~ Original HMS Hood Battlecruiser 1924 Dinner Menu ~
The front of the card depicts HMS Hood with the British fleet at the battle of Trafalgar in her funnel smoke.
It is dated for Wednesday, September 24th 1924.
I love the location as 'Somewhere in the Atlantic (Our trust is in the pilot'!
To the reverse is the actual menu.
~ HMS Hood ~
HMS Hood was a British battlecruiser, launched in 1918 and destroyed on May 24, 1941, during World War II in the Battle of the Denmark Strait. Its sinking, which led to the deaths of all but 3 of a crew of 1,418, remains the single greatest loss of life in Royal Navy history.
Construction of the HMS Hood began in 1916 at the John Brown & Company shipyards in Clydebank, Scotland. After several revisions of the plans during its construction, the ship was finally launched in 1918. It measured 860 feet (260 meters) long and displaced more than 42,000 tons. It was the largest ship built for the Royal Navy until 2014 when it was surpassed by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. During tests, the Hood reached speeds of more than 30 knots, and its more than 4,000 tons of armor provided the best protection available at the time.
~ Condition ~
Please refer to the images for the condition.
~ Dimensions ~
The menu is 10cm (4 inches) wide and 18cm (7 inches) tall.
