Hms hood

[Tony Wilding]

Have just seen on the Yahoo News that an attempt is to be made to recover her bell , a Ship owned by the Owner of Microsoft has been offered to recover it free of any charge, then it will be presented to the Royal Navy, they know where it is, has been seen away from the wreck which is over 2000 meters below.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Microsoft founder to recover bell from HMS Hood:

Paul G Allen, the co-founded of Microsoft, will offer use of his yacht to recover the bell of the battle cruiser HMS Hood, which was sunk in 1941, it was announced today
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If recovered successfully, the bell will be used as a memorial to the ship and the 1,415 men who were lost when it was sunk by the battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic.

Hood is the largest Royal Navy vessel to have been sunk, causing the biggest loss of life suffered by any single British warship.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said US philanthropist Paul G Allen had offered to recover the bell at no cost to the British state.

The Microsoft co-founder's yacht Octopus, equipped with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) will be used for the operation, which will be supported by Blue Water Recoveries Ltd, which specialises in the search and investigation of shipwrecks.

In a previous expedition, which did not disturb the wreck, the company discovered and photographed the bell, an MoD spokesman said.

LINK: Microsoft founder to recover bell from HMS Hood - Telegraph

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[Chris Allman]

Well that would be great if they could, what a very kind offer.

Chris.

[John Albert Evans]

When I was the galley boy on my first deep sea trip the San Fernando, the cook was from South Shields but unfortunately I cannt remember his name ,his father was one of the sailors killed on The Hood.
I do hope that they can recover it, its a lovely gesture.

John Albert Evans

[Keith at Tregenna]

The H.M.S. Hood Association was established in 1975 by a group of several former Hood crew members, including two of the three survivors of her sinking. The Association has been going strong since that time. Our ranks are currently made up of the veteran sailors, their families, members of the bereaved families as well as enthusiasts interested in perpetuating the memory of the Mighty Hood and her crew. All members, regardless of veteran crew, families or enthusiasts, are considered full members.

LINK: H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood

[Colin Hawken]

i may be wrong but I believe the Bell has been recovered.I'm open to correction,of course.