-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 Diggin

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Date of birth: 6th June 1885
Place of birth: Rattoo, Kerry, Ireland
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 218707
Joined Hood: 15th May 1921 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 8th June 1922 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
3rd January 190210th September 1902Black PrinceBoy 2nd ClassADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th September 190212th September 1902Black PrinceBoy 1st ClassADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th September 19025th June 1903MinotaurBoy 1st ClassADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 190311th June 1903MinotaurOrdinary SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th June 19034th November 1903Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th November 190310th August 1904DonegalOrdinary SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th August 190427th October 1904DonegalAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th October 190414th January 1905Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th January 190518th March 1905CambridgeAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th March 190523rd August 1905Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th August 19054th November 1907DevonshireAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th November 19075th May 1908Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th May 19085th January 1909ForthAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 190928th February 1910HannibalAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 191022nd May 1911VanguardAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th May 191127th March 1912VanguardAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th March 191212th August 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th August 191230th April 1914CornwallisAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 19141st June 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd June 19141st November 1920MarlboroughAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd November 192014th May 1921Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/384
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 19218th June 1922HoodAble SeamanADM188/384
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)
ADM188/384 via WW1 Lives at Sea