Raymond Perry Rodgers

Raymond P. Rodgers
Service photograph of Rear Admiral Raymond P. Rodgers.
Born	(1849-12-20)20 December 1849 Washington, D.C.
Died	28 December 1925(1925-12-28) (aged 76) Monte Carlo, Monaco
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1868–1911
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Office of Naval Intelligence USS Nashville (PG-7) USS Kearsarge (BB-5) President of the Naval War College Commandant, Naval Station Narragansett Bay
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War Bombardment of San Juan Battle of Santiago de Cuba Philippine–American War Boxer Rebellion
Relations	Matthew C. Perry (great uncle) Oliver Hazard Perry (great uncle) Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers (father) Thomas S. Rodgers (brother)

Rear Admiral Raymond Perry Rodgers (December 20, 1849 – December 28, 1925) was an officer in the United States Navy. He served as the second head of the Office of Naval Intelligence and as the 12th President of the Naval War College and fought in the Spanish–American War.

Rodgers' father was Rear Admiral Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers (1819–1892), and he was the brother of Rear Admiral Thomas S. Rodgers (1858–1931). He was also the grandnephew to two renowned U.S. Navy commodores, Matthew C. Perry (1794–1858) and Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819).

Rodgers was born in Washington, D.C. on 20 December 1849, the son of Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers and the former Julia Slidell. He entered the United States Naval Academy on 25 July 1864 and graduated in 1868. He served aboard the frigate USS Guerriere, flagship of the South Atlantic Squadron, from 1868 to 1869, was appointed as an ensign in 1869, and then served aboard the screw frigate USS Franklin, flagship of the European Station, from 1869 to 1871. He was promoted to master in 1870 while aboard Franklin. His next assignment was from 1871 to 1872 aboard the sloop-of-war USS Juniata, and he was promoted to lieutenant in 1872.