Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport


The Viscount Bridport
Lord Bridport
Born2 December 1726
Died2 May 1814(1814-05-02) (aged 87)
AllegianceGreat Britain
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1741–1800
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Prince
HMS Minerva
HMS Africa
HMS Robust
Channel Fleet
Battles/warsSeven Years' War
American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
AwardsKnight of the Order of the Bath
Large Naval Gold Medal

Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, KB (2 December 1726 – 2 May 1814), of Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.


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