This collection contains copies of photos/postcards taken or collected by Royal Marine James Roland Higginson. "Jim" as he was known, served in Hood from March 1937 to May 1939. The following 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. These photos and a number of the descriptions are courtesy of Jim's son, Jim Higginson. We have added our own descriptions for some photos.

These photos may not be downloaded and reproduced or republished elsewhere without the Higginson family's express permission.

Above- The Greek flagship "Georges Averoff" entering Grand Harbour, Malta

Above- The British destroyer "Hunter". She was damaged of Gibraltar.

Above- German Cruiser "Leipzig" at Tangiers

Above- A British cruiser, possibly "Shropshire" or "London"

Above- The British battleship H.M.S. Nelson entering Grand Harbour, Malta

Above- The British battlecruiser "Repulse"

Above- The elderly British ocean liner R.M.S. "Aquitania"

Above- The Nelson, Warspite, Malaya and Royal Oak at Gibraltar

Above- Combined Fleets at Gibraltar in 1937. Hood is the second ship from the left, just ahead of "Rodney"

Above- The legendary British battleship "Warspite"

Above- The Turkish flagship Yavuz at Malta, 1937. She was formerly the German battlecruiser Goeben.