Transcription of the Log of H.M.S. Hood
Wednesday 1st March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:03 - Called hands
08:00 - Hands refitting ship
11:15 - Com. Shipwright, Hill R.N. Left the ship
13:15 - Hands refitting ship
16:00 - Red and White Watches Leave 1600 - 0700
16:00 - Mid Patterson R.N.R. joined ship
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 2nd March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called Hands
08:00 - Hands refitting ship
09:00 - Mid Marchant and Mid Patterson R.N.R. Left ship
13:15 - Hands refitting ship
16:00 - White and Blue Watches leave 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Friday 3rd March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called Hands
08:00 - Hands refitting ship
10:20 - 1 Rating discharged to R.N.M.
11:20 - Hands paid monthly payment
13:15 - Hands refitting ship
16:00 - L.W.E. Red Watch 1600-0700 Mon
16:00 - Red and Blue Watches Leave 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 4th March 1939
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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
Sunday 5th March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called Hands
06:30 - Called Hands
08:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship
08:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship
09:15 - Divisions and Divine Service on Quarter Deck
09:15 - Divisions and Divine Service on Quarter Deck
11:30 - Red and White Watches Leave 1130-0700
11:30 - Red and White Watches Leave 1130-0700
11:45 - Exercised Fire Quarters
11:45 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 6th March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called the Hands
06:30 - Called the Hands
08:00 - Hands employed refitting
08:00 - Hands employed refitting
13:15 - Hands employed cleaning ship
13:15 - Hands employed cleaning ship
14:30 - Colours half masted
14:30 - Colours half masted
16:00 - White and Blue Watches leave 1600-0700
16:00 - White and Blue Watches leave 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
21:00 - Rounds
Tuesday 7th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
09:00 - 4 NCO's and 46 Royal Marine Recruits arrived on board
13:15 - Hands employed refitting
13:15 - Hands employed refitting
15:15 - 4 NCO's and 46 Royal Marine Recruits left ship
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
18:00 - Berthing party secure "Curacoa" alongside jetty
21:00 - Rounds
Wednesday 8th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called the Hands
08:00 - Hands employed refitting
09:00 - 9 Long G Course officers arrived on board
10:40 - Advanced Foreign Service Leave Party mustered for payment
11:20 - Advanced Foreign Service Leave Party addressed by Captain. Advanced Foreign Leave Party proceeded on leave
13:15 - Holders of Football Tickets Leave 1315-0700
13:15 - Hands employed refitting
16:00 - Red and Blue Watches Leave 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 9th March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called the Hands
08:00 - Hands employed refitting
11:50 - Warrant No. 93 read
13:15 - Hands employed refitting
15:55 - 1 prisoner discharged to R.N.B.
16:00 - Red and White Watches Leave 1600 - 0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Friday 10th March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called the Hands
08:00 - Hands employed refitting
09:45 - 2 R.M.'s joined the ship
10:50 - Captain's Rounds Messdecks and Flats
13:15 - Hands employed refitting
15:10 - 1 S.P.O. And 3 Onds discharged to R.N.B.
16:00 - Blue Watch LWE 1600-0700 Monday
16:00 - Blue and White Watches Leave 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 11th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
01:45 - Smouldering overcoat discovered in 27 Mess
05:30 - Called the Hands
06:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship
08:10 - Quarters clean guns
12:00 - Blue and Red Watches SWE 1200-0700
14:50 - 1 RM joined ship from RNH
18:45 - Pay Lt. G A Williams RNR joined ship
21:00 - Rounds
Sunday 12th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called the Hands
08:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship. W/T and SBC
09:15 - Divisions and Divine Service on Quarter Deck
11:30 - Red and Blue Watches Leave 1130-0700
11:45 - Exercised Fire Parties
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 13th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called the Hands
08:00 - Hands employed on ship's sides
11:20 - 5 Corporals RM joined ship
13:00 - 1 Rating discharged to R.N.H. Haslar
13:15 - Hands employed refitting
14:45 - 1 Rating rejoined from RNH Haslar
16:00 - Red and White Watches Leave 1600 - 0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Tuesday 14th March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
05:30 - Called to Hands
06:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship
07:45 - Dunedin to sea. W/T and SBC
08:10 - Hands employed refitting
08:30 - Candidates for for ET I mustered in ...
12:30 - 1 Rating received from detention
13:15 - Hands employed refitting
16:00 - Red and White Watches Leave 1600 - 0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
20:45 - Berthing party secured "Curacoa" ...
21:00 - Rounds
23:59 - W/T and SBC
Wednesday 15th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called to Hands
08:00 - Hands employed refitting. W/T and SBC
09:00 - 9 Ratings discharged to RNB Devenport and Chatham
11:20 - 2 Ratings discharged to RNB
13:15 - Hands employed refitting.
16:00 - Blue and White Watches Leave 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 16th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called Hands
08:00 - Hands employed refitting
13:15 - Clean Lower Deck. Fortnightly payment.
13:55 - Hands employed refitting
14:10 - Hands discharged to RNB
14:50 - 1 Rating rejoined from RNB
16:00 - Red and Blue Watches Leave 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
23:59 - SBC
Friday 17th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called Hands
08:00 - Hands employed refitting. SBC
10:00 - 7 Ratings discharged to RNB
11:30 - Clean Lower Deck for address by Captain
13:15 - Hands employed refitting
13:25 - 1 Rating joined from "Dunedin"
14:10 - 2 Ratings joined from "Frobisher"
16:00 - Red Watch LWE 1600-0700 Monday
16:00 - Red and White Watches Leave 1600 - 0700
17:00 - Exercise Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 18th March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
05:30 - Called Hands
06:00 - Hands employed cleaning ships
08:00 - SBC
08:10 - Quarters clean guns
08:50 - Hands employed refitting
11:00 - 1 rating joined from "Amazon"
11:45 - Exercised Fire Quarters
12:00 - Red Watch SWE 1200-0700 Monday
12:50 - 1 Rating rejoined from RNB
21:00 - Rounds
Sunday 19th March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called Hands
08:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship. SBC
09:15 - Divisions.
10:00 - Divine Service in Chapel
11:45 - Exercised Fire Parties
12:00 - White and Blue Watches leave 1200-0700
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 20th March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Called Hands
08:00 - Hands employed refitting. SBC
13:15 - Hands employed refitting. 4 Royal Marines discharged to RM Headquarters.
16:00 - Red and Blue Watches Leave 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Tuesday 21st March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
05:30 - Called Hands
06:00 - Hands employed cleaning ship
08:10 - Hands employed refitting
12:55 - 1 Rating discharged to RNH Haslar
13:15 - Hands employed refitting
16:00 - Red and Blue Watches Leave 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Wednesday 22nd March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Hands refitting ship
09:00 - Class from "Excellent" visited ship
11:40 - Class from "Excellent" left ship
13:00 - Hands refitting ship
14:30 - 2 Stokers, 1 ERA joined ship
16:00 - Red and White Watches Leave 1600 - 0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 23rd March 1939
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At: Portsmouth
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Hands refitting ship
10:45 - 3 RM's joined ship
13:00 - 1 Rating discharged to RNH
16:00 - Leave to White and Blue Watches 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Friday 24th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
01:00 - Party for shipping French Cruisers left ship
02:45 - Shipping Party returned
08:00 - Hands refitting ship. Cleaning Mess Decks and Flats
10:00 - 1 Rating discharged to RNB
13:00 - Hands refitting ship
16:00 - Leave to Blue Watch 1600-0700
16:00 - Leave to Red Watch 1600-0700 Monday
17:00 - Exercised Fire Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 25th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Hands to clean guns and refitting ship
11:30 - Exercised Fire Stations
12:00 - Red and White from noon to 0700 Monday
12:30 - Make and Mend clothes
16:00 - Hands cleaning ship
21:00 - Rounds
Sunday 26th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Hands cleaning ship
09:15 - Divisions.
09:25 - RC Church party landed
10:00 - Divine Service.
10:35 - Pipe Down
13:00 - Red and White Watches Leave 1300 to 0700 Monday
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 27th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Hands refitting ship
12:45 - Discharged 2 Ratings to RNH
14:00 - Hands refitting ship
16:00 - White and Blue Watches leave 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Stations
21:00 - Rounds
Tuesday 28th March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
05:25 - Emergency Party slipped "Curacoa"
08:00 - Hands refitting ship
12:55 - 1 Rating discharged to RNH
13:30 - Hands refitting ship
14:00 - 1 Ch Mec joined ship
14:30 - 1 CERA discharged to RNB
15:00 - 1 Rating rejoined ship from RNB
16:00 - Leave to Blue and White Watches 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Stations
17:30 - Pay Cdr J R Cundall left the ship
21:00 - Rounds
Wednesday 29th March 1939
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At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Hands refitting ship
13:00 - Leave to Holders of Football Tickets Red Watch 1300-0700
13:00 - 1 Rating discharged to RNH
13:30 - Hands refitting ship
14:00 - Adml Superintendent arrived onboard
15:00 - Adml Superintendent left ship
15:30 - 1 Rating rejoined ship from RNH
16:00 - Leave to Red and Blue Watches 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Stations
17:30 - 1 RM placed under arrest
19:30 - Exercised Emergency Platoon
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 30th March 1939
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To: -
At: Portsmouth C Lock
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Hands refitting ship
13:30 - Hands refitting ship
14:00 - 2 Ratings discharged to RNH
15:00 - 1 Rating discharged to RNB
16:00 - Leave to Red and White Watches 1600-0700
17:00 - Exercised Fire Stations
19:30 - Exercised Emergency Platoon
21:00 - Rouns