-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Crew List

It is estimated that as many as 18,000 men served aboard the 'Mighty Hood' during the operational portion of her 21 year career. Unfortunately, there is no surviving official single listing of ALL men who served in her. Here you will find our attempt at creating such a listing. We are using the few, fragmentary crew lists known to exist, Navy Lists, various official reports, public records, and most importantly of all, inputs from the families of former crew.

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Arderne Gower Robinson

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Date of birth: 26th December 1890
Place of birth: Chesterfield, Derbushire, England
Previous occupation: Training Ship
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 237537
Joined Hood: 13th June 1923 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 6th January 1926 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
10th October 190610th June 1907GangesBoy 2nd ClassADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th June 19075th July 1907GangesBoy 1st ClassADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th July 190715th September 1907CochraneBoy 1st ClassADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th September 190722nd December 1907HogueBoy 1st ClassADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd December 190710th January 1908Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th January 190823rd May 1908DorisBoy 1st ClassADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th May 190829th May 1908HannibalBoy 1st ClassADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th May 190825th December 1908OceanBoy 1st ClassADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th December 19081st August 1909OceanOrdinary SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 190927th January 1910OceanAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th January 19108th April 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th April 191011th January 1911MarsAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th January 191122nd January 1912HiberniaAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd January 191220th March 1912DefianceAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st March 191231st July 1912SpeedyAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 191226th September 1915DefianceAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th September 191525th August 1916SuffolkAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 19164th May 1917Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 191725th July 1917Idaho (P 39)Able SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th July 191720th December 1918Victory X (P 39)Able SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st December 191810th March 1919Vivid II (P 39)Able SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 191914th November 1919Gibraltar (P 39)Able SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th November 19199th February 1921Gibraltar (PC 70)Able SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th February 19211st March 1921Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd March 192122nd May 1922Columbine (Westcott)Able SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd May 192212th June 1923Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th June 19236th January 1926HoodAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192625th June 1926Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th June 19261st November 1927DefianceAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd November 192713th February 1928Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 19285th May 1928ConcordAble SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th May 19285th May 1030Bee (Cricket)Able SeamanADM188/422
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th May 19306th July 1930VindictiveAble SeamanADM363/275
7th July 193024th December 1930Vivid I-IIIAble SeamanADM363/275
25th December 193030th July 1939Shore PensionedAble SeamanADM363/275
31st July 193931st December 1940OspreyAble SeamanADM363/275
1st January 194131st August 1941Boscawen (Attack)Able SeamanADM363/275
1st September 19419th August 1943AttackAble SeamanADM363/275
10th August 1943Released in Class AAble SeamanADM363/275

Additional Photographs
None at this time.


Memorials
No known memorials


Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor
ADM188/422 via WW1 Lives at Sea