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Dirk Scalongne

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Dirk Scalongne
Personal information
Born(1879-12-12)12 December 1879
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died1 April 1973(1973-04-01) (aged 93)
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Sabre, team

Dirk Scalongne (12 December 1879 – 1 April 1973) was a Dutch Schout-bij-nacht and fencer.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3][4] Between 29 April 1929 and 1 May 1931 he served as commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Service.[5]

Early life

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Dirk Scalongne was born 12 December 1879 in Amsterdam.[6]

Military career

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Early Career

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In 1907 Scalongne was part of the first crew of HNLMS O 1 where he served at the time as reserve commander.[7][8] This crew were the first submariners of the Royal Netherlands Navy.[7]

Interwar Period

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In 1928 Scalongne was part of a supervisory committee that observed the testing of a new bubble capture system that Inkavos had developed to eliminate bubbles when firing torpedoes from torpedo tubes.[9] During his time on the committee he observed the trials aboard the HNLMS O 6 and contributed to the final report in which it was concluded that the system did not meet expectations.[9] That same year on 13 July 1928 he was appointed commander of the submarine station in Soerabaja.[10] Scalongne remained commander of this station till 27 February 1929.[10] Shortly after, he was appointed on 29 April 1929 as commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Service.[5]

Personal life

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Scalongne married Antoinette Catherine van Loenen on 5 October 1905 in the Hague, the Netherlands.[11] On 3 June 1926 this marriage was dissolved.[11]

Death

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Dirk Scalongne died on 1 April 1973 in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Dirk Scalongne". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ Gerth van Zanten (24 June 1967). "Prins Hendrik vond het een doodkist, maar oud-commandant Dirk Scalongne was erdoor gefascineerd: Eerste onderzeeboot was zijn speelgoed". De Telegraaf (in Dutch).
  3. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Dirk Scalongne". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Dirk Scalongne Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  5. ^ a b Jalhay (1982), p. 146.
  6. ^ Boldingh, H.J.; Warnsinck, J.C.M.; Bloem, J.W.; van ‘t Haaff, P.S. (1929). Gedenkboek uitgegeven bij de viering van het 75-jarig bestaan van de opleiding tot zeeofficier te Willemsoord (in Dutch). Koninklijk Instituut voor de Marine. p. 193.
  7. ^ a b Jalhay (1982), p. 20.
  8. ^ "Eerste duiker werd 90 jaar". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 18 December 1969.
  9. ^ a b Bosscher and Busssemaker (2007), p. 31.
  10. ^ a b Jalhay (1982), p. 147.
  11. ^ a b "Echtscheidingen". Nederlandsche Staatscourant (in Dutch). 26 June 1926.
  12. ^ "Familieberichten". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 4 April 1973.
  13. ^ "Familieberichten". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 4 April 1973.

Bibliography

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  • Bosscher, Ph.M.; Bussemaker, H.O. (2007). Gelouterd door strijd: De Nederlandse Onderzeedienst tot de val van Java, 1942 (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 978-90-6707-614-2.
  • Jalhay, P.C. (1982). Nederlandse Onderzeedienst 75 jaar (in Dutch). Bussum: De Boer Maritiem. ISBN 90-228-1864-0.
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