-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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Thomas Patton

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Date of birth: 17th June 1883
Place of birth: Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 206476
Joined Hood: 7th January 1926 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 4th January 1927 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
UnknownUnknownVividAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th September 189911th July 1900CaledoniaBoy 2nd ClassADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th July 19002nd August 1900CaledoniaBoy 1st ClassADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd August 190029th January 1901MinotaurBoy 1st ClassADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th January 190115th March 1901AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th March 190116th June 1901HoweBoy 1st ClassADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th June 190130th June 1901HoweOrdinary SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 190124th October 1902NiobeOrdinary SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th October 190224th November 1902VividOrdinary SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th November 19023rd August 1903FloraOrdinary SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th August 190330th September 1903FloraOrdinary SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 190316th January 1905FloraAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th January 190520th February 1905VividAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st February 190531st March 1905BarfleurAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19054th May 1908VengeanceAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 19086th November 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th November 190814th December 1908HannibalAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 190814th May 1912QueenAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 191210th June 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th June 19121st July 1912Prince GeorgeAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd July 191216th June 1913CaesarAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th July 191425th January 1915Prince GeorgeAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd February 191510th May 1915Prince GeorgeAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th May 19155th August 1915Prince GeorgeAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th August 191527th August 1915Europa I (Spey)Able SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th September 191513th September 1915Europa I (Spey)Able SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th September 191514th March 1916Prince GeorgeAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th March 191618th June 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th June 191620th August 1916Wallington (Violet)Able SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th September 191612th October 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th October 191626th October 1916Glorious (RFR)Able SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st November 19162nd December 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd December 191618th March 1919BenbowAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd October 192120th November 1922Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st November 192216th May 1924Emperor of IndiaAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 19246th January 1926Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 19264th January 1927HoodAble SeamanADM188/359
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th January 19271st June 1927Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/359
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)
ADM188/359 via WW1 Lives at Sea