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HMS Hood bell reciverd https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HG4YWMwkAvA“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Great Video Jase...Thanks for sharing it mate. But didn't they say that HMS Hood's bell ought to be left where it was in respect for those lost? I wonder where they plan to keep the bell? Really enjoyed the vid..thanks again...  Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
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Hi matey, It is a war grave so many will think it should be left in peice. It had been cinsidered to dificult to get the bell out which is the intrest in this. But i certainly see both sides having a relative drowned at sea and having an intrest in historical preservation “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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You're right there Jase, I too can understand the 'leave in peace' side with the Hood being a war grave. Personally, I'm glad they did manage to recover the bell which for centuries has been considered to be the 'soul' of the ship. I almost lost a relative on her, my step grandfather was a marine who was transferred off the Hood to Devonport Dockyard at the start of the war to instruct small arms to the new recruits. The thought of that bell being returned to the Navy and being incorporated into a memorial that relatives can then visit to pay their respects seems far better than simply having it resting on the bottom of the Atlantic. To me it's as if the souls of her crew are coming home too. Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Plymouth57 wrote:You're right there Jase, I too can understand the 'leave in peace' side with the Hood being a war grave.
Personally, I'm glad they did manage to recover the bell which for centuries has been considered to be the 'soul' of the ship. I almost lost a relative on her, my step grandfather was a marine who was transferred off the Hood to Devonport Dockyard at the start of the war to instruct small arms to the new recruits. The thought of that bell being returned to the Navy and being incorporated into a memorial that relatives can then visit to pay their respects seems far better than simply having it resting on the bottom of the Atlantic. To me it's as if the souls of her crew are coming home too.
Robin I share your sentiments. My Grandfather was in one of the ships in support if the hood when she went down and yes nice to pay your respects “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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