HMS Hood (1920) | Timeline

HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy. Commissioned in 1920, she was named after the 18th-century Admiral Samuel Hood. One of four Admiral-class battlecruisers ordered in mid-1916, Hood had design limitations, though her design was revised after the Battle of Jutland and improved while she was under construction. For this reason, she was the only ship of her class to be completed. Despite the appearance of new and more modern ship designs over time, Hood remained the largest and most powerful warship in the world for 20 years after her commissioning, and her prestige was reflected in her nickname, "The Mighty Hood". (Intro from Wikipedia)

April 21, 1916 - The future "HMS Hood" and sisterships "Howe" and "Rodney" are ordered

September 1, 1916 - Clydebank, Scotland - HMS Hood is laid down at John Brown & Company Shipyards, Clydebank, Scotland

March 9, 1917 - Clydebank, Scotland - The construction of "Howe" and "Rodney" is cancelled

August 22, 1918 - Clydebank, Scotland - HMS Hood is launched

December 11, 1919 - Clydebank, Scotland - While fitting out, HMS Hood is visited by Prince Albert

January 9, 1920 - Clydebank, Scotland - HMS Hood departs Clydbank for sea trials

January 13, 1920 - Rosyth, Scotland - Docks at Rosyth

March 8, 1920 - Rosyth, Scotland - Departs for more sea trials

May 15, 1920 - Rosyth, Scotland - HMS Hood is commissioned with 1,224 officers and ship's company. The ship departs to Plymouth =(START)

May 19, 1920 - Plymouth - HMS Hood arrives at Plymouth for the first time
May 29, 1920 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - HMS Hood departs to a scandinavian tour (a show of force to dissuade bolshevik actions in the Baltic)
June 1, 1920 - Køge Bay, Denmark - HMS Hood arrives at Køge Bay, Denmark
June 4, 1920 - Kalmar, Sweden - HMS Hood arrives at Kalmar, Sweden
June 7, 1920 - Nynäshamn, Sweden - HMS Hood is visited by King Gustav V of Sweden
June 15, 1920 - Åbenrå, Denmark - HMS Hood arrives at Åbenrå, Denmark
June 18, 1920 - Copenhagen, Denmark - HMS Hood arrives at Copenhagen (The ship is visited by King Christian of Denmark on June 19th and 20th)
June 24, 1920 - Christiania (Oslo) - HMS Hood arrives at Christiania (Oslo), Norway
June 26, 1920 - Christiania (Oslo) - The King and Queen of Norway inspect the ship
July 1, 1920 - Christiania (Oslo) - Departs to Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands
July 3, 1920 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood arrives in Scapa Flow for the first time
July 16, 1920 - Invergordon, Scotland - At Invergordon, Scotland
August 5, 1920 - Rosyth, Scotland - Returns to Rosyth
August 11, 1920 - Lamlach, Isle of Arran, Scotland - HMS Hood anchors at the Isle of Arran
August 28, 1920 - Mounts Bay, near Penzance, Cornwall - Anchors in Mounts Bay, near Penzance, Cornwall
September 6, 1920 - Devonport - Arrives at Devonport for minor modifications to superstructure
October 8, 1920 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
December 4, 1920 - Devonport - Returns to Devonport for further modifications
January 12, 1921 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
January 17, 1921 - Falmouth, England - Departs to Spain, but puts into Falmouth during a heavy storm
January 22, 1921 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood anchors in Arousa Bay
January 23, 1921 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - King Alfonso XIII inspects the ship
January 26, 1921 - Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood arrives at Vigo
February 7, 1921 - Vigo, Galicia, Spain - Departs to Gibraltar
February 9, 1921 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
February 23, 1921 - Gibraltar - Departs to Arousa Bay
February 25, 1921 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood returns to Arousa Bay
March 18, 1921 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - Departs to Devonport
March 21, 1921 - Devonport - HMS returns to Devonport
March 30, 1921 - Rosyth, Scotland - Docks at Rosyth
Rosyth, Scotland
May 21, 1921 - Rosyth, Scotland - Departs to Portland
May 23, 1921 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - HMS Hood returns to Portland
July 28, 1921 - Devonport - HMS Hood is moved to Devonport for a refit
September 2, 1921 - Devonport - HMS Hood departs to Invergordon, Scotland
September 4, 1921 - Invergordon, Scotland - At Invergordon, Scotland
September 14, 1921 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood arrives in Scapa Flow
November 13, 1921 - Invergordon, Scotland - Departs to Portland
November 15, 1921 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - HMS Hood returns to Portland
December 5, 1921 - Devonport - HMS Hood returns to Devonport
January 17, 1922 - Devonport - HMS Hood departs for a Mediterranean cruise
January 20, 1922 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood anchors in Arousa Bay
January 27, 1922 - Gibraltar - Arrives at Gibraltar
February 9, 1922 - Pollença Bay, Mallorca - HMS anchors at Pollença Bay, Mallorca
February 21, 1922 - Toulon, France - HMS Hood arrives at Toulon
March 2, 1922 - Valencia, Spain - Visit to Valencia
March 8, 1922 - Málaga, Spain - Visit to Málaga
March 14, 1922 - Málaga, Spain - Departs to Gibraltar. Exercises with HMS Renown
March 15, 1922 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
March 22, 1922 - Gibraltar - Departs to Vigo in company of HMS Repulse
March 25, 1922 - Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Vigo
April 8, 1922 - Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood departs to Plymouth
April 11, 1922 - Plymouth - HMS Hood arrives at Plymouth
April 14, 1922 - Plymouth - Departs to Rosyth
April 17, 1922 - Rosyth, Scotland - Docks at Rosyth for maintenance
May 8, 1922 - Rosyth, Scotland - Departs to Devonport
May 10, 1922 - Devonport - HMS Hood returns to Devonport
July 2, 1922 - Torbay - At Torbay
July 5, 1922 - Torbay - King George V inspects the ship's companies
July 8, 1922 - Devonport - HMS Hood returns to Devonport
August 14, 1922 - Devonport - HMS Hood departs to Gibraltar
August 17, 1922 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
August 20, 1922 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse depart for a Brazilian and West Indies cruise
August 24, 1922 - São Vicente Island, Cape Verde - Both ships anchor at São Vicente (St.Vincent)
August 29, 1922 - Line of the Equator - Both ships stops for a "crossing the line" ceremony
September 3, 1922 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Rio de Janeiro
September 9, 1922 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - HMS Hood is inspected by Epitácio Pessoa, President of Brazil
September 15, 1922 - Santos, Brazil - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at the port of Santos
September 20, 1922 - Santos, Brazil - Both ships depart to Trinidad
September 30, 1922 - Trinidad - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at the island of Trinidad
October 11, 1922 - Barbados - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Barbados
October 17, 1922 - St.Lucia - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at St.Lucia
October 20, 1922 - St.Lucia - Both ships depart to Las Palmas, Canary Islands
October 30, 1922 - Las Palmas, Canary Islands - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Las Palmas
November 2, 1922 - Las Palmas, Canary Islands - Both ships depart to Gibraltar
November 4, 1922 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Gibraltar
November 30, 1922 - Gibraltar - Departs to Devonport
December 3, 1922 - Devonport - HMS Hood returns to Devonport
January 6, 1923 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
January 10, 1923 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Departs to the Mediterranean
January 15, 1923 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
February 1, 1923 - Málaga, Spain - HMS Hood arrives at Málaga, having conducted exercises en-route with HMS Repulse and HMS Queen Elizabeth
February 6, 1923 - Málaga, Spain - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse depart to Cartagena
February 7, 1923 - Cartagena, Spain - At Cartagena
February 8, 1923 - Valencia, Spain - Visit to Valencia
February 17, 1923 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse return to Gibraltar
March 24, 1923 - Gibraltar - Departs to Arousa Bay
March 26, 1923 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood anchors in Arousa Bay
March 31, 1923 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - Departs to Devonport
April 3, 1923 - Devonport - HMS Hood returns to Devonport
April 23, 1923 - Rosyth, Scotland - HMS Hood docks at Rosyth
May 14, 1923 - Devonport - HMS Hood begins a short refit
June 21, 1923 - Devonport - HMS Hood leaves Devonport
June 22, 1923 - Weymouth Bay - HMS Hood stops in Weymouth Bay, joining HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Repulse
June 23, 1923 - Weymouth Bay - The ship is dressed in honour of Coronation Day
June 25, 1923 - Poole Bay - HMS Hood is joined by HMS Repulse, HMS Malaya and HMS Argus
June 26, 1923 - Poole Bay - HMS Hood sails to Christiania (Oslo) in company of HMS Repulse
June 30, 1923 - Christiania (Oslo) - Arrival at Christiania
July 2, 1923 - Christiania (Oslo) - The King and Queen of Norway inspect the ship
July 7, 1923 - Christiania (Oslo) - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to Ålbæk, Denmark
July 8, 1923 - Ålbæk Bay, Denmark - Arrival in Ålbæk Bay, Northeastern Denmark
July 16, 1923 - Ålbæk Bay, Denmark - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to Weymouth
July 18, 1923 - Weymouth - Both ships return to Weymouth
July 20, 1923 - Torbay - In Torbay for a few days
July 27, 1923 - Devonport - Both ships return to Devonport
September 4, 1923 - Weymouth Bay - HMS Hood rejoins HMS Repulse in Weymouth Bay
September 28, 1923 - Weymouth Bay - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to Cromarty, Scotland
October 1, 1923 - Cromarty, Scotland - After arriving in Cromarty on September 30th's afternoon, the crew begins gunnery training
October 10, 1923 - Dornoch Firth, Scotland - Both ships arrive in Dornoch Firth, Scotland
October 16, 1923 - Rosyth, Scotland - HMS Hood, HMS Repulse and HMS Queen Elizabeth arrive at Rosyth on the same day
November 2, 1923 - Spithead - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Spithead
November 3, 1923 - Devonport - Both ships return to Devonport
November 27, 1923 - Devonport - HMS Hood leaves Devonport to sail around the world on "The Empire Cruise"
December 3, 1923 - Off Grand Canary Island - The squadron stops to communicate by boat
December 5, 1923 - Coast of Mauritania - Sailing close to the coast of Mauritania on the way to Sierra Leone
December 6, 1923 - SW of Dakar - The squadron passes the latitude of Dakar
December 8, 1923 - Freetown, Sierra Leone - The Squadron arrives at Freetown, where it is greeted by the Governor
December 15, 1923 - Latitude of St.Tomé and Principe - Sailing to Cape Town, South Africa
December 18, 1923 - Off St.Helena Island - Sailing to Cape Town, South Africa
December 22, 1923 - Cape Town, South Africa - The squadron arrives at Cape Town. Some of the sailors and marines perform in a ceremonial march, to great fanfare
January 3, 1924 - Mossel Bay, South Africa - Short visit to Mossell Bay
January 5, 1924 - East London - Short visit to East London
January 6, 1924 - Durban - Short visit to Durban. The Squadron leaves South Africa for Zanzibar
January 7, 1924 - Latitude of Lourenço Marques (Maputo), Mozambique - Sailing to Zanzibar
January 10, 1924 - SW of Comoros Islands - Sailing to Zanzibar
January 12, 1924 - Zanzibar - The squadron arrives at Zanzibar and is greeted by Sultan Khalifa Bin Harub
January 17, 1924 - Zanzibar - The squadron sails to Trincomalee, NE Ceylon
January 23, 1924 - Off Gale, Western Ceylon - Sailing to Trincomalee, NE Ceylon
January 26, 1924 - Trincomalee, Ceylon - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Trincomalee, Ceylon
January 31, 1924 - Trincomalee, Ceylon - Both ships sail to Port Sweltenham (Port Klang, Malaysia)
February 4, 1924 - Port Sweltenham (Port Klang), Malaysia - The squadron arrives at Port Klang and fires a 17 gun salute for the Sultan
February 8, 1924 - Port Sweltenham (Port Klang), Malaysia - Both ships sail to Singapore
February 10, 1924 - Singapore - The Squadron arrives at the British Major Naval Base in Singapore
February 17, 1924 - Singapore - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to Freemantle, Australia
February 19, 1924 - Jakarta, Indonesia - Both ships anchor at Jakarta
February 20, 1924 - N. of Christmas Island - Sailing to Freemantle, Australia
February 27, 1924 - Freemantle, Australia - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Freemantle, Australia
March 1, 1924 - Freemantle, Australia - Both ships sail to King George Sound
March 2, 1924 - King George Sound, Southwestern Australia - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse reach King George Sound
March 6, 1924 - King George Sound, Southwestern Australia - The squadron sails to Adelaide
March 10, 1924 - Adelaide, Australia - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Adelaide

HMS Hood, March 17th 1924

March 17, 1924 - Melbourne, Australia - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Melbourne
March 25, 1924 - Melbourne, Australia - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to Hobart, Tasmania
March 27, 1924 - Hobart, Tasmania - Both ships arrive at Hobart
April 4, 1924 - Twofold Bay, Southeastern Australia - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse leave Tasmania
April 5, 1924 - Jarvis Bay, Southeastern Australia - Both ships anchor in Jarvis Bay
April 8, 1924 - Sydney, Australia - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Sydney
April 24, 1924 - Wellington, New Zealand - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at New Zealand
May 10, 1924 - Auckland, New Zealand - Both ships anchor at Auckland, New Zealand
May 18, 1924 - Auckland, New Zealand - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to Suva, Fiji
May 21, 1924 - Suva, Fiji - Both ships reach Fiji
May 27, 1924 - Suva, Fiji - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to Honolulu, Hawaii
June 6, 1924 - Honolulu, Hawaii - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive in Honolulu, Hawaii
June 12, 1924 - Honolulu, Hawaii - Both ships sail to Victoria, Canada
June 21, 1924 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive in Victoria, British Columbia
June 25, 1924 - Vancouver, Canada - Both ships anchor at Vancouver
July 5, 1924 - Vancouver, Canada - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to San Francisco
July 7, 1924 - San Francisco, California - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at San Francisco
July 11, 1924 - San Francisco, California - Both ships sail to Panama
July 18, 1924 - SE of Acapulco - Sailing to Panama
July 23, 1924 - Panama City (Pacific Coast) - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Panama
July 24, 1924 - Off Colón, Panama (Caribbean Sea) - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse traverse the Panama Channel and sail to Port Royal, Jamaica
July 26, 1924 - Port Royal, Jamaica - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse anchor at Port Royal, Jamaica
July 30, 1924 - Port Royal, Jamaica - Both ships sail to Halifax, Canada
August 2, 1924 - Between Bermuda and the US coast - Sailing to Halifax, Canada
August 5, 1924 - Halifax, Canada - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Halifax, Canada
August 17, 1924 - Quebec, Canada - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse arrive at Quebec, Canada
September 2, 1924 - Quebec, Canada - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to Topsail Bay, Newfoundland
September 6, 1924 - Topsail Bay, Newfoundland (E. of St.John's) - Both ships anchor in Topsail Bay, Newfoundland
September 21, 1924 - Topsail Bay, Newfoundland (E. of St.John's) - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to Plymouth
September 24, 1924 - Topsail Bay - Plymouth, England middle voyage point - Sailing to Plymouth
September 28, 1924 - Plymouth, England - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse return to England
September 29, 1924 - Devonport - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse return to Devonport after circunnavigating the World
November 5, 1924 - Devonport - Sails to Rosyth, Scotland
November 6, 1924 - Rosyth, Scotland - HMS Hood docks at Rosyth
November 23, 1924 - Rosyth, Scotland - HMS Hood sails to Devonport
November 24, 1924 - Devonport - HMS Hood returns to Devonport
January 14, 1925 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Anchors at Portland
January 19, 1925 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to Lisbon, Portugal, to participate in the Vasco da Gama celebrations
January 23, 1925 - Lisbon, Portugal - The Battlecruiser Squadron arrives at Lisbon
January 30, 1925 - Lisbon, Portugal - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail to Gibraltar
February 1, 1925 - Gibraltar - The Battlecruiser Squadron arrives at Gibraltar
February 23, 1925 - Gibraltar - Sails to Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
February 24, 1925 - Off Ibiza | Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain - Passes HMS Resolution, HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Argus and the 6th Torpedo boat destroyer flotilla. Later the same day, arrives at Palma de Mallorca
March 3, 1925 - Almeria, Spain - HMS Hood arrives at Almeria
March 6, 1925 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood returns to Gibraltar
March 11, 1925 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood sails to Palma de Mallorca
March 14, 1925 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - HMS Hood returns to Palma de Mallorca
March 22, 1925 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood returns to Gibraltar
March 29, 1925 - Gibraltar - Departs to Devonport
March 30, 1925 - Off Porto, Portugal - HMS Hood passes HMS Repulse
April 1, 1925 - Devonport - HMS Hood returns to Devonport (further alterations begin)
May 8, 1925 - Devonport - HMS Hood departs to Invergordon, Scotland
May 11, 1925 - Invergordon, Scotland - At Invergordon, Scotland
June 1, 1925 - Rosyth, Scotland - At Rosyth, Scotland
June 22, 1925 - Rosyth, Scotland - Departs to the Isle of Skye
June 23, 1925 - Portree, Isle of Skye - At Portree, Isle of Skye
July 1, 1925 - Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland - At Portrush, Northern Ireland
July 10, 1925 - Lamlach, Isle of Arran, Scotland - HMS Hood anchors at the Isle of Arran
July 19, 1925 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - HMS Hood anchors at Portland
July 28, 1925 - Devonport - HMS Hood returns to Devonport for repairs
September 1, 1925 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
September 14, 1925 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Departs to Invergordon, Scotland
September 17, 1925 - Invergordon, Scotland - At Invergordon, Scotland
September 20, 1925 - Rosyth, Scotland - Docks at Rosyth for repairs
November 23, 1925 - Devonport - Returns to Devonport for a short refit
January 12, 1926 - Devonport - Departs to Arousa Bay
January 15, 1926 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood anchors in Arousa Bay
January 23, 1926 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
February 27, 1926 - Palmas Bay, Sardinia - HMS Hood anchors in Palmas Bay
March 5, 1926 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - At Palma de Mallorca
March 11, 1926 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
March 20, 1926 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS anchors in Arousa Bay
March 27, 1926 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - Departs to Devonport
March 29, 1926 - Devonport - HMS Hood returns to Devonport
May 3, 1926 - Devonport - Departs to Greenock, Scotland
May 4, 1926 - Greenock, Scotland - HMS Hood arrives at Greenock
May 31, 1926 - Greenock, Scotland - Departs for trials off the Isle of Arran
June 26, 1926 - Rosyth, Scotland - HMS Hood returns to Rosyth after trials
July 4, 1926 - Shoeburyness (E. of Southend-on-Sea) - At Shoeburyness
July 8, 1926 - Torbay - At Torbay
July 15, 1926 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth
September 4, 1926 - Scarborough - Visit to Scarborough
September 9, 1926 - Invergordon, Scotland - Arrives at Invergordon
October 28, 1926 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
November 17, 1926 - Devonport - Begins another short refit at Devonport
January 7, 1927 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
January 17, 1927 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - HMS Hood anchors in Arousa Bay
January 20, 1927 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood anchors in Arousa Bay
January 26, 1927 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
March 4, 1927 - Lagos, Portugal - Arrives at Lagos, Portugal, for exercises
March 10, 1927 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood returns to Gibraltar
March 19, 1927 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood anchors in Arousa Bay
March 26, 1927 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood departs to Devonport
March 28, 1927 - Devonport - HMS Hood returns to Devonport. Begins repairs
May 2, 1927 - Devonport - Departs to Invergordon, Scotland
May 6, 1927 - Invergordon, Scotland - Arrives at Invergordon
June 8, 1927 - Gareloch, Scotland - In Gareloch, Scotland
June 16, 1927 - Helensburgh, Scotland - At Helensburgh, Scotland
June 24, 1927 - Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland - Visit to Newcastle, Northern Ireland
July 1, 1927 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
July 8, 1927 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth
August 30, 1927 - Portsmouth - Departs to Invergordon, Scotland
September 2, 1927 - Invergordon, Scotland - Arrives at Invergordon
October 27, 1927 - South Queensferry, Scotland - At South Queensferry, Scotland
November 4, 1927 - Devonport - Returns to Devonport for a short refit
January 4, 1928 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
January 10, 1928 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Departs to Vigo
January 13, 1928 - Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood arrives at Vigo
January 25, 1928 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
March 7, 1928 - Málaga - Arrives at Málaga
March 10, 1928 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
March 22, 1928 - Gibraltar - Departs to Portland
March 28, 1928 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
April 4, 1928 - Devonport - Returns to Devonport for repairs
April 30, 1928 - Devonport - Departs to Invergordon, Scotland
May 4, 1928 - Invergordon, Scotland - Arrives at Invergordon
June 4, 1928 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood arrives in Scapa Flow
June 11, 1928 - South Queensferry, Scotland - At South Queensferry, Scotland
June 13, 1928 - Loch Kishorn, Scotland - At Loch Kishorn, Scotland
June 18, 1928 - Ballachulish, Scotland - At Ballachulish, Scotland
June 27, 1928 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for a refit
August 3, 1928 - Devonport - Returns to Devonport for minor modifications
September 5, 1928 - Devonport - Departs to Invergordon, Scotland
September 8, 1928 - Invergordon, Scotland - Arrives at Invergordon
October 24, 1928 - South Queensferry, Scotland - At South Queensferry, Scotland
November 2, 1928 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Sails to Portland
November 15, 1928 - Devonport - Returns to Devonport for repairs
January 12, 1929 - Falmouth - Departs to Arousa Bay
January 18, 1929 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - Anchors in Arousa Bay
January 25, 1929 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
February 28, 1929 - Barcelona - HMS Hood's first visit to Barcelona
March 7, 1929 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Arrives at Palma de Mallorca
March 13, 1929 - Pollença Bay, Mallorca - HMS Hood anchors in Pollença Bay
March 26, 1929 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
April 2, 1929 - Gibraltar - Departs to Portsmouth
April 6, 1929 - Portsmouth - HMS Hood arrives at Portsmouth
April 7, 1929 - Devonport - Moves to Devonport for repairs
May 1, 1929 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for a long major refit
March 10, 1931 - Portsmouth - Trials as tender to HMS Victory
May 12, 1931 - Portsmouth - Long Major refit completed. Captain Patterson assumes command
June 17, 1931 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
July 10, 1931 - Torbay - Moves to Torbay
July 21, 1931 - Portsmouth - HMS Hood returns to Portsmouth for repairs
August 8, 1931 - Portsmouth - Departs to Invergordon, Scotland
September 11, 1931 - Invergordon, Scotland - Arrives at Invergordon
September 19, 1931 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth
October 11, 1931 - Rosyth, Scotland - Sails to Rosyth, Scotland
October 20, 1931 - Invergordon, Scotland - Arrives at Invergordon
October 28, 1931 - Rosyth, Scotland - Returns to Rosyth
November 19, 1931 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for repairs
January 6, 1932 - Portsmouth - Departs to the Caribbean with HMS Repulse (and HMS Norfolk, HMS Dorsetshire and HMS Delhi)
January 12, 1931 - Horta, Faial Island, Azores - The squadron anchors at Horta, Faial Island
January 21, 1931 - Carlisle Bay, Barbados - The squadron anchors at Barbados
February 5, 1931 - St.Vincent - The squadron anchors at St.Vincent
February 12, 1932 - Grenada - The squadron anchors at Grenada
February 16, 1932 - Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - The squadron anchors at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
March 4, 1932 - Horta, Faial Island, Azores - Arrival at the Azores Islands
March 7, 1932 - Horta, Faial Island, Azores - The squadron departs to Portsmouth
March 13, 1932 - Portsmouth - The Squadron arrives at Portsmouth. HMS Hood begins repairs
May 14, 1932 - Portsmouth - Departs to Invergordon, Scotland
May 28, 1932 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Arrives in Scapa Flow
June 5, 1932 - Rothesay, Scotland - At Rothesay
June 13, 1932 - Bangor, Northern Ireland - Visit to Bangor, Northern Ireland
June 26, 1932 - Guernsey - Visit to Guernsey
July 7, 1932 - Weymouth - Arrives at Weymouth
July 15, 1932 - Sandown Bay, SE Isle of Wight - Moves to Sandown Bay
July 21, 1932 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for repairs
August 30, 1932 - Portsmouth - Departs to Southend under the command of Captain Thomas H. Binney
August 31, 1932 - Southend-on-Sea, England - Visit to Southend-on-Sea
September 8, 1932 - Hartlepool - Visit to Hartlepool
September 15, 1932 - Rosyth, Scotland - Arrives at Rosyth
October 10, 1932 - Invergordon, Scotland - Moves to Invergordon
October 21, 1932 - Rosyth, Scotland - Returns to Rosyth
November 17, 1932 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for repairs
January 11, 1933 - Portsmouth - Departs to the Mediterranean
January 13, 1933 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS arrives in Arousa Bay
January 23, 1933 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
January 28, 1933 - Algiers, Algeria - Visit to Algiers, Algeria
February 9, 1933 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
March 9, 1933 - Tangier, Morocco - Visit to Tangier, Morocco
March 14, 1933 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
March 23, 1933 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - Anchors in Arousa Bay
March 25, 1933 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - Departs to Portsmouth
March 28, 1933 - Portsmouth - HMS Hood returns to Portsmouth
May 9, 1933 - Portsmouth - Departs to Invergordon, Scotland
May 12, 1933 - Invergordon, Scotland - Arrives at Invergordon
June 3, 1933 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Moves to Scapa Flow
June 11, 1933 - Oban, Scotland - At Orban, Scotland
June 16, 1933 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for a short refit
September 6, 1933 - Portsmouth - Departs to Rosyth
September 8, 1933 - Rosyth, Scotland - Arrives at Rosyth
September 24, 1933 - Rosyth, Scotland - Departs to Invergordon, Scotland
September 25, 1933 - Invergordon, Scotland - Arrives at Invergordon
October 13, 1933 - Banff, Northern Scotland - At Banff, Northern Scotland
October 16, 1933 - North Berwick, Scotland - At North Berwick, Scotland
October 24, 1933 - Rosyth, Scotland - Returns to Rosyth for exercises
November 7, 1933 - Rosyth, Scotland - Departs to Portsmouth
November 13, 1933 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for repairs
January 12, 1934 - Portsmouth - Departs to Gibraltar
January 16, 1934 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood anchors in Arousa Bay
January 22, 1934 - Funchal, Madeira Island - Visit to Funchal, Madeira Island
January 31, 1934 - Gibraltar - Arrives at Gibraltar
March 6, 1934 - Lagos Bay, Portugal - Exercises in Lagos Bay, Portugal
March 9, 1934 - Gibraltar - More exercises
March 23, 1934 - Gibraltar - Departs to Portsmouth
March 27, 1934 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for repairs
May 11, 1934 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
June 1, 1934 - Plymouth - Moves to Plymouth
June 4, 1934 - Plymouth - Departs to Scapa Flow
June 7, 1934 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Arrives in Scapa Flow
June 26, 1934 - Rosyth, Scotland - Arrives at Rosyth
July 17, 1934 - Torbay - Moves to Torbay
July 24, 1934 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for repairs
September 8, 1934 - Hull - Visit to Hull
September 15, 1934 - Rosyth, Scotland - Returns to Rosyth
September 22, 1934 - Invergordon, Scotland - Arrives at Invergordon
October 5, 1934 - Rosyth, Scotland - Returns to Rosyth
October 16, 1934 - Invergordon, Scotland - Returns to Invergordon
October 26, 1934 - Rosyth, Scotland - Returns to Rosyth
November 3, 1934 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
November 14, 1934 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth
January 15, 1935 - Portsmouth - Departs to the Mediterranean
January 23, 1935 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood anchors in Arousa Bay. While in exercises after departing to Gibraltar, she collides with HMS Renown off Arousa Bay, damaging HMS Hood's starboard stern
January 25, 1935 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
January 30, 1935 - Gibraltar - Departs to Portsmouth
February 4, 1935 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for collision repairs
March 5, 1935 - Portsmouth - Departs for exercises
March 16, 1935 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
March 21, 1935 - Gibraltar - Departs to Portsmouth
March 25, 1935 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for repairs
May 15, 1935 - Southend-on-Sea, England - Visit to Southend-on-Sea
May 24, 1935 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood arrives in Scapa Flow
June 10, 1935 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
July 12, 1935 - Spithead - The Home and Mediterranean Fleets assemble at Spithead to prepare for the Silver Jubilee Review
July 16, 1935 - Spithead - HMS Hood salutes the King at the Silver Jubilee Review
July 17, 1935 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for repairs
August 30, 1935 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Moves to Portland
September 14, 1935 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Departs to Gibraltar
September 17, 1935 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar at a time when Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
December 5, 1935 - Gibraltar - Departs to Madeira Island
December 7, 1935 - Funchal, Madeira Island - HMS Hood arrives at Funchal and is visited by the President of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
December 12, 1935 - Funchal, Madeira Island - Departs to Gibraltar
December 14, 1935 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood returns to Gibraltar
January 13, 1936 - Gibraltar - Departs to Portsmouth
January 16, 1936 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth
February 22, 1936 - Portland (S. of Weymouth Bay) - Departs to the Mediterranean under the command of Captain Arthur Francis Pridham

HMS Hood, 1936

February 24, 1936 - Arousa Bay, N. of Vigo, Galicia, Spain - HMS Hood anchors in Arousa Bay
March 2, 1936 - Vigo, Galicia, Spain - Moves to Vigo
March 7, 1936 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar. She is kept at Gibraltar due to fuel shortages. During the stay, the ship has a severe cockroach infestation
May 4, 1936 - Gibraltar - Departs to Las Palmas, Canary Islands
May 7, 1936 - Las Palmas, Canary Islands - HMS Hood arrives at Las Palmas, Canary Islands
May 18, 1936 - Gibraltar - Moves to Gibraltar
June 20, 1936 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood departs to Portsmouth
June 23, 1936 - Portsmouth - Docks at Portsmouth for repairs
October 10, 1936 - Portsmouth - Departs to Gibraltar to be based there
October 14, 1936 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
October 24, 1936 - Malta - HMS Hood arrives at Malta for the first time
December 5, 1936 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
December 11, 1936 - Tangier, Morocco - Assembly of british and consular officials aboard the ship
December 23, 1936 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
January 4, 1937 - Tangier, Morocco - Returns to Tangier
January 9, 1937 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
January 16, 1937 - Malta - HMS Hood returns to Malta
January 23, 1937 - Plateía Island, Greece - HMS Hood moves to Plateía Island, Greece
February 3, 1937 - Malta - Docks at Malta
February 27, 1937 - Malta - Departs to Gibraltar
March 6, 1937 - Gibraltar - Arrives at Gibraltar
March 23, 1937 - Malta - Docks at Malta to change propellers
April 6, 1937 - (While at Gibraltar) - While HMS Hood returns to Gibraltar, spanish nationalist ships "Almirante Cervera" and "Galerna" blockade steamer "Thorpehall" from proceeding to the port of Bilbao. Later, "thorpehall" reaches Bilbao when british destroyers arrive - echoes of war!
April 10, 1937 - Bay of Biscay - Patrolling in Bay of Biscay (radio silence)
April 12, 1937 - St.Jean-de-Luz, France - At St.Jean-de-Luz, France
April 13, 1937 - Bay of Biscay - Patrolling in Bay of Biscay (radio silence)
April 15, 1937 - La Pallice, La Rochelle - At La Pallice, La Rochelle
April 20, 1937 - St.Jean-de-Luz, France - At St.Jean-de-Luz, France
April 22, 1937 - Bay of Biscay - Patrolling in Bay of Biscay (radio silence)
April 23, 1937 - Off Bilbao - Confrontation with nationalist warships "Almirante Cervera" and "Galerna", blockading british supply steamers
April 24, 1937 - La Pallice, La Rochelle - At La Pallice, La Rochelle
April 27, 1937 - Portsmouth - HMS Hood returns to Portsmouth
May 7, 1937 - Spithead - Coronation Review
May 20, 1937 - Spithead - King George VI inspects the ship
June 1, 1937 - Spithead(?) - Departs to Gibraltar
June 5, 1937 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar
June 7, 1937 - Tangier, Morocco - At Tangier, Morocco
June 12, 1937 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
June 19, 1937 - Malta - HMS Hood returns to Malta
August 26, 1937 - Argostóli, Greece - Moves to Argostóli, Greece
September 1, 1937 - Split, Yugoslavia - HMS Hood arrives at Split
September 30, 1937 - Malta - HMS Hood enters drydock at Malta
October 3, 1937 - Arzew, Algeria - At Arzew, Algeria
October 6, 1937 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
October 21, 1937 - Tangier, Morocco - At Tangier, Morocco
October 23, 1937 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
October 29, 1937 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - HMS Hood arrives at Palma de Mallorca to make it its temporary base. In the next months, HMS Hood takes hundreds of refugees at the ports of Barcelona and Valencia and takes them to safety at Palma de Mallorca and Marseille, France
November 1, 1937 - Barcelona - Arrives at Barcelona
November 2, 1937 - Valencia - Moves to Valencia
November 3, 1937 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
November 6, 1937 - Malta - Docks at Malta for refitting and improvements to her anti-aircraft armament
January 5, 1938 - Malta - Departs to Palma de Mallorca
January 7, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Arrives at Palma de Mallorca
January 12, 1938 - Barcelona - Moves to Barcelona
January 14, 1938 - Valencia - Arrives at Valencia
January 15, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
January 20, 1938 - Marseille, France - HMS Hood arrives at Marseille with spanish refugees
January 23, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
January 28, 1938 - Barcelona - Moves to Barcelona
January 29, 1938 - Valencia - Arrives at Valencia
January 30, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
February 5, 1938 - Malta - Docks at Malta
March 7, 1938 - Gibraltar - Sails to Gibraltar
March 28, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
April 2, 1938 - Caldes d'Estrac (Caldetas, Catalonia) | Barcelona - At Caldetas, Catalonia
April 3, 1938 - Valencia - Moves to Valencia
April 4, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
April 7, 1938 - Barcelona - Moves to Barcelona
April 9, 1938 - Caldes d'Estrac (Caldetas, Catalonia) - At Caldetas, Catalonia
April 11, 1938 - Valencia - Moves to Valencia
April 12, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
April 16, 1938 - Barcelona | Caldes d'Estrac (Caldetas, Catalonia) - At Barcelona and Caldetas
April 18, 1938 - Valencia - Moves to Valencia
April 19, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
April 22, 1938 - Golfe-Juan, Côte d'Azur - HMS Hood in France for the crew to rest
May 2, 1938 - St.Florent, Corsica - HMS Hood anchors at Corsica
May 7, 1938 - Malta - Returns to base at Malta
May 20, 1938 - Malta - Captain Pridham turns over command of the ship to Captain Harold Walker
June 30, 1938 - Corfu, Greece - HMS Hood moves to Corfu, Greece
July 7, 1938 - Navarino Bay, Greece - Moves to Navarino Bay, Greece
July 22, 1938 - Malta - Returns to Malta
July 28, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
August 1, 1938 - Caldes d'Estrac (Caldetas, Catalonia) - At Caldetas, Catalonia
August 3, 1938 - Gandia, near Valencia - At Gandia, near Valencia
August 5, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
August 8, 1938 - Palamós | Gandia - HMS Hood is called to rescue the crew of the cargo steamer "SS Lake Lugano", which was bombed and sunk on the night of August 7th to 8th
August 9, 1938 - Caldes d'Estrac (Caldetas, Catalonia) - Takes in refugees for Marseille
August 10, 1938 - Marseille, France - HMS Hood arrives at Marseille with spanish refugee
August 12, 1938 - Caldes d'Estrac (Caldetas, Catalonia) | Barcelona - At Caldetas, Catalonia
August 13, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - HMS Hood takes more than 100 refugees to Marseille
August 19, 1938 - Malta - Arrives at Malta
September 6, 1938 - GIbraltar - Moves to Gibraltar
September 7, 1938 - Tangier, Morocco - At Tangier, Morocco
September 10, 1938 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
September 20, 1938 - Gibraltar - Grounds while leaving harbour. Lightly damaged
September 28, 1938 - Gibraltar - Departs to escort transport ship "SS Aquitania"
October 1, 1938 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
October 2, 1938 - Gibraltar - German heavy cruiser "Deutschland" arrives at Gibraltar. A football game "HMS Hood Vs Deutschland" is organized
October 18, 1938 - Gandia, near Valencia - At Gandia, near Valencia
October 19, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
October 23, 1938 - Caldes d'Estrac (Caldetas, Catalonia) - At Caldetas, Catalonia
October 24, 1938 - Marseille, France - HMS Hood arrives at Marseille with spanish refugees
October 27, 1938 - Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands - Returns to Palma de Mallorca
November 3, 1938 - Gandia, near Valencia - Departs to Marseille with 150 refugees aboard
November 4, 1938 - Marseille, France - HMS Hood arrives at Marseille with spanish refugees
November 9, 1938 - Malta - Docks at Malta for repairs

Ship's complement, Malta, 1939

January 1, 1939 - Malta - The entire ship's company is photographed on the forecastle of HMS Hood
January 10, 1939 - Malta - HMS Hood sails from Malta for the last time
January 13, 1939 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood arrives at Gibraltar from Malta
January 18, 1939 - Portsmouth - HMS Hood returns to Portsmouth for repairs and a refit
August 13, 1939 - Portsmouth - Departs to Scapa Flow in company of HMS Courageous
August 14, 1939 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Arrives in Scapa Flow
August 21, 1939 - Invergordon, Scotland - After a week patrolling the norwegian sea against german commerce raiders, HMS Hood put in at Invergordon to refuel
August 25, 1939 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood moves to Scapa Flow
August 31, 1939 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood and the home fleet sail from Scapa Flow (includes HMS Repulse and HMS Renown)
September 3, 1939 - Between Iceland and Faroe Islands - News arrive that Germany had invaded Poland. During the same day, the crew is informed that Great Britain is at War!
September 6, 1939 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood moves to Scapa Flow
September 8, 1939 - Iceland-Faroe Pass - Assigned to cover the Iceland-Faroe Pass with HMS Renown
September 12, 1939 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
September 15, 1939 - Loch Ewe, Scotland - HMS Hood arrives at Loch Ewe for recreation time. The ship is visited by Winston Churchill
September 21, 1939 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
September 22, 1939 - Skagerrak - At sea between Norway, Denmark and Sweden, covering a raid
September 23, 1939 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
September 25, 1939 - Horns Reef/Dogger Bank - Providing cover for damaged submarine HMS Spearfish
September 26, 1939 - Horns Reef/Dogger Bank - HMS Hood is struck by a bomb from a Ju-88 bomber. Not seriously damaged
September 27, 1939 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
October 2, 1939 - Loch Ewe, Scotland - HMS Hood and HMS Nelson arrive at Loch Ewe
October 6, 1939 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood and HMS Nelson arrive in Scapa Flow
October 8, 1939 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse depart to intercept "Gneisenau" and other german warships north off Obrestad Light, Norway
October 9, 1939 - Norwegian Sea - On patrol in the Norwegian Sea with HMS Repulse
October 11, 1939 - Loch Ewe, Scotland - HMS Hood and HMS Nelson arrive at Loch Ewe
October 15, 1939 - Between Scotland and Iceland - HMS Hood and HMS Nelson patrol between Scotland and Iceland
October 22, 1939 - Loch Ewe, Scotland - Arrives at Loch Ewe, Scotland
October 26, 1939 - Norwegian Sea - On patrol with HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney
October 26, 1939 - Norwegian Sea - Covers Narvik iron ore convoy
October 30, 1939 - N. of Cape Wrath (most north-westerly point of Britain) - HMS Nelson is struck by two torpedoes from U-56 while in company of HMS Hood and HMS Rodney
October 31, 1939 - Greenock, Scotland - HMS Hood arrives at Greenock and is visited by Winston Churchill
November 2, 1939 - Off the Hebrides | Norwegian Sea - Patrolling off the Hebrides and in the Norwegian Sea
November 9, 1939 - Rosyth, Scotland - Arrives at Rosyth, Scotland
November 11, 1939 - Devonport - HMS Hood docks at Devonport for an overdue boiler cleaning and a week's leave of the crew
November 20, 1939 - Devonport - The crew is recalled after news arrive of the sinking of the armed merchant cruiser HMS Rawalpindi
November 25, 1939 - Devonport - HMS Hood sails from Plymouth Sound in mountainous seas, her refit incomplete and 150 ratings drafted from Devonport barracks to make up numbers
November 27(?), 1939 - Off Iceland - Patrolling off Iceland (with french warships Dunkerque, Georges Leygues and Montcalm)
December 2, 1939 - North of the Faroes - Patrolling north of the Faroes
December 11, 1939 - Greenock, Scotland - Arrives at Greenock, Scotland
December 13, 1939 - North Sea - At Sea to intercept Leipzig, Köln and Nürnberg with HMS Warspite and HMS Barham
December 16, 1939 - North of Ireland - Escorts canadian troop convoy (including RMS Aquitania)
December 17, 1939 - Greenock, Scotland - Returns to Greenock, Scotland
December 23, 1939 - Covering convoy DHN6 carrying arms for Finland
December 25, 1939 - Returns to Greenock, Scotland - Returns to Greenock, Scotland
December 28, 1939 - North of the Hebrides - On patrol
December 29, 1939 - North of the Shetlands - On patrol
January 5, 1940 - Greenock, Scotland - Returns to harbour
January 15, 1940 - Shetland - Faroe Islands Gap - Joins HMS Warspite and the 8th Destroyer Flotilla at Sea
January 24, 1940 - Greenock, Scotland - Returns to Greenock, Scotland
February 10, 1940 - West of the Hebrides - On patrol with HMS Warspite
February 12, 1940 - NW of the Shetlands - On patrol
February 16, 1940 - HMS Hood and HMS Warspite sail east to support the boarding of the german supply ship "Altmark"
February 18, 1940 - Greenock, Scotland - Returns to Greenock, Scotland
February 20, 1940 - Greenock, Scotland - HMS Hood becomes the first ship in the Royal Navy to be fitted with a degaussing coil around her hull. HMS Hood, HMS Warspite and HMS Rodney cover convoy DN14 (Kirkwall-Scandinavia)
February 24, 1940 - Greenock, Scotland - HMS Hood and HMS Rodney return to Greenock
March 3, 1940 - East of the Faroes - HMS Hood and HMS Valiant patrol east of the Faroes
March 5, 1940 - HMS Hood and HMS Valiant cover convoy ON17 and ON17a from Norway
March 7, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood arrives in Scapa Flow
March 8, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood is visited again by Winston Churchill 
March 15, 1940 - Greenock, Scotland - Returns to Greenock, Scotland
March 31, 1940 - Plymouth - HMS Hood reaches Plymouth
April 4, 1940 - Plymouth - Docked for repairs
April 12, 1940 - (While at Plymouth) - Churchill urges that "the most intense efforts shoube be concentrated upon Hood, as we may need all our strenght to meet an italian threat or attack" (HMS Hood docked for repairs on April 4th)
April 13, 1940 - (While at Plymouth) - Churchill explodes with rage when informed that HMS Hood's planed 35-day refit would take 11 weeks
May 28, 1940 - Liverpool - In Gladstone Dock for refitting and repairs
June 12, 1940 - Liverpool - HMS Hood emerges from Liverpool
June 14, 1940 - Bay of Biscay - Escorts the liners of ANZAC troop convoy US3 to River Clyde (RMS Queen Mary, Empress of Britain, Aquitania, Mauretania, Andes and Empress of Canada)
June 16, 1940 - Greenock, Scotland - Laying at Greenock with the liners of convoy US3. Refuelling
June 18, 1940 - Greenock, Scotland - HMS Hood receives orders to sail south and escort aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal to Gibraltar
June 23, 1940 - Gibraltar - HMS Hood and aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal reach Gibraltar. During the next days, HMS Hood moves after reports that the french battleship "Richelieu" had left Dakar
June 27, 1940 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
July 2, 1940 - Gibraltar - Force H departs for "Operation Catapult" - the destruction of the french fleet at Mers-el Kebir
July 3, 1940 - Off Mers El Kébir, French Algeria - British Naval attack on french navy ships at the harbour of Mers El Kébir - "Bretagne" is destroyed, "Provence" and "Dunkerque" are seriously damaged
July 4, 1940 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
July 6, 1940 - Mers-el Kébir | Gibraltar - Force H supports and airstrike from HMS Ark Royal. Returns later to Gibraltar
July 8, 1940 - Gibraltar - Force H departs to attack an airfield at Cagliari, Sardinia, allowing two convoys to sail from Malta to Alexandria
July 9, 1940 - Not far from Sardinia - Force H is attacked by Regia Aeronautica's SM79 bombers. The attack to Cagliari airfield is aborted but both convoys arrive safely to Alexandria
July 11, 1940 - Gibraltar - Returns to Gibraltar
August 2, 1940 - SW of Sardinia - HMS Ark Royal, escorted by HMS Hood, launches an air strike on Cagliari Airfield. HMS Argus flies off 12 hurricanes to Malta. Force H returns later to Gibraltar
August 4, 1940 - Gibraltar - Departs to Scapa Flow, Shetland Islands
August 10, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood returns from the Mediterranean
August 16, 1940 - Rosyth, Scotland - Arrives at Rosyth for minor modifications
August 25, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Moves to Scapa Flow
September 13, 1940 - Rosyth, Scotland - HMS Hood, HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney arrive at Rosyth
September 28, 1940 - Off Stavanger, Norway - At Sea to intercept a reported german convoy escorted by a cruiser, off Stavanger
September 29, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
October 15, 1940 - Norwegian Sea - Covers an attack by HMS Furious against Tromsø (15th to 19th)
October 19, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
October 23, 1940 - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse sail towards Obrestad to check reported german movement
October 24, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
October 28, 1940 - North Atlantic - HMS Furious, HMS Hood and HMS Repulse depart to intercept a german raider
October 31, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
November 5, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse depart to cover approaches to Brest and Lorient against the return of "Admiral Scheer"
November 11, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
November 23, 1940 - Denmark Strait - Covering 1st minelaying squadron
November 25, 1940 - Off Reykjanes, Iceland - Covering 1st minelaying squadron
November 29, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
December 4, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood is visited by new Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet, Admiral Sir John Tovey
December 11, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood is inspected by Admiral Sir John Tovey
December 18, 1940 - SW of Faroe Islands - Tactical exercises with HMS Nelson and HMS Repulse
December 20, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
December 24, 1940 - Iceland-Faroe Pass - Covering Iceland-Faroe Pass against "Admiral Hipper"
December 29, 1940 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
January 2, 1941 - Off Faroe Islands - Covering 1st minelaying squadron
January 11, 1941 - Off Dunnet Head (most northerly point of mainland Great Britain) - HMS Hood and HMS Repulse cover convoys against possible german raiders
January 13, 1941 - Rosyth, Scotland - HMS Hood edges into Rosyth dockyard for an overhaul
March 16, 1941 - Rosyth, Scotland - Ship's company inspected by King George VI
March 18, 1941 - Rosyth, Scotland - Overhaul completed. HMS Hood sails to Dunnet Head
March 19, 1941 - Off Dunnet Head (most northerly point of mainland Great Britain) - HMS Hood joins HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Nelson
March 20, 1941 - Between Iceland and Faroe Islands - HMS Hood joins Admiral Tovey (in HMS King George V)
March 21, 1941 - Orders to steer south at maximum speed to intercept "Scharnhorst" and "Gleisenau"
March 23, 1941 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - HMS Hood and HMS Queen Elizabeth return to Scapa Flow
March 28, 1941 - Western Bay of Biscay - HMS Hood relieves Force H against breakout of "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau" from Brest
April 4, 1941 - Western Bay of Biscay - HMS Hood is relieved by HMS King George V
April 6, 1941 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Brief stop at Scapa Flow
April 7, 1941 - Bay of Biscay - HMS Hood patrols against breakout of "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau" from Brest
April 14, 1941 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
April 18, 1941 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Departs to resume patrol off Brest
April 19, 1941 - Norwegian Sea - Alters course for the Norwegian Sea following reports that the "Bismarck" had left Kiel
April 21, 1941 - Hvalfjord - At Hvalfjord, covering a possible breakout of "Bismarck"
April 28, 1941 - Off Iceland(?) - Covering two convoys against surface attack
May 3, 1941 - Hvalfjord, Iceland - At Hvalfjord, covering a possible breakout of "Bismarck"
May 6, 1941 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Returns to Scapa Flow
May 12, 1941 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - The new commander of the Battle Cruiser Squadron, Vice Admiral Lancelot E.Holland, sets up command in HMS Hood
May 22, 1941 - South of Iceland - HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Hood and six destroyers are ordered to take station south of Iceland and intercept the German battleship "Bismarck" if she attempts to break out into the Atlantic
May 24, 1941 - SW of Denmark Strait - Battle of the Denmark Strait. HMS Hood is sunk, following a catastrophic explosion when hit by the "Bismarck". 1,415 officers and men are killed. Only three men survive =(END)


"Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!"