What You Need to Know: HMS Hood, the pride of the British Royal Navy, symbolized British imperial power during the interwar years. Designed under the Washington Naval Treaty, this fast and powerful ...
One of the great tragedies of the Second World War has been remembered with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen recovering the bell from HMS Hood, which was sunk in battle 74 years ago by Hitler’s ...
The Hood was not commissioned until August 1918, too late to see any real action in the First World War. The interwar years provided plenty of opportunity for service, however – the Hood served as the ...
Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Molly Brown on Aug 10, 2015 at 12:10 pm August 10, 2015 at 12:10 pm ...
When he’s not partying with has-been celebs, Paul Allen is hosting a salvage crew aboard his Octopus yacht — and reporting back to the world about what’s happening. In a series of tweets started ...
In May 1941, the British battlecruiser HMS Hood chased down the German battleship Bismarck in an attempt to protect the flow of American supplies to Great Britain. Within 15 minutes of firing its ...
HE FOUGHT on HMS Hood during the Second World War and yesterday he was in Portsmouth to see the ship's bell unveiled. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access ...