H.M.S. Reference and Research Materials
Searchable Database of Movements of H.M.S. Hood
Updated 07-Mar-2010

Use this page to search for details of where Hood was on any date or period. Detailed entries from the logs are only available for a certain months - mainly World War 2. Basic details about where the ship was are held for all of Hood's life from 1920 to 1941.

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Transcription of the Log of H.M.S. Hood



Saturday 4th March 1939



From: -
To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -


05:30 - Called the Hands
05:30 - Called the Hands
06:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship
06:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship
08:00 - Hands employed refitting
08:00 - Hands employed refitting
11:45 - 1 Royal Marine left ship. 1 Royal Marine joined ship.
11:45 - 1 Royal Marine left ship. 1 Royal Marine joined ship.
12:00 - White and Blue Watches leave 1200-0700
12:00 - Hands to make and mend clothes
12:00 - White and Blue Watches leave 1200-0700
12:00 - Hands to make and mend clothes
13:40 - 1 Signal man left ship on draft to R.N.B.
13:40 - 1 Signal man left ship on draft to R.N.B.
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters. Mids. Robertson (RNR) and Evans (RNR) joined ship
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters. Mids. Robertson (RNR) and Evans (RNR) joined ship
21:00 - Rounds
21:00 - Rounds