Hood, HMS

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Hood, HMS

British battle cruiser of World War II. It was sunk by gunfire from the German battleship Bismarck south of Greenland 24 May 1941. Only three of the 1,420 crew survived.

Of 41,200 tons displacement and armed with eight 15 in, twelve 5.5 in, and eight 4 in guns, with four torpedo tubes, it could reach a speed of 31 knots.

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