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The battle-cruiser encountered Bismarck and engaged her at long range. Bismarck returned fire and destroyed Hood, killing all aboard except for Briggs and two others. [4] The Battle of the Denmark Strait and the loss of Hood were regarded by the British public as one of the greatest disasters to befall the Royal Navy during the war.
The Battle of the Denmark Strait was a naval engagement in the Second World War, which took place on 24 May 1941 between ships of the Royal Navy and the Kriegsmarine.The British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS Hood fought the German battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which were attempting to break out into the North Atlantic to attack Allied ...
Battle of the Denmark Strait: 24 May 1941 British Royal Navy Ted Briggs: 1923–2008 Served on HMS Hood. [272] German Navy Bernhard Heuer 1922–2018 Served on Bismarck. [273] Sinking of the Bismarck: 26 May 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Kaname Harada: 1916–2016 Naval Air Service. Last pilot. [274] United ...
Battle of the Denmark Strait Documentation Resource; Hunt for the Hood Includes colour photographs and a log of the expedition. HMS Hood 1920 Official Royal Navy page. Battle of Denmark Strait A song tribute to the Hood. Obituary of Ted Briggs – last survivor. Imperial War Museum Interview with survivor Robert Tilburn
In the ensuing Battle of the Denmark Strait the Hood suffered a catastrophic magazine explosion at 06:01 that broke the ship in half; the admiral and all but three of the crew of 1,418 were lost. [2] One of the survivors, Ted Briggs , later stated he last saw Holland sitting in his admiral's chair, in utter dejection, making no attempt to ...
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May 24, 1941: During the Battle of the Denmark Strait, HMS Hood suffered a direct hit and magazine explosion, which sank the ship in three minutes. There were only three survivors; one, Ted Briggs , said in interviews after the sinking that Vice Admiral Lancelot Holland was last seen sitting in his chair, in utter dejection, making no attempt ...
Denmark and allies Result Svend III Grathe's Swedish raids, 1152–1154 [4] Sweden Denmark Danish Victory Battle of Lena, 1208 Sweden Denmark Swedish Victory Battle of Gestilren, 1210 Sweden Denmark Swedish Victory Battle of Hova, 1275 Sweden Denmark Danish Victory 6000-mark war, 1276–1278 Sweden Denmark Danish Victory