HMS Hood

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battlecruiser
gptkbp:aircraft Seafire_and_Walrus
gptkbp:armament 8 × 15 in guns
gptkbp:armor up to 12 in
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait
gptkb:Royal_Navy
May 24, 1941
against_Bismarck_and_Prinz_Eugen.
gptkbp:beam 108 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:casualties 3
gptkbp:celebrates HMS_Hood_Memorial_in_Portsmouth
gptkbp:class Admiral-class battlecruiser
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Horace_Hood
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1920-05-15
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:crew 1,418
most lost at sea
gptkbp:currentLocation 2001
gptkbp:decommissioned 1944
1944-04-01
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Bismarck
gptkbp:displacement 42,100 tons
gptkbp:draft 32 ft
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Bismarck
being the largest warship in the world at launch
gptkbp:famousQuote 'There is no greater love than this.'
gptkbp:fate sunk in action
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol_of_British_naval_power
gptkbp:historicalEvent sinking marked a turning point in naval warfare.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Hood
gptkbp:inspiration various books and films.
gptkbp:launchDate 1918-08-22
gptkbp:launched Lady_Hood
gptkbp:legacy remains_a_symbol_of_the_Royal_Navy.
gptkbp:length 1,500 ft
1,041 ft
gptkbp:losses British_naval_morale.
gptkbp:nickname The Mighty Hood
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait
gptkbp:operationalRange 12,000 nautical miles.
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:restingPlace wreck site
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
1941
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Renown
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:theme long, slender hull.