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Keith Tennant, Factory Worker
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HMS Hood the Royal Navy's new battleship leaves the river Clyde in Scotland for sea trials.
HMS Hood scores highest aggregate and becomes "Cock of the Fleet"
HMS Hood wins Rodman Cup one of the most coveted trophies in the Navy.
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Paddy McGuinness, Newsagent
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HMS Prince of Wales by Brian Wood HMS Prince of Wales is shown firing on the Bismarck and in the background a huge black cloud is all that is left of HMS Hood.
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Arthur Dawkins, Astro-physicist
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Like most wrecks in the area HMS Hood has an abundance of marine life to study, and there are many opportunities for the more experienced diver to explore the interior of this huge ship.
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Jack Crawford, WWII Veteran
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HMS Repulse Team Bring Regatta Team from HMS Repulse defeats HMS Hood in the Annual Regatta and win the coveted title of 'Cock' of the Battle Cruiser Squadron.
British battlecruiser HMS Hood and German flagship Bismarck sank over 60 years ago with the combined loss of over 3,000 men.
HMS Hood took part in the bombardment of Mers-el-Kibir on the 3rd July 1940.
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Josh Hogan, Commander
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HMS Hood was a battlecruiser commissioned in 1920 which was at the time thought to be one of the most powerful warships afloat.
HMS Hood, M2 1928 Aircraft carrying submarine!
He sent a signal to Rear Admiral Hood in command of HMS Juno and sent him to the rescue.
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