-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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Patrick Desmond

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Date of birth: 9th June 1887
Place of birth: Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Previous occupation: Maessenger
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 224394
Joined Hood: 15th April 1920 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 21st June 1922 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
23rd January 190328th October 1903Black PrinceBoy 2nd ClassADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th October 190331st December 1903Black PrinceBoy 1st ClassADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 190425th May 1904EmeraldBoy 1st ClassADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th May 190414th June 1904Boscawen IIIBoy 1st ClassADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th June 190427th September 1904HoodBoy 1st ClassADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th September 190418th October 1904VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th October 190430th April 1905AeolusBoy 1st ClassADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 19058th June 1905SkipjackBoy 1st ClassADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th June 190516th January 1907SkipjackOrdinary SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th January 19077th March 1907Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th March 190731st May 1907KentOrdinary SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 190714th December 1909KentAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th December 190925th January 1910NiobeAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th January 19102nd September 1910VividAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd September 191026th January 1911BlakeAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th February 191128th March 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th March 19118th April 1911IndefatigableAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th April 191111th April 1911IndefatigableAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th April 191115th May 1911Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th May 191129th September 1913TemeraireAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th September 191322nd June 1915Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd June 191530th November 1915Vernon (Melampus)Able SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st December 191531st August 1916MaidstoneAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 19169th October 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th October 191631st December 1916Leander (Griffon)Able SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 191717th December 1919LeanderAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th December 191914th April 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/395
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th April 192021st June 1922HoodAble SeamanADM188/395
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)
ADM188/395 via WW1 Lives at Sea