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Author:  Hood [ January 28th, 2012, 4:05 pm ]
Post subject:  HMS Hood Rebuild
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The much talked about rebuild for Hood never happened due to the outbreak of war and the original sketches have been since long lost to history. Many have speculated that any rebuild would havel followed closely the lines of Renown and so I've used that as a basis while keeping the most likely refit features as described on the HMS Association website.
I can only say that the above is an artists impression but certain items like the catapult, hangars and the 4.5in BD mounts only have finite places they can go due to belowdecks spaces etc. The forward funnel has been moved as the boilers would have been re-arranged and the ship now has bulges. Light AA is for the period, six planned octuple pom-poms and eleven single 20mm. I may do a Pacific 1945 variant just to see how it could turn out.
I haven't increased the freeboard aft becuase she might have been lighter and therefore drier on the qaurterdeck and because cost and deckyard space might have been at a premium to prevent it.
Author:  Portsmouth Bill [ January 28th, 2012, 4:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HMS Hood Rebuild
This is excellent, a real treat; and sensibly thought out - what more can I say :) But a 1945 Pacific version, with dazzle camo? This is getting addictive :D
Author:  erik_t [ January 28th, 2012, 4:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HMS Hood Rebuild
Superb work.
Author:  Colombamike [ January 28th, 2012, 6:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HMS Hood Rebuild
Hmmm, a bad position for the 4.5" turrets :|
Some ideas here
My favorite one is made by Monty Mills (on each side, three 4.5" turrets forward and two 4.5" turrets aft...)

On a 40 000+ tons, 260 meters battlecruiser, better to add twenty 4.5" guns in 10 turrets......(or 16 5.25" guns).
Author:  klagldsf [ January 28th, 2012, 6:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HMS Hood Rebuild
As the link itself discusses, there's a lot of conjecture as to how Hood would've been rebuilt since Hood was sunk before any real plans could be finalized, so I don't see any invalidity in Hood's depiction of the rebuilt, uh, Hood.

Besides the configuration of the secondaries is about the same for Queen Elizabeth and Renown anyway.
Author:  Portsmouth Bill [ January 28th, 2012, 6:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HMS Hood Rebuild
One query Hood (that's Hood the artist ;) ) The hangar for the Walrus appears to be aft of the catapult, right? That's interesting, and entirely feasible, but I'm concerned about height clearance as there doesn't seem to be much to spare.
Author:  MihoshiK [ January 28th, 2012, 9:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HMS Hood Rebuild
Colombamike wrote:
Hmmm, a bad position for the 4.5" turrets :|
Some ideas here
My favorite one is made by Monty Mills (on each side, three 4.5" turrets forward and two 4.5" turrets aft...)

On a 40 000+ tons, 260 meters battlecruiser, better to add twenty 4.5" guns in 10 turrets......(or 16 5.25" guns).
The very first hypothetical in that link is amazingly close to what Hood drew up. They're calling it the most likely conversion. So maybe your complaints are slightly unfounded :D

Portsmouth Bill wrote:
One query Hood (that's Hood the artist ;) ) The hangar for the Walrus appears to be aft of the catapult, right? That's interesting, and entirely feasible, but I'm concerned about height clearance as there doesn't seem to be much to spare.
I'm much more concerned that the hangar is facing forward. Even though they're quite far back, they are going to be wet.
Author:  eswube [ January 28th, 2012, 9:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HMS Hood Rebuild
Impressive job!
Author:  Colombamike [ January 28th, 2012, 10:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HMS Hood Rebuild
MihoshiK wrote:
Colombamike wrote:
Hmmm, a bad position for the 4.5" turrets :|
Some ideas here
My favorite one is made by Monty Mills (on each side, three 4.5" turrets forward and two 4.5" turrets aft...)
On a 40 000+ tons, 260 meters battlecruiser, better to add twenty 4.5" guns in 10 turrets......(or 16 5.25" guns).
The very first hypothetical in that link is amazingly close to what Hood drew up. They're calling it the most likely conversion. So maybe your complaints are slightly unfounded :D
LOL
The problem is that YOU ONLY WATCH THE WEBSITE,.....you do not think ....... :roll:
In event of a full "Hood modernisation" (likely by 1936-1942), it is very likely that his secondary armament is +/- similar to the British current (1939-1942) battleships/battlecruisers "upgraded" designs (Renown/Queen-Elizabeth/king George-V......)...

You must think: Twenty 4.5" mounts (10 X 2) or Sixteen 5.25" mounts (8 X 2)

My opinion is that the British would have followed the "Renown/Queen-Elizabeth's" FULL MODERNISATION (1936/1940)...

(ie. 10 X 2 4.5" guns = better suited for Dual Purpose Use....)
:roll:
Author:  Novice [ January 28th, 2012, 10:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HMS Hood Rebuild
HMS Renown and HMS Queen Elizabeth (as well as HMS Valiant) all had 20X4.5" guns (10 twin mountings), so a ship that was bigger will have at least that much. This remark does not, in any way, comes as a criticism of the drawing, which is superbly done.
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