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HOOD
HOOD
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a 41,000 ton battle-
cruiser
of the British Navy
completed
in 1923. In her
time
she was the largest warship in the
world
. She was
sunk
in
action
by the
German
battleship
Bismarck
during
World War II
(in May 1941) when her
magazine
exploded after she was
hit
with a
salvo
of shells.
See also
Bismarck
in this glossary.
—
PDC
Volume 4 Approved Glossary