Paul Allen dive team pulls up treasure from sunken ship
Aug 10, 2015, 11:48 AM | Updated: 12:45 pm
British Navy battle cruiser HMS Repulse, in foreground, and HMS Hood, background, are shown in maneuvers in March 1938. (AP Photo)
(AP Photo)
A search team led by Paul Allen has recovered a bell from the HMS Hood, a battlecruiser that was sunk during World War II.
The bell will serve as a memorial to the 1,415 lives lost when the Bismarck sunk the ship in the North Atlantic.
Allen, whose yacht was used for the recovery mission, wrote on his blog:
“This year marks the 70th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II, and this effort commemorates the hundreds of brave sailors who were lost at sea,” said Allen. “It is a true honour to undertake the expedition to recover the bell from ‘The Mighty Hood’.”
Bell from WWII battle-cruiser Hood recovered! Will be restored & @RoyalNavy to create memorial for 1,415 lost at sea
https://t.co/r8cIJmvMW9
— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) August 8, 2015
Octopus' ROV bringing the bell aboard. See more video & photos from the Hood expedition here http://t.co/EpVUSVk5kQ
https://t.co/kA7hzzxVBz
— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) August 8, 2015
Divers also installed a flag underwater to honor the crew members who lost their lives.
Allen said the text on bell reads: “This bell was preserved from HMS Hood Battleship 1891-1914 by Late ADM Hon. Horace Hood killed at Jutland 31 May 1916”
