Event Brief
HMS Hood sinks in about three minutes after Bismarck salvo
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Summary: On the morning of May 24, 1941, a 15-inch salvo from the German battleship Bismarck hit HMS Hood’s after magazines in the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland. The explosion broke the ship in half, and Hood sank in roughly three minutes with 1,415 men aboard; only three survived.
WHO: German battleship Bismarck; HMS Hood (Royal Navy)
WHAT: A Bismarck salvo struck HMS Hood’s after magazines, breaking the ship and causing it to sink within minutes.
WHEN: May 24, 1941
WHERE: Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland
WHY: No specific cause was reported beyond the salvo reaching Hood’s after magazines and triggering the explosion.
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