Photos & Graphics of H.M.S. Hood
The Willis Photo Collection
Updated 07-May-2014

The following photographs were donated to the site by David Willis. They are from the collection of his late father, Sam Willis. Sam served in Hood from 06 May 1933 to 29 August 1935 as a Chief Ordnance Artificer. The majority of the photos date from the period of his service. Some appear to have been taken by or for Sam, whereas others are clearly "stock" shots taken by a shipboard photographer and sold aboard ship. The descriptions are largely those entered by Sam in the original album.

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

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1- Ship, Guns & Ammunition | 2- Torpedoes, Rum, Chapel, Deck Life | 3- Sea Trials | 4- Rosyth | 5- Forth Bridge & Admiral's Inspection | 6- 1934 Regatta | 7- Royal Marines 5.5" Gun Crew | 8- Royal Marines | 9- Firing Ship's Guns | 10- 4" Guns & Starshell | 11- Sounding Machine | 12- Diving, Signals & Kites | 13- Ship's Cats | 14- Boxing & Bayonets | 15- Landing a 3.7" Howitzer | 16- 3.7" Howitzer Battery in Action | 17- The Seaboat | 18- Cromarty Gale | 19- Armistice Day, 1934 | 20- At the Cenotaph | 21- A Story Told in Pictures | 22- Collision with H.M.S. Renown | 23- Rifle Range & Entertainment | 24- Ships in Harbour | 25- Torquay | 26- Villagarcia | 27- Gibraltar | 28- Naval Brigade March Past | 29- Oiling a Destroyer at Sea | 30- The Arbuthnot Trophy

Collection 15 - Landing the 3.7" Howitzer

Loading the cannon aboard a boat and rowing it ashore
Above & Below- Loading the cannon aboard a boat and rowing it ashore.
Loading the cannon aboard a boat and rowing it ashore

Loading the cannon aboard a boat and rowing it ashore

Uphill work
Above- Uphill work

Downhill work
Above- Downhill work

1- Ship, Guns & Ammunition | 2- Torpedoes, Rum, Chapel, Deck Life | 3- Sea Trials | 4- Rosyth | 5- Forth Bridge & Admiral's Inspection | 6- 1934 Regatta | 7- Royal Marines 5.5" Gun Crew | 8- Royal Marines | 9- Firing Ship's Guns | 10- 4" Guns & Starshell | 11- Sounding Machine | 12- Diving, Signals & Kites | 13- Ship's Cats | 14- Boxing & Bayonets | 15- Landing a 3.7" Howitzer | 16- 3.7" Howitzer Battery in Action | 17- The Seaboat | 18- Cromarty Gale | 19- Armistice Day, 1934 | 20- At the Cenotaph | 21- A Story Told in Pictures | 22- Collision with H.M.S. Renown | 23- Rifle Range & Entertainment | 24- Ships in Harbour | 25- Torquay | 26- Villagarcia | 27- Gibraltar | 28- Naval Brigade March Past | 29- Oiling a Destroyer at Sea | 30- The Arbuthnot Trophy