three hms hood's have been.
how many hms hood's have there been?
three
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three ships of the royal navy have been named hms "hood" after several members of the hood family, who were notable navy officers:





















































bullet::::- 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.





















































bullet::::- was a modified launched in 1891 and sunk as a blockship in 1914.
list of ships called hms hood
the recovered bell was originally carried on the pre-dreadnought battleship . before being installed on the battlecruiser, the bell was inscribed around its base with the words: "this bell was preserved from hms hood battleship 1891-1914 by the late rear admiral, the honourable sir horace hood kcb, dso, mvo killed at jutland on 31st may 1916." there is a second inscription on the side of the bell that reads "in accordance with the wishes of lady hood it was presented in memory of her husband to hms hood battle cruiser the ship she launched 22nd august 1918." in addition to the two inscriptions, the bell still wears vivid royal blue paint work on its crown as well as its interior.
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