Transcription of the Log of H.M.S. Hood
Monday 1st April 1940
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08:00 - Started de-ammunitioning
10:05 - "Havant" proceeded out of harbour
13:15 - Carried on de-ammunitioning. Watchkeepers and libertymen granted leave until 0700 the following morning.
16:30 - Port Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours.
17:00 - Fire quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Tuesday 2nd April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Worked main derrick. Hoisted out 2nd launch and barge. Hands disembarked 4" ammunition into lighters NA78, NA80 and RVVC 363
10:05 - "Havant" proceeded out of harbour
13:00 - Engineering party fall in
13:55 - Two signalmen in draft to Greenock
14:00 - "Amazon" entered harbour
15:00 - "Valentine" entered harbour
15:50 - Aircraft warning €˜yellow'. H.A. armament close up.
16:05 - Negative air raid warning €˜yellow'
16:30 - Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning. Watchkeepers granted leave until 1130 the following morning
17:00 - Exercise fire quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Wednesday 3rd April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
07:30 - "X" turret ammunitioning party fall in on quarterdeck
09:05 - "Amazon" and "Saladin" left harbour
10:10 - Air raid warning €˜yellow'. H.A. armament close up.
10:35 - Air raid warning white
11:30 - Watchkeepers granted leave until 2000 hours
13:30 - Boys granted leave until 2000 hours
16:00 - 7 Maltese stewards left ship on draft
16:30 - "Saladin" entered harbour. Port Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning. 1300 €“ Engineering party fall in
19:15 - "Amazon" entered harbour
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 4th April 1940
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Sick: Not recorded
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07:30 - Hands work main derrick
08:00 - Anti-aircraft training class landed. Antiaircraft 3 training class to Seamanship test. Oiler "Interol"? came alongside port side "A" turret. De-ammunitioned ship
10:30 - "Valentine" left harbour
11:50 - "Ambuscade" entered harbour
13:15 - Hands employed cleaning ship
14:00 - Polish ratings visited ship
16:30 - Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning. Watchkeepers granted leave until 1130 the following morning
17:00 - Exercise fire quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Friday 5th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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09:50 - Long weekend libertymen fell in on jetty
10:00 - Long weekend to gunnery training course ratings. Leave granted until 0700, 8 April 1940
12:30 - Floating crane No 3 made fast portside abreast bridge
14:00 - Polish officers and ratings visited ship
16:30 - Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 the following morning. Watchkeepers granted leave until 1130 the following morning.
17:00 - Fire quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 6th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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07:30 - Crane Lighter No. 3 alongside, portside abreast "Y" turret
08:00 - Both watches of the hands clean mess decks
10:30 - Captain's rounds
10:40 - Both watches of hands fall in on forecastle
11:45 - Fire quarters
12:30 - Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning. Watchkeepers granted leave until 1130 the following morning. Port watch granted short leave until 0700 hours, 8 Apr 1940.
13:50 - Duty hands lower 1st whaler
22:00 - Rounds
Sunday 7th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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09:20 - Divisions
10:20 - Church in port battery
12:30 - Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 1st Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning. Watchkeepers granted leave until 1130 the following morning.
17:00 - Hands to evening quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 8th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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07:30 - Higher gunnery and range party fall in on jetty
11:15 - Hands to payment
12:10 - Exercise air attack
13:15 - Warrant No. 213 read
16:30 - Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Starboard Watch and 1st Port granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Evening quarters
17:10 - 2nd part Port to fire quarters
22:00 - Rounds
23:45 - Air raid warning €˜yellow'
Tuesday 9th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
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00:15 - Air raid warning €˜green'
09:35 - 40 Royal Marines visit ship for instruction
13:20 - Topsmen went away cutter pulling
13:55 - "Wren"??? entered harbour
16:15 - 1 Chief Petty Officer joined ship from Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth
16:30 - Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Port Watch and 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Quarters and evening fire quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Wednesday 10th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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06:30 - Higher gunnery rates to breakfast
07:30 - Higher gunnery rates landed
10:00 - Half mast colours for the late Engine Room Artificer Naylor (H.M.S. Drake)
11:00 - Colours hoisted close-up
13:00 - Football teams landed
13:50 - Running teams landed
16:30 - Starboard watch of Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Starboard Watch and 2nd part Port Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning. Watchkeepers granted leave until 1030 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Evening quarters
18:30 - One cot case landed to hospital
19:50 - "Resolution" left harbour
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 11th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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Comments: -
06:30 - Higher gunnery rates to breakfast
07:30 - Higher gunnery rates landed
09:00 - "Windsor" arrived
15:50 - Training classes fall in
16:30 - Port watch of Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Port Watch and 1st part Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:10 - Fire party
19:15 - Boxing spectators landed
21:00 - Rounds
Friday 12th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Higher gunnery rates to breakfast
07:30 - Higher gunnery rates landed
08:45 - Submarine H34 left harbour
09:01 - "Whitehall" entered harbour
12:30 - "Whitehall" left harbour
13:50 - Running teams landed
14:10 - "Whitehall" entered harbour
14:50 - Starboard Watch granted long weekend leave until Monday morning.
15:20 - Crane lighter No. 3 cast off
16:00 - Draft to "Havelock" fall in on quarterdeck
16:30 - Starboard Watch Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 1st Port Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Evening quarters
17:25 - Fire quarters
17:30 - Warrants 214-221 read
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 13th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:30 - Higher gunnery rates to breakfast
07:40 - Higher gunnery rates landed
11:45 - Fire party to muster
12:30 - 2nd Port Watch granted leave until 0700 the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 the following morning.
13:10 - Football teams fall in
13:15 - Running and football teams landed
14:55 - Duty hands fall in
15:00 - Emergency hands fall in
16:45 - Landing party libertymen fall in
21:30 - Seaman's landing part fall in
21:45 - No. 1Platoon fall in
22:20 - Seaman's landing part fall in
23:30 - Seaman's landing party landed
23:50 - Royal Marine detachment landed
Sunday 14th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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00:30 - Royal Marine landing party landed
08:15 - Methodists, Presbyterians and United Board to clean
09:10 - Exercise air raid warning "yellow"
09:15 - Exercise air raid warning "red"
09:40 - Divisions
10:40 - Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Starboard Watch and 1st Port Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 the following morning.
11:45 - Fire quarters
17:40 - "Wren" entered harbour
19:10 - "Antelope" entered harbour
19:20 - "Witch" entered harbour
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 15th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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07:20 - Ammunition lighter secured port side aft
07:30 - "Whitshed" entered harbour
08:00 - Started disembarking 5.5" ammunition
08:35 - "Wren" left harbour
09:45 - "Wolverine" left harbour
10:50 - "Malaya" entered harbour
11:08 - "Wakeful" entered harbour
13:10 - "Wakeful" left harbour
14:30 - "Vanquisher" ??? entered harbour
16:30 - De-ammunitioning parties carry on. Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Port Watch and 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Fire party to muster
18:03 - "Vanquisher" left harbour
18:25 - Ammunition lighter cast off
21:00 - Rounds
Tuesday 16th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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06:45 - Range party to breakfast
06:50 - Higher gunnery rates to breakfast
07:50 - Higher gunnery rates and range party fall in
09:00 - Cable party of both watches fall in
09:15 - "Vanquisher" entered harbour
10:08 - "For exercise" air raid warning red
13:00 - Ammunition lighter alongside
13:06 - Top and torpedomen's football teams landed
13:20 - Disembarked 11 5.5" projectiles
13:40 - Let go ammunition lighter
13:50 - Running teams landed
15:10 - Party of soldiers visited ship
15:20 - Running teams returned
15:35 - Draft of 18 Ordinary Seamen joined ship
16:30 - Starboard Watch Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Starboard Watch and 2nd Port Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Evening quarters
17:10 - Fire quarters. Warrant Nos 222-225 read.
21:00 - Rounds
Wednesday 17th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
06:50 - Higher gunnery rates to breakfast
07:30 - Engineers party fall in
07:50 - Higher gunnery rates fall in
08:30 - Away 1st and 2nd Boys cutters crew
09:00 - Away ??? and communication cutters crew
09:45 - Away Top and quarterdeck cutters crew
13:00 - Football teams landed
14:30 - 60 soldiers arrive on board
15:50 - 60 soldiers left ship
16:30 - Port Watch Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Port Watch and 1st Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Evening quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 18th April 1940
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Sick: Not recorded
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Comments: Incorrectly dated to show Wednesday 17th April
06:50 - Higher gunnery rates and range party to breakfast
07:50 - Higher gunnery rates and range party landed
13:30 - Running Teams landed
16:05 - Oiler "Hickerol" secured alongside port side
16:30 - Port Watch Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Port Watch and 1st Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
16:40 - 29 ATs arrived on Hood
17:00 - Exercise fire stations
17:50 - ATs left ship
21:00 - Rounds
Friday 19th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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06:45 - Range parties to breakfast
07:20 - "Windsor" entered harbour
07:35 - Landed 91 cases of pom pom ammunition
07:50 - Range parties landed
08:50 - Oiler "Hickerol" cast off
09:15 - "Vesper" entered harbour. "Windsor" left harbour.
09:45 - Called away Boys (2) and ??? cutters crew
10:15 - MTB6 left harbour. Called away Ordinary Seamen and forecastle cutters crew
10:45 - Ammunition lighter left ship
12:30 - Port Watch granted long weekend leave until Monday morning
16:25 - Crane lighter No. left ship
16:30 - Port Watch Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Evening quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 20th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
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06:50 - Higher gunnery rates to breakfast
07:50 - Higher gunnery rates landed
11:20 - Exercised fire stations
12:30 - Port Watch Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 1st Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
14:20 - "Veteran"? entered harbour
15:30 - "Veteran"? left harbour
16:00 - Quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Sunday 21st April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
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08:00 - Roman Catholic church parties to clear
09:15 - Divisions
09:35 - Church on quarterdeck
10:35 - Pipe down
11:45 - Fire party to muster
12:30 - Port Watch Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 2nd Starboard Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
14:30 - 20 Royal Engineers visited ship
18:00 - "Malaya" left harbour
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 22nd April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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06:25 - "Warwick" entered harbour
07:50 - Higher gunnery rates landed
11:00 - Clear lower deck, hands fall in in preparation for payment
13:00 - Ship commenced to turn
14:20 - Ship ??? alongside
16:30 - Starboard Watch Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. Starboard Watch and 2nd Port Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Evening quarters
20:00 - Lieutenant R.B. Stacey, RN joined ship
21:00 - Rounds
Tuesday 23rd April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
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08:50 - Men proceeding on long leave fall in
16:00 - H.M.S. "Vesper"? and "Wakeful" left harbour
16:30 - 1st Port Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 1st Port Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Evening quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Wednesday 24th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
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08:00 - Higher gunnery ratings class fall in
16:30 - 2nd Port Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 2nd Port Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Evening quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Thursday 25th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Higher gunnery ratings fall in
16:30 - 1st Port Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 1st Port Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Evening quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Friday 26th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
08:00 - Higher gunnery rates landed
16:30 - 2nd Port Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 2nd Port Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning.
17:00 - Evening quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Saturday 27th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
10:30 - 1st Port Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning
11:20 - Exercised fire party
12:30 - Boys of 1st Port granted leave until 2000 hours
17:50 - Exercised fire party
21:00 - Rounds
Sunday 28th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
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09:15 - Divisions and church
10:00 - Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 2nd Port Watch and Barracks Working Party granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning
11:45 - Exercised fire quarters
21:00 - Rounds
Monday 29th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
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08:45 - 15 QR3 discharged to Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth
16:30 - Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 1st Port Watch granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning
17:00 - Fire quarters exercise
21:00 - Rounds
Tuesday 30th April 1940
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At: Devonport
Sick: Not recorded
Distance through water: -
Comments: -
09:25 - "Wrestler" entered harbour
16:30 - Boys granted leave until 2000 hours. 2nd Port Watch and Barracks Working Party granted leave until 0700 hours the following morning. Chiefs and Petty Officers granted leave until 0730 hours the following morning
17:00 - Fire quarters exercise
21:00 - Rounds