Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the HMS Hood by the German battleship, Bismarck. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the ...

Speculative account which investigates the possibility that a shell from the Prinz Eugen actually caused the sinking. 'HMS Hood' by D.G. Weldon, Warship International, No.2, 1972, pp.114-157.

From 10 miles away in the Denmark Strait, Bismarck sent up a wall of "plunging fire" which penetrated the weak deck armour of HMS Hood The Hood's magazines exploded, sinking the Royal Navy's ...

The Bismarck has been described as the largest and most powerful ship in Hitler’s navy and its sinking on May 27, 1941, is one of the most famous naval engagements of World War II.

On This Day: Bismarck sinks May 27: The feared German battleship Bismarck was sent to the bottom of the sea on this day in 1941 by British sailors after the biggest chase in naval history. The ...

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Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the HMS Hood by the German battleship, Bismarck.

According to Cdr William Sutherland, a board member of the HMS Hood Association, it was an uneven fight. "The Bismarck was probably the most powerful warship in commission at the time; the Hood ...

Once the pictures had been analysed, a naval force was deployed from Scapa Flow in Orkney to intercept Bismarck. Clyde-built, HMS Hood was the largest warship ever built by the Royal Navy ...