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Admiral Hugh Rodman (
6 January 1859 –
7 June 1940) was an officer in the
United States Navy who served during the
Spanish-American War and
World War I.
Biography
Born at
Frankfort, Kentucky, Rodman graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1880. Duty in
Yantic,
Wachusett,
Hartford, and
Essex and tours at the Hydrographic Office and at the
United States Naval Observatory were followed in 1891 by 4 years of survey duty along the coasts of
Alaska and
British Columbia.
During the Spanish-American War, he served in
Raleigh (C-8) and was commended for his outstanding conduct in the
Battle of Manila Bay. In 1899, he participated in scientific explorations in the Pacific under the direction of
Alexander Agassiz. Then, in 1900, he returned to Alaska for work investigating its fisheries. From 1901 to 1904 he commanded
Iroquois in
Hawaiian waters. Next on the
Asiatic Station, he served in
New Orleans,
Cincinnati (C-7), and
Wisconsin (BB-9) and, in 1905, commanded
Elcano (PG-38) on the
Yangtze River Patrol.
From 1907 to 1909, he attended the
Naval War College and served as Lighthouse Inspector,
6th Naval District. In 1909 he returned to the Far East to serve in turn as captain of the yard,
Cavite,
Philippine Islands, and as commanding officer of
Cleveland (C-19). Captain of the yard,
Mare Island Navy Yard, in 1911, he assumed command of
Connecticut (BB-18),
flagship,
Atlantic Fleet, in 1912, and of
Delaware (BB-28) in 1913. Duty as Marine Superintendent of the
Panama Canal followed in 1914, and in 1915 he commanded
New York (BB-34). During 1916 he served on the
General Board.
In 1917 Admiral Rodman served as Commander, Battleship Division 9, Atlantic Fleet, in his flagship,
New York. Ordered to
European waters late in the year, his division joined the
British Grand Fleet at
Scapa Flow and became the
6th Battle Squadron, British Grand Fleet, under Admiral
Sir David Beatty. For the remainder of World War I, Admiral Rodman commanded his division in operations in the
North Sea.
Returning to the United States after the
Armistice, he served with the Atlantic Fleet until July 1919 when he became Commander-in-Chief,
Pacific Fleet. Detached in 1921, he served as Commandant, 5th Naval District, from 1921 to 1922, interrupting that duty once for a mission to
Peru as Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary. During 1922–23, he was senior member of a board to formulate administrative policy for all shore stations and on reaching retirement age, 64, was transferred to the retired list.
After his retirement, he continued to serve the United States and the Navy on various missions which included, in the summer of 1923, accompanying President
Warren G. Harding on his ill-fated inspection of Alaska. In 1937, he represented the U.S. Navy at
King George VI's coronation ceremonies in
London.
Admiral Rodman died at
Bethesda, Maryland and is buried at
Arlington National Cemetery.
Namesake
The destroyer
Rodman (DD-456) and the transport
Admiral Hugh Rodman (AP-126) were named for him.
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