HMS Hood
1918 Admiral-class battlecruiser
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Summary
HMS Hood is a battlecruiser[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of battlecruiser entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,844 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: shipwreck[3]
- Operator: Royal Navy[4]
- Named after: Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood[5]
- Manufacturer: John Brown & Company[6]
- Vessel class: Admiral-class battlecruiser[7]
- Commons category: HMS Hood (ship, 1920)[8]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
- Armament: BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun[10], BL 5.5 inch Mk I gun[11], QF 4 inch Mk V gun[12], British 21 inch torpedo[13], QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun[14], QF 2 pounder gun[15], .50 Vickers[16], torpedo tube[17], Unrotated Projectile[18]
- Participated in conflict: Attack on Mers-El-Kebir[19]
- Yard number: 460[20]
- Service entry: May 15, 1920[21]
- Service retirement: May 24, 1941[22]
- Significant event: order[23], keel laying[24], ship launching[25], ship commissioning[26], sinking[27], shipwrecking[28]
- Official website: http://www.hmshood.com/[29]
- Pennant number: 51[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:HMS Hood (51)[31]
- Commons gallery: HMS Hood (51)[32]
- Described by source: Drachinifel[33], NavWeaps[34], uboat.net[35], naval-history.net[36]
- Participant in: Old Weather[37]
- Nickname: The Mighty Hood[38]
- Motto text: Ventis Secundis[39]
- Different from: HMS Hood[40]
- Length: 262.2 m[41]
- Width: 31.7 m[42]
- Speed: 32 knot[43]
Why It Matters
HMS Hood has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]