Horace Hood
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Rear-Admiral Sir Horace Lambert Alexander Hood was a British Royal Navy admiral of the First World War, whose lengthy and distinguished service saw him engaged in operations around the world, frequent
Rear Admiral Horace Hood c. 1916
HMS Invincible
Invincible explodes after being hit by a shell from Derfflinger
HMS Invincible (1907)
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HMS Invincible was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the first decade of the twentieth century and the first battlecruiser to be built by any country i
Horace Hood
…frequently participating in land campaigns as part of a shore brigade. His early death at the Battle of Jutland in the destruction of his flagship HMS Invincible was met with mourning and accolades from across Britain. Hood was a youthful, vigorous and active officer whose service in Africa won him the Distinguished…
Invincible anchored at Spithead in June–July 1909
The two shattered halves of Invincible temporarily standing on the seabed