Gilbert T. Rude
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Captain Gilbert T. Rude
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| Born |
September 13, 1881 Sharps, Virginia |
| Died | 1962 (aged 80–81) |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch |
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (1903-1917 and from 1919) United States Navy (1917-1919) |
| Years of service | 1903 - ? |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held |
USC&GS Taku USC&GS Isis USS Isis Chief of Division of Tides and Currents Chief of Division of Coastal Surveys |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Norman Medal |
Gilbert T. Rude (1881–1962) was an officer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey—one of the ancestor organizations of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) -- and the United States Navy. He served as Chief of the Division of Coastal Surveys in the Coast and Geodetic Survey. A NOAA ship was named for him.
Rude (pronounced ROO - dee) was born in Sharps, Virginia, on September 13, 1881, and received his education at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.
Rude entered the Coast and Geodetic Survey as a deck officer on January 19, 1903. Upon entering service in the Survey, he served two years aboard the survey schooner USC&GS Matchless, then in 1905 transferred to a two-year tour of duty in the Philippine Islands. In 1907, he began an eight-year tour as commanding officer of the survey ship USC&GS Taku in the Territory of Alaska. From 1915 to 1917, he commanded the survey ship USC&GS Isis on the United States East Coast.
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, he was transferred to the United States Navy, serving first as commanding officer of USS Isis—the former USC&GS Isis, temporarily in U.S. Navy service in the New York City area as a cruiser squadron flagship—and then as navigating officer on the troop transport USS Mercury (ID-3012).
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