Hood was a battle cruiser. She should have never been put anywhere near a real battleship. It was practically criminal that she was.
The US built two battlecruisers, the Alaska and the Guam. They were originally designed not to take on battleships but to hunt down cruisers and "pocket battleships" that the Germans were building. However, by the time they were launched, most of the enemy's cruisers were gone, so they were used mostly for shore bombardment and escort duty.
Hood was a battle cruiser. She should have never been put anywhere near a real battleship. It was practically criminal that she was.
Similar thing happened at the 2nd Battle of Guadalcanal when the USS Washington got left holding the bag when the South Dakota experienced electrical problems. But the Washington was expertly conned by her skipper and Adm Lee knew more about the practical problems of night-fighting with radar than the experts did. Different outcome.