Hms Hood Crew Deaths. It is estimated that as many as 18,000 men, perhaps more, served aboard the mighty hood during the operational portion of her 21 year. Hms hood (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the royal navy (rn).
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The hood had been launched in 1918. There were no tangible traces of. The loss of hms hood, with 1,400 crew was the royal navy's darkest hour.
They were and are the very heart. The sinking of the hood on may 24, 1941 by the german battleship bismarck during the battle of the denmark strait. Hood on empire day, 24th may 1941, resulted in the single largest loss of life for the royal navy during world war ii:
The destroyer hms electra rescued the only three survivors out of a total complement of over 1,418 on board, including 162 royal marines killed. Out of a crew of a crew of 1,418, only three survived. The hood had been launched in 1918.
The sinking of hms hood was the single largest disaster ever sustained by the royal navy. The three survivors of hms hood. Hood rolls of honour memorials to men.
There were no tangible traces of. This listing contains the names of all 1,415 men confirmed as lost when. Hood was nothing without the many men it took to design, built and operate her.
Mon 23 jul 2001 21.31 edt. Boy 1st class, p/jx 194732, royal navy. Memorial to able seaman clifford battersby who died during the sinking of h.m.s.
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