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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.
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