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An item dated Stockholm, Sweden 26th May referring to the British newspaper Times reporting that the loss of the battle cruiser Hood was a huge blow to the British self defence which already reached her limits after the loss of France but still had to act worldwide. The loss of more as 1.300 of the best officers and sailors was a second blow since the Admiralty stated that there were just a few survivors. What happened before and during the battle was still unknown.
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1. Nicknamed Mighty Hood. Pennant 51. Her building at the shipyard of John Brown&Company was ordered on 7 April 1916, laid down on 1 September, launched on 22 August 1918, commissioned on 15 May 1920 as world largest warship, sunk on 24 May 1941 during her battle with the German battleship Bismarck. The only one of the four projected Admiral class battle cruisers caused by an insufficient design despite the modifications after the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916).
