-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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John Scully

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Date of birth: 31st January 1891
Place of birth: Castlemartyr, County Cork, Ireland
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 239005
Joined Hood: 28th August 1928 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 16th May 1931 (Petty Officer)








Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
21st June 190719th January 1908ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th January 19081st June 1908ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd June 190810th September 1908SutlejBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th September 190825th September 1908VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th September 190814th December 1908MarsBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 190830th January 1909QueenBoy 1st ClassADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st January 190917th September 1910QueenOrdinary SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th September 191028th May 1911QueenAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th May 19113rd June 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th June 19115th January 1913HoodAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 191319th March 1913EndymionAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th March 19137th June 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th June 19136th October 1913DefianceAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th October 191329th November 1914DartmouthAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th November 191418th May 1916AlbionAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th May 191621st July 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd July 191630th June 1917DefianceAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191731st December 1918TigerAble SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 191928th October 1920TigerLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th October 192017th April 1921DefianceLeading SeamanADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th April 192131st October 1922DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 192215th August 1924WarspitePetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 19245th September 1924Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th September 19249th October 1924Defiance (Wakeful)Petty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th October 192430th June 1927CapetownPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 192717th August 1928DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th August 192827th August 1928Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 192816th May 1929HoodPetty OfficerADM188/425
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th September 193029th January 1931Vivid I-IPetty OfficerADM363/422
30th January 1931PensionedPetty OfficerADM363/422
17th May 19315th September 1930TigerPetty OfficerADM363/422

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)
ADM188/425 via WW1 Lives at Sea