HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was
the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy. Commissioned in 1920, she was
named after the 18th-century Admiral Samuel Hood. One of four Admiral-class
battlecruisers ordered in mid-1916, Hood had design limitations, though
her design was revised after the Battle of Jutland and improved while she was
under construction. For this reason she was the only ship of her class to be
completed. As one of the largest and most powerful warships in the world, her
prestige was reflected in her nickname ‘The Mighty Hood’.
