<P> Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hood after several members of the Hood family, who were notable Navy officers: </P> <Ul> <Li> HMS Hood (1859) was a 91 - gun second - rate ship of the line, originally laid down as HMS Edgar, but renamed in 1848 and launched in 1859 . She was used for harbour service from 1872 and was sold in 1888 . </Li> <Li> HMS Hood (1891) was a modified Royal Sovereign - class battleship launched in 1891 and sunk as a blockship in 1914 . </Li> <Li> HMS Hood (51) was an Admiral - class battlecruiser launched in 1918 and sunk in 1941 by the German battleship Bismarck and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Battle of the Denmark Strait . </Li> </Ul>

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