Photo #: NH 69724
Battle of the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941
Explosion of the British battlecruiser Hood. Smoke from
HMS Prince of Wales's gunfire is faintly visible just
to the left.
Photographed from the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen.
Copied from the report of officers of Prinz Eugen, with
identification by her Gunnery Officer, Paul S. Schmalenbach,
1970.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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