Hms Hood

HMS ''Hood'' (1859) - 91-gun Second-rate Ship Of The Line , launched as ''Edgar''. 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 .

HMS ''Hood'' (1891) - Modified ''Royal Sovereign'' Class Battleship built at Chatham , England , and sunk as a Blockship in 1914 . She was named after the First Sea Lord , Admiral Sir Arthur Hood .

HMS ''Hood'' (1918) - Admiral Class Battlecruiser named after Admiral Samuel Hood, built by John Brown And Company , Scotland . She was sunk in 1941 by the German battleship ''Bismarck'' and heavy cruiser ''Prinz Eugen'' in the Battle Of The Denmark Strait , only three crew members out of 1418 surviving.

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