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his – British battle cruiser of World War II


		his - British battle cruiser of World War II

Since the launching linear cruiser "hood" bathed in glory, accompanied him throughout his history. For its time, "Hood" seemed a great warship, which culminated in the construction of a lot of good solutions, but rooted history of the ship's care during the First World War, that in some way and may serve to explain the reasons, why Germans so easily drowned after about a quarter of a century.

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AT 1915 g. British Admiralty, see, any success stories the Germans on the fronts, decided to acquire a new Fleet, has a powerful armor and weapons heavy cruisers. The resulting ships had better artillery, than even the battleships of the "Queen Elizabeth", and in addition, develop greater speed. However, booking developers paid less attention. Shipbuilders received orders for four ships, but after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 g. it became obvious, that the heavy cruiser "Hood" type are too vulnerable to future sea battles.


		his - British battle cruiser of World War II

The idea of ​​creating a heavy cruisers rejected, by adopting a different approach, - now the naval command of Britain was willing to have a "high-speed battleships", have a much better book. At the end of the war in 1918 g. it renounced the entire series, except for the "Hood", which are all now spoke as of a certain breakthrough in the field of military shipbuilding. In the "Hood" reality personified as new design ideas, and old, not godivshiesya for future wars. It had a sloping armor, a powerful anti-torpedo defense, long-range guns of the main fire and powerful boilers. However, he became the last major British ship with open mine artillery towers, who also were badly placed - none of the originally installed on the ship 5.5-inch. (140-mm) pushek could not be given by the beam, that is, perpendicular to the course of the ship. In addition, the upper part of the "Hood" was unduly weighted, not to mention its low-speed.


		his - British battle cruiser of World War II

HMS «Hood" laid 1 September 1916 city, launched on 22 August 1918 g. and prepared to swim in 1920 g. In subsequent years, the cruiser has undergone little modernization, touch, in fact, only the anti-aircraft weapons. By the end 1939 g. it set a new 4-inch. (102-mm) universal gun, and unsuccessful 5.5-inch. (140-mm) guns were replaced by six 4-inch. (102-mm) in towers of different design. Do not take special part in the fighting at the beginning of the war, "Hood" was one of the ships, who sent in pursuit of the "Bismarck". Disadvantages sample structure 1916 g. immediately apparent, as soon as 23 May 1941 g. "Hood" came to an artillery duel with the "Bismarck" and fell victim to a volley - in fact,, perhaps, only one projectile with the German battleship. Gunner guns of the main caliber "Bismarck" sent their shells directly between the second pipe and the main mast "Hood". A direct hit in the ammunition cellar (or the boiler) It caused a huge explosion, after which from 1500 Team members survived only three people.


		his - British battle cruiser of World War II

The performance characteristics of cruiser “his”

Displacement standard 41 200 t; full 44 600 t
main dimensions length (overall) 262,3 m; width (at the waterline) 32,06 m; draft 9,6 m
Power plant 24 Yarrow boiler, four turbines "Brown-end- Curtis' total capacity 151 280 hp, four rotating propellers
full speed 29,5 with.
booking the thickness of the belt from bead 247 mm 146 mm; deck of 127 mm 38 mm; torpedo room 38 mm; the main gun turrets on 336 mm 152 mm; towers of mine guns 89 mm
weaponry eight 15-inch. (381-mm) guns of the main caliber, 16 -5,1 -inch. (130-mm) guns, eight 37-mm anti-aircraft automatic guns, 32 – 13,2-mm anti-aircraft machine gun, two aircraft
Command 1477 human

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		his - British battle cruiser of World War II


		his - British battle cruiser of World War II

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