Rear Admiral The Honourable Horace Lambert Alexander Hood (1870 – 31 May 1916) was a young and respected admiral in World War I. He was the great-great-grandson of Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood. 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Missing image Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, 1724–1816 by James Northcote, painted 1784. ...

Hood joined the Royal Navy in 1883 serving on Temeraire, and Hyacinth. In 1889, as a midshipman, he served on Calliope during the Samoan Hurricane. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For the fishes called midshipman, see Midshipman fish In the navies of English-speaking countries, a midshipman is a low-ranking commissioned officer, usually the lowest rank. ...

In World War I, Hood took part in the defence of Flanders and the Battle of the Yser. He commanded the Third Battlecruiser Squadron of Sir John Jellicoe's Grand Fleet. He died along with all but six of the crew of his flagship Invincible when she exploded at the Battle of Jutland. This article is in need of attention. ... The Battle of the Yser secured the coastline of Belgium for the allies in the Race to the Sea in the first three months of World War I. Belgium had been invaded by Germany and the remnants of the Belgian Army pushed into the far south west of the country... Admiral of the Fleet Lord Jellicoe Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (December 5, 1859- November 20, 1935) was a British Royal Navy admiral. ... During World War I, the British Home Fleet was renamed the Grand Fleet. ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... The fifth Invincible of the Royal Navy was a battlecruiser, the lead ship of her class of three, and the first ship of her type to be built in the world. ... Battle of Jutland Conflict World War I Date 31 May 1916–1 June 1916 Place Near Denmark, in the North Sea Result German tactical victory, British strategic victory The Battle of Jutland, known in Germany as the Battle of the Skagerrak (Skagerrakschlacht), was the largest naval battle of World War...