Arthur William Acland Hood

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Arthur William Acland Hood was a 19th-century British Royal Navy admiral who served as First Naval Lord and played a key role in modernizing the fleet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
Royal Navy officer
human
allegiance United Kingdom
appointedAsFirstNavalLord 1885
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
birthDate 1824-07-14
birthPlace Bath, Somerset, England
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1901-11-17
deathPlace Bath, Somerset, England
era 19th century
familyName Hood
father Samuel Hood
fullName Arthur William Acland Hood
gender male
givenName Arthur
William
hasTitle GCB
honorificTitle 1st Baron Hood of Avalon
influenced Royal Navy shipbuilding policy
introduction of modern steel warships in the Royal Navy
languageSpoken English
memberOf British House of Lords
linked to: House of Lords
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryConflict Crimean War
militaryRank Admiral
mother Charlotte Mary Nelson
nobleTitle Baron Hood of Avalon
linked to: Baron Hood
notableFor influencing late Victorian naval policy
modernization of the Royal Navy fleet in the late 19th century
occupation naval officer
politician
partOf Victorian Royal Navy leadership
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
First Naval Lord
First Sea Lord
residence Bath, Somerset, England
serviceEndYear 1895
serviceStartYear 1836

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Arthur William Acland Hood fullName Arthur William Acland Hood