The ship, along with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, was to head to the North Atlantic and attack Allied merchant ships heading for the United Kingdom. The two vessels were detected several times near Scandinavia, with British naval units being sent to blockade them. Bismarck faced and hit HMS Hood, the great pride of the British Royal Navy, and forced the withdrawal of HMS Prince of Wales on May 24, 1941, during the Battle of the Denmark Strait.
HMS Hood was shot that day in its ammunition box, sinking completely 3 minutes after the incident, taking 1430 sailors with it. He was hit by Bismarck's fourth round of fire. You can hear the explosion in the background at minute 1:55 of the video.
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That’s insane footage tbh
That’s incredible footage. Are these ships unusually close to each other? I thought it was zoomed until I saw the bow splash in the foreground. Can you provide a source please?
The audio is definitely not original, but edited in. Game audio. If the cameraman had seen or heard the Hood blow up, they would have absolutely filmed it.
BalticSeaBoats stole this footage and slapped their own watermark on it.
Holy shit that’s amazing
Hood got clapped. Jesus
The fact this doesnt have thousands of likes shows the lack of people who dont gaf about this crucial piece of history or lack of just history
Three days after this action the Bismarck would also be sent to her grave along with 2200 of her crew. Only 114 were rescued.
The sinking of the Bismarck also basically turned the page on naval warfare. No longer would great battleships face off in cannon battles. The Bismarck was crippled by Swordfish torpedo bombers, wooden bi-planes. An early indication that the sea would be controlled by the air. Not by the biggest ships and her guns.