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HMS Hood
View from above of the port side amidships of the Royal Navy Admiral-Class battlecruiser HMS Hood, looking forward at John Brown & Co shipyard at Clydebank showing the funnels, lifeboats, 5.5 inch Mk 1 guns and the main mast.

HMS Hood
View of the starboard side of the midships area of the Royal Navy Admiral-Class battlecruiser HMS Hood at John Brown & Co shipyard at Clydebank showing the aft funnel, lifeboats, 5.5 inch Mk 1 guns and main mast.

HMS Hood
View of the starboard side of the stern area looking aft of the Royal Navy Admiral-Class battlecruiser HMS Hood at John Brown & Co shipyard at Clydebank showing Y turret and the white ensign flag.

HMS Hood
Port side view of the aft superstructure of the Royal Navy Admiral-Class battlecruiser HMS Hood at John Brown & Co shipyard at Clydebank showing ship's name, aft range finder and anti-aircraft guns.

HMS Hood
Starboard side view of the aft superstructure of the Royal Navy Admiral-Class battlecruiser HMS Hood at John Brown & Co shipyard at Clydebank showing the mainmast, lifeboats, rafts, anti-aircraft guns and a 5.5 inch Mk1 gun.

HMS Hood
View looking forward over the upper deck towards the funnels and conning tower of the Royal Navy Admiral-Class battlecruiser HMS Hood at John Brown & Co shipyard at Clydebank showing the stowed lifeboats, an anti-aircraft gun and 5.5 inch Mk 1 guns.

HMS Hood
Port side view of the midships area of the Royal Navy Admiral-Class battlecruiser HMS Hood at John Brown & Co shipyard at Clydebank showing the funnels, lifeboats and 5.5 inch Mk 1 guns.