TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coles,Alan
AU  - Briggs,Ted
TI  - Flagship Hood: the fate of Britain's mightiest warship
SN  - 9780709035428
U1  - 623.8253 COL 
PY  - 1996///
PB  - Robert Hale
KW  - Hood
KW  - Ship
KW  - Cruisers (Warships)
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History, Naval
KW  - 20th century
N2  - Of the 1400 men on board HMS Hood on 24 May 1941, only 3 survived a German shell which blew Hood's reputation forever. The prestige ship of the Navy was overrated, her construction was flawed and out of date as soon as she was launched
ER  -