-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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Richard Collins

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Date of birth: 12th February 1888
Place of birth: Devonport, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Ord seaman Merchant marine
Service:
Rank:
Service Number: 311242
Joined Hood: 14th January 1925 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 13th August 1926 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
23rd January 19076th March 1907VividStoker 2nd classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th March 19078th July 1907AmphitriteStoker 2nd classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th July 19079th August 1907AmphitriteStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th August 190714th August 1907Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th August 190727th August 1907CumberlandStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th August 19077th October 1907CarnarvonStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd October 19073rd August 1908CarnarvonStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 19081st September 1909CarnarvonStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th September 19092nd May 1910CarnarvonStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd May 191014th May 1912SuffolkStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th June 191228th October 1912SuffolkStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th October 191210th March 1913Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 191327th December 1914DublinStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th December 19141st December 1915DublinStoker 1st classADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd December 19155th February 1916DublinActing Leading StokerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th February 191623rd July 1916Vivid II (Bittern)Acting Leading StokerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th July 191613th May 1917Vivid II (Bittern)Leading StokerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th May 19178th August 1917Vivid II (Bittern)Leading StokerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th August 19178th December 1917CandytuftLeading StokerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th December 191731st December 1917Vivid IILeading StokerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 19183rd April 1918Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th April 191824th June 1918Wallington (Telemachus)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th June 191824th January 1919Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th January 191913th August 1919CornwallisStoker Petty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 191931st August 1920Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 192031st March 1921Julius (Hibiscus)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192131st October 1921Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 192130th April 1923DurbanStoker Petty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 192313th February 1924DurbanPetty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 19246th April 1924WeymouthPetty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th April 192413th May 1924Vivid IIPetty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th May 19245th June 1924WoolwichPetty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 192413th January 1925ThundererPetty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th January 192513th August 1926HoodPetty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th August 192614th August 1926Vivid IIPetty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th August 192626th August 1927Columbine (Walker)Petty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 192730th November 1927Vivid IIPetty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 192710th February 1928Impregnable (Colossus)Petty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th February 192825th October 1928Vivid IIPetty OfficerADM188509
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th October 19281st January 1929DefiancePetty OfficerADM188509
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)
ADM188509 via WW1 Lives at Sea