If HMS Hood survived the Denmark Strait

What would happen if HMS Hood were severely damaged rather than sunk, and how long could she survive after the war?

Churchill would probably insist on rebuilding her. A successful reconstruction might keep her alongside Vanguard into the postwar fleet, with preservation becoming conceivable if she survived to around 1960.

A badly damaged Hood would first need a decision on whether the repair was worth attempting, with Churchill considered likely to insist on saving her. The work would become a major reconstruction in either Britain or the United States. American yards offered capacity away from bombing, but sending the Royal Navy's largest ship abroad would raise questions of national prestige as well as the risk of another Atlantic crossing. A ship that reached Canada would be more likely to continue to an American yard, while one that reached Britain would probably be repaired in Glasgow or Belfast. Her later service would depend on the reconstruction and whether she returned alongside Vanguard or in its place. Survival to around 1960 might make preservation conceivable because of Hood's age and association with both world wars, although service beyond that date is considered unlikely.