-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 Henry McCooey

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Date of birth: 9th November 1885
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 228046
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 9th November 1923 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
2nd September 19035th November 1903NorthamptonBoy 2nd ClassADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th November 19031st December 1903CalliopeBoy 2nd ClassADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd December 190320th January 1904CalliopeBoy 1st ClassADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st January 190429th January 1904VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th January 19041st March 1904HogueBoy 1st ClassADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd March 190419th April 1904HogueOrdinary SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th April 19048th September 1904Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th September 190414th February 1906ImplacableOrdinary SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th February 19069th July 1906ImplacableAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th July 190628th September 1906Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th September 190612th October 1906TrafalgarAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th October 19064th February 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th February 190724th May 1907Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th May 190712th October 1909MutineAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th October 19096th June 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th June 191029th April 1912King AlfredAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th April 19123rd June 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th June 191226th March 1915LionAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th March 19157th June 1915Vivid IIAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th June 191517th March 1919CarysfortAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th April 191927th November 1919Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th November 191930th August 1921Blenheim (Sirdar)Able SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st August 19215th September 1921Blenheim (Tumult)Able SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th September 192111th September 1921DiligenceAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th September 192130th September 1921BlenheimAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 192114th May 1923Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 19239th November 1923HoodAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th November 19233rd January 1924Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th January 19244th September 1925ResolutionAble SeamanADM188/403
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th September 19256th December 1925Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/403
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)
ADM188/403 via WW1 Lives at Sea