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1,415 sailors… and only 3 survivors

HMS Hood was the pride of the British Royal Navy and one of the most famous warships in the world. But on May 24, 1941, everything changed during the Battle of the Denmark Strait. A single shell from ...
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HMS Hood blew apart in 3 minutes after a single hit from Bismarck

In May 1941, HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales intercepted Bismarck and Prinz Eugen in the Denmark Strait as Britain tried to stop Germany’s Atlantic breakout. Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy and for ...