by Charles Landrum
Member since 10-Dec-2004
Build Type: Kit
Country: England / United Kingdom
Era: 1914-1945
Length Range: 800 feet and over (244m and over)
Model Type: Static→ Diorama
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Impeller→ Propeller
- Engine→ Steam Turbine
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Battleship
About the Vessel
Hood was the last battlecruiser built for the British [glossary_exclude]Royal[/glossary_exclude] Navy. She is most well known for her participation in the Battle of the Denmark Straight, where she and the battleship Prince of Wales engaged the German battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. Early on in the battle, Hood was struck by several German shells, exploded, and sank within 3 minutes. All but three of her crew perished.
