Hood may survive the scenario in a different form

Would HMS Hood still be built in this alternate war?

Probably, although close combat with American triple-turret ships might push the resulting British design toward a different turret arrangement.

Hood is considered likely to be built, although the resulting ship might differ from the historical battlecruiser. Experience against American battleships carrying triple turrets could make British designers more receptive to the same arrangement. The suggestion is explicitly conditional and does not define a particular blueprint. Combat experience with a different enemy might therefore alter one important design choice.