To: Homer_J_Simpson
Hood Enroute to Meet Bismarck, 22 May 1941
This photo was taken by a British aircraft southwest of the Faeroe Islands on the afternoon of 22 May 1941. Hood is shown on her very last mission, her ill-fated sortie to intercept the German battleship Bismarck. This is one of the two last clear photos taken of Hood. This photo kindly provided to the website by Douglas Wales-Smith.
8 posted on
05/22/2011 6:08:44 AM PDT by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: abb
Hood Enroute to Meet Bismarck, 22 May 1941Great photo!
24 posted on
05/22/2011 7:46:33 AM PDT by
Larry381
(If in doubt, shoot it in the head and drop it in the ocean!)
To: abb
The elegant lines of KMS Prinz Eugen, armed with eight 8in. guns, mounted in four twin turrets. From a distance she looked similar to KMS Bismarck, which caused problems for British gunnery directors during the battle of the Denmark Strait.
25 posted on
05/22/2011 8:18:12 AM PDT by
Larry381
(If in doubt, shoot it in the head and drop it in the ocean!)
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