-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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James Corcoran

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Date of birth: 4th March 1890
Place of birth: Cardiff, Glamorgan , Wales
Previous occupation: Beer stores
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 235699
Joined Hood: 15th May 1921 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 13th June 1922 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.




History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
15th October 19069th January 1907ImpregnableBoy 1st ClassADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th January 19078th May 1907HogueBoy 1st ClassADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th May 190724th May 1907Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th May 190717th June 1907DonegalBoy 1st ClassADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th June 19073rd March 1908New ZealandBoy 1st ClassADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th March 190814th September 1909New ZealandOrdinary SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th September 190931st July 1911New ZealandAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 191130th April 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191218th March 1913HeclaAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th March 191312th August 1913Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th August 191318th March 1914CornwallisAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th March 19141st June 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd June 191430th April 1915MarlboroughAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 191524th July 1916MarlboroughLeading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th July 191615th April 1917Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th April 191731st July 1917AlbionLeading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st August 19179th August 1917AlbionAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th August 191718th November 1917Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th November 191727th November 1917TigerAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th November 191726th January 1918VividAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th January 19181st May 1918ColossusAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd May 19182nd February 1919ColossusLeading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd February 19197th April 1919Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th April 191921st October 1919ConquerorAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd October 19192nd March 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th February 192114th May 1921Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192113th June 1922HoodAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th June 192227th December 1922Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th December 192231st March 1923Emperor of IndiaAble SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 192314th October 1924Emperor of IndiaLeading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 192411th May 1925Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th May 192514th October 1925Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/418
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 19251st January 1929Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/418
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)
ADM188/418 via WW1 Lives at Sea