Photos & Graphics of H.M.S. Hood
The H.M.S. Hood Association Photo Collection - Association Trip to Germany, Late 1970s/Early 1980s, Part 2
Updated 12-Sep-2009

The photos on this page are take from a trip to Germany by members of the H.M.S. Hood Association. The trip was made during the late 1970s or early 1980s. Veterans met up with their counterparts from the Kameradschaft "Schlachtschiff Bismarck" (Bismarck Association). The images are taken from a set of slides held by veteran Ken "Nobby" Clark.

Important Notice: These photos are the property of the H.M.S. Hood Association and may not be downloaded and/or used elsewhere without the Hood Association Committee's express permission.

The Battleship Bismarck Memorial at Friedrichsruhe in the Sachsenwald, near Hamburg.

Here are some of the Bismarck veterans next to the memorial

Ken Clark and another Hood veteran at the Bismarck memorial

This young lady was the Association's guide during the trip to Germany

Wreaths

The port screw propellor from the Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen.
This was removed from her wreck and placed on display at the Kiel-Laboe naval memorial in 1979.

A Kriegsmarine U-boat (U995) near the naval memorial at Kiel-Laboe

During the same trip to Germany. This and the following two photos seems to be a function at which members viewed a model of the Hood.

A southwesterly view of the Firth of Kiel from the top of the naval memorial in Kiel-Laboe

A group gathered for a memorial service at Kieler Foerde

Wreaths on the water following a service at the Kieler Foerde