Into the Shadows on MSN

1,415 sailors... and only 3 survivors

HMS Hood was the pride of the British Royal Navy and one of the most famous warships in the world. But on May 24, 1941, everything changed during the Battle of the Denmark Strait. A single shell from ...
HMS Hood entered World War II as the pride of the Royal Navy and for years had been the largest warship afloat. In May 1941, she raced into the Denmark Strait to intercept Bismarck, Germany’s newest ...