![HMS Hood: Devastating sinking of British flagship by German battleship Bismark and a heroic act of defiance should not be forgotten – Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP | Edinburgh News HMS Hood: Devastating sinking of British flagship by German battleship Bismark and a heroic act of defiance should not be forgotten – Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP | Edinburgh News](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjM0N2E0YjZkLWYxOTYtNDkwNC1iZWEzLWFlNGY3NWYyZGRmMzo2MGU1NmY5Mi05MjJlLTQ3MjQtYmI3YS0wOGIwZjYxMDg1YzA=.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75)
HMS Hood: Devastating sinking of British flagship by German battleship Bismark and a heroic act of defiance should not be forgotten – Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP | Edinburgh News
Today 79 year ago HMS Hood was sunk during The Battle of Denmark Strait. She exploded when a 15 inch shell from the battleship Bismarck struck one of her magazines killing 1,418
![HMS Hood survivors share TERRIFYING attack that saw Nazis sink war vessel | UK | News | Express.co.uk HMS Hood survivors share TERRIFYING attack that saw Nazis sink war vessel | UK | News | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/secondary/hood-1905864.jpg?r=1559979098499)
HMS Hood survivors share TERRIFYING attack that saw Nazis sink war vessel | UK | News | Express.co.uk
![Art] Drew this for my class project, HMS Hood sinking. Who else is excited for British Battleships? : r/WorldOfWarships Art] Drew this for my class project, HMS Hood sinking. Who else is excited for British Battleships? : r/WorldOfWarships](https://external-preview.redd.it/Lzv6xLjNKjb87dUct0Kdlpd-130hzd_TCEC9IDsp7nY.jpg?auto=webp&s=25064570ada352ef1d9861ebe4e99e3a3b9b70a9)