-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.

Charles Reginald Hoskin

By the time he joined HMS Hood in April 1920 he was a senior Petty Officer, whose professional excellence had been demonstrated by the award of a succession of 'Superior' annual professional assessments. No wonder, then, that he was selected for promotion to Chief Petty Officer, and posted his new rate a short time after joining Hood.

As was normal for men who had served a full career, Charles Hoskin was discharged, to pension, from the Royal Navy on the day before his 40th birthday - 15th July 1925 - after 22 years' adult service.

Charles had various jobs after leaving the Navy but his final working years were as resident caretaker at the Union Street Methodist church in Torquay. He and wife Florence had seven children of whom just one (Cyril) was a boy.

Charles Hoskin died in 1965, aged 80.