One of the great tragedies of the Second World War has been remembered with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen recovering the bell from HMS Hood, which was sunk in battle 74 years ago by Hitler’s ...

A search team led by Paul Allen has recovered a bell from the HMS Hood, a battlecruiser that was sunk during World War II.

SEE MORE Photo via YouTube/Vulcan Inc. Paul Allen’s team had another big win this past weekend when they successfully recovered the bell from the British battleship HMS Hood in the North Atlantic.

The bell from the HMS Hood is carried during a ceremony marking its unveiling in Portsmouth, England, Tuesday. (Via Vulcan / Twitter) The bell from a sunken British WWII battlecruiser, retrieved ...

HMS Hood Bell of Sunken WWII Battlecruiser HMS Hood Recovered From Ocean Floor August 10, 2015 4:15 PM ...

What You Need to Know: HMS Hood, the pride of the British Royal Navy, symbolized British imperial power during the interwar years. Designed under the Washington Naval Treaty, this fast and ...

Summary: The HMS Hood, the Royal Navy’s pride, epitomized British naval power but met a tragic end during WWII against the German battleship Bismarck. Despite being a formidable battlecruiser ...

When the British learned of Germany's deployment of the Bismarck and Prince Eugen to disrupt Atlantic shipping, they urgently planned an interception. On May 24, 1941, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS ...