Hood's size can obscure the distinction between battlecruisers and battleships. She is often called a battleship because of her size and the absence of a later generation of Royal Navy fast battleships, yet the Royal Navy treated her as a battlecruiser. Her design lineage runs through Renown and Repulse, with protection upgraded after Jutland. In this account, those changes made Hood more formidable while leaving her short of a true fast battleship.
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Hood and battlecruiser classification
A chat exchange turns into a concise correction on HMS Hood: size did not make her a fast battleship.