Similar to Bismarck, Hood had powerful 15 inch guns and could ... from France to defend the battleship. Britain had to act quickly. The closest aircraft carrier was HMS Ark Royal.

Launched on 22 August 1918, HMS Hood was the 13th and final British battlecruiser ... Armed, too, with powerful 38cm guns, she looked invincible.

The ship was equipped with eight 15in guns and was capable of 32 knots. HMS Hood was revered as the most powerful warship in the world for more than 20 years, earning the nickname “The Mighty ...

Movie"Two of the worlds leading shipwreck detectives use stateoftheart equipment to discover how the Hood battleship was sunk so quickly during World War II" The mighty Hood was the pride of the ...