Born	1762
Died	1814
Son of Samuel Hood

Samuel Hood

http://www.hmshood.com/ship/history/Family.html Admiral Sir Samuel Hood 27 November 1762: Born in Kingsland to Samuel and Anne Hood. 1776: Entered Royal Navy and was assigned to H.M.S. Courageux. Courageux was commanded by 2nd cousin Captain (later 1st Viscount) Samuel Hood. 1778: Transferred to H.M.S. Robust under 2nd cousin Captain (later Viscount Bridport) Alexander Hood. 1779 - 1780: Served in Channel Fleet aboard sloop Lively. October 1780: Reassigned to H.M.S. Barfleur in West Indies. Barfleur was the command ship of 2nd cousin Admiral Sir Samuel Hood. 1781: Promoted to lieutenant. Saw action against the French Navy (Count De Grasse) at Martinique (APR 1781), Cape Henry (Sept 1781), St Kitts (Jan 1782), Dominica (APR 1782) and Mona Passage (APR 1782). 1782: Appointed to Renard. Returned in her to England in 1782/1783. 1783 - 1785: Lived/studied in France. 1785: Returned to England. Appointed to the sloop H.M.S. Weasel. 1788 - 1789: Commanded frigate H.M.S. Thisbe. 1790 - 1794: Commanded frigate H.M.S. Juno. Note: In Feb 1791, while Juno was in St Anne's Harbour, Jamaica, Hood personally rescued 3 wrecked sailors during a particularly violent storm. For his personal bravery he was awarded a 100 guinea sword by the Jamaican House of Assembly. Hood saw action at Toulon and Corsica in 1793 (Juno was then under Lord Howe and the Mediterranean Fleet). A very interesting thing happened to Hood during this campaign: The English fleet had occupied the harbour/port at Toulon until French ground forces took the city. The Royal Navy ships immediately departed. Hood had been off on a separate mission at the time of the withdrawal. Having completed his mission, he proceeded back to Toulon. After some rather clever tricks by the French to convince him the port was still in English hands, Hood realised the truth. Under fire from French guns, he cut his anchor cables and left the scene...a very narrow escape indeed. 1794 - 1796: In command of frigate H.M.S. Aigle. April 1796: Transferred to ship of the line H.M.S. Zealous. Served under Admirals Jervis and Troubridge. Also served under Lord Nelson at the Battle of the Nile and in the defence of Salerno. Note: At the Battle of the Nile, Zealous defeated the French ship Guerrier. Nelson was highly impressed by Hood's actions and left him in charge of the blockade against French forces in Egypt. May 1800: Transferred to H.M.S. Courageux under Sir John Warren. January 1801: In command of H.M.S. Venerable under Sir James Saumarez. Saw action at Algeciras in July. Venerable was heavily damaged during action shortly thereafter and had to be paid off. 1802: Now a commander, Hood became Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands. Aboard H.M.S. Centaur, Hood helped capture Trinidad & Tobago, plus saw action supporting efforts at Demerara, Essequibo, Berbice and Suriname. His forces captured many enemy ships some of 25 September 1805: Hood was seriously wounded during an engagement with French ships off Rochefort. He was shot by a musket in the right elbow. The arm had to be amputated. Even so, Hood's force captured 4 frigates during the action. October 1807: Promoted to Rear Admiral (still commanding from Centaur). Made second in command of Baltic Fleet. August 1808: Assigned to H.M.S. Implacable. Attached to the Swedish Fleet, Implacable captured then destroyed the Russian warship Sewolod. April 1809: Created a baronet. 1809 - 1811: Commanded elements in the Mediterranean theatre. August 1811: Promoted to Vice Admiral. Appointed shortly thereafter to be Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies. 24 December 1814: Died at Madras following days spent in a high fever. For another account of Sir Samuel's career, please see http://www.nelson-society.org.uk/html/body_samuel_hood.htm