-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 O'Sullivan

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Date of birth: 12th October 1887
Place of birth: Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland
Previous occupation: Farm Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service Number: 310829
Joined Hood First time: 1st April 1920 (Stoker 1st class)
Left Hood First time: 31st August 1921 (Stoker 1st class)
Joined Hood Second time: 4th December 1925 (Stoker 1st class)
Left Hood Second time: 28th August 1927 (Stoker 1st class)





Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
22nd September 190615th January 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 190722nd June 1907EuropaStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd June 190726th June 1907BlakeStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th June 190725th July 1907LeanderStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th July 19072nd September 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd September 190710th October 1907EuropaStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th October 190728th November 1907CambrianStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th November 190723rd December 1908CambrianStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th December 19086th September 1909CambrianStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th September 190922nd October 1909TerribleStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd October 190924th January 1910VividStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th January 191016th March 1911LeanderStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th March 191130th April 1912BlakeStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191230th November 1912HeclaStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 191231st March 1914BlakeStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191421st April 1914Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd April 191427th November 1914GibraltarStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th November 191412th February 1915Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th February 191528th May 1916Leander (Leopard)Stoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th May 19164th June 1916Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th June 19164th March 1920LionStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 192031st March 1920Crescent (Hood)Stoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192031st August 1921HoodStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 192130th October 1921Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 192117th March 1924LaburnumStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th March 19244th November 1924Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th November 19242nd July 1925ThundererStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd July 19253rd December 1925Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th December 192528th August 1927HoodStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th August 192714th October 1927Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 192717th May 1928ImpregnableStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th May 192823rd September 1928Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/508
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)
ADM188/508 via WW1 Lives at Sea