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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



Wednesday 20th September 1939



From: Loch Ewe
To: Scapa
At: Loch Ewe
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -


06:15 - Both watches clean ship
07:50 - Landed Royal Marine Field Training party
08:30 - "Leeward" proceeded to sea.
09:00 - Divisions. PT on quarterdeck
09:45 - Both watches clean ship
13:15 - Both watches of hands prepare for sea.
14:25 - Recreational parties landed.
14:40 - 2nd Starboard Watch work main derrick
15:05 - Close range weapons close up for exercise
15:50 - "Eskimo" and "Tartar" entered harbour
16:45 - Starboard Watch work main derrick
17:30 - Picket boat landed fleet mail
17:45 - "Hazard" entered harbour
18:00 - Darken ship
18:35 - Cable Party and special dutymen close up
18:54 - Shortened in to 3 shackles
19:04 - Weighed
19:07 - Pointed to 300°
19:13 - Course and speed as requisite for leaving harbour
19:32 - Passed gate
19:33 - Speed 10 knots
19:37 - Dropped paravanes
19:46 - Course 006°
19:55 - Speed 16 knots. Greenstone Point bearing 064°, Glenda Point bearing 159°
20:00 - Position 57° 56'N 005° 40.3'W (shore fix)
20:56 - Tiumpan Head bearing 290°, Sth Ear bearing 058°
21:14 - Altered course to 356°
21:36 - Tiumpan Head bearing 255°
22:08 - Altered course to 021° to avoid fishing vessel. Sth Ear bearing 128°
22:16 - Resumed course 356°
22:19 - Tiumpan Head bearing 228°. Sth? Ear? bearing 158 ½°
22:51 - Altered course to 016° to avoid fishing vessel
22:56 - Resumed course 356°. Sounded 53 fathoms.
23:10 - Altered course to 010°. Sounded 48 fathoms
23:18 - Depth 44 fathoms