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An extended television documentary entitled The Hunt for the Hood was produced from the expedition. [3] In 2012 Mearns led an expedition, filmed for a British television documentary entitled How the Bismarck Sank HMS Hood, to re-visit the wreck of HMS Hood to facilitate study of the technical aspects of the warship's destruction. [4]
In 2012 McCartney worked alongside wreck hunter David Mearns on an archaeological investigation of the wreck of HMS Hood (51), sunk in 1941. This project was supported by philanthropist Paul Allen aboard his yacht Octopus. The expedition findings were featured in the Channel Four documentary, How the Bismarck sank HMS Hood. [10]
Ironically, Hood was killed when his ship HMS Invincible suffered an explosion resulting from a hit to the forward magazine, similar to the hit that would doom HMS Hood. [101] There is a second inscription on the side of the bell that reads "In accordance with the wishes of Lady Hood it was presented in memory of her husband to HMS Hood battle ...
Jared Harris as Captain Francis Crozier, Commanding Officer, HMS Terror, and expedition second-in-command [8] Tobias Menzies [9] as Commander James Fitzjames, First Officer, HMS Erebus [10] Paul Ready as Assistant Surgeon Harry Goodsir, HMS Erebus; Adam Nagaitis as Caulker's Mate Cornelius Hickey, HMS Terror; Ian Hart as Ice Master Thomas ...
Owing to the threat of the German battleship Bismarck, the Home Fleet sent King George V and the newly completed Prince of Wales on 22 May to help locate Bismarck, along with the battlecruiser HMS Hood and six destroyers. [120] On 24 May, Prince of Wales and Hood made contact with Bismarck and opened fire at 26,000 yards. [121]
[10] [11] In 2006, Geneon released the X TV Series Re-Mix, which was composed of five individual DVDs released between July 11, 2006, and November 14, 2006, as well as a DVD box set on July 11, 2006. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The DVDs came with re-mastered video and audio, including remixed 5.1 Dolby Digital AC3 surround sound for both the Japanese and ...
Both Attitude and Gay Times featured Wreck on their list of Top LGBT TV Shows of 2022. [23] [24] In a four-star review, Benji Wilson of The Telegraph praised the premise and Chris Baugh's directing and described the series as being like a punk band at their first gig stating, "Wreck’s energy is infectious. Everyone on the ship is a suspect ...
On 4 November 1914 Hood was scuttled in Portland harbour to block the Southern Ship Channel, a potential access route for U-boats or for torpedoes fired from outside the harbour. Her wreck became known as "Old Hole in the Wall". Despite her 1914 scuttling, the Royal Navy included Hood on its sale list in both 1916 and 1917. [19]