May 24, 2022, 08:50 PM
John SteedH.M.S. Hood
On this date in 1941, the Bismark sank the Hood.
"The single largest loss of life for the Royal Navy in World War II."
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... stirred anti-clockwise. May 24, 2022, 09:02 PM
mr kablammoDrachinfel did an YT episode about the HMS Hood.
https://youtu.be/CLPeC7LRqIY
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre.
May 24, 2022, 09:20 PM
ChuckFinleyquote:
Originally posted by mr kablammo:
Drachinfel did an YT episode about the HMS Hood.
https://youtu.be/CLPeC7LRqIY
I have essentially a complete library on the ship, and this video is likely the best and most probable review and conclusions extant.
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May 25, 2022, 07:11 AM
MikeinNCFair winds…
Ugggh I hate being cold, and having to go into the water in the nort Atlantic is last on my list of things to do. Those poor guys.
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P220 SmudgeThe shot that sank two ships. Rest easy, sailors.
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