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HMS Hood survivor on the Bismarck as a war grave

Title
HMS Hood survivor on the Bismarck as a war grave
Genre
Interview
TX Date
13 Jun 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:03:17
Description
One of the two remaining survivors of HMS Hood, sunk by the German warship Bismarck, says the wreck of the mammoth German vessel should be left where it lies. The Bismarck has been discovered by the US research team which found the Titanic. Ted Briggs from Hampshire, who survived a torpedeo attack on the Hood, says the war graves should be respected. Clare Carson reports. Broadcast on Ocean Sound (Portsmouth).
Contributors
Ocean Sound; Clare Carson; Ted Briggs
Keywords
Germany; Second World War (1939-1945); Warships; Ships; Memorials; War memorials; Bismarck (ship); Wreck sites; HMS Hood (ship)

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