Biografía
He was the younger brother of Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood.
Servicio militar
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN in 1755.
He served in H.M.S. Martin (In command) 1756.
He was appointed as a Captain RN (6 weeks ahead of his older brother).
He served at Greenwich Hospital as Treasurer 1766.
He served in H.M.Y. Katherine (In command) 1763-77 and H.M.S. Robust (In command).
He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral of the White (With seniority dated 26/09/1780).
In 1782 he took part in Lord Howe's relief of Gibraltar. Vice-Admiral of the White 1787. Admiral of the Blue RN 1793.
He was second-in-command (to Lord Howe) at the Battle of the Glorious First of June 1794 as Commander of the Larboard Division.
In 1798-1800 he directed the blockade of Brest.
He retired in 1800 (after 59 years of service).
Lugares nombrados
Hood Point (BC)
Referencias
- Barrow, Sir John (1838)
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Kemp, Peter [ed.] (1976)
