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{{CommRN}} '''Osmond James Prentis''' (17 July, 1874 – 28 April, 1915) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] who died in command of {{UK-Wolverine}} at the Dardanelles.
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{{CommRN}} '''Osmond James Prentis''' (17 July, 1874 – 28 April, 1915) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] who commanded twenty different ships.  He died in command of {{UK-Wolverine}} at the Dardanelles, aged forty.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Wyndham Lerrier Bamber|Wyndham L. Bamber]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Zebra (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Zebra'']]'''<br>19 Jun, 1903<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 2 Nov, 1903<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Osmond James Prentis|Osmond J. Prentis]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Wyndham Lerrier Bamber|Wyndham L. Bamber]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Zebra (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Zebra'']]'''<br>19 Jun, 1903<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 2 Nov, 1903<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Osmond James Prentis|Osmond J. Prentis]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson|Douglas R. M. Nicholson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Dove (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dove'']]'''<br>3 Nov, 1903<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 26 Nov, 1903<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Anselan John Buchanan Stirling|Anselan J. B. Stirling]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Archibald Campbell Goolden|Archibald C. Goolden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Dove (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dove'']]'''<br>3 Nov, 1903<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 26 Nov, 1903<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Anselan John Buchanan Stirling|Anselan J. B. Stirling]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Osmond James Prentis|Osmond J. Prentis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Zebra (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Zebra'']]'''<br>27 Nov, 1903<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 13 Feb, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Walter George Jones|Walter G. Jones]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Osmond James Prentis|Osmond J. Prentis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Zebra (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Zebra'']]'''<br>27 Nov, 1903<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 13 Feb, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Walter George Jones|Walter G. Jones]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Brian Herbert Fairbairn Barttelot|Brian H. F. Barttelot]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Peterel (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Peterel'']]'''<br>13 Feb, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 19 Apr, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Osmond James Prentis|Osmond J. Prentis]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Roger John Brownlow Keyes, First Baron Keyes|Roger J. B. Keyes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Peterel (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Peterel'']]'''<br>13 Feb, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 19 Apr, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Stopford|The Hon. Arthur Stopford]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Evan Campbell Bunbury|Evan C. Bunbury]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rocket (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rocket'']]'''<br>19 Apr, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 20 May, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Michael Barne|Michael Barne]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Evan Campbell Bunbury|Evan C. Bunbury]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rocket (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rocket'']]'''<br>19 Apr, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 20 May, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Michael Barne|Michael Barne]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Vernon Frederick Tuson|Vernon F. Tuson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mallard (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mallard'']]'''<br>31 Jul, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 13 Sep, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Lionel Caldwell Muntz|Ernest L. C. Muntz]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Vernon Frederick Tuson|Vernon F. Tuson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mallard (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mallard'']]'''<br>31 Jul, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 13 Sep, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Lionel Caldwell Muntz|Ernest L. C. Muntz]]'''}}
 
{{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> &ndash; 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> &ndash; 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}} &ndash; 1 Nov, 1904<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Bromley|Arthur Bromley]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Stopford|The Hon. Arthur Stopford]]'''|'''[[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}} &ndash; 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> &ndash; 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> &ndash; 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> &ndash; 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> &ndash; 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>'''[[Robert Candlish Hocking|Robert C. Hocking]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ness (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ness'']]'''<br>27 Mar, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 1 Apr, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Piercy Leith|George P. Leith]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Candlish Hocking|Robert C. Hocking]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ness (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ness'']]'''<br>27 Mar, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 1 Apr, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Piercy Leith|George P. Leith]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert James Buchanan|Robert J. Buchanan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Spitfire (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Spitfire'']]'''<br>1 Apr, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 28 May, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Francis Benwell|William F. Benwell]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Reep|John Reep]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Spitfire (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Spitfire'']]'''<br>1 Apr, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 28 May, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Francis Benwell|William F. Benwell]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Lingen Allen|Walter L. Allen]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Leopard (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Leopard'']]'''<br>28 May, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 30 Jul, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Alexander Waddilove Buller|Francis A. W. Buller]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Lingen Allen|Walter L. Allen]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Leopard (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Leopard'']]'''<br>28 May, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 30 Jul, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Alexander Waddilove Buller|Francis A. W. Buller]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Basil George Washington|Basil G. Washington]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Seal (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Seal'']]'''<br>30 Jul, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 374}} &ndash; 7 Oct, 1907<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Victor Dundas|Harold V. Dundas]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Basil George Washington|Basil G. Washington]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Seal (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Seal'']]'''<br>30 Jul, 1906<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 374}} &ndash; 7 Oct, 1907<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Victor Dundas|Harold V. Dundas]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Richard Tickell|Hugh R. Tickell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Locust (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Locust'']]'''<br>7 Oct, 1907<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 12 Mar, 1908<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Berwick Curtis|Berwick Curtis]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold Victor Dundas|Harold V. Dundas]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Locust (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Locust'']]'''<br>7 Oct, 1907<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref> &ndash; 12 Mar, 1908<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Berwick Curtis|Berwick Curtis]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Rose Price Hawksley|James R. P. Hawksley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ure (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ure'']]'''<br>12 Mar, 1908<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 388}} &ndash; 25 Jan, 1909<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel John Garfit Anderson|Lionel J. G. Anderson]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Rose Price Hawksley|James R. P. Hawksley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ure (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ure'']]'''<br>12 Mar, 1908<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLOct08|p. 388}} &ndash; 25 Jan, 1909<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel John Garfit Anderson|Lionel J. G. Anderson]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gerald Charles Dickens|Gerald C. Dickens]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Foam (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Foam'']]'''<br>Nov, 1911{{NLAug12|p. 316}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Seymour Fisher Rowe|Seymour F. Rowe]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gerald Charles Dickens|Gerald C. Dickens]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Foam (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Foam'']]'''<br>Nov, 1911{{NLAug12|p. 316}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Seymour Fisher Rowe|Seymour F. Rowe]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Willcox Osburn|Henry W. Osburn]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mallard (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mallard'']]'''<br>20 Feb, 1913{{NLMar13|p. 343}} &ndash; 1 Apr, 1913<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Lenox Conyngham Clark|James L. C. Clark]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Willcox Osburn|Henry W. Osburn]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mallard (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mallard'']]'''<br>20 Feb, 1913{{NLMar13|p. 343}} &ndash; 1 Apr, 1913<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Francis Arthur Mulock|George F. A. Mulock]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Willcox Osburn|Henry W. Osburn]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Garry (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Garry'']]'''<br>1 Apr, 1913<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLJul13|p. 319}} &ndash; Nov, 1913<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Graham Richard Leicester Edwards|Graham R. L. Edwards]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Willcox Osburn|Henry W. Osburn]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Garry (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Garry'']]'''<br>1 Apr, 1913<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLJul13|p. 319}} &ndash; Nov, 1913<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Graham Richard Leicester Edwards|Graham R. L. Edwards]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Graham Richard Leicester Edwards|Graham R. L. Edwards]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wolverine (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wolverine'']]'''<br>20 Nov, 1913<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 399''h''}} &ndash; 28 Apr, 1915<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Adrian St. Vincent Keyes|Adrian St. V. Keyes]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Graham Richard Leicester Edwards|Graham R. L. Edwards]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wolverine (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wolverine'']]'''<br>20 Nov, 1913<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 399''h''}} &ndash; 28 Apr, 1915<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Adrian St. Vincent Keyes|Adrian St. V. Keyes]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 16:06, 7 April 2022

Commander Osmond James Prentis (17 July, 1874 – 28 April, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy who commanded twenty different ships. He died in command of Wolverine at the Dardanelles, aged forty.

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

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Wyndham L. Bamber
Captain of H.M.S. Zebra
19 Jun, 1903[10] – 2 Nov, 1903[11]
Succeeded by
Osmond J. Prentis
Preceded by
Archibald C. Goolden
Captain of H.M.S. Dove
3 Nov, 1903[12] – 26 Nov, 1903[13]
Succeeded by
Anselan J. B. Stirling
Preceded by
Osmond J. Prentis
Captain of H.M.S. Zebra
27 Nov, 1903[14] – 13 Feb, 1904[15]
Succeeded by
Walter G. Jones
Preceded by
Roger J. B. Keyes
Captain of H.M.S. Peterel
13 Feb, 1904[16] – 19 Apr, 1904[17]
Succeeded by
The Hon. Arthur Stopford
Preceded by
Evan C. Bunbury
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket
19 Apr, 1904[18] – 20 May, 1904[19]
Succeeded by
Michael Barne
Preceded by
Vernon F. Tuson
Captain of H.M.S. Mallard
31 Jul, 1904[20] – 13 Sep, 1904[21]
Succeeded by
Ernest L. C. Muntz
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Welland
31 Jul, 1904[22] – 13 Sep, 1904[23]
Succeeded by
Wilmot S. Nicholson
Preceded by
The Hon. Arthur Stopford
Captain of H.M.S. Peterel
13 Sep, 1904[24][25] – 1 Nov, 1904[26]
Succeeded by
Arthur Bromley
Preceded by
William W. Wilson
Captain of H.M.S. Derwent
17 Jan, 1905[27][28] – 5 Jan, 1906[29]
Succeeded by
George P. England
Preceded by
George P. England
Captain of H.M.S. Vixen
5 Jan, 1906[30] – 23 Jan, 1906[31]
Succeeded by
William Cadman
Preceded by
Robert C. Hocking
Captain of H.M.S. Ness
27 Mar, 1906[32] – 1 Apr, 1906[33]
Succeeded by
George P. Leith
Preceded by
John Reep
Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
1 Apr, 1906[34] – 28 May, 1906[35]
Succeeded by
William F. Benwell
Preceded by
Walter L. Allen
Captain of H.M.S. Leopard
28 May, 1906[36] – 30 Jul, 1906[37]
Succeeded by
Francis A. W. Buller
Preceded by
Basil G. Washington
Captain of H.M.S. Seal
30 Jul, 1906[38][39] – 7 Oct, 1907[40]
Succeeded by
Harold V. Dundas
Preceded by
Harold V. Dundas
Captain of H.M.S. Locust
7 Oct, 1907[41] – 12 Mar, 1908[42]
Succeeded by
Berwick Curtis
Preceded by
James R. P. Hawksley
Captain of H.M.S. Ure
12 Mar, 1908[43][44] – 25 Jan, 1909[45]
Succeeded by
Lionel J. G. Anderson
Preceded by
Gerald C. Dickens
Captain of H.M.S. Foam
Nov, 1911[46]
Succeeded by
Seymour F. Rowe
Preceded by
Henry W. Osburn
Captain of H.M.S. Mallard
20 Feb, 1913[47] – 1 Apr, 1913[48]
Succeeded by
George F. A. Mulock
Preceded by
Henry W. Osburn
Captain of H.M.S. Garry
1 Apr, 1913[49][50] – Nov, 1913[51]
Succeeded by
Graham R. L. Edwards
Preceded by
Graham R. L. Edwards
Captain of H.M.S. Wolverine
20 Nov, 1913[52][53] – 28 Apr, 1915[54]
Succeeded by
Adrian St. V. Keyes

Footnotes

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  2. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  3. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  4. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 343.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 319.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 397a.
  7. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  8. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 113.
  9. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  10. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  11. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  12. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  13. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  14. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  15. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  16. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  17. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  18. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  19. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  20. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  21. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  22. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  23. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  24. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
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  26. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  27. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 300.
  28. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
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  34. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
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  50. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 319.
  51. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  52. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  53. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399h.
  54. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.