HMS Hood (1920)

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HMS Hood was a Royal Navy Admiral-class battlecruiser that exploded and sank on 24 May 1941 after being hit by a salvo from the KMS Bismarck in the Battle of the Denmark Strait. All except three of the ship's 1,418 crew members were killed.