Last of the 3 Survivors of battlecruiser HMS Hood dies aged 85

[Steel God]

Hood was heavier (48,000T versus 42,000T) than the George V because she was bigger (860' length and 104' beam; versus 745' length and 103' beam). But like any battle cruiser design, she was not designed to stand up to the very guns she carried, and no battle cruiser was ideally suited to face off against a real battleship. Battle Cruisers were designed to be as fast as cruisers and destroyers, something no battleship design before WWII could ever manage.

The defensive armor in the two classes was very different.

Hood had 305mm main belt, while George V had 374mm main belt, almost 23% more protection.

The deck armor, which proved to be Hoods Achilles heel, was very much different. Hood had main deck armor of 76mm over it's magazines, while George V had 136mm main deck armor over it's magazines, almost 79% more protection.