93 years ago today, under a shroud of secrecy, HMS Hood slid off the slipway into the Clyde, launched by Lady Hood, widow of Rear-Admiral Horace Hood who perished at Jutland in the fireball of the demise of Invincible - the first battlecruiser ever built.
See this link as well for some interesting historical docoments and more photos:
http://hmshood.com/history/construct/launch.htm
Paul
Happy Birthday HMS Hood!
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Happy Birthday HMS Hood!
Qui invidet minor est - He who envies is the lesser man
Re: Happy Birthday HMS Hood!
....and at the moment she touched the water, a roiling pool somewhere in the North Sea gurgled and bubbled, unseen, emitting a strange sound much like human voices crying out...."not again, not again, not again!"
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Re: Happy Birthday HMS Hood!
I doubt it. The only reason "Hood" was classified as a battle cruiser was because of her speed.RNfanDan wrote:....and at the moment she touched the water, a roiling pool somewhere in the North Sea gurgled and bubbled, unseen, emitting a strange sound much like human voices crying out...."not again, not again, not again!"
Simon
Re: Happy Birthday HMS Hood!
I would hope so...simonharley wrote: I doubt it.
Another story altogether, and one covered ad nauseum for some time now.The only reason "Hood" was classified as a battle cruiser was because of her speed.
Cheers!