![H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood - The History of H.M.S. Hood: Part 2 of The Pursuit of Bismarck and Sinking of Hood (Battle of the Denmark Strait) H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood - The History of H.M.S. Hood: Part 2 of The Pursuit of Bismarck and Sinking of Hood (Battle of the Denmark Strait)](http://www.hmshood.org.uk/history/denmarkstrait/Hoodblows72t.jpg)
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood - The History of H.M.S. Hood: Part 2 of The Pursuit of Bismarck and Sinking of Hood (Battle of the Denmark Strait)
![Dramatic world war 2 photograph the battleship hms hood exploding during an engagement with the birsmarck on Craiyon Dramatic world war 2 photograph the battleship hms hood exploding during an engagement with the birsmarck on Craiyon](https://pics.craiyon.com/2023-05-30/e12f1b62210a47289d76952202d366f9.webp)
Dramatic world war 2 photograph the battleship hms hood exploding during an engagement with the birsmarck on Craiyon
History Hit - 75 years ago this morning a shell from the Bismarck blew up the mighty HMS Hood, the wreckage sank in 3 mins. Of 1418 crew, only 3 survived. In
![Free Belarus News (Eng.) on X: "Belarusian naval intelligence simulations suggest the catastrophic explosion aboard HMS 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘥 occurred when an 8 inch shell from 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘻 𝘌𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘯 penetrated the battlecruiser's thin deck armor, Free Belarus News (Eng.) on X: "Belarusian naval intelligence simulations suggest the catastrophic explosion aboard HMS 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘥 occurred when an 8 inch shell from 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘻 𝘌𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘯 penetrated the battlecruiser's thin deck armor,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWT1X8WXQAA9B6I.jpg)
Free Belarus News (Eng.) on X: "Belarusian naval intelligence simulations suggest the catastrophic explosion aboard HMS 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘥 occurred when an 8 inch shell from 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘻 𝘌𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘯 penetrated the battlecruiser's thin deck armor,
![To this day, the cause of the sinking of the HMS Hood during the hunt for the Bismarck is still disputed. - Warfare History Network To this day, the cause of the sinking of the HMS Hood during the hunt for the Bismarck is still disputed. - Warfare History Network](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WQ-Hood-LEAD-Sum14-1.jpg)
To this day, the cause of the sinking of the HMS Hood during the hunt for the Bismarck is still disputed. - Warfare History Network
![The National Archives on X: "#OTD in May 1941, during the Battle of the Denmark Strait, HMS Hood was struck by a number of shells, caught fire, and sunk within minutes, with The National Archives on X: "#OTD in May 1941, during the Battle of the Denmark Strait, HMS Hood was struck by a number of shells, caught fire, and sunk within minutes, with](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2I8doqXEAABOFG.jpg:large)