-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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James Horgan

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Date of birth: 1st May 1885
Place of birth: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Previous occupation: Engineers labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker Petty Officer
Service Number: 312377
Joined Hood: 27th August 1927 (Stoker Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 1st January 1929 (Stoker Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
20th November 19073rd April 1908Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th April 19085th October 1908DorisStoker 2nd classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th October 19086th November 1908DorisStoker 1st classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th November 190820th January 1911New ZealandStoker 1st classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st January 191130th January 1911Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st January 19119th October 1911LeanderStoker 1st classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th October 191130th October 1911Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 191128th August 1913SapphireStoker 1st classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th August 191319th January 1914HighflyerStoker 1st classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th January 191426th January 1914Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th January 191419th September 1914AdventureStoker 1st classADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th September 19147th April 1915AdventureActing Leading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th April 191517th September 1917AdventureLeading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
18th September 191719th October 1917Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th October 191725th July 1918BellerophonLeading StokerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
26th July 19183rd December 1918BellerophonActing Senior Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th December 191818th April 1919Vivid IIActing Senior Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th April 191919th June 1919ConcordActing Senior Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
20th June 19191st August 1921ConcordStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 192115th August 1921MonarchStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 19219th September 1921Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th September 19212nd October 1921ImpregnableStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd October 192123rd February 1922ColossusStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th February 19226th February 1923ImpregnableStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th February 19237th May 1923Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th May 192313th May 1924Columbine (Westcott)Stoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th May 192424th May 1924ComusStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th May 192422nd January 1925ConcordStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd January 192515th February 1926CaradocStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th February 19261st April 1926Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd April 192622nd August 1927ImpregnableStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
23rd August 192726th August 1927Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th August 19271st January 1929HoodStoker Petty OfficerADM188/511
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)
ADM188/511 via WW1 Lives at Sea