-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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Charles Stanley King

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Date of birth: 25th August 1885
Place of birth: Stonehouse, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Greenwich Hospital School
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Writer
Service Number: 343842
Joined Hood: 7th April 1921 (Chief Writer)
Left Hood: 10th July 1922 (Chief Writer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
21st November 190031st January 1901Vivid IBoy WriterADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 190130th June 1902LionBoy WriterADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 19026th July 1902Vivid IBoy WriterADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th July 190224th August 1903AriadneBoy WriterADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 190323rd January 1905AriadneWriter 3rd ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th January 190512th March 1905CharybdisWriter 3rd ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th March 190527th July 1905Vivid IWriter 3rd ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th July 19051st May 1907SkirmisherWriter 3rd ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd May 190724th August 1907Vivid IWriter 3rd ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 19075th March 1908Vivid IWriter 2nd ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th March 190816th March 1910RedbreastWriter 2nd ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th March 191024th August 1911VividWriter 2nd ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 191130th October 1912VividWriter 1st ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 191224th August 1915ColossusWriter 1st ClassADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th August 191530th January 1917ColossusChief WriterADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st January 191730th June 1919Vivid IChief WriterADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 19196th April 1921Vivid IIIChief WriterADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 192110th July 1922HoodChief WriterADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th July 19223rd January 1924Vivid IIChief WriterADM188/520
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th January 192424th August 1925Vivid IIChief WriterADM188/520
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)
ADM188/520 via WW1 Lives at Sea