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Commander Norman Douglas Holbrook, V.C., (9 July, 1888 – 3 July, 1976) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was the first submariner awarded a Victoria Cross.

Life & Career

Holbrook was appointed in command of the submarine A 13 on 19 March, 1913.[1]

He was appointed in command of the submarine B 11 on 30 December, 1913,[2] and was in command on 13 December, 1914 when he torpedoed a Turkish battleship.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alton Wishart
Captain of H.M.S. A 13
19 Mar, 1913[4] – 1913
Succeeded by
Edward R. Lewes
Preceded by
Charles de Burgh
Captain of H.M.S. B 11
30 Dec, 1913[5] – after 13 Dec, 1914[6]
Succeeded by
Wilfred Tomkinson

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 310.
  3. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 5.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 310.
  6. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 5.