Sinking of the HMS Hood

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Shipbuilding
gptkbp:action Engaged Bismarck in battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased British naval operations against Germany
gptkbp:armament 8 × 15-inch guns
gptkbp:armor up to 12 inches
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:casualties 1,415 crew members
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Admiral-class_battlecruiser
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Ralph_Kerr
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1920
gptkbp:crew Royal Navy sailors
gptkbp:cultural_impact Featured in books and documentaries
gptkbp:date May 24, 1941
gptkbp:displacement 41,200 tons
gptkbp:documentary gptkb:HMS_Hood:_The_Last_Battle
gptkbp:famous_for Being one of the most famous naval losses
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:film Sink the Bismarck!
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced naval tactics in WWII
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked a turning point in naval warfare.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sinking of the HMS Hood
gptkbp:investigates Conducted by the British Admiralty
gptkbp:launched 1918
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of British naval power and loss
gptkbp:length 1,500 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:memorials Various memorials established in honor of the crew
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Denmark_Strait
gptkbp:notable_case First major loss for the Royal Navy in WWII
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_Hood
gptkb:Bismarck
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:result British naval defeat
gptkbp:significance One of the largest warships sunk in WWII
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:German_battleship_Bismarck
approximately 6 minutes
Hit by shells from Bismarck
gptkbp:survivors 3 crew members survived
gptkbp:type gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_South_Atlantic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5