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| Name | Hood (1859) | Explanation | |
| Type | Second rate | Type | Two-decker |
| Launched | 4 May 1859 | Converted to screw | on the stocks |
| Hull | Wooden | Length | 238 feet |
| Propulsion | Screw | Men | 720 |
| Builders measure | 3308 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 91 | ||
| Fate | 1888 | Last in commission | - |
| Class | Class (as screw) | Hood | |
| Ships book | ADM 135/237 | ||
| Career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| Never fitted for sea. | |||
| 4 May 1859 | Launched at Chatham Dockyard. | ||
| 1872 | Torpedo company barracks, Woolwich. | ||
| 1888 | Sold for breaking up | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Fr 28 January 1859 | The Atlas, 91, one of the new screw steamers of the line, ordered to be built at Chatham-dockyard, will, in all probability, be launched during the present year, when she will be attached to the Channel squadron. The Hood, 91, just completed at Chatham, is also intended for the Channel fleet. | ||
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