-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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Michael Ryan

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Date of birth: 18th April 1898
Place of birth: Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J29226
Joined Hood: 14th December 1920 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 1st September 1921 (Able Seaman)








Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
15th January 191412th July 1914ImpregnableBoy 2nd ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th July 191413th July 1914ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 19141st August 1914EndymionBoy 1st ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 191410th September 1914Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th September 191422nd September 1914DefianceBoy 1st ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd September 191417th October 1915AuroraBoy 1st ClassADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th October 19157th February 1917AuroraOrdinary SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th February 191712th February 1917Aurora (Cells)Ordinary SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th February 191731st August 1917AuroraOrdinary SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 19174th December 1917AuroraAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th December 191728th April 1918CurlewAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th April 191827th May 1918Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th May 19186th March 1919Blenheim (Brisk)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th March 191930th June 1919St George (Gilia)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191915th August 1919Europa (Gilia)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 191930th September 1919Caesar (Gilia)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191913th October 1919Julius (Hollydale)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th October 191923rd October 1919Julius (Gilia)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th October 191928th October 1919EgmontAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 192018th January 1920EgmontAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th January 19208th June 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th June 192026th November 1920WoolwichAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th November 192013th December 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th December 19201st September 1921HoodAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd September 19218th September 1921Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th September 19218th June 1922ResolutionAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th June 192221st August 1922Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd August 192222nd October 1922Columbine (Venetia)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd October 19225th November 1922Columbine (Venetia) (Cells)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th November 19223rd January 1923Columbine (Venetia)Able SeamanADM188/705
via WW1 Lives at Sea

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)
ADM188/705 via WW1 Lives at Sea