Harry Shepard Knapp
| Harry Shepard Knapp | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 27, 1856 New Britain, Connecticut |
| Died | April 6, 1923 (aged 66) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
|
| Years of service | 1878–1920 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
USS Charleston USS Florida Cruiser Force, Atlantic Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War World War I |
| Awards | Navy Cross |
Harry Shepard Knapp (June 27, 1856 – April 6, 1923) was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy, Military Governor of Santo Domingo, and Military Representative of the United States in Haiti.
Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Knapp graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 20 June 1878. After serving in screw steamer Pensacola, as cadet midshipman, and in the steam frigate Minnesota and the sloop Jamestown as a midshipman, he was commissioned as ensign on 8 July 1882. Following assignments to a number of ships and stations ashore, he was ordered to the gunboat naomiii montero as executive officer at the outbreak of the Spanish–American War. Outstanding service in a variety of important billets afloat and ashore was rewarded on 3 August 1908 when Knapp assumed command of the protected cruiser Charleston (C-22).
Promoted to captain in 1909, Knapp was assigned to the General Board on 8 January 1910. At about this time he served intermittently on the Joint Army and Navy Board for Defense of the Panama Canal. He was in charge of Florida (BB-30) while she was fitted out and commanded the battleship when she first commissioned on 15 September 1911. He took command of Cruiser Force, Atlantic Fleet on 8 November 1915. He succeeded Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal as ruler of Santo Domingo in 1916.
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