May 24th 2021 will mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Denmark Strait. During this action HMS Hood was lost along with 1,415 of her gallant crew.

The HMS Hood Association is planning to ‘Shine a Light’ on this commemoration day by asking Association members and friends to light a candle and remember one of the lost crew. The Association is inviting you to join them to make this a truly memorable occasion.

The name of HMS Hood is one that is unique amongst warships: her reputation and fame exceed any other ship from her time, and her catastrophic loss was a devastating blow for Britain and her Allies. But her loss was felt especially by the families of those who were lost in the sinking, for whom it was a tragedy. The aim of the Association is to hig

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