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Hodges was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1908. | |||
In December 1911 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cornwall|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} | |||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Indomitable|f=t}} on 7 June, 1916,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916). p. 395''j''.</ref> and as her new commander signed the report of her gunnery officer, Lieutenant Commander (G) [[Lachlan Donald Ian Mackinnon|Lachlan Mackinnon]] from the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>Beatty Papers at National Maritime Museum's Caird Library (BTY 6/6), item 3.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Indomitable|f=t}} on 7 June, 1916,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916). p. 395''j''.</ref> and as her new commander signed the report of her gunnery officer, Lieutenant Commander (G) [[Lachlan Donald Ian Mackinnon|Lachlan Mackinnon]] from the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>Beatty Papers at National Maritime Museum's Caird Library (BTY 6/6), item 3.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 19 October 2012
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 December 1911 he was appointed in command of the heavy cruiser Cornwall.[1]
He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Indomitable on 7 June, 1916,[2] and as her new commander signed the report of her gunnery officer, Lieutenant Commander (G) Lachlan Mackinnon from the Battle of Jutland.[3]
He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Renown on 13 August, 1917.[4]
Postwar
He was appointed Second Sea Lord on 16 August, 1927.[5]
He retired on 23 September, 1932.
See Also
Footnotes
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 |
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 1923 – 1925 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Sir Hubert G. Brand
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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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| Preceded by The Hon. Sir Hubert G. Brand |
Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel 1927 – 1930 |
Succeeded by Sir Cyril T. M. Fuller
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| Preceded by Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield |
Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet 1930 – 1931 |
Succeeded by Sir John D. Kelly
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