HMS Hood (51) (1931) 9580208010885

HMS Hood (51) (1931) 9580208010885HMS HOOD 1931 Length overall: 262. 3m Beam: 32. 0m Displacement: 42560t The third and last HOOD was the mighty battle cruiser, which was laid down in 1915 as a class of four, and finally completed until 1920. Certainly she was the most powerful warship of her day and her displacement of 41,200 tons made far and away the heaviest capital ship in the world for Twenty years. In September 1940, Hood spent the winter of 1940 41 on patrols in the northern

and began service in January 7

72 in) modified anti-aircraft gun

wing shape and rounded canopy design

American Expeditionary Forces in Europe

Lacking adequate armor against enemy fire

most of the Titanic's lifeboats were gone but many people were left on board the doomed ship

new S-band active phased array radar

communications and fire support for personnel in combat

261 Squadron RAF

6 was placed by the MAP

Battle of Philippines

which featured more advanced avionics