HMS Hood was revered as the most powerful warship ... Rear Admiral Wilcocks said the sinking was a tragedy, leading to one of the largest losses of life for the Royal Navy. It was the equivalent ...

Germany's Bismarck gained notoriety for sinking the HMS Hood before being sunk itself. The USS Washington achieved the only one-on-one battleship kill during WWII. -Lastly, Japan's Yamato ...

HMS Warwick was sunk by a German U-boat off the ... on the anniversary of the sinking with members of the Royal Naval Association, Royal British Legion, family and friends gathering at war graves ...