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HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy (RN). Hood was the first of the planned four Admiral-class battlecruisers to be built during the First World War.

Hood (foreground) and Repulse (background) at anchor in Southern Australia during their world tour, 1924 HMS Hood (pennant number 51), the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy. The German “Panzerschiff” (armored ship) Admiral Graf Spee (foreground) with HMS Hood (left) and the battleship HMS Resolution (centre) during King George VI’s Coronation Fleet Review at Spithead, May 1937 HMS Hood (pennant number 51) Already under… ReadContinue reading “HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy (RN). Hood was the first of the planned four Admiral-class battlecruisers to be built during the First World War.”

Hood (foreground) and Repulse (background) at anchor in Southern Australia during their world tour, 1924 HMS Hood (pennant number 51), the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy. The German “Panzerschiff” (armored ship) Admiral Graf Spee (foreground) with HMS Hood (left) and the battleship HMS Resolution (centre) during King George VI’s Coronation Fleet Review at Spithead, May 1937 HMS Hood (pennant number 51) Already underContinue reading “HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy (RN). Hood was the first of the planned four Admiral-class battlecruisers to be built during the First World War.”

Collision with HMAS Melbourne[edit] Main article: Melbourne-Evans collision USS Frank E. Evans post-collision At around 0300 on 3 June 1969, Frank E. Evans was operating in darkness in the South China Sea between Vietnam and Spratly Island in a formation with ships of the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal New Zealand Navy. All ships in the formation were running without lights. The Royal Australian Navy aircraft… ReadContinue reading “Severed stern section of USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) alongside USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830), South China Sea, 3 June 1969”

Collision with HMAS Melbourne[edit] Main article: Melbourne-Evans collision USS Frank E. Evans post-collision At around 0300 on 3 June 1969, Frank E. Evans was operating in darkness in the South China Sea between Vietnam and Spratly Island in a formation with ships of the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal New Zealand Navy. All ships in the formation were running without lights. The Royal Australian Navy aircraftContinue reading “Severed stern section of USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) alongside USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830), South China Sea, 3 June 1969”