governor of the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was transferred to the retired list on October 4, 1885. Roe died in Washington, D.C., on December 28, 1901, aged 78, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Namesake The United States Navy has named two destroyers in his honor. Gallery References Further reading Park Benjamin, Jr., Francis Asbury Roe (Washington, 1904) External links F. A. Roe Scrapbook, 1862–1891 MS 189 held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy Union Navy officers 1823 births 1901 deaths People from Elmira, New York United States Navy admirals United States Naval Academy alumni Burials at Arlington National Cemetery General Society of Colonial Wars