HMS Hood

HMS Hood was a modified Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the early 1890s. She differed from the other ships of the class in that she had cylindrical gun turrets instead of barbettes and a lower freeboard. She served most of her active career in the Mediterranean Sea, where her low freeboard was less of a disadvantage. The ship was placed in reserve in 1907 and later became the receiving ship at Queenstown, Ireland. Hood was used in the development of anti-torpedo bulges in 1913 and was scuttled in late 1914 to act as a blockship across the southern entrance of Portland Harbour after the start of World War I.

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1891  Wikimedia, Wikidata
length 125.1 metre, draft 8.4 metre, speed 17.5 knot, beam 22.8 metre, beam 23 metre, 
Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreck, pre-dreadnought battleship, Chatham Dockyard, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

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  SM UB-74 ⓘ
  1917 Type UB III submarine

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  USS LST-531 ⓘ
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1891 HMS Hood

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ship launching

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ship commissioning

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ship decommissioning

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keel laying

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1645 Battle of Weymouth

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1653 Battle of Portland

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Gaetano D'Esposito - The battleship H.M.S. Hood in a heavy swell

P.A. Chinnery - HMS Hood

HMS Hood in the 1890s. (47704348371)

Visit of the German Emperor to Malta - The "Hohenzollern" entering the harbour, November 15, 1898 - ILN 1898

HMS Hood, Commander F T Hamilton 1893-97 PU9744

HMS Hood (Royal Sovereign-class battleship of 1890s)

HMS Hood (1891) LOC 16922u

HMS Hood 13.5 inch forward gun turret

James Scott Maxwell - H.M.S. Hood

HMS Hood diagrams Brasseys 1897

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1645	Battle of Weymouth	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1653	Battle of Portland	Dutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		Drachinifel page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-74	Type UB III submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS LST-531	tank landing ship, LST-491-class tank landing ship	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Camp	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Camp	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Verne High Angle Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1862	East Weare Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ridgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Rufus Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sandsfoot Castle	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Corfe Castle	castle ruin, archaeological site, National Trust	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Portland Castle	military museum, historic house museum, fort, English Heritage, castle, independent museum	Wikidata
site	fort		Inner Pierhead Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Portland Breakwater Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Upton Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1857	Verne Citadel	fort, citadel	Wikidata
site	fort	1860	Nothe Fort	local authority museum, military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1900	Blacknor Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Maritime House	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	The Keep Military Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	The Tank Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS A3	A-class submarine, sunken vessel, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Boadicea	shipwreck, B-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Delight	D-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Foylebank	warship, shipwreck, cargo ship	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS L24	sunken vessel, submarine, L-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMT Arfon	naval trawler, shipwreck, fishing trawler	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS LST-507	shipwreck, tank landing ship, recreational dive site, LST-491-class tank landing ship	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS S-24	shipwreck, S-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1891	HMS Hood	pre-dreadnought battleship, Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	HMS Warrior	steam yacht, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1918	HMS M2	M-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1936	Minerve	shipwreck, submarine	Wikidata
commons	image		Gaetano D'Esposito - The battleship H.M.S. Hood in a heavy swell		Commons
commons	image		P.A. Chinnery - HMS Hood		Commons
commons	image		HMS Hood in the 1890s. (47704348371)		Commons
commons	image		Visit of the German Emperor to Malta - The "Hohenzollern" entering the harbour, November 15, 1898 - ILN 1898		Commons
commons	image		HMS Hood, Commander F T Hamilton 1893-97 PU9744		Commons
commons	image		HMS Hood (Royal Sovereign-class battleship of 1890s)		Commons
commons	image		HMS Hood (1891) LOC 16922u		Commons
commons	image		HMS Hood 13.5 inch forward gun turret		Commons
commons	image		James Scott Maxwell - H.M.S. Hood		Commons
commons	image		HMS Hood diagrams Brasseys 1897		Commons