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Revision as of 19:35, 2 October 2014
Admiral Michael Henry Hodges, K.C.B., C.M.G., M.V.O., (29 September 1874 – 3 November 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hodges was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1908.
In July 1910, he relieved Spencer Allen Hickley in command of the second class protected cruiser Doris.[1]
On 8 December 1911, he was appointed in command of the heavy cruiser Cornwall.[2]
He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Indomitable on 7 June, 1916,[3] and as her new commander signed the report of her gunnery officer, Lieutenant Commander (G) Lachlan Mackinnon from the Battle of Jutland.[4]
He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Renown on 13 August, 1917.[5]
Postwar
Hodges was made Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas of the Atlantic Fleet on 1 May, 1920, hoisting his flag in Coventry as she recommissioned at Chatham.[6]
He was appointed Second Sea Lord on 16 August, 1927.[7]
He retired on 23 September, 1932.
See Also
Bibliography
- "Adml. Sir Michael Hodges" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 5 November, 1951. Issue 522150, col F, p. 6.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Hugh J. Tweedie |
Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas of the Atlantic Fleet 1920 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Waistell
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Preceded by Hugh D. R. Watson |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Third Battle Squadron and Second-in-Command, Mediterranean 1925 – 1926 |
Succeeded by Francis H. Mitchell
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Preceded by Cecil M. Staveley |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Battle Squadron and Second-in-Command, Mediterranean 1926 – 1927 |
Succeeded by John D. Kelly
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Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Spencer A. Hickley |
Captain of H.M.S. Doris Jul, 1910[8] |
Succeeded by Philip Streatfeild |
Preceded by James C. Ley |
Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall 8 Dec, 1911[9] |
Succeeded by Walter M. Ellerton |
Preceded by W. A. Howard Kelly |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Paris 16 Mar, 1914[10] |
Succeeded by Fitzmaurice Acton |
Preceded by Francis W. Kennedy |
Captain of H.M.S. Indomitable 7 Jun, 1916[11] |
Succeeded by Ernest K. Loring |
Preceded by Hugh F. P. Sinclair |
Captain of H.M.S. Renown 13 Aug, 1917[12] |
Succeeded by Arthur W. Craig |
Preceded by Hugh D. R. Watson |
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 26 Jun, 1923[13] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Sir Hubert G. Brand |
Preceded by The Hon. Sir Hubert G. Brand |
Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel 16 Aug, 1927[14] |
Succeeded by Hubert G. Brand as Second Sea Lord |
Preceded by Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield |
Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet 26 May, 1930[15] |
Succeeded by Sir John D. Kelly |
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395j.
- ↑ Beatty Papers at National Maritime Museum's Caird Library (BTY 6/6), item 3.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 753.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 119.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 296.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395j.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 250.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 119.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 April, 1930. Issue 45483, col E, p. 10.