Difference between revisions of "Douglas Carteret Sealy"
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| − | Sealy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 April, 1914. | + | Sealy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 April, 1914. His first appointment in a submarine was to {{UK-D3}}, from 24 October, 1914 to 5 July 1916, when he was appointed in command of the coastal submarine {{UK-C27}}. This appointment lasted a year and a half. |
Sealy died after the war while in command of {{UK-H42}} when she was rammed while submerged near Gibraltar by the {{UK-Versatile|f=pc}} on 23 March, 1922. There were no survivors from the submarine. | Sealy died after the war while in command of {{UK-H42}} when she was rammed while submerged near Gibraltar by the {{UK-Versatile|f=pc}} on 23 March, 1922. There were no survivors from the submarine. | ||
Revision as of 22:18, 8 July 2019
Lieutenant Douglas Carteret Sealy, D.S.C.* (23 November, 1891 – 23 March, 1922) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a civil engineer.
Sealy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 April, 1914. His first appointment in a submarine was to D 3, from 24 October, 1914 to 5 July 1916, when he was appointed in command of the coastal submarine C 27. This appointment lasted a year and a half.
Sealy died after the war while in command of H 42 when she was rammed while submerged near Gibraltar by the "V" Class destroyer H.M.S. Versatile on 23 March, 1922. There were no survivors from the submarine.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alfred M. Winser |
Captain of H.M.S. C 27 5 Jul, 1916[1] – 15 Jan, 1918[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Frederick H. Taylor |
Captain of H.M.S. E 48 Feb, 1918[3] – Jul, 1919[4] |
Succeeded by Kenneth M. Fardell |
| Preceded by Paul L. Eddis |
Captain of H.M.S. H 42 11 Dec, 1921[5] – 23 Mar, 1922[6][7] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
- ↑ Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
- ↑ Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
- ↑ Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
- ↑ Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
- ↑ Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
- ↑ "Memorial Service at Gibraltar." The Times (London, England), Saturday, March 25, 1922, Issue 42989, p.9.
