' turret is missing, which has led historian and former

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was due to be modernised in 1941 to bring her up to a standard similar to that of other modernised First World War-era capital ships. She would have received new, lighter turbines and boilers, a secondary armament of eight twin

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and other ships, to be in a better position to intercept a German invasion fleet. When the threat of an invasion diminished, the ship resumed her previous roles in convoy escort and patrolling against German commerce raiders.

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The ship was destroyed by the explosion of her own torpedoes. According to Goodall's theory, the ship's torpedoes could have been detonated either by the fire raging on the boat deck or, more probably, by a direct hit from

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cruise, the catapult proved to be difficult to operate in anything but a calm sea, as it was frequently awash in bad weather. The catapult and crane were removed in 1932, along with the flying-off platform on 'B' turret.

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s protection, though adequate for the Jutland era, was at best marginal against the new generation of 16-inch (406 mm) gunned capital ships that emerged soon after her completion in 1920, typified by the American

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in April 1942, almost a year after the Battle of the Denmark Strait. The container and its contents were subsequently lost, but its lid survived and was eventually presented to the Royal Navy shore establishment HMS

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at the time of the explosion. As noted above, this version of events was almost taken for granted at the time of the sinking. Doubt first arose as a result of eyewitness testimony that the explosion that destroyed

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occurred in mid-1916, that battle revealed serious flaws in her design, and despite drastic revisions she was completed four years later. For this reason, she was the only ship of her class to be completed, as the

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and equipped with a 15-foot (4.6 m) rangefinder. Each turret was also fitted with a 30-foot (9.1 m) rangefinder. The secondary armament was primarily controlled by directors mounted on each side of the

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Memorials to those who died are spread widely around the UK, and some of the crew are commemorated in different locations. One casualty, George David Spinner, is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval memorial, the

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gunnery radar were installed, although the Type 279 radar lacked its receiving aerial and was inoperable according to Roberts. An Admiralty document indicates however that, following the 1941 refit at Rosyth,

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to believe that "either just before or just after leaving the surface, the bow suffered massive internal damage from an internal explosion", possibly a partial detonation of the forward 15-inch magazines.

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show that a shell falling at this angle could not have reached an aft magazine without first passing through some part of the belt armour. On the other hand, the 12-inch belt could have been penetrated if

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The British squadron spotted the Germans at 05:37 (ship's clocks were set four hours ahead of local time—the engagement commenced shortly after dawn), but the Germans were already aware of their presence,

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The evidence of the wreck refutes Goodall's theory of a torpedo explosion, while the eyewitness evidence of venting from the 4-inch magazine prior to the main explosion conflicts with the theory that the

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continued this pattern of a winter training visit to the Mediterranean for the rest of the decade. Captain Harold Reinold relieved Captain im Thurn on 30 April 1925 and was relieved in turn by Captain

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were "surrounded by additional 4-inch (102 mm) anti-aircraft shells outside the armoured barbettes. Such unprotected stowage could have been detonated either by the boat-deck fire or by a shell from

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magazine. Alternative routes for admission of flame could have been the ventilation or venting arrangements of the magazines or, as Ted Briggs suggested, through the floor of a 15-inch gunhouse.

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2-inch-thick slope that met the bottom of the main belt. The lower deck was 3 inches thick over the propeller shafts, 2 inches thick over the magazines and 1 inch elsewhere.

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fitted along the upper deck and the forward shelter deck. This high position allowed them to be worked during heavy weather, as they were less affected by waves and spray compared with the

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Association, Mearns planned to return the bell to Portsmouth where it would form part of the first official and permanent memorial to the sacrifice of her last crew at the newly refitted

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s protection accounted for 33% of her displacement, a high proportion by British standards, but less than was usual in contemporary German designs (for example, 36% for the battlecruiser

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s shells penetrated the ship's armour. A second inquiry was held after complaints that the first board had failed to consider alternative explanations, such as an explosion of the ship's

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was struck by several German shells, exploded, and sank with the loss of all but 3 of her crew of 1,418. Due to her publicly perceived invincibility, the loss affected British morale.

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s aft 15-inch guns in 1926, rotated to the extreme arc of their travel, covering the port bow quarter; firing in this position could cause blast damage to the deck and superstructure

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battle cruiser the ship she launched 22nd August 1918." In addition to the two inscriptions, the bell still wears vivid royal blue paint work on its crown as well as its interior.

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returned to Portsmouth for a brief refit between 26 June and 10 October 1936. She formally transferred to the Mediterranean fleet on 20 October, shortly after the beginning of the

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of their dependence on British sea power and encourage them to support it with money, ships, and facilities. They returned home 10 months later in September 1924, having visited

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in 1921 and 1922 to show the flag and to train with the Mediterranean fleet, before sailing on a cruise to Brazil and the West Indies in company with the battlecruiser squadron.

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The gun turrets and barbettes were protected by 11 to 15 inches (279 to 381 mm) of KC armour, except for the turret roofs, which were 5 inches thick. The decks were made of

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was completed, because the ships were very expensive and required labour and material that could be put to better use building merchant ships needed to replace those lost to the

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s Captain Sawbridge was relieved of command. The Admiralty dissented from the verdict, reinstated Sawbridge, and criticised Bailey for ambiguous signals during the manoeuvre.

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At the second board, expert witnesses suggested that what was observed was the venting, through the engine-room ventilators, of a violent—but not instantaneous—explosion or

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was assigned to the Home Fleet's Battlecruiser Squadron while still refitting. When war broke out later that year, she was employed principally to patrol in the vicinity of

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theory improbable, arguing that the fuse, had it worked at all, would have detonated the shell before it reached the ship. According to Jurens's calculations, one of

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was direct penetration of the protection by one or more 15-inch shells at a range of 16,500 yards , resulting in the explosion of one or more of the aft magazines.

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was officially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet until she had to return to Britain in 1939 for an overhaul. By this time, advances in naval gunnery had reduced

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aboard. The ship's complement varied widely over her career; in 1919, she was authorised 1,433 men as a squadron flagship; in 1934, she had 81 officers and 1,244

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was given a major refit from 1 May 1929 to 10 March 1931, and afterwards resumed her role as flagship of the battlecruiser squadron under the command of Captain

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460 on 1 September 1916. Following the loss of three British battlecruisers at the Battle of Jutland, 5,000 tons of extra armour and bracing were added to

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The ship's original anti-aircraft armament consisted of four QF 4-inch Mk V guns on single mounts. These were joined in early 1939 by four twin mounts for the

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was outclassed by the armour and protective arrangement of Second World War-era fast battleships, but few of the RN's available "big gun" vessels could match

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s 4-inch or 15-inch magazines, causing them all to explode and wreck the after part of the ship. The probability is that the 4-inch magazines exploded first.

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from the vicinity of the mainmast, followed by a devastating magazine explosion that destroyed the aft part of the ship. This explosion broke the back of

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upon the refit's completion in mid-March. Unsuccessful, she was ordered to patrol the Bay of Biscay against any breakout attempt by the German ships from

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could have penetrated the side of the ship beneath the armour belt and would have detonated in the vicinity of the ship's magazines if the fuse worked.

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s machinery was in dire shape and limited her best speed to 26.5 knots (49.1 km/h; 30.5 mph); she was refitted between 4 April and 12 June.

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s turbines provided 151,280 shp (112,810 kW), which allowed her to reach 32.07 knots (59.39 km/h; 36.91 mph). She carried enough

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s boat deck, between her funnels, and started a large fire among the ready-use ammunition for the anti-aircraft guns and rockets of the UP mounts.

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remained the largest warship in the world for 20 years after her commissioning, and her prestige was reflected in her nickname, "The Mighty Hood".

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According to the testimony of Captain Leach, "... between one and two seconds after I formed that impression an explosion took place in the

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British Battleships of World War Two: The Development and Technical History of the Royal Navy's Battleship and Battlecruisers from 1911 to 1946

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was intended for the duties of a battlecruiser, and she served in the battlecruiser squadrons through most of her career. Late in her career,

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It has been suggested that the fatal fire spread from the aft end of the ship through the starboard fuel tanks, since the starboard side of

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boat deck fire or the detonation of her torpedoes as probable causes. In Jurens's opinion, the popular image of plunging shells penetrating

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as the position of the sinking. An apparently precise location of the wreck is given in the documentary "How the Bismarck Sank HMS Hood" as

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originated near the mainmast, well forward of the aft magazines (for example, the sketch shown prepared for the second board of enquiry by

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three times. One of these hits contaminated a good portion of the ship's fuel supply and subsequently caused her to steer for safety in

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The RN conducted two inquiries into the reasons for the ship's quick demise. The first, held soon after the ship's loss, concluded that

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the following August. She was attached to the Mediterranean fleet shortly afterwards and stationed at Gibraltar at the outbreak of the

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The ship was blown up by her own guns. At the second board, eyewitnesses reported unusual types of discharge from the 15-inch guns of

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and others criticised the conduct of the inquiry, largely because no verbatim record of witnesses' testimony had been kept. Moreover,

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A shell, falling short and travelling underwater, struck below the armoured belt and penetrated a magazine. During the same action,

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The additional armour added during construction increased her draught by about 4 feet (1.2 m) at deep load, which reduced her

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remained susceptible to plunging shells and bombs. The torpedo-warhead armour was reinstated during the ship's 1929–1931 refit.

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in July 1940. Just eight days after the French surrender, the British Admiralty issued an ultimatum that the French fleet at

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battleships. The Royal Navy were fully aware that the ship's protection flaws still remained, even in her revised design, so

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had fragments of this propeller removed from her bilge section. The pieces of the propeller were kept by dockyard workers:

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the aft main battery turrets and causing the stern to be detached from the rest of the hull at the aft armoured bulkhead.

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was forced to disengage by a combination of damage from German hits and mechanical failures in her guns and turrets after

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having previously detected the sounds of high-speed propellers to their southeast. The British opened fire at 05:52 with

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battlecruisers, which were reported to be more heavily armed and armoured than the latest British battlecruisers of the

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firing for the last time. This damage, ahead of the armoured bulkhead, could have been implosion damage suffered while

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had been destroyed by the explosion of her own torpedoes. As a result, a second Board was convened under Rear-Admiral

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Jurens, William; Garzke, William H.; Dulin, Robert O.; Roberts, John (2002). "Re: A Marine Forensic Analysis of HMS

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The explosion was initiated by 4-inch ammunition stored outside the magazines. Writing in 1979, the naval historian

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s usefulness. She was scheduled to undergo a major rebuild in 1941 to correct these issues, but the outbreak of the

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secondary explosion might have occurred in this area. Other researchers have claimed that the final salvo fired by

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was collected, Mearns and the search team began scanning a 600-square-nautical-mile (2,100 km) search box for

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was turning 20° to port to unmask her rear turrets, she was hit again on the boat deck by one or more shells from

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on another. Of the known surviving pieces, one is privately held and another was given by the Hood family to the

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hands. The terms were rejected, and the Royal Navy opened fire on the French ships berthed there. The results of

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upper belt was 5 inches thick amidships and extended forward to 'A' barbette, with a short 4-inch extension aft.

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decided it would be better to start with a clean design on succeeding battlecruisers, leading to the never-built

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sank, as a torpedo room that had been removed during one of her last refits approximates the site of the break.

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had sailed from Germany. Afterwards, she patrolled the North Atlantic before putting into Scapa Flow on 6 May.

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on 10 August, after returning to Scapa Flow. On 13 September she was sent to Rosyth along with the battleships

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returned to her home port afterwards. The battlecruiser squadron made a Caribbean cruise in early 1932, and

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which were lying in a small open debris field some way from the wreck herself. With the backing of the HMS

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could launch. During her 1929–1931 refit, the platform was removed from 'X' turret and a rotating, folding

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commissioned shipwreck hunter David Mearns and his company, Blue Water Recoveries, to locate the wreck of

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in London. A metal container holding administrative papers was discovered washed ashore on the Norwegian

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attempting to break out into the Atlantic. On 25 September 1939, the Home Fleet sortied into the central

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Jurens, William; Garzke, William H.; Dulin, Robert O. Jr.; Roberts, John & Fiske, Richard (2002).

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with the goal of finding the battlecruiser, and had acquired the support of the Royal Navy, the HMS

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was not a salvo at all, but flame from the forward magazine explosion, which gave the illusion of

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Inspection of the wreck has confirmed that the aft magazines did indeed explode. The stern of the

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on the loss, broadcast on the day of the sinking, reported that: "during the ... action, HMS

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William John Dundas (1923–1965). The three were rescued about two hours after the sinking by the

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Live-firing trials with the new 15-inch APC (armour-piercing, capped) shell against a mock-up of

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A direct hit from a shell penetrated to a magazine aft. Such a shell could only have come from

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machine gun were added in 1933 with two more mountings added in 1937. To these were added five

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and blew up." The first formal board of enquiry into the loss, presided over by Vice-Admiral

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in the Panama Canal Zone during her world cruise with the Special Service Squadron, July 1924

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This article is about the Admiral-class battlecruiser. For other ships of the same name, see

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who made live news reports via satellite during the search. The search team also planned to

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Both boards of enquiry exonerated Vice-Admiral Holland from any blame regarding the loss of

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The Ascension Island guns saw action only once, on 9 December 1941, when they fired on the

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s resting place. Mearns had spent the previous six years privately researching the fate of

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was blown up by her own guns. The other theories listed above remain valid possibilities.

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after she was fitted with an aircraft catapult; a Fairey III is visible on her stern, 1932

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and made her very wet. At full speed, or in heavy seas, water would flow over the ship's

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between 1938 and 1939. All the 5.5-inch guns were removed during another refit in 1940.

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Other surviving relics are items that were removed from the ship prior to her sinking:

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that penetrated the deck armour and exploded in the aft 4-inch magazine, igniting its

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battlecruiser, both of which were later cancelled in accordance with the terms of the

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retained the same armament and level of protection, while being significantly faster.

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were in such bad condition by this time that much of the output from the fresh-water

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In 2012, the British government gave permission for Mearns to return to the site of

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on 9 January 1920. After her sea trials, she was commissioned on 15 May 1920, under

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The armour scheme of the Admirals was originally based on that of the battlecruiser

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Garzke, William H.; Dulin, Robert O.; Jurens, William & Cameron, James (2019).

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in compliance with the Washington Naval Treaty. The battlecruiser squadron visited

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was classified as such, although it would have been more of a fast battleship than

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remains a subject of debate. The principal theories include the following causes:

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Association and other veterans groups, and the last living survivor, Ted Briggs.

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intern its ships in a British or neutral port to ensure they would not fall into

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As a result of a collision off the coast of Spain on 23 January 1935, one of

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during and after the explosion; black and white copy of a sketch prepared by

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For protection against torpedoes, she was given a 7.5-foot (2.3 m) deep

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by the British government. As such, it remains a protected place under the

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heading and bring the aft turrets 'X' and 'Y' to bear on the German ships.

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Clydebank Battlecruisers: Forgotten Photographs from John Brown's Shipyard

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Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two

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While in Australia in April 1924, the squadron escorted the battlecruiser

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and had damaged a turbine reaching 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph).

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The Admiral-class battlecruisers were designed in response to the German

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The Battleship Builders – Constructing and Arming British Capital Ships

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s boats was washed up in Norway after her loss and is preserved in the

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s deck armour is inaccurate, as by his estimation the angle of fall of

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that damaged her port torpedo bulge and her condensers. By early 1940,

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s operational history released in 2019, including its engagement with

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celebrations before continuing on to the Mediterranean for exercises.

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The Admirals were significantly larger than their predecessors of the

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was ordered to sea in an attempt to intercept the German battleships

1837: 1753:. On 23 April 1937, the ship escorted three British merchantmen into 1664: 1426: 987: 938:. Two of these guns on the shelter deck were temporarily replaced by 927: 873: 794: 759: 614:. After a brief overhaul of her propulsion system, she sailed as the 267: 2965:

s 5.5-inch guns were removed during a refit in 1935, and shipped to

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and several light cruisers gave chase, but gave up after two hours;

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designs, with the reduction of the main armour belt, the change to

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in September 1939 kept the ship in service without the upgrades.

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s bell was retrieved on 7 August 2015. After conservation work,

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on 19 April when the Admiralty received a false report that the

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in November 1923. The objective of the cruise was to remind the

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Description of the wreck state, and many annotated photographs.

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Association in 2006. A third piece was found in Glasgow, where

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s shells that fell approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) short of

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The Admirals were fitted with six fixed 21-inch (533 mm)

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was rammed in the port side quarterdeck by the battlecruiser

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was given another brief refit between 31 March and 10 May at

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s destruction was most likely caused by a 380-mm shell from

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of 4.2 feet (1.3 m) at deep load, which minimised her

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Imperial War Museum Interview with survivor Robert Tilburn

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located the battlecruiser in the 39th hour of the search.

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The Grand Fleet: Warship Design and Development 1906–1922

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was built. It is held by a private collector and stamped

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of the Atlantic Fleet, under the command of Rear-Admiral

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Around 1918, American commanders, including Vice Admiral

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of 860 feet 7 inches (262.3 m), a maximum

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Includes colour photographs and a log of the expedition.

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over pay cuts for the sailors. It ended peacefully and

5242:: The Life and Death of the Royal Navy's Proudest Ship 4894:

The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers

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Class Battle Cruiser Designs". In Jordan, John (ed.).

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s sinking still exist. A large fragment of the wooden

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was probably the first ship to score when a shell hit

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1950: A History of Design, Construction, and Armament

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had progressed sufficiently far into her final turn.

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reported an accuracy of 3 degrees with her 279M set.

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With her conspicuous twin funnels and lean profile,

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of 104 feet 2 inches (31.8 m), and a

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Battle of the Denmark Strait Documentation Resource

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"Re: The Loss of H.M.S. 5060:Sea Power: A Modern Illustrated Military History 3248: 3246: 2520:Chapel at the Church of St John the Baptist, in 1929:destruction of the French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir 1644:. Later that year, her crew participated in the 1263:as a battlecruiser, some modern writers such as 624:destruction of the French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir 232:bearing an anchor facing left over the date 1859 2482:that of the first board, expressed as follows: 2223:Painting by J.C. Schmitz-Westerholt, depicting 2101: 2044:from using French ports after she had attacked 1230:was installed on her quarterdeck, along with a 734:as she was in 1921, in Atlantic Fleet dark grey 5209:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 5186:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 5119:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 5100:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 4806:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 4787:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 4720:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 4663:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3503: 3501: 3499: 2823:In 2002, the site was officially designated a 2414:was sunk. Despite these problems, she had hit 1990:had dodged a salvo of torpedoes from a French 1927:became the flagship. Force H took part in the 1017:The ship's main battery was controlled by two 903:of the Admiral-class ships consisted of eight 7882:World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean 7857:Saint Helena and Dependencies in World War II 7332:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1941 7317: 6875: 5583: 5470: 4998: 3243: 2160:) on 23 May, and Holland's ships intercepted 1840:to cover the return of the damaged submarine 1323:battleship and the fast and lightly armoured 1147:The armoured belt consisted of face-hardened 556:and a circumnavigation of the globe with the 5095: 4479:"Photos of the Wreck of H.M.S. Hood in 2001" 2453:(c) (The) probable cause of the loss of HMS 1521:Shortly after commissioning on 15 May 1920, 1409:A John Brown & Company advertisement in 1275:appeared to have improvements over the fast 5444:Obituary of Ted Briggs – last survivor 4972: 4762:Battleship Design and Development 1905–1945 4594: 4544:"Relics of HMS Hood – Ledger Container Lid" 4520:. HMS Hood Association. 13 September 2009. 4210: 4208: 4198: 4196: 4194: 3496: 2358: 2038:on 5 November to prevent the heavy cruiser 183: 7324: 7310: 6882: 6868: 5590: 5576: 5477: 5463: 4982:: The Deep Sea Discovery of an Epic Battle 4627:"HMS Hood v HMS Renown propeller fragment" 3515:. HMS Hood Association. 30 November 2008. 3022:was stamped on one surviving example, and 1259:Although the Royal Navy always designated 560:in 1923 and 1924. She was attached to the 6890:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1935 5345:Taylor, Bruce (2018). "The Battlecruiser 4950:. Pymble, NSW: HarperCollins Publishers. 3951:"ADM 116/4351: Report on the Loss of HMS 3918:"ADM 116/4351: Report on the Loss of HMS 2990: 2426:was temporarily able to evade detection, 2325:sank stern first with 1,418 men aboard. 715: 5557:List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy 5248: 5232: 5096:Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1976). 4756: 4734: 4715: 4359: 4357: 4205: 4191: 3865:Association: Frequently Asked Questions" 2994: 2428:but was later spotted and sunk on 27 May 2218: 2111: 1997: 1879: 1828:to protect convoys and intercept German 1695: 1591: 1509: 1404: 1288: 1203: 1048: 947: 887:to give her an estimated range of 7,500 872:(57 km/h; 36 mph), but during 725: 5324:The End of Glory: War and Peace in HMS 5177: 5133: 5114: 5076: 5054: 4973:Mearns, David & White, Rob (2001). 4917: 4677: 4619: 4222: 4220: 3957:. HMS Hood Association. 16 March 2007. 3924:. HMS Hood Association. 16 March 2007. 2771:(ROV) directly to Channel 4's website. 2441: ... received an unlucky hit in a 2059:battleships came into service. Captain 2005:was relieved as flagship of Force H by 1745:assumed command on 1 February 1936 and 1083:for aircraft and surface vessels and a 712:ship was obliterated in the explosion. 14: 7877:Protected wrecks of the United Kingdom 7819: 5344: 5321: 5267: 5200: 5155: 5062:. London: Phoebus Publishing Company. 5024: 4939: 4920:Pursuit: The Chase and Sinking of the 4846: 4801: 4682:. Cremorne, NSW: Angus and Robertson. 4141: 4139: 3928:from the original on 28 September 2011 3453: 3451: 3449: 3263:. HMS Hood Association. 4 April 2010. 3236: 3234: 3232: 3168: 3166: 3164: 3162: 3160: 3142: 2063:assumed command during the refit, and 1982:, managed to escape from the harbour. 1622:in January 1925 to participate in the 980:Vickers 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) Mk III 552:, including training exercises in the 517:. Already under construction when the 513:battlecruisers to be built during the 7305: 6863: 6844:Laid down and completed after the war 5571: 5458: 5207:: An Illustrated Biography, 1916–1941 4655: 4633:from the original on 16 November 2021 4607:from the original on 21 November 2008 4603:. Ascension Island Heritage Society. 4459:from the original on 22 December 2017 4455:. National Museum of the Royal Navy. 4354: 4061:from the original on 10 November 2012 4009:from the original on 26 November 2010 3945: 3943: 3824: 3822: 3519:from the original on 19 February 2010 3401:"Gunnery & Aerial Warning Radars" 3356: 3354: 2131:sailed for the Atlantic in May 1941, 1875: 1767:that attempted to blockade the port. 1005:and the other four were above water, 868:), which would propel the ship at 31 64: 5182:Sea Battles in Close-Up: World War 2 4820: 4696: 4524:from the original on 6 December 2010 4245:from the original on 17 October 2012 4217: 4055:"Tombstone of H. and George Spinner" 3288: 2769:remotely operated underwater vehicle 1757:harbour despite the presence of the 1441:time-delay shells at the end of the 1425:began at the John Brown shipyard in 817:and made her a steady gun platform. 278:860 ft 7 in (262.3 m) 5400:Official Records Pertaining to HMS 4882:"A Marine Forensic Analysis of HMS 4740:– Life and Death of a Battlecruiser 4403:. National Museum of the Royal Navy 4377:from the original on 24 August 2012 4342:from the original on 16 August 2012 4161:from the original on 26 August 2010 4136: 3871:from the original on 6 October 2014 3446: 3229: 3157: 3124:from the original on 6 October 2014 2911: 2835:Expeditions to retrieve ship's bell 2164:and her consort, the heavy cruiser 1965:; shell splinters wounded two men. 1807: 1781:5.25-inch (133 mm) gun turrets 1552:, accompanied by the battlecruiser 1505: 286:104 ft 2 in (31.8 m) 24: 5225: 4785:: A Design and Operational History 4433:from the original on 14 April 2017 3940: 3819: 3381:from the original on 5 August 2020 3351: 2999:Privately owned propeller fragment 2829:Protection of Military Remains Act 2617:claimed that the aft magazines of 2497:s 15-inch shell in or adjacent to 1919:were ordered to Gibraltar to join 1677:on 23 January 1935. The damage to 1453:on 22 August 1918 by the widow of 844:The Admirals were powered by four 509:was the first of the planned four 25: 7898: 5369: 5353:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. 5349:(1918)". In Taylor, Bruce (ed.). 5330:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. 5244:. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 5081:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 4925:. London: Wm Collins & Sons. 4764:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 4550:from the original on 3 March 2016 4489:from the original on 18 June 2017 4365:"H.M.S. Hood's Bell news release" 3261:s 5.5" Guns on Ascension Islands" 3024:"Hood V Renown off Arosa 23–1–35" 3020:"Hood" v "Renown" Jan. 23rd. 1935 2856:National Museum of the Royal Navy 2700:In their study of the battleship 1490:Wilfred Tompkinson. She had cost 598:was operating in the area around 479:: 11–15 in (279–381 mm) 7827:Battlecruisers of the Royal Navy 7804: 7746: 7741: 7729: 7721: 7287: 7282: 5272: – A Re-examination". 4588: 4562: 4536: 4471: 4445: 4415: 4389: 4336:"Recovery of H.M.S. Hood's Bell" 3961:from the original on 18 May 2011 3846:See this documentary on Youtube 3060: 3014:. While dry-docked for repairs, 2953: 2376: 2367: 2342:Robert Tilburn (1921–1995), and 1816:assumed command in May 1939 and 1312:, became extremely impressed by 1255:Battlecruiser or fast battleship 1046:abaft the aft control position. 473:: 5–12 in (127–305 mm) 467:: 0.75–3 in (19–76 mm) 461:: 6–12 in (152–305 mm) 402:21 in (533 mm) torpedo 66: 45: 7872:2001 archaeological discoveries 4648: 4595:Graham Avis (9 February 2002). 4328: 4302: 4293: 4284: 4275: 4266: 4257: 4182: 4173: 4127: 4118: 4109: 4100: 4091: 4082: 4073: 4047: 4021: 3991: 3982: 3973: 3910: 3901: 3892: 3883: 3853: 3840: 3831: 3810: 3801: 3792: 3783: 3774: 3765: 3756: 3747: 3738: 3729: 3720: 3711: 3702: 3693: 3684: 3675: 3666: 3657: 3648: 3639: 3630: 3621: 3612: 3603: 3594: 3585: 3576: 3567: 3558: 3549: 3540: 3531: 3487: 3478: 3469: 3460: 3437: 3428: 3419: 3393: 3363: 3342: 3333: 3324: 3315: 3306: 3297: 3285:Raven and Roberts, pp. 193, 195 3279: 3267:from the original on 9 May 2021 3220: 3047: 3010:s propellers struck the bow of 2536:The exact cause of the loss of 1890:on fire while being shelled by 1791:-class battleships. The ship's 1400: 1012: 908:15-inch (381 mm) Mk I guns 7862:Maritime incidents in May 1941 7847:Ships built on the River Clyde 4742:. London: Cassell Publishing. 4699:British Battleships, 1919–1939 4031:. InPortsmouth. Archived from 3735:Raven and Roberts, pp. 195–197 3493:Raven and Roberts, pp. 189–191 3434:Friedman, pp. 168–169, 171–172 3339:Raven and Roberts, pp. 189–195 3211: 3202: 3193: 3184: 3175: 3148: 3110: 2532:Modern theories on the sinking 2471:Director of Naval Construction 1799:was required to replenish the 1062:During the 1929–1931 refit, a 1029:. The other was fitted in the 920:BL 5.5-inch (140 mm) Mk I 910:in hydraulically powered twin 658:were ordered to intercept the 572:broke out the following year, 564:following the outbreak of the 432:0.5 in (12.7 mm) MGs 387:5.5 in (140 mm) guns 13: 1: 4718:Naval Weapons of World War II 4263:Mearns and White, pp. 206–207 3564:Morison and Polmar, pp. 71–72 3104: 3036:HMS HOOD v HMS RENOWN 23 1 35 2916:Some relics from the time of 2732:In 2001, British broadcaster 2422:where she could be repaired. 1242:F from No. 444 Flight of the 1114:with an 8-inch (203 mm) 1103: 381:15 in (381 mm) guns 7832:Admiral-class battlecruisers 6609:Harbour defence motor launch 5486:Admiral-class battlecruisers 5010:. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI. 3708:Taylor, pp. 172–173, 238–240 3466:Raven and Roberts, pp. 68–69 3217:Roberts 1997, pp. 76, 79, 80 2108:Battle of the Denmark Strait 2102:Battle of the Denmark Strait 1667:for a Mediterranean cruise, 1460:, a great-great-grandson of 1021:. One was mounted above the 940:QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk V 676:Battle of the Denmark Strait 7: 5389:Today – Wreck Overview 4572:. uboat.net. Archived from 4514:"Relics and Artefacts from 3377:. H.M.S. Hood Association. 1739:Second Italo-Abyssinian War 1525:became the flagship of the 1502:the British Empire itself. 1199: 894: 856:using steam provided by 24 793:of 32 feet (9.8 m) at 722:Admiral-class battlecruiser 343:(59 km/h; 37 mph) 27:Admiral-class battlecruiser 10: 7903: 7852:Maritime incidents in 1935 6789:Merchant aircraft carriers 5079:The World's Worst Warships 3582:Johnston and Buxton, p. 24 2892:pre-dreadnought battleship 2105: 1714:(left) and the battleship 1614:out to sea, where she was 1573:from west to east via the 1567:1st Light Cruiser Squadron 1466:3rd Battlecruiser Squadron 1296:on her speed trials, 1920s 1218:was initially fitted with 934:mounts of earlier British 719: 696:had exploded after one of 622:, and participated in the 566:Second Italo-Ethiopian War 192:: "With Favourable Winds") 29: 7867:Naval magazine explosions 7716: 7649: 7337: 7277: 7068: 6895: 6819: 6655: 6599: 6499: 6458: 6400: 6312: 6231: 6208: 6170: 6026: 5995: 5901: 5869: 5842: 5787: 5720: 5665: 5603: 5552: 5528: 5492: 5430:Official Royal Navy page. 4918:Kennedy, Ludovic (1974). 4597:"And So Back To Conflict" 3744:Raven and Roberts, p. 197 3717:Raven and Roberts, p. 191 3407:. 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Pt. 2. 3312:Roberts 2001, pp. 17–18 3154:Roberts 1997, pp. 60–61 2433:The official Admiralty 2309:63.404117°N 32.064500°W 2257:Naval Historical Branch 2178:and Iceland on 24 May. 2116:The last photograph of 2093:German battleship 1948:French battleship 1468:and flying his flag on 1332:Washington Naval Treaty 1282:battleships. On paper, 1246:(RAF). During the 1932 943:anti-aircraft (AA) guns 660:German battleship 550:outbreak of war in 1939 393:4 in (102 mm) 294:32 ft (9.8 m) 237:General characteristics 6810:Ocean boarding vessels 6796:Fighter catapult ships 5436:A song tribute to the 5322:Taylor, Bruce (2012). 5249:Johnston, Ian (2011). 5203:The Battlecruiser HMS 5201:Taylor, Bruce (2008). 5134:Roberts, John (2001). 5115:Roberts, John (1997). 5000:Morison, Samuel Loring 4678:Bastock, John (1975). 3898:Stephen, pp. 81–83, 97 3000: 2991:Fragments of propeller 2978:German submarine 2677:and expedition leader 2526:Hamilton Road Cemetery 2506: 2490:was due to a hit from 2467:Sir Stanley V. Goodall 2459: 2232: 2124: 1907: 1722: 1710:(foreground) with HMS 1604: 1527:Battlecruiser Squadron 1518: 1418: 1411:Brassey's Naval Annual 1297: 1212: 1059: 1019:fire-control directors 960: 828:and often entered the 768:German U-boat campaign 735: 716:Design and description 544:exercises between her 184: 7784:63.404117; -32.064500 5303:Warship International 5274:Warship International 5030:British Battleships, 4984:. London: Channel 4. 4857:Warship International 4847:Jurens, Bill (1987). 4290:Jurens, et al., p. 15 4188:Garzke et al., p. 268 4057:. 17 September 2009. 2998: 2484: 2451: 2314:63.404117; -32.064500 2227:sinking stern first; 2222: 2135:, flying the flag of 2115: 2034:were deployed to the 1998:Return to home waters 1883: 1699: 1595: 1513: 1408: 1341:showed on subsequent 1292: 1207: 1149:Krupp cemented armour 1052: 951: 777:class. As completed, 729: 626:. Transferred to the 540:was involved in many 7167:May (unknown date): 6748:Submarine depot ship 6642:-class river gunboat 6634:Insect-class gunboat 4802:Buxton, Ian (2013). 4697:Burt, R. A. (2012). 4629:. 28 December 2012. 4601:History of Ascension 4179:Jurens et al., p. 16 4115:Preston 1979, p. 109 3828:Jurens, et al., p. 4 3807:Kennedy, pp. 78, 108 3475:Roberts 1997, p. 111 3443:Roberts 1997, p. 113 3085:7.92770°S 14.40654°W 2866:and using his yacht 2486:That the sinking of 2231:is in the foreground 1894:and the battleships 1741:in October. Captain 1548:was in command when 1494:6,025,000 to build. 1220:flying-off platforms 1058:the tripod foremast. 984:unrotated projectile 918:consisted of twelve 630:shortly afterwards, 438:Unrotated Projectile 7775: / 5395:Books and Magazines 4945:The Search for the 4875:on 4 December 2004. 4853:– A Re-Examination" 4641:– via Flickr. 4576:on 25 November 2010 4483:Battle Cruiser Hood 4124:Jurens 1987, p. 154 4097:Jurens 1987, p. 152 4079:Jurens 1987, p. 139 3816:Taylor, pp. 218–221 3789:Taylor, pp. 241–242 3771:Taylor, pp. 202–203 3681:Taylor, pp. 237–238 3672:Taylor, pp. 236–238 3654:Taylor, pp. 70, 236 3645:Taylor, pp. 234–235 3537:Preston 2002, p. 96 3360:Roberts 2001, p. 21 3226:Roberts 1997, p. 89 3090:-7.92770; -14.40654 3081: / 2305: / 2274: / 2087:was ordered to the 1787:and several of the 1462:Admiral Samuel Hood 1308:, commander of the 1081:early-warning radar 852:, each driving one 730:Profile drawing of 562:Mediterranean Fleet 413:4 × twin 15 in guns 328:4 shafts; 4 geared 7377:Giuseppe La Farina 6647:Type Two 63 ft HSL 6619:Motor torpedo boat 6005:Thornycroft type ( 5136:The Battlecruiser 4832:. London: Conway. 3798:Stephen, pp. 74–76 3780:Rohwer, pp. 40, 48 3627:Burt, pp. 302, 313 3609:Taylor, pp. 15, 19 3600:Brown, pp. 170–171 3405:www.hmshood.org.uk 3375:www.hmshood.org.uk 3181:Taylor, pp. 92, 94 3057:" (Jurens, p. 131) 3001: 2447:Sir Geoffrey Blake 2233: 2125: 1908: 1884:French battleship 1876:Operation Catapult 1729:'s Silver Jubilee 1723: 1663:While en route to 1646:Invergordon Mutiny 1605: 1519: 1419: 1298: 1224:Fairey Flycatchers 1213: 1165:high-tensile steel 1060: 1053:An aerial view of 965:QF 4-inch Mark XVI 961: 916:secondary armament 811:metacentric height 736: 634:was dispatched to 568:in 1935. When the 425:2 pdr (40 mm) 7758: 7757: 7299: 7298: 6857: 6856: 6729:Seaplane carriers 5997:Destroyer leaders 5605:Aircraft carriers 5565: 5564: 5360:978-1-84832-178-6 5337:978-1-84832-139-7 5216:978-1-86176-216-0 4957:978-0-7322-8889-1 4849:"The Loss of HMS 4839:978-1-84486-133-0 4813:978-1-59114-027-6 4794:978-1-59114-569-1 4708:978-1-59114-052-8 4228:"Recovery of HMS 4003:Crew Information" 3699:Burt, pp. 316–317 3425:Burt, pp. 304–305 2774:After footage of 2278:63.333°N 31.833°W 1923:on 18 June where 1764:Almirante Cervera 1751:Spanish Civil War 1707:Admiral Graf Spee 1704:" (armored ship) 1599:(foreground) and 1571:on a world cruise 1375:and the Japanese 1238:. 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