Os Ted Briggs

Floating, adrift in icy water; like discarded driftwood (his Commander, Warrand, bravely stepped aside to let him pass) the sole survivor so thought Ted; of the proud and mighty Hood. Then came Bill, and Bob, three, from one thousand four hundred eighteen ripped and torn apart from Admirals to seamen second class. Brave souls all, who crossed the bar that day, a crew, a brotherhood through a flaw in Hood's design. They knew; The Royal Navy brass. Just before 06:00 on 24th May 1941, HMS Hood was struck by several German shells, exploded, and sank within 3 minutes, with the loss of all but three of her crew of 1418; Midshipman William Dundas, Able Seaman Bob Tilburn, and Ordinary Signalman Ted Briggs. The British Admiralty was aware of her vulnerable deck armour Julyme Poetry Contest Sponsored by: William Kekaula Placed 3rd. Date wrote: 23-July-2021