HMS Hood

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
12 × 5.5-inch guns
8 × 15-inch guns
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait
gptkbp:beam 32 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:John_Brown_&_Company
gptkbp:casualties 1,415
gptkbp:class gptkb:Admiral-class_battlecruiser
gptkbp:commissioned 15 May 1920
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewComplement 1,418
gptkbp:displacement 48,360 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 9.8 m
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:featuredIn numerous documentaries
books about naval history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Hood
gptkbp:laidDown 1 September 1916
gptkbp:launched 22 August 1918
gptkbp:length 262.3 m
gptkbp:locationSunk gptkb:Denmark_Strait
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:HMS_Hood_Association
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Hood
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Samuel_Hood,_1st_Viscount_Hood
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Mighty_Hood
gptkbp:notableFor largest warship in the world when commissioned
symbol of British naval power
gptkbp:numberOfFunnels 2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:pennantNumber 51
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1920–1941
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy gptkb:Bismarck
24 May 1941
gptkbp:survived 3
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II_(as_Princess_Elizabeth)
gptkbp:wreckDiscovered 2001
gptkbp:wreckLocation Atlantic Ocean, near Iceland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Cruiser
gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkb:Royal_Sovereign-class_battleship
gptkb:Scotts_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5