Lot Essay
The secondary amuament of HMS Hood comprised sixteen 5½in guns. She was sunk during the Bismarck action in 1941. The ship's badge is from the coat-of-arms of Admiral Viscount Hood
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HMS Hood: a cast brass gun tompion comprising the ship's badge, an anchor and bird, within a grommet surround, on the reverse and forming part of the original casting the name HOOD -- 5¼in (13.5cm)