August 22, 1918: Hood being launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland.

(Photo courtesy of Warren T. G. Carney)

August 22, 1918: Hood being launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland.

(Photo courtesy of Warren T. G. Carney)

January 1920: HMS Hood seen on the Clyde.

HMS Hood seen in the 1920s.

February-April 1924: HMS Hood seen in Australian waters during the World Cruise.