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To mark the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the wreck of H.M.S. Hood, and the 80th anniversary of the tragic loss of the ship in the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the H.M.S. Hood Association has commissioned a film linking the Royal Navy of today with the Royal Navy of 1941.

To do that, we turned to one of the Royal Navy's newest warships - H.M.S. Tamar. Using the complex multi-layered resource of the Association's website - with its wealth of information, pictures and crew detail - we set out to find 'pairs' from H.M.S. Hood then, with H.M.S. Tamar now. We sought ages, trades and hometowns among those who fought in the battle - and then, with the kind support of R.N. PR and all on board Tamar, found sailors serving in her whose profile matched, as closely as possible, their forebears. These volunteers then studied our data on their 'pairs' and viewed two films about Hood: her first dedicated TV documentary, 1997's 'The Mighty Hood'and the Association's own production, 'For Years Unseen', about the recovery of her ship's bell in 2001.

The thoughts that came to the Tamar pairs, along with those of her Captain, form the centrepiece of 'H.M.S. Hood - Mighty Then, Mighty Now'. Along with new and exclusive interviews with veterans, and outstanding colour footage of Hood in 1939, our film sets out to show that H.M.S. Hood and the values she represented are as important to Navy and nation today as they were when she and her ship's company died for freedom on the 24th of May, 1941.

'H.M.S. Hood - Mighty Then, Mighty Now' will be released on the 18th of July - the day, exactly two decades ago, when the search team led by undersea explorer David Mearns found the shattered wreck of Hood, 2,845 metres beneath the waters of the Denmark Strait.

Click here to access 'H.M.S. Hood - Mighty Then, Mighty Now'.
(Available from 18th July 2021)

The HMS Hood Association is delighted that 'Another Orkney Production', with support from the Orkney International Science Festival, have run an online event commemorating the 80th anniversary of Hood's loss./

Participants included our President Rear Admiral Philip Wilcocks, Vice-presidents Rob White and David Mearns, and Chairman Cdr William Sutherland. Links to the various discussions are below.

• HMS Hood, Last of her Kind' (Discussion) - RAdm Philip Wilcocks, Rob White, Cdr William Sutherland, Cdr David Hobbs (naval historian), Mr Graeme Lunn (naval historian.)
• The HMS Hood Association' (Talk) - Cdr William Sutherland, Rob White.
• 'Building HMS Hood' - Maritime historian and author Ian Johnston.
• 'HMS Hood to Australia' - Australian historian Graeme Lunn
• 'The Hunt for the Bismarck' - Cdr David Hobbs MBE.
• Question and Answer Session about finding Hood's wreck and recovering her bell - David Mearns, Rob White, RAdm Philip Wilcocks, Cdr William Sutherland, Cdr David Hobbs, Graeme Lunn.

The Society of Nautical Research has released through its Mariner's Mirror Podcast facility, a presentation by the late Professor Eric Grove who makes the case for Hood as an 'iconic ship.' This recording of Eric who was for so many years a stalwart friend and supporter of the Association, was made only a few days before his untimely death and was the last piece of work he completed.We are grateful to the Society of Nautical Research for their work in producing and releasing this important appraisal of Hood's place in British Naval history.

Click here to access the Podcast.

The Association would like to express its gratitude to Fr. Tim Handley SSC, Parish Priest of St. James, Garlickhythe for his support in arranging and leading the Service of Commemoration for Hood's lost, initiated by former Association Vice-President Joanna Warrand, and held on Monday 24th May 2021. Our thanks also go to the organist and singers as well as to our Patron Viscount Hood and Chaplain Rev. Ali Mepham for their participation in the commemoration. You can watch a recording of the service online in the following ways:

• via Facebook
• via YouTube (subscribe to the Channel)

The Association would like to express its thanks to all those who joined us in the Shine a Light initiative over the period of the 80th Anniversary.

We were moved both by the number of people who took part as well as by the thought and care which had so clearly been put into the individual tributes to men lost with the ship. Our grateful thanks are also due to the many organisations including branches of the Royal British Legion, The Royal Naval Association, Pompey Pals, Sea Cadets and others who held services or events across the U.K. in support of Shine a Light.

Over the coming days we will start to collect and collate all the posts made across Facebook and other social media platforms with a view to including them in an archive of tributes within this website to form a permanent record of the 80th Anniversary. We will remember them...

Usually at this time of year we hold our Reunion Dinner at which we display a gallery of photos of the men who were lost with the ship. Sadly, this year's dinner has had to be postponed until November. But you can still view the collection of photos which this year number over 1000, together with place holders for the men for whom, sadly, we have as yet been unable to find an image of. Click on the name of any man to visit their individual memorial page.

Click here to visit the H.M.S. Hood memorial Gallery.

As always, if you are able to help with any additional photographs or information about any of the men lost with Hood we would very much like to hear from you. Please email us at crewsubs@hmshood.org.uk

A film commissioned by the Association to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Hood's loss will be entitled 'H.M.S. Hood - Mighty then, Mighty Now'. The film is being made through the generous work of Maritime Films U.K. Members wishing to contribute to the cost of making this film can do so via PayPal using the button below.

Details of how to access the film will be posted as soon as we have final information.

On Saturday 11th September, The Pompey Pals are holding a Day of Remembrance at Castle Field Southsea, supported by Portsmouth City Council.

The morning will be dedicated to remembering all those who lost their lives on H.M.S. Hood and the Portsmouth Blitz. The afternoon will be story telling and raising awareness of local organisations who support our Service Veterans today. Portsmouth Military Wives Choir will be in attendance along with a Marching Band amongst others.

It is planned for the HMSHA Roll of Honour and Memorial Gallery to be displayed at the event.

Saturday 11th September, 2021
Pompey Pals Event
See above

Thursday 11th November, 2021 10:30
Armistice Day Service at Southsea National War memorial
We continue to plan to hold our Annual Dinner, face-to-face, in the Royal Maritime Club, Portsmouth on the evening of Thursday 11th November, the day of our Remembrance Service in Southsea. More details will be published in due course, so put the date in your diary!

Saturday 21st May, 2022,
AGM and Runion Dinner
We sincerely hope that these will take place in person at the Royal Maritime Club, Portsmouth. Please put the date in your diary. Further details will follow nearer the time.

Sunday 22nd May, 2022
Service at St. Anne's church in the Dockyard
Details of the service will be posted here closer to the date.

Sunday 29th May, 2022, 11.00
Boldre Memorial Service, 2022
it is hoped that, next year, the Boldre service will be 'in person' as well as on line.

Below you will find details of where the ship was on 29th July each year. Where the year in the first column includes the word 'details' in brackets, you can click this link to access a full transcription of Hood's log for that date.

For further details why not visit our Timeline which describes in details the ship's career from 1920 to 1941. Or, if want to check when she was at a particular place or where she was on a range of dates then our ship movements database is worth a visit.