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title: HMS Hood
author: Vorst17735
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18621/hms-hood/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-03-04
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# HMS Hood
_Authored by Vorst17735_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18621.png)
## Image Caption
A colourised photograph of the British [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) cruiser HMS *Hood*. The ship was the most famous vessel in the Royal Navy in the years before the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/). *Hood* was sunk by the German battleship *Bismarck* in May 1941.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hms_hood_Colorized-80a01d86-3474-11eb-9ba7-06afe61ae382.png) by [**Vorst17735**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hms_hood_Colorized-80a01d86-3474-11eb-9ba7-06afe61ae382.png). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 04 March 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.