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Photo # NH 50741-KN:  Sinking of HMS Hood -- Painting by J.C. Schmitz-Westerholt

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- EVENTS -- World War II in the Atlantic --
Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941 --

Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941 --
Sinking of HMS Hood


This page features views of the sinking of the British battlecruiser Hood, during the 24 May 1941 Battle of the Denmark Strait.

For more views of the Battle of the Denmark Strait, see:

  • Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941.

    For other images of the German battleship Bismarck's May 1941 Atlantic Sortie, see:

  • Bismarck's Atlantic Sortie, May 1941.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 50741-KN (Color)

    Sinking of HMS Hood

    Painting by J.C. Schmitz-Westerholt, depicting Hood's loss during her engagement with the German battleship Bismarck on 24 May 1941. HMS Prince of Wales is in the foreground.

    Courtesy of the U.S. Army Chief of Military History.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 116KB; 740 x 570 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 69724

    Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941


    Explosion of the British battlecruiser Hood. Smoke from HMS Prince of Wales's gunfire is faintly visible just to the left.
    Photographed from the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen.

    Copied from the report of officers of Prinz Eugen, with identification by her Gunnery Officer, Paul S. Schmalenbach, 1970.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 65KB; 740 x 455 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 69731

    Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941


    British battleship Prince of Wales (smoke column in left center) under fire from the German battleship Bismarck and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, with smoke from the sunken HMS Hood at right. Splashes to the right are shells from Prince of Wales that fell well short of the German ships.
    Photographed from Prinz Eugen.

    Copied from the report of officers of Prinz Eugen, with identification by her Gunnery Officer, Paul S. Schmalenbach, 1970.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 435 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 69725

    Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941


    British battleship Prince of Wales (left smoke column) turns to open the range, after she was hit by German gunfire. Smoke at right marks the spot where HMS Hood had exploded and sunk a few minutes earlier.
    Photographed from the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen.

    Copied from the report of officers of Prinz Eugen, with identification by her Gunnery Officer, Paul S. Schmalenbach, 1970.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 445 pixels

     

    For more views of the Battle of the Denmark Strait, see:

  • Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941.

    For other images of the German battleship Bismarck's May 1941 Atlantic Sortie, see:

  • Bismarck's Atlantic Sortie, May 1941.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 17 December 2000
    Coding updated 14 April 2001