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{{CaptUS}} '''Arthur Hopkins Rice''' (18 February, 1883 &ndash; 22 October, 1932) served in the [[United States Navy]].

==Life & Career==
Rice was born in Mississippi and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1904. He experienced a normal rotation of sea and shore duty early in his career, and received the usual early-career promotions.

Rice was commissioned {{EnsUS}} on 2 February, 1906.{{USOfficerReg1907|pp. 40-41}}. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 2 February, 1909, and to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on 29 August, 1916.{{USOfficerReg1912|pp. 34-35}}{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 26-27}}

During World War I, Rice served at the Naval Academy, and by early 1919 was Executive Officer of {{US-NewHampshire|f=t}}, having received a promotion to the temporary rank of {{CommUS}} on 1 July, 1918.{{USOfficerReg1919|p. 28}}<ref>''Navy Directory'' 1 March, 1918 p. 139.</ref> In late 1919 he briefly commanded {{US-Thomas|f=t}} but did not receive his first permanent command until being appointed first commanding officer of {{US-Edsall|f=t}} in late 1920. While in this command he received promotion to the permanent rank of {{CommUS}} on 1 January, 1921.<ref>[http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/182.htm NavSource]</ref>{{USOfficerReg1921|pp. 20-21}}{{USOfficerReg1922|p. 22-23}}

Rice's next command was {{US-McCawley|f=t}} from 1923 to 1924, after which he assumed command of a destroyer division until 1926. Shortly after relinquishing this position, he was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on 16 September, 1926.<ref>''Navy Directory 1 November, 1924 pp. 65, 152.</ref><ref>''Navy Directory'' 1 April, 1926 p. 66.</ref>{{USOfficerReg1927|p. 18}}  After serving as Assistant Superintendent of the [[United States Naval Observatory]], Rice went to sea for the last time as commanding officer of {{US-Salinas|f=t}} from 1929 to 1931.<ref>''Newport Mercury'' 28 October, 1932 p. 6.</ref>{{USOfficerReg1930|pp. 16-17}}{{USOfficerReg1932|p. 20}}

In June 1932 Rice was appointed to command the Branch Hydrographic Office in Boston. He fell ill later that year and died in the Naval Hospital in Chelsea, Massachusetts.{{USOfficerReg1933|p. 482}}<ref>''Hartford Courant'' 23 October, 1932 p. 32.</ref>

==See Also==
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harry Adrian McClure|Harry A. McClure]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Thomas (1918)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Thomas'']]'''<br>10 Dec, 1919<ref>''Evening Star'' (Washington, DC) 14 December, 1919 p. 21.</ref> &ndash; 10 Jan, 1921<ref>[http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/182.htm NavSource]</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[U.S.S. Edsall (1920)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Edsall'']]'''<br>26 Nov, 1920 &ndash; Jun, 1921|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lemuel Earl Lindsay|Lemuel E. Lindsay]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Wesley Sears|Arthur W. Sears]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. McCawley (1919)|Captain of U.S.S. ''McCawley'']]'''<br>30 Nov, 1923 &ndash; Jul, 1924<ref>''Navy Directory'' 1 July, 1924 pp. 65, 151.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Leo Lee Lindley|Leo L. Lindley]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[U.S.S. Salinas (1920)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Salinas'']]'''<br>29 May, 1929{{USOfficerReg1930|pp. 16, 17}} &ndash; Jul, 1931{{USOfficerReg1932|pp. 20-21}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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