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Commander '''Roderick S. McCook''' ([[10 March]] [[1839]] – [[13 February]] [[1886]]) was an officer in the [[United States Navy]].
Born at [[Lisbon, Ohio|New Lisbon, Ohio]], McCook was appointed [[midshipman]] [[21 September]] [[1854]]. From 1859 to 1861 he cruised off the coast of [[Africa]], searching for and capturing slavers. During the [[American Civil War]], he served in [[USS Minnesota (1855)|''Minnesota'']] (1861), [[USS Stars and Stripes (1861)|''Stars and Stripes'']] (1862), and [[USS Canonicus (1863)|''Canonicus'']] (1863-65). As executive officer of latter ship, he participated in operations along the [[James River]] and in attacks on and the surrender of [[Fort Fisher]]. He was also present at the surrender of [[Charleston, South Carolina]] (February 1865). From 1866 to 1878 he was in command of vessels of war on the [[West India Squadron|West India]] and [[Asiatic Squadron|Asiatic]] stations. His last duty, 1880‑82, was as lighthouse inspector, [[Ohio River]].
Promoted to commander [[25 September]] [[1873]], McCook died at [[Vineland, New Jersey]], [[13 February]] [[1886]].
Two ships have been named [[USS McCook|USS ''McCook'']] for him.
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