Iceman 29 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 80 years since the loss of HMS Hood. Moya McDonald May 6, 2021 NEWS, Online events: Remembering HMS Hood On May 21st it will be exactly 80 years since HMS sailed from Scapa Flow on her final voyage. Three days later she was sunk by the Bismarck in a sequence of events that led to the end of the great German battleship as well. The Hood was so renowned that her loss was a national shock, and story of her life, from construction to the final days, will be told in an programme of events by the group Another Orkney Production on 21-22 May for their annual ‘Celebrating Scapa Flow’. Moya McDonald of AOP outlines the plans and the background...... More here: http://frontiersmagazine.org/80-years-since-the-loss-of-hms-hood/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 Discussion is started, very interesting . Discussion with Commander William Sutherland RN (retired), Commander David Hobbs, MBE RN (retired), Graeme Lunn, and Rob White. Introduced by Captain Chris Smith, Regional Commander RN Scotland and Northern Ireland. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 WOW! I can't believe no one has replied to this. Thank you for posting all this, good info. I am building a 1/200 model atm, although progressing slowly. Lots more good info at the HMS Hood Association website and over on ModelWarships.com especially EJ Foeth's build. Regards, Pete in RI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 Your welcome, Pete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewolf Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Its fair to say HMS Hood was the first and last of her kind, she was a one and only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Thanks for this, lots to listen too, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 I attended a fascinating presentation given by William Sutherland a couple of weeks ago on this subject. I suspect it was very similar to the one he presented on 21 May, If you get a chance to watch the video, I would recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aayin1941 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Wow so glad I found this, absolutely gtg watch video & thx for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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