Steam trials for RN fast battleship HMS Hood (1920)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Royal Navy’s new battlecruiser, HMS Hood, undergoes steam trials prior to active service under Captain Wilfred Tomkinson Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Britain’s Biggest Battleship - . “Hood“ Completes her Steam Trials - Passing down the Clyde for the Open Sea - Length 860 feet, Tonnage 41,200, Cost 6,025,000 SCOTLAND: River Clyde: EXT GV the battleship “Hood“ going down river. SV silhouette of “Hood“ in river, tug approaches. SV centre section of battleship. SV,GV “Hood“ being towed down river, three tugs in front of her, three behind. LS people standing on bank of river as battleship towed past. warship, shakedown cruise, extra amour, armour plating, 15-inch guns, twin stacks, lean profile, tugboat, tug, crowd, onlookers, watchers, curious Background: Royal Navy’s new battlecruiser, HMS Hood, undergoes steam trial