HMS Hood in La Valletta 26 July 1940?
Re: HMS Hood in La Valletta 26 July 1940?
Not sure of the date. The 5.5" guns are present. These were all removed in May 1940. Others with better knowledge of the ship might be able to pin down a better date based on modifications.
Pista! Jeff
Pista! Jeff
Jeff Leser
Infantrymen of the Air
Infantrymen of the Air
Re: HMS Hood in La Valletta 26 July 1940?
Thanks Jeff. I suspected there was a mistake.
Re: HMS Hood in La Valletta 26 July 1940?
The searchable database here has her in Malta in 1939, and not after that. So my guess is the picture is falsely dated.
http://www.hmshood.org.uk/database/port ... Name=malta
http://www.hmshood.org.uk/database/port ... Name=malta
The enemy had superiority in numbers, his tanks were more heavily armoured, they had larger calibre guns with nearly twice the effective range of ours, and their telescopes were superior. 5 RTR 19/11/41
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
Re: HMS Hood in La Valletta 26 July 1940?
The coloured bars on her turret are similar to those worn by foreign warships enforcing the embargo on Spain during the Spanish Civil War.