-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 Martin

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Date of birth: 20th November 1885
Previous occupation: Bricklayer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Service Number: 220716
Joined Hood: 1st April 1920 (Chief Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 4th May 1920 (Chief Petty Officer)








Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and rate held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
28th May 19024th March 1903Black PrinceBoy 2nd ClassADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 190323rd March 1903Black PrinceBoy 1st ClassADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th March 190317th October 1903MinotaurBoy 1st ClassADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th October 190319th November 1903AgincourtBoy 1st ClassADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th November 190320th November 1903AgincourtOrdinary SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st November 19031st December 1903VividOrdinary SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd December 190313th September 1905MonmouthOrdinary SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th September 190529th January 1906MonmouthAble SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th January 190621st April 1906Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd April 190625th August 1906DefianceAble SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th August 190631st December 1906Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 190730th June 1909CornwallAble SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 190910th January 1910CornwallLeading SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th January 191026th February 1910Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th February 191013th August 1910DefianceLeading SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 191019th September 1910Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th September 191017th October 1910AeolusLeading SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th October 191020th February 1913PandoraLeading SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st February 191321st May 1913Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd May 191331st July 1914CenturionLeading SeamanADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 19146th March 1919CenturionPetty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th March 191914th March 1919ArrogantChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th March 191931st March 1919Attentive IIChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191931st March 1920LionChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19204th May 1920HoodChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 192010th May 1920Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th May 192021st July 1920ColumbineChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd July 19203rd February 1921CrescentChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 192115th June 1922ColumbineChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th June 192225th June 1922Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th June 19229th April 1923Vivid II (Furious)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th April 192316th May 1923Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th May 192319th May 1923Victory II (Colne)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th May 192318th September 1923Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th September 192317th May 1925LaburnumChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th May 192519th November 1925Vivid IChief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th September 19383rd October 1938Drake I-I (Mobilised)Chief Petty OfficerADM188/388
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th November 193920th November 1939Drake IChief Petty OfficerADM363/1901
21st November 1939LochnivarChief Petty OfficerADM363/1901

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)
ADM188/388 via WW1 Lives at Sea