This is a complete list of the twenty-six commanding officers of . Commanding officers * Capt. William S. Sims; 11 March 1916 - 30 December 1916 * Capt. Joseph Strauss; 30 December 1916 - 14 February 1918 * Capt. Andrew T. Long 14 February; 1918 - 14 October 1918 * Capt. William Carey Cole; 14 October 1918 - 7 May 1919 * Capt. Thomas P. Magruder; 8 May 1919 - 23 October 1919 * Capt. William Dugald MacDougall; 23 October 1919 - 4 May 1920 * Capt. Luke McNamee; 4 May 1920 - 19 September 1921 * Capt. Douglas E. Dismukes 11 October 1921 - 30 December 1922 * Capt. John M. Luby; 30 December 1922 - 7 September 1924 * Capt. David W. Todd; 7 September 1924 - 11 June 1926 * Capt. Clarence S. Kempff; 11 June 1926 - 20 September 1927 * Capt. Hilary H. Royall; 14 January 1928 - 12 July 1930 * Capt. John J. Hyland; 12 July 1930 - 30 April 1932 * Capt. William S. Pye; 30 April 1932 - 4 December 1933 * Capt. Adolphus Staton; 4 December 1933 - 25 June 1935 * Capt. Robert L. Ghormley; 25 June 1935 - 23 June 1936 * Capt. Claude B. Mayo; 23 June 1936 - 2 October 1937 * Capt. Robert Alfred Theobald; 2 October 1937 - 10 May 1939 * Capt. Francis W. Rockwell; 10 May 1939 - 4 June 1941 * Capt. Francis W. Scanland; 4 June 1941 - 15 December 1941 * Capt. Henry L. Thompson; 15 December 1941 - 25 August 1942 * Capt. Howard F. Kingman; 25 August 1942 - 25 January 1943 * Capt. Willard A. Kitts, III; 25 January 1943 - 21 July 1943 * Capt. Powell M. Rhea; 21 July 1943 - 4 October 1944 * Capt. Homer L. Grosskopf; 4 October 1944 - 28 October 1945 * Capt. Cecil C. Adell; 28 October 1945 - 1 July 1946