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HMS Hood

The last picture of HMS Hood, seen from HMS Prince of Wales, as she went into action against the German battleship Bismarck (Picture: Keystone/Getty Images)

We must not forget doomed HMS Hood's heroic act of defiance – Alex Cole-Hamilton

No British military vessel would surpass HMS Hood in size until the launch of the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in 2014.

Edinburgh locals urged to mark 80th anniversary of HMS Hood sinking