Day of HMS Hood

Wulfmann · 05-24-06, 03:22 PM

Sixty five years ago today one of the worldâ€™s greatest warships, HMS Hood met her destiny in a gun duel with the German battleship Bismarck during the Battle of the Denmark Straits.
The over 1400 men that perished when the â€œMighty Hoodâ€ blew up will forever be heroes to those that read and reread the story of the sinking of the Bismarck.
Most of the Bismarckâ€™s crew were themselves only days away from joining their foes in one of histories greatest naval sagas.
More men died on those 2 ships than were killed at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941.

Their memory will be eternal!

Long live the Mighty Hood!

Wulfmann

GreyOctober · 05-24-06, 03:53 PM

*SALUTE!*

Kpt. Lehmann · 05-24-06, 06:03 PM

Salute!

STEED · 05-25-06, 05:36 AM

A lucky hit on the Hood sealed her fate and yet the same thing or so happen to the Bismarck. We the British had no choice we had to meet the threat of the Bismarck what ever the cost. A sad day for us and a good day for the Bismarck but days away from meeting her own fate, the age of Battleships was over this was the age of the Aircraft Carrier.

Salute

05-24-06, 03:22 PM	#1
Wulfmann Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,010 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Day of HMS Hood Sixty five years ago today one of the worldâ€™s greatest warships, HMS Hood met her destiny in a gun duel with the German battleship Bismarck during the Battle of the Denmark Straits. The over 1400 men that perished when the â€œMighty Hoodâ€ blew up will forever be heroes to those that read and reread the story of the sinking of the Bismarck. Most of the Bismarckâ€™s crew were themselves only days away from joining their foes in one of histories greatest naval sagas. More men died on those 2 ships than were killed at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941. Their memory will be eternal! Long live the Mighty Hood! Wulfmann __________________ "The right to keep and bear arms should not be infringed upon, if only to prevent tyranny in government" Thomas Jefferson,; Constitutional debates

05-24-06, 03:53 PM	#2
GreyOctober Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 394 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	SALUTE! __________________

05-24-06, 06:03 PM	#3
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05-25-06, 05:36 AM	#4
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	A lucky hit on the Hood sealed her fate and yet the same thing or so happen to the Bismarck. We the British had no choice we had to meet the threat of the Bismarck what ever the cost. A sad day for us and a good day for the Bismarck but days away from meeting her own fate, the age of Battleships was over this was the age of the Aircraft Carrier. Salute __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!