Allied Warship Commanders


Otto de Booy, RNN

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Ranks

16 Aug 1924luitenant ter zee 3e klasse (S.Lt.)
19 Aug 1926luitenant ter zee 2e klasse (Lt.)
16 Sep 1934luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.)
1 Feb 1945kapitein-luitenant ter zee (Cdr.)
1 Sep 1948kapitein ter zee (Capt.)


Retired: 1 Jan 1955

Decorations

0000Hon OBE
0000Hon DSO

Warship Commands listed for Otto de Booy, RNN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HNMS O 24 (P 24)luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.)Submarine1 Jun 19403 Mar 1942

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HNMS O 24 (P 24)


12 Jun 1941
HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. O. de Booy) sinks the Italian tanker Fianona (6600 GRT) off Vada, Toscana, Italy in position 43º08'N, 10º30'E with torpedoes and gunfire.

O 24 also sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel V 121 / Carloforte (143 GRT) with gunfire and scuttling charges 36 nautical miles north-west of Gorgona in position 43º45'N 09º20'E.

17 Jun 1941
While on patrol in the La Spezia area HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. O. de Booy) fires torpedoes at an unidentified Italian tanker, the torpedoes however miss the target.

6 Aug 1941
HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. O. de Booy) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Bombardiere (613 GRT) off Cape di Fregene, Italy in position 41º47'N, 12º06'E.

7 Aug 1941
HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. O. de Booy) sinks the Italian sailing vessel Margherita Madre (296 GRT) with gunfire off Anzio, Italy in position 41º23'N, 12º28'E.

12 Aug 1941
While on patrol in the Ligurian Sea HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. O. de Booy) attacks an Italian sailing vessel with a torpedo. The torpedo however misses its target.

6 Sep 1941
HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. O. de Booy) sinks the Italian fishing vessel V 63 / Carla (347 GRT) with gunfire about 30 nautical miles bearing 293 from Gorgona Island, Italy in position 43º45'N, 09º21'E. O 24 first fired a torpedo but missed.

9 Sep 1941
HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. O. de Booy) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Italo Balbo (5114 GRT) about 10 nautical miles west of Elba Island, Italy in position 42º47'N, 09º57'E.

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