caption serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
admiral stephen b. luce , usn 1841 & ndash ; 1889 25px united states navy nantucket naval war college 1862 6 training squadron newport north atlantic squadron 28 july 1917 newport , rhode island albany , new york us 1837 united states place of burial mexican-american war american civil war 25 march 1827 st. island mary 's episcopal church , portsmouth , rhode 35px rear admiral stephen bleecher luce.jpg stephen luce
 stephen bleecker luce
stephen luce

stephen bleecker luce -lrb- 25 march 1827 -- 28 july 1917 -rrb- was a u.s. navy admiral .
he was the founder and first president of the naval war college , between 1884 and 1886 .
