The North Atlantic Squadron was a section of the
United States Navy
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operating in the
North Atlantic
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. It was renamed as the North Atlantic Fleet in 1902. In 1905 the
European and
South Atlantic
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squadrons were abolished and absorbed into the North Atlantic Fleet. On 1 January 1906, the Navy's
Atlantic Fleet was established by combining the North Atlantic Fleet with the
South Atlantic Squadron.
Commanders-in-Chief
North Atlantic Squadron
*
Commodore/
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star " admiral" rank. It is often rega ...
James S. Palmer
James Shedden Palmer (October 13, 1810 – December 7, 1867) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Civil War. He was later promoted to rear admiral.
Biography
Palmer was born at Elizabethtown, New Jersey. He entered the United State ...
1 November 1865 – 7 December 1867
* Rear Admiral
Henry K. Hoff 22 February 1868 – 19 August 1869
* Rear Admiral
Charles H. Poor 19 August 1869 – 9 June 1870
* Rear Admiral
Samuel Phillips Lee
Samuel Phillips Lee (February 13, 1812 – June 5, 1897) was an officer of the United States Navy. In the American Civil War, he took part in the New Orleans campaign, before commanding the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, covering the co ...
June 1870 – May 1873
* Rear Admiral
Gustavus H. Scott
Gustavus Hall Scott (13 June 1812 – 23 March 1882) was an officer in the United States Navy who served in the Second Seminole War and the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and late in his career was commander-in-chief of ...
May 1873 – 13 June 1874
* Rear Admiral
James Robert Madison Mullany 13 June 1874 – January 1876
* Rear Admiral
William E. Le Roy
William Edgar Le Roy (March 24, 1818 – December 10, 1888) was an officer in the United States Navy who served in the Mexican War, on the African Slave Trade Patrol, and in the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and late in ...
January 1876 – September 1876
* Rear Admiral
Stephen Decatur Trenchard
Stephen Decatur Trenchard (July 10, 1818 – November 15, 1883) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was present at the Battle of Taku Forts in 1859, and commanded the supply ship and gunboat throughout the American Civil War, seei ...
September 1876 – September 1878
* Rear Admiral
John C. Howell September 1878 – January 1879
* Rear Admiral
Robert H. Wyman
Rear Admiral Robert Harris Wyman (12 July 1822 – 2 December 1882) was an officer in the U.S. Navy.
Early career
Robert Harris Wyman was born at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was appointed midshipman on 11 March 1837 and served initially in the ...
January 1879 – 1 May 1882
* Rear Admiral
George H. Cooper 1 May 1882 – 19 June 1884
* Commodore
Stephen B. Luce 26 June 1884 – 20 September 1884
* Rear Admiral
James E. Jouett 20 September 1884 – June 1886
* Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce 18 June 1886 – 28 January 1889
* Rear Admiral
Bancroft Gherardi
Bancroft Gherardi (November 10, 1832 – December 10, 1903) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Even though his family hailed from French Corsica, because of his I ...
28 January 1889 – 10 September 1892
* Rear Admiral
John G. Walker 10 September 1892 – June 1893
* Rear Admiral
Andrew E. K. Benham
Andrew Ellicott Kennedy Benham (April 10, 1832 – August 11, 1905) was an American admiral. In his early career, he served in China, the Pacific and Paraguay. During the American Civil War, he took part in the capture of Port Royal, South Carolina ...
June 1893 – April 1894
* Rear Admiral
Richard W. Meade III April 1894 – May 1895
* Commodore
Francis M. Bunce
Francis M. Bunce (25 December 1836 – 19 October 1901) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself as a junior officer during the American Civil War (1861–65). He was in command of the North Atlantic Squadron from 1 ...
2 June 1895 – 1 May 1897
* Rear Admiral
Montgomery Sicard 1 May 1897 – 28 March 1898
* Rear Admiral
William T. Sampson
William Thomas Sampson (February 9, 1840 – May 6, 1902) was a United States Navy rear admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War.
Biography
He was born in Palmyra, New York, and entered ...
28 March 1898 – October 1899
* Rear Admiral
Norman H. Farquhar October 1899 – 1 May 1901
* Rear Admiral
Francis J. Higginson 1 May 1901 – 29 December 1902
North Atlantic Fleet
* Rear Admiral Francis J. Higginson 29 December 1902 – July 1903
* Rear Admiral
Albert S. Barker July 1903 – March 1905
* Rear Admiral
Robley D. Evans March 1905 – 1 January 1906
See also
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Asiatic Squadron
The Asiatic Squadron was a squadron of United States Navy warships stationed in East Asia during the latter half of the 19th century. It was created in 1868 when the East India Squadron was disbanded. Vessels of the squadron were primarily inv ...
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East India Squadron
The East India Squadron, or East Indies Squadron, was a squadron of American ships which existed in the nineteenth century, it focused on protecting American interests in the Far East while the Pacific Squadron concentrated on the western coast ...
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Flying Squadron (United States Navy)
The Flying Squadron was a United States Navy force that operated in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Spanish West Indies during the first half of the Spanish–American War. The squadron included many of America's most modern warshi ...
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Home Squadron
The Home Squadron was part of the United States Navy in the mid-19th century. Organized as early as 1838, ships were assigned to protect coastal commerce, aid ships in distress, suppress piracy and the Atlantic slave trade, make coastal surveys, ...
*
Mediterranean Squadron (United States)
The Mediterranean Squadron, also known as the Mediterranean Station, was part of the United States Navy in the 19th century that operated in the Mediterranean Sea. It was formed in response to the First and Second Barbary Wars. Between 1801 and 1 ...
*
Pacific Squadron
The Pacific Squadron was part of the United States Navy squadron stationed in the Pacific Ocean in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Initially with no United States ports in the Pacific, they operated out of storeships which provided naval s ...
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West Indies Squadron (United States)
The West Indies Squadron, or the West Indies Station, was a United States Navy squadron that operated in the West Indies in the early nineteenth century. It was formed due to the need to suppress piracy in the Caribbean Sea, the Antilles and the ...
External links
Notes on U.S. Fleet Organization and Disposition, 1898–1941 The U.S. Navy : A Short History
Ship squadrons of the United States Navy
1865 establishments in the United States
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