-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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Sydney James Hovey

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Date of birth: 19th November 1887
Place of birth: Stonehouse, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Masons labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Stoker
Service Number: 310630
Joined Hood: 1st November 1924 (Chief Stoker)
Left Hood: 30th August 1925 (Chief Stoker)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
22nd August 190615th January 1907Vivid IIStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th January 190731st May 1907EuropaStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st June 190731st August 1907HogueStoker 2nd classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st September 190710th May 1908HogueStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th May 190826th July 1908Vivid IIStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th July 190824th October 1908LeanderStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th October 190826th October 1909Orion IStoker 1st classADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
27th October 190920th December 1909Orion IActing Leading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st December 190910th February 1911OrontesActing Leading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th February 19117th March 1911TalbotActing Leading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th March 191121st April 1911Vivid IIActing Leading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
22nd April 19112nd August 1911IndusActing Leading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd August 191111th August 1911IndusLeading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th August 191130th October 1911Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st October 19115th October 1912SapphireLeading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th October 191214th October 1912Vivid IILeading StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th October 191210th March 1913Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
11th March 19135th February 1916DublinStoker Petty OfficerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th February 191627th March 1916Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
28th March 191613th July 1918DublinStoker Petty OfficerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th July 191831st January 1919Vivid IIStoker Petty OfficerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st February 19194th March 1919Vivid IIActing Chief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th March 191916th March 1919Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
17th March 19191st August 1920MarlboroughChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 192023rd September 1920Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th September 192030th September 1920Pembroke IIChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st October 192014th July 1924ChathamChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th July 192413th October 1924SouthamptonChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th October 192431st October 1924Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st November 192430th August 1925HoodChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st August 192520th October 1925Vivid IIChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
21st October 192515th May 1928DiomedeChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th May 19282nd July 1928DunedinChief StokerADM188/508
via WW1 Lives at Sea
3rd July 192821st August 1928PhilomelChief StokerADM188/508
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)
ADM188/508 via WW1 Lives at Sea