-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 Joseph Goggin

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Date of birth: 8th March 1890
Place of birth: Crosshaven, Cork , Ireland
Previous occupation: Farm labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: 239870
Joined Hood: 14th June 1926 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 30th April 1928 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
25th October 190724th January 1908Ganges IIBoy 2nd ClassADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th January 190824th February 1908Ganges IIBoy 1st ClassADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th February 19087th March 1908MagnificentBoy 1st ClassADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th March 190824th June 1908MagnificentOrdinary SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th June 190817th August 1908MajesticOrdinary SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th August 19085th January 1910BulwarkOrdinary SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th January 191028th February 1910BulwarkAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st March 19108th April 1910Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th April 19102nd May 1910CarnarvonAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd May 191028th October 1912SuffolkAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th October 19126th December 1912Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th December 191231st October 1913HeclaAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 191311th December 1913VenusAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th December 19136th February 1914WoolwichAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th February 191422nd June 1914HeclaAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd June 191429th July 1914Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th July 191418th May 1916AlbionAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th May 191630th October 1916Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 19169th February 1917MelbourneAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th February 191716th November 1917Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th November 191721st May 1919DevonshireAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd May 191916th September 1920Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd May 192613th June 1926Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th June 192630th April 1928HoodAble SeamanADM188/426
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st May 19281st January 1929Vivid IAble SeamanADM188/426
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)
ADM188/426 via WW1 Lives at Sea