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

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The British public saw HMS Hood as invincible - so her loss was devastating to morale at home. Even those who had no direct connection with the ship remember her today. But there are also many ...

Hood was a battlecruiser - one of a new breed of warships developed before the First World War. With more horsepower and less armour, they were faster than battleships and were designed to outrun and ...