HMS Hood - Definition and Overview

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hood after members of the Hood family, which produced several notable Navy officers:

• The first Hood, launched in 1859 as Edgar, was a second-rate ship of the line of 91 guns. In 1860 she was renamed to honor Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood. Constructed of wood and sail-powered, she was later fitted with a steam engine. She was decommissioned in 1888.
• The second Hood, launched in 1891, was a modified Royal Sovereign-class battleship built at Chatham, England, launched in 1891 and sunk as a blockship in 1914. She was named after the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Arthur Hood.
• The last Hood, launched in 1918, was a battlecruiser named after Admiral Samuel Hood. She was sunk in 1941 by the German battleship Bismarck in the Battle of Denmark Strait, only three crew members out of 1400 surviving.

See also

• HMS Lord Hood

External links

• HMS Hood Association (http://hmshood.com/)