Douglas Carteret Sealy

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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 was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 April, 1914.

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

  1. Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
  2. Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
  3. Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
  4. Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
  5. Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
  6. Sealy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/27. f. 27.
  7. "Memorial Service at Gibraltar." The Times (London, England), Saturday, March 25, 1922, Issue 42989, p.9.