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Revision as of 18:02, 16 April 2020
Commander Denis Vaughan Sprague, (5 November, 1902 – 4 July, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sprague entered the navy with a special-entry cadetship in H.M.S. Thunderer in January, 1921.[1]
Sprague was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1923.[2]
Sprague was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1933.[3]
Sprague was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1939. He was appointed in command of the submarine Thames on 27 December, 1939.[4]
He was killed while attempting to take control of the French submarine monitor Surcouf in Plymouth harbour, having been mortally wounded by the submarine's doctor.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Richard Sheridan-Patterson |
Captain of H.M.S. H 28 30 Aug, 1932[5] – mid Sep, 1933 |
Succeeded by William K. R. Cross |
| Preceded by John M. Money |
Captain of H.M.S. L 71 20 Aug, 1935[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Rorqual 1 Sep, 1936[7] |
Succeeded by Ronald H. Dewhurst |
| Preceded by Reginald G. B. Hayter |
Captain of H.M.S. L 19 ? – c. Feb, 1937 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by James G. Gould |
Captain of H.M.S. Thames 27 Dec, 1939 – 4 Jul, 1940 |
Succeeded by William D. Dunkerley |
Footnotes
- ↑ "New Submarine." The Times (London, England), 10 Feb. 1937, p. 20.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 244.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 269.
