-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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Frank Steer

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Date of birth: 24th July 1888
Place of birth: South Milton, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Farm Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Stoker
Service Number: 310454
Joined Hood: 13th August 1926 (Chief Stoker)
Left Hood: 30th April 1928 (Chief Stoker)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
25th July 190615th January 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 190719th March 1907DorisStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th March 190725th March 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th March 190728th March 1907Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th March 19071st June 1909Sapphire IIStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd June 19099th August 1909VividStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th August 19095th June 1911DevonshireStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 191113th March 1912WarriorStoker 1st classADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th March 191230th June 1913WarriorActing Leading StokerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191319th August 1913Vivid IIActing Leading StokerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th August 191319th November 1913IndusActing Leading StokerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th November 191328th November 1913IndusLeading StokerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th November 191331st December 1913Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 19143rd June 1915EssexLeading StokerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th June 191523rd August 1916EssexStoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th August 19164th May 1917Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 19171st September 1921RamilliesStoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd September 192116th September 1921Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th September 192128th February 1922Woolwich (Sceptre)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 19224th May 1923Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 192329th April 1924AjaxStoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th April 192423rd September 1924Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th September 19246th August 1925Queen ElizabethStoker Petty OfficerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th August 192519th April 1926Queen ElizabethChief StokerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th April 19263rd June 1926Victory IIChief StokerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th June 192612th August 1926Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th August 192630th April 1928HoodChief StokerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 192824th July 1928Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/507
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 193920th October 1939Drake IIChief StokerADM363/281
21st October 1939InvalidedChief StokerADM363/281

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)
ADM188/507 via WW1 Lives at Sea