Captain Patrick Dove | |
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Born | 1896 |
Died | 25 May 1957 (aged 60–61) At sea |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Ship captain |
Employer(s) | Shell Company of East Africa Ltd. - Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd., London |
Known for | Author of the book: I Was Graf Spee's Prisoner. |
Patrick G.G. (Paddy) Dove (1896–1957) was a British merchant navy officer who served as commanding officer of the MV Africa Shell when she was intercepted and sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee in the Mozambique Channel, off the coast of Portuguese East Africa, becoming the sixth victim of Graf Spee's commerce raiding sortie.[1][2][3][4][5]
Following the seizure and sinking of his ship, Captain Dove became friendly with Kapitän zur See (KzS) Hans Langsdorff during his period of imprisonment aboard the Graf Spee, and would later recall this in his book: I Was Graf Spee's Prisoner.