HMS Hood Battleship #4830 new COBI discountHMS Hood was a British battlecruiser of the interwar period and World War II. Launched in 1918, she was commissioned two years later. It measured as much as 860 feet in length. The main artillery armament of the cruiser was eight BL Mk I 15 inch guns. In the interwar period, the cruiser, as the largest ship in the world, was a showcase of the Royal Navy. After the outbreak of World War II and the defeat of France, she was transferred to Gibraltar,