Mighty Hood
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Mighty Hood was the famous nickname of HMS Hood, the Royal Navy battlecruiser renowned as Britain’s largest and most powerful warship of its era before being sunk in World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mighty Hood canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Royal Navy battlecruiser ⓘ |
| associatedConflict | Battle of the Denmark Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDate | 24 May 1941 ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | sinking of HMS Hood by German battleship Bismarck ⓘ |
| associatedNation | Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod |
early World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| associatedShipClass | Admiral-class battlecruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
HMS Hood’s loss in 1941
ⓘ
search for HMS Hood’s wreck ⓘ sinking of HMS Hood ⓘ |
| category |
Nicknames of ships
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Royal Navy ship nicknames ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
British naval history
ⓘ
Royal Navy traditions ⓘ |
| connotation |
dominance at sea
ⓘ
majesty ⓘ strength ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| denotes |
power of HMS Hood
ⓘ
prestige of HMS Hood ⓘ size of HMS Hood ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fameFrom |
HMS Hood’s role as fleet flagship
ⓘ
HMS Hood’s worldwide cruises ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
invincibility before sinking
ⓘ
most famous warship of its time ⓘ |
| hasSubject | HMS Hood (51) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | warship nickname ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | HMS Hood Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Britain’s largest warship of its era
ⓘ
being Britain’s most powerful warship of its era ⓘ |
| refersTo | HMS Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
battlecruiser classification of HMS Hood
ⓘ
capital ships of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
British naval prestige
ⓘ
Royal Navy sea power ⓘ |
| usedAs | popular media reference to HMS Hood ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British public
ⓘ
Royal Navy sailors ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Hood