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an old photo of a large ship in the water with people standing on it's side

HMS HOOD Namesake:Admiral Samuel Hood Ordered:7 April 1916 Builder:John Brown & Company Laid down:1 September 1916 Launched:22 August 1918 Commissioned:15 May 1920 In service:1920–1941 Motto:Ventis Secundis (Latin: "With Favourable Winds" Nickname:Mighty Hood Fate:Sunk 24 May 1941 Notes:Pennant number: 51 Badge:A Cornish Chough bearing an anchor facing left over the date 1859[1] General characteristics Class and type:Admiral-class battlecruiser Displacement:46,680 long tons (47,430 t) full…

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a large battleship floating on top of the ocean

A wonderful digitally colourised photo of HMS Hood. I still think this is the most graceful and beautiful capital ship ever built........like the Titanic, she evokes a story that is amazing, tragic, fascinating and poignant, and every time we see a photo or picture we think of the momentous and tragic fate awaiting her.

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