-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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David Curry

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Date of birth: 15th March 1888
Place of birth: Aghada, County Cork, ireland
Previous occupation: Pantry boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 226343
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 6th January 1926 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
22nd May 190315th December 1903Black PrinceBoy 2nd ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th December 190331st December 1903Black PrinceBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st January 19043rd October 1904EmeraldBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
4th October 190411th January 1905BoscawenBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
12th January 19054th May 1905GibraltarBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
5th May 190513th June 1905Vivid IBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
14th June 190524th July 1905BlakeBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
25th July 19051st August 1905VividBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd August 190514th March 1906DianaBoy 1st ClassADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th March 19062nd August 1906DianaOrdinary SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
8th August 19065th November 1906DianaOrdinary SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th November 19061st February 1907Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd February 19078th March 1907RepulseOrdinary SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th March 190718th March 1907Vivid IOrdinary SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th March 190722nd July 1907MagnificentOrdinary SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
24th July 19078th January 1909MagnificentAble SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
9th January 19091st February 1909VividAble SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
2nd February 19095th June 1911WarriorAble SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
6th June 19119th June 1911ForthAble SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th June 191130th January 1913DonegalAble SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
31st January 191331st March 1913DonegalLeading SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
1st April 191329th September 1913Vivid ILeading SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
30th September 191315th August 1918TemeraireLeading SeamanADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
16th August 19186th July 1919TemerairePetty OfficerADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th July 19199th September 1919Colossus (Temeraire)Petty OfficerADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
10th September 191914th May 1923Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
15th May 192317th September 1923HoodPetty OfficerADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
19th September 19236th January 1926HoodPetty OfficerADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
7th January 192612th July 1926Vivid IPetty OfficerADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
13th July 192624th March 1928DefiancePetty OfficerADM188/399
via WW1 Lives at Sea
29th September 19382nd October 1938Drake I I (Mob)Petty OfficerADM188/399
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)
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor
ADM188/399 via WW1 Lives at Sea