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 was launched in 1859 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.
The last Hood was a battlecruiser launched in 1918, named after Admiral Samuel Hood. She was sunk in 19411941 is also the title of a Steven Spielberg movie made in 1979 see 1941 (film). Events January January 6 Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. January 10 Lend-Lease is introduced into the United St by the BismarckCareer Ordered: 16 November 1935 Laid down: 1 July 1936 Launched: 14 February 1939 Commissioned: 20 August 1940 Fate:Sunk 27 May 1941 General Characteristics Displacement:41,700t standard; 50,900t full load Dimensions:250. 5m x 36m x 8. 7m Armament:8-15in in the Battle of Denmark Strait, only three crew members out of 1400 surviving.
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