William Ledyard Rodgers

William Ledyard Rodgers
Born	(1860-02-04)4 February 1860 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	7 May 1944(1944-05-07) (aged 84) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1878–1924
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	USS Foote (TB-3) USS Wilmington (PG-8) USS Georgia (BB-15) President of the Naval War College USS Delaware (BB-28) Training and Service Force, United States Atlantic Fleet United States Asiatic Fleet Senior Member, General Board of the United States Navy
Battles / wars	Spanish–American War Action of 25 April 1898 World War I
Awards	Navy Cross
Relations	John Rodgers (grandfather) John Rodgers (father) John Rodgers (son)
Other work	Military and naval historian and author President of the Naval Historical Foundation

William Ledyard Rodgers (February 4, 1860 – May 7, 1944) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy. His career included service in the Spanish–American War and World War I, and a tour as President of the Naval War College. Rodgers was also a noted historian on military and naval topics, particularly relating to ancient naval warfare.

He was the third generation in a well-known family of able naval officers. He was the son of Rear Admiral John Rodgers (1812–1882), who fought in the Second Seminole War (1839–1842) and the American Civil War (1861–1865), and the grandson of Commodore John Rodgers (1772–1838), who fought in the War of 1812 (1812–1814). Rodgers's son, John Rodgers, born in 1881, was a pioneering early aviator, reaching the rank of commander before dying in a plane crash in 1926.