David de Beauvoir Stocks
Commander David de Beauvoir Stocks, D.S.O., R.N. (5 April, 1884 – 31 January, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Bengal.
Stocks was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1904.
Stocks's talents impressed Captain Hall, how wrote of him in late 1910, "perfectly imperturbable... master in s/m attack, seldom misses enemy."
Stocks was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1912.
Stocks was appointed in command of the submarine E 2 in February or March, 1913[1] and was re-appointed upon his promotion to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915. He would be awarded a D.S.O. for his work with her for "[carrying] out a prolonged cruise in the Sea of Marmora in August and September 1915, inflicting much damage on shipping... broke through nets by giving negative buoyancy; he was the first to do this." He was credited with destroying 19 dhows, one steamer and the Mundamic[?] Railway Station.
Stocks was drowned when K 4 was lost on 31 January, 1918.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by David W. S. Douglas |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 55 14 Jul, 1904[2] |
Succeeded by Charles E. H. White |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. B 4 1 Jul, 1906[3] – 8 Aug, 1910 |
Succeeded by Robert H. T. Raikes |
| Preceded by Noel F. Laurence |
Captain of H.M.S. D 1 8 Aug, 1910 – 4 Feb, 1911 |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Sommerville |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. E 2 Feb, 1913[4] – 1 Jun, 1916 |
Succeeded by Samuel M. G. Gravener |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. K 4 Oct, 1916 – 31 Jan, 1918 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
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