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Robert Files Lopez (1859—September 20, 1936) was an officer in the United States Navy. He entered Annapolis with the Class of 1879, and he became the first Hispanic-American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. Lopez served as an ensign aboard the USS Thetis during a voyage of exploration around Alaska in 1888–89. Lopez Point on Herschel Island was named in his honor by the commander of Thetis, Charles Stockton. He commanded the destroyer Preble (DD-12) in 1904–1906. Commodore Lopez died in Alameda, California after a year's illness at the age of 77.

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  • Robert Files Lopez (1859—September 20, 1936) was an officer in the United States Navy. He entered Annapolis with the Class of 1879, and he became the first Hispanic-American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. Lopez served as an ensign aboard the USS Thetis during a voyage of exploration around Alaska in 1888–89. Lopez Point on Herschel Island was named in his honor by the commander of Thetis, Charles Stockton. He commanded the destroyer Preble (DD-12) in 1904–1906. Commodore Lopez died in Alameda, California after a year's illness at the age of 77.
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  • Robert Files Lopez (1859—September 20, 1936) was an officer in the United States Navy. He entered Annapolis with the Class of 1879, and he became the first Hispanic-American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. Lopez served as an ensign aboard the USS Thetis during a voyage of exploration around Alaska in 1888–89. Lopez Point on Herschel Island was named in his honor by the commander of Thetis, Charles Stockton. The highlight of his 32-year naval career, was his service under Admiral Dewey's command at the first major engagement of the Spanish-American War, the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898. He commanded the destroyer Preble (DD-12) in 1904–1906. Captain Lopez's last posting before retirement was as senior member of a naval board which conducted a general survey of vessels on the Pacific coast. He retired as a Commodore (Rear Admiral) in 1911. Upon America's entry into World War I in 1917, Lopez was recalled to duty as acting commandant of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, located northeast of San Francisco. Commodore Lopez died in Alameda, California after a year's illness at the age of 77.
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