HMS Hood

Summary

HMS Hood is a battlecruiser^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of battlecruiser entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,706 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Hood's image is recorded as HMS Hood (51) - March 17, 1924.jpg^[3].
• HMS Hood's instance of is recorded as battlecruiser^[4].
• HMS Hood's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[5].
• HMS Hood's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[6].
• Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood is named after HMS Hood^[7].
• HMS Hood's manufacturer is recorded as John Brown & Company^[8].
• HMS Hood's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 131347653^[9].
• HMS Hood's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80081779^[10].
• HMS Hood's vessel class is recorded as Admiral-class battlecruiser^[11].
• HMS Hood's Commons category is recorded as HMS Hood (ship, 1920)^[12].
• HMS Hood's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[13].
• HMS Hood's armament is recorded as BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun^[14].
• HMS Hood's armament is recorded as BL 5.5 inch Mk I gun^[15].
• HMS Hood's armament is recorded as QF 4 inch Mk V gun^[16].
• HMS Hood's armament is recorded as British 21 inch torpedo^[17].
• HMS Hood's armament is recorded as QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun^[18].
• HMS Hood's armament is recorded as QF 2 pounder gun^[19].
• HMS Hood's armament is recorded as .50 Vickers^[20].
• HMS Hood's armament is recorded as torpedo tube^[21].
• HMS Hood's armament is recorded as Unrotated Projectile^[22].
• HMS Hood's participated in conflict is recorded as Attack on Mers-El-Kebir^[23].
• HMS Hood's yard number is recorded as 460^[24].
• HMS Hood's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 63.333333333333, 'lon': -31.833333333333}^[25].
• HMS Hood's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02gxdn^[26].
• HMS Hood's service entry is recorded as +1920-05-15T00:00:00Z^[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Hood ranks in the top 3% of battlecruiser entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,706 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]