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The North Atlantic Squadron was a section of the
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
operating in the
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. It was renamed as the North Atlantic Fleet in 1902. In 1905 the
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and
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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 The Brazil Squadron, the Brazil Station, or the South Atlantic Squadron was an overseas military station established by the United States in 1826 to protect American commerce in the South Atlantic during a war between Brazil and Argentina. When th ...
.


Commanders-in-Chief


North Atlantic Squadron

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James S. Palmer 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
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September 1876 – September 1878 * Rear Admiral John C. Howell September 1878 – January 1879 * Rear Admiral
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January 1879 – 1 May 1882 * Rear Admiral George H. Cooper 1 May 1882 – 19 June 1884 * Commodore
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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
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28 January 1889 – 10 September 1892 * Rear Admiral John G. Walker 10 September 1892 – June 1893 * Rear Admiral
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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
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 {{USN-stub