Michael Henry Hodges

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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

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1908.

He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Indomitable on 7 June, 1916,[1] having acted as her gunnery officer at the Battle of Jutland.[2]

He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Renown on 13 August, 1917.[3]

Postwar

He was appointed Second Sea Lord on 16 August, 1927.[4]

He retired on 23 September, 1932.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 395j.
  2. Beatty Papers at National Maritime Museum's Caird Library (BTY 6/6), item 3.
  3. Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
  4. The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 119.

Bibliography

Service Records

  • The National Archives. ADM 196/43.

Naval Appointments

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