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'''Denis Vaughan Sprague''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Denis Vaughan Sprague''', (5 November, 1902 – 4 July, 1940) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Sprague was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1939.  He was appointed in command of the submarine [[H.M.S. Thames (1932)|''Thames'']] on 27 December, 1939.{{UBAlly|2332}}
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He was killed while attempting to take control of the French submarine monitor [[Surcouf (1929)|''Surcouf'']] in Plymouth harbour, having been mortally wounded by the submarine's doctor.
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Latest revision as of 12:25, 7 April 2022

Commander Denis Vaughan Sprague, (5 November, 1902 – 4 July, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

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 R. S. Brown
Captain of H.M.S. L 71
20 Aug, 1935[6]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Rorqual
10 Feb, 1937[7]
Succeeded by
Ronald H. Dewhurst
Preceded by
Reginald G. B. Hayter
Captain of H.M.S. L 19
? – c. Feb, 1937[8]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
James G. Gould
Captain of H.M.S. Thames
27 Dec, 1939[9] – 4 Jul, 1940[10]
Succeeded by
William D. Dunkerley

Footnotes

  1. "New Submarine." The Times (London, England), 10 Feb. 1937, p. 20.
  2. Uboat.net page on the man.
  3. Uboat.net page on the man.
  4. Uboat.net page on the man.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 244.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 251.
  7. "New Submarine." The Times (London, England), 10 Feb. 1937, p. 20.
  8. "New Submarine." The Times (London, England), 10 Feb. 1937, p. 20.
  9. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  10. Uboat.net page on the ship.