Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician (died 1816)

Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As a junior officer he saw action during the War of the Austrian Succession. While in temporary command of Antelope, Hood drove a French ship ashore in Audierne Bay, and captured two privateers in 1757 during the Seven Years' War. He held senior command as Commander-in-Chief, North American Station and then as Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station.

December 12 is the 346th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 19 days remain until the end of the year.