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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Welland (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Welland'']]'''<br>31 Jul, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> – 13 Sep, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Wilmot Stuart Nicholson|Wilmot S. Nicholson]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Welland (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Welland'']]'''<br>31 Jul, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> – 13 Sep, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Wilmot Stuart Nicholson|Wilmot S. Nicholson]]'''}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Osmond James Prentis|Osmond J. Prentis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Peterel (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Peterel'']]'''<br>13 Sep, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 357}} – 1 Nov, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Bromley|Arthur Bromley]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Osmond James Prentis|Osmond J. Prentis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Peterel (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Peterel'']]'''<br>13 Sep, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLOct04|p. 357}} – 1 Nov, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Bromley, Eighth Baronet|Arthur Bromley]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Werden Wilson|William W. Wilson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Derwent (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Derwent'']]'''<br>17 Jan, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 300}}<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> – 5 Jan, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Plunkett England|George P. England]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Werden Wilson|William W. Wilson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Derwent (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Derwent'']]'''<br>17 Jan, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 300}}<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> – 5 Jan, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Plunkett England|George P. England]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Plunkett England|George P. England]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vixen (1900)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vixen'']]'''<br>5 Jan, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> – 23 Jan, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Cadman|William Cadman]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Plunkett England|George P. England]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vixen (1900)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vixen'']]'''<br>5 Jan, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> – 23 Jan, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Cadman|William Cadman]]'''}} |
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Commander Osmond James Prentis (17 July, 1874 – 28 April, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy who died in command of Wolverine at the Dardanelles.
Contents
Life & Career
Prentis gained five months time on passing out of Britannia. He spoke some French and earned consistently positive evaluations throughout his naval career.
Prentis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1897.[1]
Prentis was appointed in command of either Welland or Mallard on 31 July, 1904 – the ship's name is not clear in his service record.[2]
Prentis was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.[3]
Prentis was appointed in command of the destroyer Mallard on 20 February, 1913.[4]
On 1 April, 1913, Prentis was appointed in command of the destroyer Garry.[5]
On 20 November, 1913, he was appointed in command of the Beagle Class destroyer Wolverine.[6]
In April 1914, Admiral Milne noted the "able manner in which this offr. carried out duties of Senr. offr. of Mediterranean Destroyer Flotilla from April 1913."[7]
Great War
Prentis remained in Wolverine in the Mediterranean. On 9 March, 1915 Prentis lent whalers to help bring men off the shore after landing operations.
While Wolverine was working as a high speed minesweeper in the Dardanelles area on 28 April, 1915, Commander Prentis was killed by a shell which struck her bridge.[8]
He was gazetted on 16 August, 1915 for his work in support of landings on 25/6 April in which he "[c]arried out minesweeping operations inside Dardanelles in most satis manner, frequently under heavy fire." [9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 343.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 319.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 397a.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 113.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 357.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 300.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 374.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 388.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 343.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 319.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399h.
- ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.