BBC10 个月
Remembering HMS Hood, the mighty warship launched in Clydebank
The battlecruiser HMS Hood was launched at John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank on 22 August 1918. Until the commissioning of the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, there had never been a ...
PBS5 年
Hood Today
The British public saw HMS Hood as invincible - so her loss was devastating to morale at home. Even those who had no direct connection with the ship remember her today. But there are also many ...
Popular Science1 个月
WWII submarine discovered 81 years after vanishing on a secret mission
“The Icarian Sea is one of the most difficult seas with strong winds, waves, and strong underwater currents,” Thoctarides explained in an interview with LiveScience on October 15. The HMS ...
PBS7 年
The Ships
Despite this tragic loss, the Admiralty went on to build Hood. She was improved in a number of ways but still lacked armour protection. Launched on 22 August 1918, HMS Hood was the 13th and final ...
来自MSN5 个月
A Strange 'Navigational Error' Caused a Nuclear Sub To Hit an Underwater Mountain
What You Need to Know: In 2007, the British Royal Navy's nuclear-powered submarine HMS Superb collided with an underwater mountain in the Red Sea due to a ...