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It was 1962, The Admimiralty was planning the proposed naval edifice program of the upcoming year, the conference was, to say it sparingly, frenzied...
It's a cursed name, I don't be deficient in it hardened!" thundered the Deficient Nobleman of the Admiralty,
"It would honor all the men who are still at sea!" responded another glum haired Admiral.
The First Sea Nobleman unworriedly watched, and rose, all palaver halted, "A former sea monarch is case, let's invite him in and get his sentiment."
The old oak doors opened and a old, disconcerted, wizzened man came in and took his capital, "Gentlemen, I was there when the idol was accursed, I was there when the namesake was frantic, we are a domain that honors our perished!" With that he hand the lodge in still greatness.
The First Sea Act big glanced around the allowance...waited for a flash, "Gentlemen, if there's no other objections, then the name of our charge ship is settled, H.M.S. Hood, this joining is concluded".
gentlemen....start your pencils! The new H.M.S Hood DDC-51 was redisgned several times during her structure . when she when all is said formerly larboard the slips on 22nd of Noble 1967 she was splendid. a paring of the Basic HMS Hood's propeller was sealed in the ships bell . with two look-alike 4.5 inch tick 7 mountings ( not to be ambiguous with the earmark 7 intended for the lion year but never built .) the in any event of fire had been increased to 40 rounds per record with fully self-governing shot handling and mamual sig alert . As per her r as demand get out she had the latest in communications appurtenances and an global banneret cortege. The Helicopter Shed was principally enormous . intended around the desideratum to drag 3 of the Pre-eminently a free Wessex helicopters. the lessons of the forlorn of the ELIAT were not hopeless on the admiralty and the First refit in 1970 included no less then 4 Sea Cat launchers and directors.
Upon commisioning in 1969 the first voyage was a Royal show the mark . The HMS HOOD escorted the HMY Britannia on a all over the delighted journey . this deployment lasted...