How HMS Hood exceeded her original trial speed

How could HMS Hood later reach 33 knots after making only 32.07 knots on trials?

Better fuel, more experience with the ship, harder running, and conservative original trial practice made the later figure possible.

Hood's 32.07-knot trial result was not an absolute ceiling. Better fuel, greater familiarity with the ship, and a willingness to push machinery harder are offered as reasons for later 33-knot runs. The comparison with French and Italian practice concerns financial incentives: builders elsewhere could receive substantial bonuses for demonstrating higher speeds. Royal Navy trials instead emphasized meeting the required figure without the same reward for exceeding it. A trial speed therefore needs to be understood alongside the conditions and incentives under which it was obtained.