Photos of HMS Hood

[Johnny Kieran]

Wasn’t there a ditty made up about it , the Hood , the Rodney , and a third ship just can’t remember the name at the moment. JS
Can’t remember the ditty or song as of yet. JS

I think it was a Johnny Horton song "we gotta sink the Bismark"? great marching song.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

John.
Wasn't the Nelson and the Rodney sunk by Jap aircraft when Churchill sent them to Singapore without air cover?
Des

[j.sabourn]

Yes believe so Des. However the ditty about the 3 ships was a made up one used probably by seafarers and think the song that Johnny says about sinking the Bismarck was something on the same lines but the ditty mentions 3 British Battle wagons or capital ships.? JS
Something like “ I saw 3 ships come sailing by on Xmas day in the morning , The Nelson ,The Hood , and The Rodney “, etc. etc. etc. JS

[James Curry]

The RN ships were the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse December 10 1941. I was reading about the Chinese yet again grave robbing of the Malayasian coast on these two ships.
It has now been detained by the Malay authourities.

https://news.usni.org/2024/07/04/chi...recks-detained