Charles Frederick Hughes
Charles Frederick Hughes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | October 14, 1866 Bath, Maine,US |
| Died | May 28, 1934(aged 67) Chevy Chase, Maryland,US |
| Buried | |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1884–1930 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Chief of Naval Operations United States Fleet Battle Fleet 2d Battleship Squadron,Atlantic Fleet Philadelphia Navy Yard USSNew York USSDes Moines USSBirmingham |
| Battles / wars | Spanish–American War World War I |
| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
Charles Frederick Hughes(14 October 1866 – 28 May 1934) was anadmiralin theUnited States Navywho served asChief of Naval Operationsfrom 1927 to 1930.
Early life
[edit]Born inBath, Maine,Hughes was appointed to theUnited States Naval Academyin 1884. Upon graduation on 8 June 1888, he went to the Fleet for the customary two years at sea preceding a commission as an ensign. He received that commission on 1 July 1890, and was promoted to lieutenant (junior grade) on 27 April 1898.
Naval career
[edit]
During theSpanish–American War,Hughes fought in CommodoreGeorge Dewey'sAsiatic Squadron.He was promoted to lieutenant on 3 March 1899. While serving ashore at theBureau of Equipmentfrom 1904 to 1906, he was promoted to lieutenant commander on 1 July 1905. During a tour of duty as recorder for the Board of Inspection and Survey between 1909 and 1911, he was promoted to commander.
Hughes assumed command ofUSSBirmingham(Scout Cruiser No. 2) in 1911 and plied the troubled waters along the Mexican gulf coast in that ship and, later, in command ofUSSDes Moines(Cruiser No. 15). In 1913, Hughes became chief of staff to the Commander,Atlantic Fleet,and served in that capacity during the occupation ofVeracruz, Veracruz,Mexico, in the spring of 1914. Promoted to captain on 10 July 1914, he returned to shore duty later that year to serve with the General Board. Hughes took command ofUSSNew York(Battleship No. 34) in October 1916. His ship served in theAmerican battleship squadronthat operated with theRoyal Navy's Grand FleetatScapa Flowin theOrkney IslandsthroughWorld War I.
Hughes leftNew Yorkjust before theArmistice.On 10 October 1918, he was promoted torear admiral.His first assignment as a flag officer was as commandant at thePhiladelphia Navy Yardfrom late 1918 to 1920. Between 1920 and 1921, Hughes was Commander, 2d Battleship Squadron, Atlantic Fleet. From the latter part of 1921 to 25 June 1923 he commanded Divisions 7 and 4 of the Battle Fleet. Coming ashore again in 1923, he becamePresident of the Naval War CollegeatNewport, Rhode Island,on 1 July. A year later, Hughes moved to the job of Director of Fleet Training.
That assignment lasted until 10 October 1925. Soon thereafter, Hughes was appointed Commander in Chief,Battle Fleet.On 14 November 1927 Admiral Hughes became the fourth person to occupy the office of Chief of Naval Operations. He completed his tour of duty in that post on 11 September 1930 and, on 14 October 1930, retired to his home inChevy Chase, Maryland.He died in 1934 and was buried inArlington National Cemetery.
USSCharles F. Hughes(DD-428)andUSSAdmiral C. F. Hughes(AP-124)were named in his honor.
References
[edit]
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External links
[edit]
Media related toCharles Frederick Hughesat Wikimedia Commons- Charles Frederick Hughes Papers, 1884–1888 MS 279held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy
