Transcription of the Log of H.M.S. Hood
Tuesday 1st November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Palma Bay, Majorca
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
09:30 - Training classes to instruction
10:00 - Remainder of hands employed cleaning and painting ship
10:30 - Lt Newey RNR discharged to "Hasty"
11:00 - Pay Lt Len White discharged to Mil Hospital
12:30 - Spanish Admiral commanding Nationalist Cruiser Squadron visited ACQ
14:00 - All boats away under sail
14:30 - Hands employed as required
16:00 - Evening Quarters
17:15 - Darkened ship
Wednesday 2nd November 1938
From: Palma
To: Sea
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - From Palma to 'At Sea'
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:45 - Divisions. Prayers.
09:30 - Training classes to instruction
10:00 - Hands cleaning and painting ship
13:30 - Hands preparing ship for sea
16:55 - Shortened in Port cable
17:04 - Weighed Port anchor and pointed to 215°
17:10 - Proceeded at 10kn co. 215°
17:14 - Streamed p.v.'s
17:35 - Exercised night action stations
18:00 - Toro Is. ? starb. At 4.1m
18:45 - Secured Quarters
19:02 - a/co. 280°
19:45 - ?? Dragonera Is. Bore 006°
19:45 - ?ß Dragonera Is. Bore 006°
Thursday 3rd November 1938
From: Sea
To: Gaudia and sea
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - At sea, to Gandia and sea
00:17 - a/co. 250°
05:40 - C. Nao bore 177 1/2°
06:15 - a/co. 253°
06:20 - C. Cullera 300°. Mt. Mundinba 261 3/4°. C. San Antonio 159°
07:07 - Red to 8kn a/co. 258°
07:17 - Red to 6kn
07:19 - Recovered p.v.'s
07:25 - Stopped engines
07:34 - Came to with Port in 10fm vessel 6sh
09:30 - Hands employed as required
10:00 - Landed 600 gallons of petrol
10:30 - Embarked 600 Cuban refugees for passage to Marseilles
12:30 - Hoisted boats
12:58 - Weighed Port anchor and proceeded co. 050° sp 8kn
13:05 - Streamed p.v.'s
13:10 - Inc to 15kn
14:34 - Red to 8kn
14:40 - Recovered paravanes
14:50 - Inc to 15kn
16:12 - Columbretes Lt Ho bore 005°
17:23 - Columbretes Lt Ho abeam Port at 17.7m
18:00 - Inc to 15 1/2 kn
22:00 - a/co. 045°. Met and exchanged pdts with French Destroyer "La Fortune"
Friday 4th November 1938
From: Sea
To: Marseilles Road
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Sea to Marseilles Road
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
07:00 - a/co. 027° Red to 14Kn
09:00 - Hands preparing to enter harbour
11:45 - Planier Lt Ho bore 040 1/2° and n.m.
11:47 - Red sp to 13kn
12:12 - Red to 12kn
12:32 - Planier Lt Ho. abeam at 2.5
12:47 - a/co. 045°
13:10 - a/co 110° and red sp. As req'd to approach anchorage in Marseilles Road
13:23 - Stopped engines
13:29 - Came to with Starboard anchor in 20fm vessel 7sh
14:00 - In harbour "HMS Hyperion"
14:30 - Spread awning. Hoisted outboats.
15:00 - Disembarked refugee passengers
16:00 - Evening Quarters. Read Warrants 84 and 85
Saturday 5th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Marseilles
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Saturday routine
09:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship between decks
10:45 - Captain's Mess Decks Rounds
12:00 - Piped make and mend clothes
14:00 - French Gun Boat "Granit" arrived
16:23 - "Hyperion" sailed
Sunday 6th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Marseilles
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Anchored in Marseilles Road
06:00 - Hands employed scrubbing decks
08:00 - Sunday Routine
09:00 - Rigged Church on Quarter Deck
09:40 - Divisions. Captain's inspections upper deck
10:15 - Divine Service
10:50 - Piped down
16:30 - 11 Ratings discharged to RNB Portsmouth
Monday 7th November 1938
From: Marseilles
To: Sea
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Marseilles to Sea
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
06:55 - French Minesweeper "Granit" to sea
10:00 - Hands preparing ship for sea
10:52 - Shortened in Starboard cable
11:03 - Weighed Starboard anchor and proceeded at 10kn co. As req'd to leave Marseilles Road
11:38 - Tiboulen de Maire Lt Ho bore 092° at 1.2m a/co. 180°
11:42 - Planier Lt Ho abeam? Starboard at 2.8m
11:55 - a/co. 125°
12:37 - Casidaigne Rf lt abeam to Port at 5.7
13:30 - Hands employed holystoning decks
14:47 - Sighted 2 French flying boats co. SE
18:38 - Trailed starboard inner propeller shaft. Outer shaft increased to 100 revs
20:06 - All shafts at 84 revs
20:30 - Spoken British SS "Pedin"
22:36 - Reduced revs on Port outer to 40 for repair of defect, increased inner shaft to 105 revs
23:06 - Sighted Saguinaires Lt by 079°. All shafts at 84 revs
23:30 - Advanced clocks on hour to gmt -1
Tuesday 8th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Sea
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - At sea
01:22 - Muro Lt bore 077°
01:30 - Aquila Lt bore 099°
01:38 - Sanguinaires Lt abeamPort at 20 1/2m
01:50 - Caprera Lt bore 185°
02:16 - Muro Lt abeam Port at 15.5m
02:40 - Pertusato Lt bore 102°
02:55 - Caprera Lt abeam starboard at 23 1/2m
03:08 - Aquila Lt abeam Port at 10 1/2m
03:15 - Testa Lt bore 115°
03:33 - a/co. 100°
03:50 - Lavezzi Is Lt bore 042°
04:18 - Lavezzi Rk Lt bore 094°
04:56 - a/co. 105°
05:02 - Razzoli Is Lt 088°. Pertusato Lt 053°
05:13 - Razzoli Lt and Razzoli Rk lts ?? 074°
05:16 - a/co. 075°
05:26 - a/co. 030°
05:35 - a/co. 090°
06:50 - Hands scrubbing decks
06:52 - a/co. 154°
07:20 - C Ferro Lt Ho abeam starboard at 12.5m
08:30 - Training classes to instruction
09:00 - Hands employed holystoning decks
10:00 - Red to 10kn, executed ship handling exercise for subordinate officers
11:05 - Exercise completed. Set co. 154° @ 13kn
11:26 - Pedrani Rk bore 279 1/2°
13:30 - Hands employed as required
16:00 - Evening Quarters
Wednesday 9th November 1938
From: Sea
To: Grand Harbour, Malta
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - Sea to Grand Harbour Malta
00:18 - Pt Lebeccio Lt 125°. Grosso Pt Lt 099 1/2°
00:20 - a/co. 145°
01:18 - Pt Libeccio Lt (Marittimo) abeam Port at 5m
01:55 - Marsala Lt 092°. Grosso Lt 044°
03:02 - a/co. As required to avoid trawlers
03:27 - Marsala Lt 017°. Granitola Lt 084°. Set co. 110°
04:32 - Granitola Lt abeam Port at 7m
05:05 - San Marco Lt bore 072°
05:25 - a/co. 095° to avoid trawlers
05:35 - a/co. 110°
05:45 - Commenced working up to full power
05:53 - San Marco Lt abeam Port D. 8m
06:00 - a/co. 142°
06:55 - Commenced 2 hours full power trial
08:20 - Sighted Gozo Island
08:46 - a/co. 155°
08:58 - Fullpower trial completed, proceed as req for gunnery practice
09:15 - Carried out full cal 15" throw off firing at "Malaya". Sp. 28kn. Co. As req.
09:30 - Practice completed. Commenced easing down speed, co. As req. O.O.W. Manoevres
10:30 - Sp. 13kn
10:40 - Proceed as req to exercise officers in ship handling
11:45 - Proceed co. 150°, sp. 12kn, to approach Gd Harbour entrance
12:32 - a/co. 240°
12:43 - Red to 8kn, co. As req to enter harbour
12:50 - Saluted C in C with 17 guns - returned with 15 guns
13:00 - St Elano Lt Ho abeam manoevered as required to berth at No. 11 Bighi Bay
13:35 - Secured at No 11 Berth Grand Harbour
14:30 - Hoisted out boats and spread Ax Awning
16:00 - Evening Quarters
Thursday 10th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:45 - Divisions. Prayers.
09:30 - Training classes to instruction
10:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship
11:00 - SEO and staff rejoined ship
14:00 - Hands employed paining funnels and cleaning ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - Leave to P.W. 1625 - 0700
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Friday 11th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
09:00 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
10:45 - Cleaned Lower Deck for Armistice Day Service on Quarter Deck
11:00 - Observed 2 minute silence
13:30 - Discharged two ratings to RNH Bighi
14:30 - "HMS Vindictive" arrived from sea
15:00 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - SW Leave 1625-0700
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Saturday 12th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - Saturday routine
09:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship between decks
11:00 - Captain's Mess Decks Rounds
12:00 - Piped make and mend clothes
13:00 - PW Leave 1300-0700
16:00 - Evening Quarters
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Sunday 13th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - Sunday Routine
09:00 - Divisions
09:30 - Captain's upper deck rounds
10:00 - Divine Service on Quarter Deck
11:45 - SW Leave 1145-0700
16:00 - Evening Quarters
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Monday 14th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:45 - Divisions. Prayers.
09:30 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
10:00 - Training classes to instruction
10:30 - HA Guns crews to drills
14:00 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - PW Leave 1625-0700
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Tuesday 15th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:45 - Divisions. Prayers.
09:00 - Discharged 4 Ratings to "Castille"
09:30 - Evening Quarters
13:00 - Discharged 1 Rating to RNH Bighi
13:30 - Discharged 1 Rating to "Barham"
14:30 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters. Read Warrant No. 87
16:25 - SW Leave 1625-0700
16:55 - Flag of C in C struck in "Warspite" and hoisted in "Malaya"
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
18:30 - "Malaya" to sea
Wednesday 16th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:45 - Divisions. Prayers.
09:30 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
10:00 - Training classes to instruction
13:00 - PW Leave 1300-0700
13:00 - Starboard Watch employed cleaning and painting ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Thursday 17th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:45 - Divisions. Prayers.
09:00 - Training classes to instruction
09:30 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
14:00 - Hands employed as required
15:00 - Provision Lighters secured alongside
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - SW Leave 1625-0700
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Friday 18th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands employed provisioning and storing of ship
14:00 - Hands employed provisioning and storing of ship
16:25 - PW Leave 1625-0700
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Saturday 19th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - Saturday routine
09:00 - Hands employed cleaning decks between decks
12:00 - Piped make and mend clothes
13:00 - SW Leave 1300-0700
16:00 - Evening Quarters. Read Warrant No.88
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Sunday 20th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - Sunday Routine
09:00 - Divisions
10:00 - Divine Service on AK
11:30 - PW Leave 1130-0700
16:00 - Evening Quarters
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Monday 21st November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - Half masted colours for funeral of President of Turkish Republic
09:30 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
11:00 - Training classes to instruction
14:00 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - SW Leave 1625-0700
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Tuesday 22nd November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:05 - Ammunition ship "Churruca" secured Port side
09:00 - Hands employed disembarking ammunition to "Churruca"
13:30 - Hands employed disembarking ammunition
16:15 - RFA "Churruca" cast off
16:25 - PW Leave 1625-0700
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
22:45 - Sent night ship to "Barham"
Wednesday 23rd November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta No. 11 G.H.
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
09:30 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship
11:00 - Training classes to instruction
13:00 - SW Leave 1300-0700
13:30 - Port Watch employed cleaning and painting ship as req
16:00 - Evening Quarters
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Thursday 24th November 1938
From: No 11 G.H.
To: Floating Dock
At: -
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - From Berth 11 to Floating Dock
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
06:30 - Bringing up wires, revving sh props and unshackling on bridle
08:15 - Unshackled second bridle
08:20 - Slipped No 11 buoys and proceeded as req to Floating Dock, Tugs in attendance
09:30 - Secured in Floating Dock
11:00 - Hands employed as required
13:30 - Hands employed scrubbing ships between
15:45 - Dock dry
16:00 - Ex'd Fire Quarters
16:25 - PW Leave 1625-0700
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
21:00 - Discharged 1 Rating to leave
Friday 25th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta, Floating Dock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - At Malta Floating Dock
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks and brooming down dock
09:30 - Hands employed cleaning and painting ship and refitting as required
14:00 - Hands employed as previous
16:00 - Ex'd Fire Quarters
16:25 - PW Leave 1625-0700
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Saturday 26th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - Saturday routine
09:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship between decks
10:45 - Mess Deck rounds
12:00 - Piped make and mend clothes
12:45 - SW Leave 1245-0700
16:00 - Evening Quarters. Read Warrant No.90
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Sunday 27th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks
08:00 - Sunday Routine
09:00 - Divisions
09:30 - Captain's inspection of upper deck
10:00 - Divine Service conducted on AK
10:45 - Piped down
11:30 - SW Leave 1130-0700
16:00 - Evening Quarters
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Monday 28th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks and brooming down dock
08:00 - Training classes to instruction
10:00 - Hands employed cleaning, clipping and painting ship and refitting as req.
13:30 - Hands employed as previous
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - PW Leave 1625-0700
16:30 - Ex'd Fire Quarters
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Tuesday 29th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks and brooming down dock
09:00 - Training classes to instruction
09:30 - Hands employed cleaning, clipping and painting ship and refitting as req.
14:00 - Hands employed as previous
16:00 - Evening Quarters
16:25 - SW Leave 1625-0700
16:30 - Ex'd Fire Quarters
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230
Wednesday 30th November 1938
From: -
To: -
At: Malta
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
00:00 - In harbour at Malta
06:00 - Hands scrubbing decks and brooming down dock
09:00 - Training classes to instruction
09:30 - Hands employed cleaning, clipping and painting ship and refitting as req.
11:30 - Paid monthly advance
14:00 - Hands employed as previous
16:00 - Ex'd Fire Quarters
16:25 - PW Leave 1625-0700
18:30 - Canteen Leave 1830-2230