List of ships called HMS Hood

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hood after several members of the Hood family, who were notable Navy officers:

• 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.
• HMS Hood (1891) was a modified Royal Sovereign-class battleship launched in 1891 and sunk as a blockship in 1914.
• 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.