{"product_id":"the-loss-of-hms-hood-pride-of-the-royal-navy-9781399036306","title":"The Loss of HMS Hood: Pride of the Royal Navy","description":"\u003cb\u003eExamines HMS Hood's 1941 sinking by the Bismarck, reassessing theories with insights from the 2001 wreck.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1941, the battlecruiser HMS Hood - at 860 feet long, with a beam of 105 feet, a displacement of 48,360 tons (fully loaded), and a maximum speed of 32 knots - was Britain's largest and fastest warship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet on 24 May, HMS Hood, the epitome of British naval power, with an armament which included eight 15-inch guns, was blown up a mere eight minutes after engaging the German battleship KMS Bismarck and her consort, the heavy cruiser KMS Prinz Eugen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs HMS Hood sank into the icy depths of the Atlantic Ocean on 24 May 1941, she took with her the lives of 1,415 brave men - there were only 3 survivors - and a secret that has haunted the maritime world ever since. How could this possibly have happened? HMS Hood had seemed invincible, and the hopes of the British Navy in wartime had rested upon her great reputation. Her tragic demise was greeted with disbelief by the nation, and the shock waves reverberated all around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVarious theories have been put forward to account for her sinking, none of them entirely satisfactory. Here, these theories are reappraised in the light of the discovery of the wreckage of HMS Hood in 2001. Furthermore, a new and intriguing theory is proposed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword Maritime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399036306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Andrew Norman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52571170635957,"sku":"9781399036306","price":33.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-loss-of-hms-hood-pride-of-the-royal-navy-9781399036306","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}