-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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John Dynan

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Date of birth: 14th February 1887
Place of birth: Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Previous occupation: Bricklayer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Stoker
Service Number: 232433
Joined Hood: 7th January 1926 (Chief Stoker)
Left Hood: 29th April 1927 (Chief Stoker)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
22nd September 190428th October 1904Pembroke IBoy 2nd ClassADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th October 190414th November 1904NorthamptonBoy 2nd ClassADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th November 190425th November 1904HawkeBoy 2nd ClassADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th October 190727th January 1908Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th January 190831st March 1908SentinelStoker 2nd classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 19089th April 1908Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th April 190818th May 1908Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th May 190822nd November 1908Sapphire IStoker 2nd classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd November 19082nd June 1909Sapphire IStoker 1st classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd June 190914th August 1909BlakeStoker 1st classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th August 19092nd November 1909Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd November 190913th February 1911SutlejStoker 1st classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th February 19111st September 1913DefenceStoker 1st classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd September 191326th September 1913Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th September 191314th January 1914IndusStoker 1st classADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th January 191423rd January 1914IndusLeading StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th January 19143rd February 1914Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th February 191424th May 1915OrionLeading StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th May 191517th September 1915Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th September 191530th September 1915MarsLeading StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 191531st October 1915DartmouthLeading StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 191530th June 1917DartmouthStoker Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st July 191719th September 1917Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th September 191715th February 1919DartmouthStoker Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th February 191923rd April 1919Cormorant (Dartmouth)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th April 191911th January 1920Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th January 192027th January 1920Hma London DepotStoker Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th January 192011th March 1920CerberusStoker Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th March 192013th April 1920PenguinStoker Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th April 192022nd July 1920MelbourneStoker Petty OfficerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd July 192013th December 1921MelbourneChief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th December 192127th March 1922Hma London DepotChief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th March 192211th April 1922Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th April 192216th November 1922Defiance (Wakeful)Chief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th November 19228th January 1923Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th January 192328th February 1923BirminghamChief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th January 192328th February 1923BirminghamChief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 192314th July 1924SouthamptonChief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 192411th November 1925ChathamChief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th November 19256th January 1926Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192629th April 1927HoodChief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th April 192725th May 1927Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/411
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th May 19271st January 1929ValiantChief StokerADM188/411
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)
ADM188/411 via WW1 Lives at Sea