Photos & Graphics of H.M.S. Hood
The Douglas Sizer Photo Collection (Part 2)
Updated 12-Apr-2022

The following photographs & images were sent in to the site by Gill Walford, the niece of crewman Douglas Sizer. These consist primarily of photos associated with his service aboard Hood in the mid to late 1930s.

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

Above- H.M.S. Hood towing H.M.S. Repulse

Above- A view aft during Hood's stay in the drydock at Malta

Above- H.M.S. Hood leads the Battle Cruiser Squadron with her quarterdeck awash

Above- Hood crewmen lounging on the starboard side just aft of the B turret breakwater, circa 1937/1938

Above- H.M.S. Hood at a Mediterranean port of call

Above- H.M.S. Hood full power trials

Above- Transferring sick rating from/to H.M.S. Hood

Above- H.M.S. Hood lit-up for the Coronation of King George V

Above- A 15 inch gun is hoisted above H.M.S. Hood's"Y" turret

Above- H.M.S. Hood firing a 5.5" gun. In the foreground is Royal Marine Royal Marine, Lawrence Gill (PO/X 1854)

Above- Destroyer H.M.S. Wren ( lost in 1940 to German bombers)

Above- Douglas as a senior rating

Above- H.M.S. Hood Hood in the floating drydock at Malta. You can see her dark grey bottom (it was never red).