HMS Hood (1891)
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hms-hood-1891-246-18414040
title:
HMS Hood (1891)
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HMS Hood was a modified Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the early 1890s. She differed from the other ships of the class in that she had cylindrical gun turrets instead of barbettes and a lower freeboard. She served most of her active career in the Mediterranean Sea, where her low freeboard was less of a disadvantage. The ship was placed in reserve in 1907 and later became the receiving ship at Queenstown, Ireland. Hood was used in the development of
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Royal Sovereign-class battleship of the Royal Navy scuttled in Portland Harbour
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Hood_(1891)
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2024-02-17T23:55:54Z
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