Reginald R. Belknap

Reginald R. Belknap
Belknap photographed as a captain.
Born	(1871-06-26)26 June 1871 Malden, Massachusetts
Died	30 March 1959(1959-03-30) (aged 87) West Haven, Connecticut
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1891–1927
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	USS San Francisco (C-5) Mine and Minesweeping Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Mine Squadron One Acting President of the Naval War College Destroyer Submarine Base Squantum USS Colorado (BB-45) Receiving ship, San Francisco, California Naval Training Station Norfolk
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War Boxer Rebellion Taku Forts Philippine–American War Banana Wars Santiago de Cuba 1917 World War I Atlantic U-boat Campaign North Sea Mine Barrage
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Spanish Campaign Medal World War I Victory Medal Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Order of Leopold (Officer) (Belgium) Legion of Honor (Officer), (France) American Red Cross Gold Medal
Relations	Rear Admiral George E. Belknap (father) (1832–1903)
Other work	Episcopal Church

Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknap (26 June 1871 – 30 March 1959) was an officer in the United States Navy. He served in the Spanish–American War, Boxer Rebellion, Philippine–American War, and World War I. He gained distinction in 1909 for his relief work in Italy after the 1908 Messina earthquake and tsunami and for his work in command of the first offensive mining campaign in U.S. Navy history, the laying of the North Sea Mine Barrage in 1918. He was also a published author, an inventor, a member of many professional and social organizations, and an active member of the Episcopal Church, and he played a role in the selection of Amelia Earhart as the first female pilot to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Belknap was born in Malden, Massachusetts, on 26 June 1871, the son of U.S. Navy Commander (later Rear Admiral) George E. Belknap and the former Frances Georgiana Prescott.