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'''HMS ''Hood''''' was a ''battlecruiser'' in service to the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Royal Navy]] in the period between the World Wars, known as the pride of the fleet and a sailing ambassador world-wide.  Her loss to the German battleship ''Bismarck'' in 1941 shocked the nation.

'''HMS ''Hood''''' was a [[battlecruiser]] in service to the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Royal Navy]] in the period between the World Wars, known as the pride of the fleet and a sailing ambassador world-wide.  Her loss to the German battleship ''Bismarck'' in 1941 shocked the nation.

   

   

HMS ''Hood'', a 42,100-ton battlecruiser built at Clydebank, [[Scotland]], was completed in March 1920. For more than two decades, she was the world's largest warship and, with her long, low hull and finely balanced silhouette, was to many the embodiment of "big-gun" era seapower. During her travels in European waters and far away, ''Hood'' actively represented Great Britain throughout her career. Her first cruise, in 1920, was to [[Scandanavia]]. The next year she went down to [[Gibraltar]] and [[Spain]] and in 1922 visited [[Brazil]] and the [[West Indies]]. After a brief call on [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]] in 1923, ''Hood'' was flagship on a eleven-month cruise around the world, accompanied by the smaller battlecruiser ''Repulse'' and a number of light cruisers. In 1925, she called on [[Lisbon]] to help commemorate [[Portugal]]'s contributions to navigation and exploration.

HMS ''Hood'', a 42,100-ton battlecruiser built at Clydebank, [[Scotland]], was completed in March 1920. For more than two decades, she was the world's largest warship and, with her long, low hull and finely balanced silhouette, was to many the embodiment of "big-gun" era seapower. During her travels in European waters and far away, ''Hood'' actively represented Great Britain throughout her career. Her first cruise, in 1920, was to [[Scandanavia]]. The next year she went down to [[Gibraltar]] and [[Spain]] and in 1922 visited [[Brazil]] and the [[West Indies]]. After a brief call on [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]] in 1923, ''Hood'' was flagship on a eleven-month cruise around the world, accompanied by the smaller battlecruiser ''Repulse'' and a number of light cruisers. In 1925, she called on [[Lisbon]] to help commemorate [[Portugal]]'s contributions to navigation and exploration.

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