HMS Hood
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 19th April, 1990 |
| Laid down: | 22nd June, 1990 |
| Launched: | 19th April, 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 10th August, 1993 |
| Fate: | Sunk by Pwnage Keelbreaker, 25th January 2006, off the Gibraltar Straits |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1993: 16,954,500 Full load 2006: 18,200,500 full load |
| Length: | 5,285 Feet, 16,111 Metres |
| Beam: (trimaran) | 879 Feet, 268 Metres |
| Draught: | 124 Feet, 38 metres |
| Propulsion: | 4 Questarian Atomfirm PWR providing 1.5GW each, 16 Shafts, 16 waterjets, 6 rudders (2 main, 4 backup) |
| Speed: | 1993: 25 knots (46.3 km/h); 2006: 23 knots (42.5 km/h) |
| Range: | Unlimited |
| Complement: | 26,125 Full (including Marines) |
| Armament (1993): | 30x30 in (762 mm) (6x5) ( 88 × 6.1 in (155 mm) (44x2) 150 20mm autocannons 80,000 50cm2 VLS tubes 45 40mm CIWS |
| Armament (2006, as sunk): | 30x30 in (762 mm) (6x5) ( 88 × 6.1 in (155 mm) (44x2) 150 20mm autocannons 40,000 1m2 VLS tubes 45 40mm CIWS |
| Aircraft: | 8 ASW helicopters |
| Badge: | A crow facing an anchor, bearing the letters "1900" |
| Motto: | Ventis Secundis (Latin: "With the Winds Favourable") |
