HMS Hood 'For Years Unseen' - How HMS Hood’s bell came home
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2017
- A 20 year journey, ending in the Royal dedication of the bell
of the great warship, recovered from her wreck in the Denmark Strait.
A Copia Productions film, in association with Maritime Films UK.
Rest in Peace Ted Briggs. (1 March 1923 - 4 October 2008) Last of three survivors of the H.M.S. Hood
A lucky man
I met him in Doncaster in the RNA club maybe in 1989.
Ja Ruhe in Frieden. Sie waren alle tapfere Seeleute.
One of my biggest regrets was not writing to Ted and asking to meet him before he passed. I thought about it so many times and planned to go in rig as he only lived a few miles from me. He seemed to have been very good with his time, so I am guessing that he would have agreed to have met me. I did meet a sailor in 2008 that had been on the ship that put the last torpedoes into the Bismark. He saw the beast with his own eyes and I stayed in touch with him and his wife for a while. We had some lovely photos taken as well. I met him when I was at the RNA in Gloucester as I was there as part of HMS Gloucester taking part in November ceremonies. I so wish I had met Ted though.
@InderStattKinder _ HMS Hood's battle with the Bismark was a wartime action.
May the Crews of both Hood and Bismarck be remembered with no hate anymore as two crews that gave it all.
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And may the victims of 9/11 be' remembered
May the 100's of thousands of dead Iraqi civilians victims of fake intel and greed be remembered.
RIP to the Sons of the Sea
@@umberto7773 the good old days after 9/11
My uncle was a wireless operator on HMS Prince of Wales on that fateful day. He would survive the sinking of his ship in '42, and spend 4 years in a Japanese POW camp. His witnessing the destruction of Hood haunted him until the end of his days. I hope he now rests more peacefully.
"We will remember them."
"Lest we forget"
I’m surprised he even made it through the Japanese POW camps those we’re as bad or even worse than German concentration camps. Bravo to him
Pride of the Royal Navy.
For those who perished at the Battle of the Denmark Strait, never forgotten. Peace to all those sailors lost on the two great ships HMS Hood and the Bismarck. R.I.P.
Grandfather RN 18 years on ill fated HMS Barham. Grandmother a Lord Mountbatten secretary. Father imprisoned 3 years in a Japanese concentration camp. 2 Uncles AIF and CMF Tobruk, Milne Bay, New Guinea. Great grandfather AIF WW1 and WW2 wounded 4 times. They kept sending him back. RIP
@@academyofnaturaljustice8939
Thanks for a lot of your family serving 🙏
Can’t imagine the survivors guilt Mr. Briggs must have felt. Poor gentleman but a true hero. Just him saying if I heard it correctly when he said “I should be with her.... I should be” that just hit me hard. Just looking at him when he says that, you see he is reliving that exact experience. RIP Mr. Briggs.
Very well said Chuckycheese.
Thankfully his health improved and later he was able to journey out to the wreck, where he personally took the RV controls and laid a memorial plaque against the anchor chains
Many years ago, I saw an interview with him. He said something to the effect, “When my mum opened the door, I collapsed in her arms.” Obviously, those days were long before the 24 hour news cycle. I’m not even certain if the British government had told the public of the destruction of the Hood at that time. Keep in mind, the sinking of the HOOD, was as much of a shock as was the Titanic. The Hood, the pride of the British Navy, was old and very lightly armored. Yet, to the average British citizen, it was viewed as indestructible.
@@RonGreeneComedian Hood actually had decent armor. She was still being built when Jutland happened so they gave her a thicker armor belt.
Proud to have served on the eagle with Ted briggs
For those who complain about people having money, Paul Allen provided for the recovery of the bell when government couldn't or wouldn't. God Bless Paul Allen, RIP.
Here! Here! My exact same thoughts.
Well i cant stop complaining when i see so much poverty, and 8 people in the world control as much resourses as the 50% poorest. How is that even remotely fair? That 8 people have just as much as 3.500.000.000 people.
@@MrDanisve Luckily for me my parents taught me life is not fair.
@@MrDanisve Your point?
@@dundonrl If you cant get it then no point me feeding you with a teaspoon.
I'm a cousin of a Bismarck radio operator I give my condolences to the family of the sailors on the Hood
For those who think it is grave robbing, I would argue ships bells being placed in maritime museums should be an exception. It honors, not insults their memories. Those who do so for profit should die at sea with their plunder...
If it were recent and they went down and found remains they probably would pick them up to be identified and buried by the family. Why would they do that, because it makes the family feel better. Some iconic piece of the ship could replace that missing finality, the ships will go to dust in most cases anyways. Grave robbing is like the Titanic collectors grabbing stuff to sell or be the center of a paid exhibit.
Hiya Seth. I agree and also think that the symbolic ringing of 8 bells signifies the end of the watch for the lost servicemen, the survivors and their families. They can stand-down from action stations and move on.
@@tonystanney3804 Fun fact that bell was the second thing that identified the wreck as hood. Since when both her magazines exploded and they found the wreck, the ship was so thoroughly destroyed that outside of the bell and torpedo hatches, it barely looked like a wreck of a warship.
I stand corrected the torpedo hatches did indeed survive. Sorry.
I have to agree with you. When a ship sinks like that there is nothing for the survivors or the families. No place for them to go to commemorate them. Having the ships bell gives them that point of focus.
Seth Kimmel never keep history buried always reveal as much as possible in honor of those who have passed and for the safety and well-being of future generations.
Peace to the sailors of HMS Hood, Cheers from Germany. I hope one day they also bring back Bismarks bell home :-(
i hope so too. regards, from UK.
Cheers to both Germany and UK from USA...hope Germany gets bismarks bell back as well... God bless ALL those who lost their lives ww1 and ww2....and those who survived as well.
. Ah go fuck yourself .....who gives a shit what you think....i don't ....if they feel like it represents the memories of their lost loved ones and want it back then I wish them luck.....take that social justice warrior crap and deep throat it.
Peace to the sailors of all Nations of the world who have died in the line of duty. I hope one day they also bring back "General Belgrano" bell home. Don't forget that there was a short but great war in 1982 in the South Atlantic where they lie sunk "HMS Sheffield", "HMS Ardent", "HMS Antelope", "HMS Coventry" and "HMS Atlantic Convenyor".
Cheers from Argentina.
@@ringocomedynews5825 you my son are a certified idiot! Non of them men wanted to kill each other, it was war, either kill or be killed!
All honor to the crew of HMS Hood. Always remembered, with a debt we cannot repay. From Pennsylvania, USA. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Great that they recovered the bell, my uncle, a Boy Telegraphist was aboard when it was sunk, aged 18, William Robert McRae
sad
I have German and British family. My grandmother told me about my grandfather and said he served on the Bismarck. He never survived WW2 I would have loved to have talked to him about it.
I'm an American with a lot of German and Welsh blood so this is quite hard for me.
A big thank you to Paul Allen for funding the expedition, to find the HMS Hood. What a great thing to do. RIP Paul
He didn't find Hood. It was located years earlier.
Thank you for bringing a bit of the ship home that the family lost one of their own on ,he died in the Armory ,one of the first people killed .
@@downlink5877 i believe that it was Robert Ballard who also found the Hood but i could be wrong. Bringing up anything though might not be the best thing as with Titanic. Its a resting place and its holy ground.
The mighty Hood went down fighting. God bless her and her valiant crew. Those same sentiments for the battleship Bismarck and her brave crew.
I was working at an empty house several years ago, and had to get the floor boards up. Under the lino were old
newspapers from 1938-9. In one of the was a photo of a sailor home on leave, with his wife and baby.
He was from HMS Hood. I wish I'd have kept it.
dang. Nice story.
Ted Briggs lived about 10 houses away from my Dad in Fareham, he was an amazing guy and always up for a chat, I think he was the last of the survivors.
If a ship goes down and it’s possible, the bell needs to be recovered. You need to release those sailors from watch.
hopefully they get a hold of the Bismarck's bell
Beautifully said
Well put , Sir .
I hope they can recover bismarcks, yamatos, yorktown, hammans, prince of wales, kaga and akagis bells if they havent already
As a dane I am kind of proud of how the crew of the Triton helped with the service to the Hood, and how it made the people there feel about it. At least they could do something for the people who lost someone back then.
Amazing how such a small bell compared to the size of the ship stuck out like a sore thumb as though saying here I am find me. Just amazing. R.I.P to all of the Hood members.
Your so right - it could have been anywhere
My grandfather served on the hood but disembarked before her fateful battle,he went on to fight on another ship as a gunner,suffered shrapnel wounds and was decorated by the King for gallantry.
That is awesome. He made a difference.
The bell has come home....and it rings!
These heroes gave their lives to allow us to be able to live with the freedom we enjoy today. They will never be forgotten.The bell of H.M.S. Hood is a Memorial to all lost when she went down. They will be in our memories for ever.
Welcome home. My great great uncle was a leading seaman on the hood. We will remember them all.
A heartfelt thanks to Paul Allen and his team for recovering the bell. It means a great deal to me, one who currently serves, to know that those who have gone before are not forgotten.
As an American very grateful for your sacrifices thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤
Rest in Peace to all sailors that rest in the bows of warschips. From the Bismark , Hood , Arizona. May the get their freedom.
I´m german sorry for the bad english
@KevGamer 3000 your English is actually quite good in my opinion. Good comment, may all the sailors that went down with their ships Rest In Peace they shall never be forgotten.
KevGamer I’m Canadian half German so yay, you’re doing well with English right now
Your English is fine and you're right to cite Bismarck too. Both crews were doing their duty; men, mostly still very young in a war not of their choosing or making. Both crews paid the ultimate price.
"They that go down to the sea in ships,
and occupy their business in great waters;
these men see the works of the Lord,
and his wonders in the deep."
Squire Praggerstope To be honest Bismarck had a very upstanding crew. Lütjens was a good man in all honesty a very smart captain and one of the few captains of the Kriegsmarine I actually liked.
Amen to that. Your english is spot on.
@@kpcaptrauma thx
It's so sad that SIr Horace Hood died in the same manner that the ship named in honor of his great ancestor did. I'm glad they briefly mentioned that. May the ships company rest in eternal peace
My prayer and sincere heartfelt to those family and friends how fought for our freedom on Hms hood and in honor
May the crew of HMS Hood rest in peace, gone but not forgotten.
Paul Allen did this too! The amount of wrecks he's found to date is amazing. Just 3 days ago he found the ship the Sullivan brothers died on
I was unaware of the bell recovery... What a wonderful act by Paul Allen! Only after his death learning of his love of naval history, and the expeditions he funded of RV Petrel in the Pacific, that have now discorered so many WWII ships from both sides. But seeing the bell of Hood...what an incredible treasure!!!
It truly moves me when I see amateur historians if you like who really understand and empathize with all that any given historical item represents. As an American I've always had a strong sense of honoring the sacrifices made by those before us to ensure they're not forgotten, to do so is the ultimate disgraceful act which makes they're sacrifices for naught. As a free people it is our duty to ensure this is never allowed to happen. God bless those souls who gave their lives serving on the H.M.S. HOOD.
Sad yet Wonderful story. To the recovery team , well done . To the crew of the Hood ...... Our deepest gratitude for your sacrifice . Lest we forget .....
I honour a crewmember of the Hood every year for my mother .
"Welcome Home Hood." R.I.P. to all of her Brave crew.
My deepest respect to my fellow comrades in arms, in the Royal Navy. The soul of the HMS Hood has come home.
EK
CPO USNR
@@Lxmer_nce I reported him
@@graceunlimitedoutdoors4574 Great.
Thank you Chief.
It's just a bell, it's not the soul to anything.
GhettoRanger Why are you talking so much shit in the comment section of this vid? Do you have anything positive to say?
A brave ship that went in harm's way one last time... She sails now with USS Arizona...May all the brave sailors of the Royal Navy and the United States Navy that died in action rest in honored peace...
Does being in the military automatically make you a "hero" or do you have to die first? What if someone was afraid and wanted out of the battle but were unable to leave and subsequently died, would they still be a "brave hero"?
Amen to that brother.
Stop being an asshole. @@GhettoRanger01
Brave men on all sides fighting for their countries. Bismark lost even more men then the Hood. Costly loss in lives for all involved in the terrible "Great War."
@@Rivenshield Answer the question or is it too tough for you?
a worthy Ally for a worthy foe. No doubt ALL sides friend or foe did their part in history. Many we can be proud of.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇩🇪🇩🇪❤❤
I know this is late but,
Welcome Home, HMS Hood
Well said... Hood did her duty to the very end. As all that served aboard her.
HMS HOOD still on patrol, Rest in Peace shipmates ❤. The Royal Navy bringing her home..Ships bell hold a special meaning for those who served in the Senior Service.
Unfortunately it wasn't the RN that brought Hood's bell home.... it was achieved after consultation with the British govt and the "HMS Hood association" by the US billionaire Paul Allen in 2015.
She lives on in our hearts forever.
While watching the first documentary (2004?) of finding the Hood's bell, I phoned my father to watch the show. He still remembered hearing the bell toll while on board the Hood when it was in Victoria BC. His father had taken him for tour while it was at Ogden Point as part of the 1923/24 world tour.
I am from Victoria, and was never aware that hood had visited there...
Even after being literally split in half, the mighty ship continued to defiantly fire back to the bitter end, surprising and gaining the admiration of one of the German officers on the Bismarck. Hood really went down as a fighter
Once her magazines exploded, and when she split in half, she went down in a few minutes, she was no longer able to continue firing in any capacity
@@MrJb1963 From "Battleship Bismarck - A survivor's story" By Baron Burkhard von Mullenheim Rechberg, Bismarck's 4th gunnery officer & senior ranking suvivior.
"Convinced that the Suffolk and Norfolk would leave us in peace for at least a few minutes, I entrusted the temporary surveillance of the horizon astern through the starboard director to one of my petty officers and went to the port director. While I was still turning it toward the Hood, I heard a shout, "She's blowing up!"
"She"-that could only be the Hood! The sight I then saw is something I shall never forget. At first the Hood was nowhere to be seen; in her place was a colossal pillar of black smoke reaching into the sky.
Gradually, at the foot of the pillar, I made out the bow of the battle cruiser projecting upwards at an angle, a sure sign that she had broken in two. Then I saw something I could hardly believe: a flash of orange coming from her forward guns! Although her fighting days had ended, the Hood was firing a last salvo. I felt great respect for those men over there."
It's amazing that we can recover items from so deep down in the ocean. The Bell is quite the prize indeed...
My grandfathers brother was believed to be in the magazine that was hit by the bismark. Thankfully he would never have known what hit him. May they all rest in peace.
RIP great uncle Les Tucker and all of the other sailors on the Hood and Bismarck
HMS Hood association website has an individual memorial page for Ordinary Seaman P/JX 228332 Leslie Tucker.
My father James Godfrey Saunders went down with hood I was 14months young I still miss him very much god bless all who went down with my father and I am happy they retrieved the bell I got to touch it RIP
Hello Terry,
If you're not already aware, if you go to the HMS Hood association website (If I put the link in this comment nice YT delete the post) there you will find an individual memorial page for Stoker 2nd Class James Godfrey Saunders P/KX 113344 of Wokingham Surrey, together with a couple of photographs of the courageous young sailor and a potted history of his life.
I find it heartening to know that the association is doing its best to document, honour, and keep alive the memories of those brave crewman lost on that tragic day.
All the best
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 thanks very much I will try to do it you are very kind
@@terrysaunders3347 Good morning Terry !!! I do this quite often to relatives of the crew who post on here. Its a positive action in two ways...
1. The descendent of the venerated sailor will discover that their ancestor's sacrifice is STILL remembered & held dear.
2. The Association website is ALWAYS happy to receive confirmed photographs of crew members, not all of whom have had pictures submitted to help keep their spirit alive.
I hope the page is of some comfort to you and your family. All the best Mate, Have a nice day.
He stood up and was counted and gave all he had in that fight.
Thank you Paul Allen. Many people don’t realize it but Mount Hood in the state of Oregon and a backdrop for the city of Portland is named for the same person as the HMS Hood. Paul Allen was also owner of the Portland Trail Blazers NBA basketball team.
A ships bell should be treated like a battle standard, the one part of a lost vessel returned home
My friend Bill Stone was on the Hood in the 30's.
Joined in 1918, he had 3 brothers in the RN so his dad wouldn't let him go until he was 18. Served until 1945. When he was 100, he looked about 70.
He exchanged birthday cards with the Queen Mother, they had the same birthday.
He was at the Cenotaph when the last three veterans from the services were still alive. Good old boy.
I am so glad that the Hood is safe from the pirates that are looting all the steel of the lost ships in the Indian Ocean.
Aaryanbhati bhati oh no please don’t
The Hood sank in the Atlantic..... lol
So you would prefer all that steel be left to rust on the sea floor instead of being recycled into something useful, is this because you visit the wrecks often or you just sleep better knowing they're down there?
@@GhettoRanger01 'Something useful' or just 'something profitable' ?
@@johnhardman3 Nobody is going to it for nothing and "profit" is not a dirty word.
David Mearns and the man who owned the ship used to get the Bell back home should be given Honorary Knighthoods,deep respect and thank you both.
Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 - October 15, 2018)
My Grandad served on HMS Hood for a time and was transferred to the HMS Nelson apparently weeks before Hood was sunk. He survived the war but sadly passed in 1994. Despite the fact he wasn't on Hood it still feels very emotional watching this. May they all rest in peace.
I have tears in my eyes. My father....FRANK ALBERT RICHARD GREEN.....was a wine stewerest on the KING GEORGE V.....and he told me, he once went on the HOOD, walked it length, then left. He lost many friend.
My long since dead father-in-law served on the Hood as a main armament gunner, many years before she was sunk. Like all sailors he had many a tale to tell, some very humorous concerning various ports around the world, "Blood and Guts street" in Malta for example.
I do remember him relating the surreal feeling in the 15" gun turret as they fired, he said hardly any blast noise just a rushing sound and the gun recoiling back into the turret by several feet !
A lovely man much missed.
Mike Walton Did he ever find out the Hood was sunk?
Yes he did, very much so, he served on the Hood in the late 20s when she was fairly new. He spent the war in a "reserved occupation" and worked hard all of his life, departing this life in 1970...
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I'm glad to see the bell of HMS Hood come home to where it belongs on the shores of the United Kingdom a place these men fought so hard to defend and they paid the ultimate price in that defence and may they continue to REST IN PEACE and THANK YOU for your service
Just like the bell of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
The former enemies have become friends. Never again war between UK and Germany. So many unnecessary sacrifices in an unnecessary war. Rest in peace all soldiers who fell at sea and on land; they died bravely to defend their homeland
RIP all Sailors of HMS Hood and KMS Bismarck
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God bless the ship's company of HMS Hood so sadly lost
Having lost an uncle at sea, I am in great sympathy. The USS Astoria, The USS Quincy, The USs Vincennes, and the Royal Australians Navy Canberra, all lost in one battle in Iron Bottom Sound in the 1942 Guadalcanal Campaign. May they all rest in Peace, until the Resurrection when we shall be reunited with every one.
One of the survivors of the USS Vincennes gave me his medallion. A treasure I have passed onto my Great-Nephew in our Navy.
Salute to all the British sailors who perished on Hood. May they all rest in glorious peace. Respect from Philippines.
My Paternal Grandfather served on the Hood pre-WWII. The family has an old photograph of him in his uniform with "HMS Hood" emblazoned across the cap tally. Coincidentally enough the family who once lived 2 doors away from my childhood home were relatives of [whom I presume to be] Midshipman William Dundas, one of the 3 survivors. I remember an old hand coloured portrait photograph hanging on the wall of their home of a man wearing a naval peaked cap. RIP to all the souls lost.
It is a fitting tribute to all those men who perished that the bell of HMS Hood has returned to her home port after all these years. She was a beautiful ship, majestic, such fine lines, but no match for a modern capital ship. Her sinking and that of KMS Bismarck 3 days later points to the futility of war that so many fine young men had to die. Mr. Ted Briggs, one of the few survivors of this battle dealt with that anguish his entire life. May the souls of all these men RIP and their memories live on through this iconic memorial and the resting places of these two ships.
She got hit by a 1 in a million shot.
Bismarck got lucky. Hoods' drew were more experienced and better trained. She had radar.
Bismarck just got lucky.
Not really Bismarck trained against hood mock-ups so that she could have every possible outcome of victory Yes Hood's crew was better trained but her commanding officer miscalculated how close he needed to be to even hold a candle to Bismarck That's not to say that hood is not a strong ship but at the time of 1941 Bismarck was more modern faster fire rate and her secondary is where the main guns of other cruisers Bismarck knew that she needed to keep her distance but also continue to fire it was the job of Commander Holland to get the ship within 9 mi and fire upon Bismarck and he miscalculated@@sugarnads
I saw HMS Hood’s bell in the museum at HM Dockyard Portsmouth. An amazing thing to see and feel knowing the history of it.
How wonderful to have HMS Hood's bell back for remembrance of that day in history.
That's just so tastefully done My Grandad would be proud
HMS Hood will be remembered
Who?
It was the Prince of Wales that actually hit the Bismark and caused her first damage Max, she was taken straight out of the dockyard without any time for the shakedown cruise all capital ships would have to fix any problems before entering service. Her guns did work, but not all at the same time which was obviously a serious disadvantage, I think one of her turrets jammed after firing a salvo and couldn't traverse and another lost the elevation control after shooting. On the other hand, the Germans weren't perfect either, when Bismark fired on the shadowing cruisers the shock of the recoil knocked out her own forward radar, blinding her detection ahead! Hood's tragic loss was sheer bad luck, if Bismark's shell had been fired one second earlier or one second later it wouldn't have hit her on her weakest point and she would have made it 'under the guns' where Bismark couldn't land plunging fire onto her decks.
@VIPICCB6 he bout to be whoosed
we should remember the young men that gave there lives for what they tried to do sink the Bismark but a shell from the Bismark hot the amnion hold and tuck over a 1,000 lives we will remember them may they all R.I.P
There was a picture of my nana under the guns of A and B turret when my great grandfather was in the Navy. It has since gone missing and I would love to find it
Thank you for sharing your story and for allowing us to comprehend the importance of the loss of this beautiful ship, and the ultimate impact of the recovery of this precious and priceless bell.
I Salute you with pride. Xx
The ironic thing about the Hood and the Bismark was the day of the battle ship was over. Bismark was relegated to the role of surface raiding and role that the U-Boat had done effectively and more cheaply. The destruction of the Hood was almost an accident as the Bismark had no orders to engage in ship to ship warfare.
My great uncle lost his life in that engagement RIP to all
My mum was 14, living in Southampton when Hood was lost and never forgot the shock of hearing the news on the radio...
My father's best friend was lost on HMS HOOD. ( His name was Norman, last name unknown) My father never got over it despite himself fighting in North Africa and Italy and other places. The sacrifices of war have been so easily given up in Britain.
I lost a relative on the Hood ,my mother's cousin .
At the going down of the sun and in the morning.We will remember them.
This was so cool!!! Commander Warrands daughter and son??? Absolutely amazing. It really brings it to a human level. After all these years....we still remember them in 2018!! The lost crewmen finally have something to recognize their ultimate sacrifice. I'm American and I have so much respect for our friends across the sea.
The Octopus used suction cups to raise the bell. The solution was in the name,
That ship is like something owned by a James Bond villain.
All respect to those sailors that stood to the guns and gave and took fire. Many died too young.
It’s amazing how some war encounters hold our imagination and fascination. The light brigade, the Little Bighorn, the sinking of hood and Bismarck.
As it was then, and as it is now - these people display/ed exemplary bravery for which we all owe our freedom. It's very easy to take for granted. However, I do regularly consider their ultimate sacrifice Age shall not weary them...Perth, Western Australia
Great respect for brave men who died & those involved in recovery of the bell. We should also remember that a battlecruiser was never intended to engage with a battleship.
Hood was not a typical "WW1 battlecruiser". Her Armour was equal to a "Queen Elizabeth" battleship, whilst being 8 knots faster.
Returning the ships bell seems fitting for the memories of all those men. It’s what they lived for upon that ship,everything they did was governed by the ships bell so returning the bell brings them home. 1415 souls and just 3 survivors !!!!. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace. We salute and respect your ultimate sacrifice.
The old man's smile at 2:30 seeing the mighty hood's bell gave my day the same smile at my face, I salute you veterans and to you good sir
It's really a great thing that the HMS Hood's bell was brought up for all to see. I've seen comments on other videos stating that the Hood was just an old ship and didn't really deserve the accolades that it gets. I disagree. The Hood was a massive ship that even after 20 something years after production was still a very formidable ship. Brits should be very proud of the HMS Hood. And be very respectful of the sacrifice of all those men and teenagers. Be proud of you history and be proud of being Brits. Love & hopes for Britain from America.
Lest we forget. Heroes one and all🌹
As the bell rings after finally being recovered, the souls of the crew of that mighty warship salute alongside their modern shipmates before moving on to their Final Patrol.
R.I.P to those who went down with HMS Hood 🇬🇧⛪🙏👏
RIP those brave souls - they will not be forgotten.
respect to the danish for their service and generosity to those who were grieving.
For the crew of rms hood be honored with the bell for protecting both British and American ships. Be honored for memorial day. This video was very moving😢
Absolutely touching wish i was there to pay my respects those men deserved the memorial tht was held R.I.P HMS HOOD AND HER CREW 1941
The hood went down on my mums birthday 24th may she was 19 and working in a munitions factory and 3 of the sailors who went down on the hood where from her town of ashington, her brother my uncle served in the Royal Navy and was killed in the evacuation of Crete and until mum herself died she often talked about the loss of lives on the hood and never got over the loss of her brother, he is mentioned on the war memorial in ashington
To those we lost we owe much RIP Heroes
Remember the Men of the Hood 🇩🇪
...and the Bismarck; in death and in a shared fate, they have become brothers.
Incredibly lucky to find the bell, it could have been just as easily buried in the wreckage and lost forever.
I can't count the number of WWII documentaries I've watched regarding the Battle of the Atlantic. It is easy to forget the lives that were lost each time a ship was lost. I think that it is important to see the faces of those who died, as well as those they left who suffer those losses for many decades thereafter. It helps to remind us of the absurdity of war, and the impact it has on the survivors.
Reflecting on the "absurdity of war" is a luxury afforded to subsequent generations by those who had negligible time to ponder such aspirational concepts when our nations are at immediate peril from the whims of tyrants. Especially when like most democracies (initially) have their backs to the wall and the demise of all that we cherish was imminent.
@@KIWISERVANT Very well said, N M
It was a great find to bring up the bill to the HMS Hood very well done congratulations to the guys that brought it back up
The now sadly deceased billionaire Paul G Allen. They say the good die young.... and unfortunately we're left with Bill Gates.
Very touching documentary. Well done. God bless the men of the Hood. 🙏🏻
My uncle was lost on the hood I think it's great to be able to visit and see the ships bell that he listened to every day
My grandfather served on the hood. But was promoted and transferred to another ship HMS Penelope.
Unfortunately that got sunk on Italy landings
Ever since I first read about the sinking of Hood when I was in sixth grade, I've always felt so sad for the crew of the Hood. Out of over 1400 men, only three survived. Ted Briggs spoke in two History Channel documentaries about the sinking (the second time was an episode of Dogfights about a year before his death).
To answer some remarks, the name "Hood" honoured more than just Horatio Hood. Lord Samuel Hood was one of Britain's great naval heroes of the 18th Century. The Hood family has a grand naval tradition!
A beautiful story. Lest we forget.
Lest? As in , lest you and most others on here run out of cheesy words and cliche's.
@@GhettoRanger01 have some respect buddy.
GhettoRanger why are you such a disrespectful tosser is it that you and your family are no mark fools thinking that they are clever?
may all who died and served in the battle be able to rest in peace until the end of time, and who shall be remembered as the crew of the HMS Hood
It’s amazing to see Mr Paul Allen playing such a critical role in this effort
What a great honour to the men of HMS Hood.