Michael Henry Hodges

Admiral SIR 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

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 August, 1895.

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 June, 1902.

Hodges received the R.H.S. Bronze Medal and Certificate on 1 December, 1904 for his gallant, but unsuccessful effort to save Commander F. W. Melvill from drowning by leaping into rough waters off Portland with his coat on.

The Colonial Office expressed thanks for the assistance Sappho rendered during riots in British Guiana in 1905-6.

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.

On 8 December 1911, he was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cornwall.

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Indomitable on 7 June, 1916, and as her new commander signed the report of her gunnery officer, Lieutenant Commander (G) Lachlan MacKinnon from the Battle of Jutland.

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Renown on 13 August, 1917.

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.

He was appointed Second Sea Lord on 16 August, 1927.

He retired on 23 September, 1932.

See Also

• Wikipedia

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 Edward A. Thomas	Captain of H.M.S. Flirt 18 Sep, 1900 – 8 Jan, 1901	Succeeded by Henry W. Osburn
Preceded by Trevylyan D. W. Napier	Captain of H.M.S. Crane 8 Jan, 1901 – 1 Oct, 1901	Succeeded by Brien M. Money
Preceded by Edward H. Moubray	Captain of H.M.S. Sappho 17 Jul, 1905 – 8 Aug, 1908	Succeeded by Harold Christian
Preceded by Spencer A. Hickley	Captain of H.M.S. Doris 19 Jul, 1910 – 8 Dec, 1911	Succeeded by Philip Streatfeild
Preceded by James C. Ley	Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall 8 Dec, 1911 – 8 Jan, 1914	Succeeded by Walter M. Ellerton
Preceded by W. A. Howard Kelly	Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Paris 16 Mar, 1914 – 9 Sep, 1915	Succeeded by Fitzmaurice Acton
Preceded by George H. Borrett	Captain of H.M.S. Monarch 15 Mar, 1916 – Apr, 1916	Succeeded by George H. Borrett
Preceded by Francis W. Kennedy	Captain of H.M.S. Indomitable 7 Jun, 1916 – 13 Aug, 1917	Succeeded by Ernest K. Loring
Preceded by Hugh F. P. Sinclair	Captain of H.M.S. Renown 13 Aug, 1917 – Apr, 1918	Succeeded by Arthur W. Craig
Preceded by Hugh J. Tweedie as Commodore (D), Atlantic Fleet	Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas of the Atlantic Fleet 1 May, 1920 – 15 Jul, 1922	Succeeded by Arthur K. Waistell
Preceded by Hugh D. R. Watson	Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 26 Jun, 1923	Succeeded by The Hon. Sir Hubert G. Brand
Preceded by Hugh D. R. Watson	Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Station 16 Apr, 1925 – 30 Apr, 1927	Succeeded by Charles M. Forbes
Preceded by Hugh D. R. Watson as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Battle Squadron	Vice-Admiral Commanding, Third Battle Squadron 16 Apr, 1925 – 9 Mar, 1926	Succeeded by John M. Casement as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Battle Squadron
Preceded by Cecil M. Staveley	Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Battle Squadron 9 Mar, 1926 – 30 Apr, 1927	Succeeded by John D. Kelly
Preceded by The Hon. Sir Hubert G. Brand	Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel 16 Aug, 1927	Succeeded by Sir Hubert G. Brand as Second Sea Lord
Preceded by Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield	Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet 26 May, 1930 – 6 Oct, 1931	Succeeded by Sir John D. Kelly