Trouble is, none of the British battleships were a match for any of their contemporaries. The RN never got around to building a ship that was free of the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty, at least not until Vanguard was launched towards the end of the war.
Hood had 15 inch guns, equivalent to Bismarck but without the armor.
King George V class ships (including Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Anson and Howe) had 10 14 inch guns, giving them less weight of shell than contemporaries like the South Dakota class. In addition, the quad turrets caused a bunch of headaches.