Photos & Graphics of H.M.S. Hood
The Higginson Photo Collection
Updated 08-Dec-2006

The following photographs were sent in to the site by Jim Higginson. They are from the collection of his father, Marine James Roland Higginson who served in Hood from May 1937 to May 1939. The photos are all from 1937 and 1938, when Hood was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet. There are a wide variety of shots of the ship, her crew plus other ships and various ports of call.

Important Notice: These photos may not be republished or reposted elsewhere in any format without the express permission of the Higginson family.

Collection 5 - Various Ships

Above- The British destroyer "Afridi"

Above- The British cruiser "Arethusa" off Palma de Majorca

Above- Japanese warship "Ashigara" during a visit to Gibraltar

Above- The new British cruiser "Birmingham" being cheered out of harbour on her way to China to start her first commission.

Above- Spanish insurgent cruiser "Canarias" entering Palma de Majorca

Above- Spanish insurgent warship "Almirante Cervera"

Above- The Italian Regia Marina flagship "Conte Di Cavour" enteringGrand Harbour, Malta

Above- Italian warship "Giulio Cesare" at Malta

Above- The British aircraft carrier "Courageous" with an oiler alongside at Malta

Above- The German Armoured Ship "Deutschland" at Gibraltar

Above- Some of the Fleet at anchor at Argostoli