Difference between revisions of "Douglas Carteret Sealy"
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | The son of a civil engineer. | + | The son of a civil engineer, Sealy's first ship was the iconic {{UK-Dreadnought}}, in which he served from mid-May 1909 to mid-September 1910 when he was appointed to the {{UK-Natal|f=t}} for five months. He would additionally serve in {{UK-Patrol}}, the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} and the pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-Agamemnon}} through mid-1913 when he was appointed to ''Dolphin'' for submarine instruction. |
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 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. | ||
Revision as of 22:22, 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's first ship was the iconic Dreadnought, in which he served from mid-May 1909 to mid-September 1910 when he was appointed to the armoured cruiser Natal for five months. He would additionally serve in Patrol, the battlecruiser Inflexible and the pre-dreadnought battleship Agamemnon through mid-1913 when he was appointed to Dolphin for submarine instruction.
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.
