HMS HOOD

In May 1920 the Royal Navy commissioned one of the most impressive ships in its history, the HMS Hood battlecruiser. For the next 20 years, this ship would be the largest in the world, the pride of the British fleet and she can be considered as the maximum exponent of this type of ship. Despite having projected 4 units of this class, finally only HMS Hood was finished, due to the disaster suffered by the British battlecruisers in the Battle of Jutland and which marked the end of the construction of this type of ships within the Royal Navy. Although the idea of ​​having ships armed with the guns of the battleships, the speed of the cruisers and an intermediate protection, seemed to be the best possible, in practice it was shown that not everything could be achieved without having to sacrifice some of the main qualities. Unfortunately, the “Mighty Hood” did not have a brilliant career like many of the most famous ships and she was sunk in the first engagement against another ship armed with large guns.

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