At one time, the HMS Hoodwas the largest and possibly most famous ship in the world, representing the supremacy of British sea power. Though attached to Home Fleet, the Hoodtook part in the sinking of the French fleet at Oran. She was sunk by the Bismarckin 1941 after accurate shelling from the German ship caused a massive explosion on the Hoodwhich sank within minutes, leaving only three survivors – certainly one of the more spectacular deaths of any capital ship. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted