Selden G. Hooper (25 December 1904 7 February 1976) was the only Admiral of the United States Navy to be convicted by court-martial. Hooper was the commissioning commanding officer of the Fletcher-class destroyer USS Uhlmann (DD-687) on 22 November 1943. In U.S. V. Hooper, 26 CMR 417 (CMA, 1958), Hooper was tried by general court-martial for sodomy, conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the Armed Forces, and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. Hooper had retired as a Rear Admiral in 1950, and the acts for which he was tried were committed after he had retired.