Asiatic Squadron
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The Asiatic Squadron was a squadron
Squadron (naval)
A squadron, or naval squadron, is a unit of 3-4 major warships, transport ships, submarines, or sometimes small craft that may be part of a larger task force or a fleet...

 of United States Navy
United States Navy
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 warship
Warship
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s stationed in East Asia
East Asia
East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...

 during the latter half of the 19th century, it was created in 1868 when the East India Squadron
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 coasts of the Americas and in the South Pacific Ocean...

 was disbanded. Vessels of this station were primarily involved in matters relating to American commerce
Commerce
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 with China
China
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 and Japan
Japan
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 though it participated in several conflicts over thirty years of service until being merged into the Asiatic Fleet in 1902.

Korean Expedition

In May 1871, Rear Admiral
Rear Admiral
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 John Rodgers went to Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

, commanding an expedition of five Asiatic Squadron vessels, USS Colorado
USS Colorado (1856)
The first USS Colorado — a -class, three-masted steam screw frigate — was launched on 19 June 1856 by the Norfolk Navy Yard. It was sponsored by Ms. N. S. Dornin, and commissioned on 13 March 1858, Captain W. H...

, USS Monocacy
USS Monocacy
Several ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Monocacy for the Battle of Monocacy:, a gunboat launched in 1864, and served until 1903, commissioned in 1914 and decommissioned in 1939, originally the civilian tug Monocacy...

, USS Benicia
USS Benicia
USS Benicia may refer to one of two ships in the United States Navy named for Benicia, California:, a sloop launched in 1868 and decommissioned in 1875....

, USS Palos
USS Palos
USS Palos may refer to:, a tug built in 1865 and later converted to a gunboat. She was decommissioned in 1893., a gunboat built for service in China's Yangtze River. She was decommissioned in 1937....

 and USS Alaska
USS Alaska
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Alaska in honor of the territory acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867 which later became the state of Alaska:...

. The objective of the operation was to ascertain the fate of the merchant ship SS General Sherman
General Sherman Incident
The General Sherman Incident was the destruction of an armed merchant marine side-wheel steamer that visited Korea in 1866. It was an important catalyst to the end of Korean isolationism in the 19th century...

, establish trade relations and to receive an assurance from the Joseon
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...

 government that shipwrecked American sailors would be safely treated should they become stranded in Korea.
On June 1, while Rear Admiral Rodgers was negotiating in Inchon, one of the Selee River forts opened fire on USS Palos as she traversed Gangwha Straits. In the following engagement
Bombardment of the Selee River Forts
The Bombardment of the Selee River Forts, or the Bombardment of Ganghwa, was the result of a Korean attack on two United States Navy warships supporting the Korean Expedition in 1871. The incident broke down relations between Korea and the United States diplomatic expedition sent to establish trade...

, the Palos and USS Monocacy bombarded the fort until it was silenced and on June 10, the expedition attacked
Battle of Ganghwa
The Battle of Ganghwa was fought during the conflict between Korea and the United States in 1871. In May, an expedition of five Asiatic Squadron warships set sail from Japan to Korea in order to establish trade relations, ensure the safety of shipwrecked sailors, and to find out what happened to...

 in force. Five of the six hostile forts were captured and destroyed, over 200 Koreans were killed and dozens of cannons were captured. Ultimately, the Americans won a military victory but the Koreans refused to sign a trading treaty until 1882.

Spanish-American War

On April 27, 1898, the squadron, composed of the flagship
Flagship
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 USS Olympia
USS Olympia (C-6)
USS Olympia is a protected cruiser which saw service in the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. This vessel became famous as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War in 1898. The ship was decommissioned after...

 under George Dewey
George Dewey
George Dewey was an admiral of the United States Navy. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War...

, USS Baltimore
USS Baltimore (C-3)
The fourth USS Baltimore was a United States Navy cruiser, the second protected cruiser to be built by an American yard. Like the previous one, , the design was commissioned from the British company of W...

, USS Raleigh
USS Raleigh (C-8)
USS Raleigh was a United States Navy protected cruiser commissioned in 1894 and in periodic service until 1919.The second ship named Raleigh, C-8 was laid down on 19 December 1889 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia; launched 31 March 1892; sponsored by Mrs. Alfred W. Haywood; and...

, USS Petrel
USS Petrel (PG-2)
|-External links:* at navsource.org...

, USS Concord
USS Concord (PG-3)
USS Concord was a member of the of steel-hulled, twin-screw gunboats in the United States Navy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was the second U.S. Navy ship named in honor of the town of Concord, Massachusetts, site of the Battle of Concord in the American Revolutionary War.The...

, USS Boston
USS Boston (1884)
The fifth USS Boston, a protected cruiser, was launched 4 December 1884 by John Roach & Sons, Chester, Pennsylvania, and commissioned 2 May 1887, Captain Francis M. Ramsay in command....

, and USS McCulloch, sailed from Mirs Bay
Mirs Bay
Mirs Bay is a bay in the northeast of Crooked Island and Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong. Ping Chau stands in the midst of the bay...

, China, to the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 to participate in the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...

. The squadron proceeded to destroy the Spanish
Spain
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 fleet guarding the Philippines, and effectively took control of Manila Bay. Eight Spanish ships were sunk and over 150 killed while the Americans suffered only slight damage. Vessels of the squadron also fought the Spanish in the battle
Battle of Manila (1898)
The Battle of Manila was a short land engagement between the United States and Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War, which occurred a couple of months after the pivotal American victory during the naval Battle of Manila Bay...

 to capture Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

. Naval gunfire on the Spaniard's left flank helped American troops take the city without severe losses. In May, USS Charleston
USS Charleston
USS Charleston has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:, a galley in commission from 1798 to 1802, a protected cruiser commissioned in 1889 and wrecked in 1899, a protected cruiser in commission from 1905 to 1923, a gunboat in commission from 1936 to 1946, an...

 captured
Capture of Guam
The Capture of Guam was a bloodless event between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain during the Spanish-American War. The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser, the , to capture the island of Guam, then under Spanish control. However, the Spanish garrison on the island had no knowledge of the war...

 Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...

 from the Spanish without resistance, beginning the American history of the island.

Philippine-American War

The Asiatic squadron participated in the Philippine-American War
Philippine-American War
The Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection , was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following...

 from 1899 to its disbandment. American naval forces operated by sending landing parties ashore and by providing them with naval gunfire support. From 1899 to 1902, the squadron conducted several missions against the Filipinos. At the beginning of the war in February 1899, several American warships were supporting the occupation of the Philippines. Admiral Dewey's squadron engaged in naval operation against the Filipinos during and after the Battle of Manila
Battle of Manila (1899)
The Battle of Manila, the first and largest battle fought during the Philippine–American War, was fought on 4 and February 5, 1899, between 12,000 Americans and 15,000 Filipinos. Armed conflict broke out when American troops, under orders to turn away insurgents from their encampment, fired upon an...

. At the same time, USS Monadock
USS Monadnock
USS Monadnock may refer to:, was a double-turret monitor commissioned in October 1864 and decommissioned June 1866, was an commissioned in September 1883 and decommissioned March 1919, was acquired by the US Navy in June 1941 and sold in 1949...

, USS Charleston, USS Concord, and the former Spanish gunboat
Gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...

s USS Callao
USS Callao
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Callao., was a Spanish gunboat captured in Manila Bay 12 May 1898 and put into service with the Navy. She was commissioned and decommissioned several times until sold at Manila 13 September 1923....

 and Laguna de Bay bombarded enemy positions during the major Battle of Coolacan. Over 300 Filipinos were killed in action and three times as many wounded, a lot of the casualties were attributed to accurate naval gunfire. USS Petrel and USS Boston shelled Panay Island
Panay Island
Panay is an island in the Philippines located in the western part of the Visayas. Politically, it is divided into five provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo, all in the Western Visayas Region. It is located southeast of the island of Mindoro and northwest of Negros, separated by the...

 on February 11 and on the 22, a landing party from the Petrel occupied Cebu
Cebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...

. In October, Petrel joined USS Callao in supporting the attack on Neveleta by bombarding enemy troop concentrations before the shore party made their assault.
Many of the captured Spanish gunboats used in the Filipino War were manned by United States Army troops and operated together with United States Navy forces. In mid April, General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

 Henry Lawton led an expedition of 1,500 men in several cascoes and three gunboats to a place near Santa Cruz
Battle of Santa Cruz (1899)
For the WWII battle of the same name see: Battle of the Santa Cruz IslandsThis Battle of Santa Cruz was a battle fought in the early stages of the Philippine-American War during General Henry W. Lawton's Laguna de Bay Campaign.-Background:...

. During this operation six steam launch
Launch
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es were captured along with two cascoes. The expedition had been sent to find another former Spanish gunboat which was being used by the Filipinos. It was later taken without a fight and reportedly disarmed by the insurgents who took her guns to use on land. USS Baltimore and USS Petrel served at the Battle of Iloilo, about 1,000 Filipinos, were defeated by the two warships when they bombarded the fort there and sent marines and sailors ashore. Only minor skirmishing occurred on land due to the Filipinos who retreated and burned the town as they left. On May 7, 1899, the gunboat Laguna de Bay and one other bombarded Sexmoan and routed the Filipinos. Later that day the gunboats fought at Gaugua where they bombarded insurgent positions within the town and sent men ashore to fight on the ground. Again the Filipinos retreated and set several buildings on fire as they went. In June, American gunboats silenced a one gun artillery battery during the Battle of Zapote River which ended with an American victory.

In the summer of 1899, American gunboats started patrolling Subic Bay
Subic Bay
Subic Bay is a bay forming part of Luzon Sea on the west coast of the island of Luzon in Zambales, Philippines, about 100 kilometers northwest of Manila Bay. Its shores were formerly the site of a major United States Navy facility named U.S...

. During a routine patrol, the collier
Collier (ship type)
Collier is a historical term used to describe a bulk cargo ship designed to carry coal, especially for naval use by coal-fired warships. In the late 18th century a number of wooden-hulled sailing colliers gained fame after being adapted for use in voyages of exploration in the South Pacific, for...

 USS Zafiro entered Subic Bay and came under fire from a shore battery protecting Olongapo. The Zafiro withdrew to Cavite
Cavite
Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas to the south...

 and reported the incident to headquarters. In response, the cruiser
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...

 USS Charleston was then sent to engage the battery. On September 23, 1899, Charleston, Concord, the USS Monterey
USS Monterey (BM-6)
The second USS Monterey was a Monterey-class monitor. Laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, 20 December 1889; launched 28 April 1891; sponsored by Miss Kate C...

 and the Zafiro sailed into Subic Bay and destroyed the battery. Then, a company of marines and sailors were landed and took control. USS Charleston grounded on an uncharted reef off Camiguin Island on November 2, 1899. Sustaining heavy damage her crew abandoned ship and escaped to the nearby island where they made camp. The Charlestons launch was sent out for help and after ten days of being maroon
Maroon
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ed, the American sailors were rescued by USS Helena
USS Helena
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Helena, after the city of Helena, Montana. was a gunboat in service from 1897 to 1932....

. On November 7, USS Helena bombarded San Fabian
San Fabián
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 in Lingayen Gulf
Lingayen Gulf
The Lingayen Gulf is an extension of the South China Sea on Luzon in the Philippines stretching . It is framed by the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union and sits between the Zambales Mountains and the Cordillera Central...

 and covered the landing of 2,500 troops. United States Navy gunboats engaged at the Battle of Mabitac
Battle of Mabitac
The Battle of Mabitac was an engagement in the Philippine-American War, when on September 17, 1900, Filipinos under General Juan Cailles defeated an American force commanded by Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham, Jr....

 in June 1900, there they bombarded the enemy while the United States Army attacked their fortifications. In a bloody frontal assault the American troops were repulsed and the Filipinos won the battle. In November 1900, the auxiliary cruiser USS Yosemite
USS Yosemite
USS Yosemite may refer to:*USS Yosemite , an auxiliary cruiser that served in the U.S. Navy from 1898 to 1900 and fought in the Spanish-American War*USS Yosemite , a destroyer tender that served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1994...

 was heavily damaged in a hurricane while in Apra Harbor
Apra Harbor
Apra Harbor is a deep-water port on the western side of Guam in the Mariana Islands. The harbor is formed by Orote Peninsula in the south and Cabras Island in the north. To the south, the harbor narrows and then widens again to form an inner harbor. The southern end of the harbor is the location...

, Guam. Due to damage to her screw, the Yosemites crew scuttled her and were picked up by the collier USS Justin
USS Justin
USS Justin may refer to:, was a steamship purchased by the US Navy 27 April 1898 and decommissioned 20 December 1915, was a cargo ship acquired by the US Navy 2 September 1945 and sold 25 May 1954...

. USS Vicksburg
USS Vicksburg
Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Vicksburg, named in honor of the city Vicksburg, Mississippi, and/or the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg ....

 assisted land forces in capturing the Filipino rebel Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...

 in March 1901, at Palawan Island
Palawan Island
Palawan Island is the largest island of the Palawan Province, Philippines. The northern coast of the island is along the South China Sea, while the southern coast forms part of the northern limit of the Sulu Sea. This island is very undeveloped and traditional...

 and later the former Spanish cruiser Isla de Luzon supported the operation which led to the capture of General Vicente Lukban
Vicente Lukban
Vicente Lukbán y Rilles , was a Filipino officer in Emilio Aguinaldo's staff during the Philippine Revolution and the politico-military chief of Samar and Leyte during the Philippine-American War. The Americans credited him as the mastermind of the famous Balangiga massacre, in which more than...

 on Samar
Samar
Samar, formerly and also known as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located to the west of the mainland...

 in November 1901.

Boxer Rebellion

The Asiatic Squadron also participated in the China Relief Expedition
China Relief Expedition
The China Relief Expedition was the name of an expedition in China undertaken by the United States Armed Forces to the rescue of United States citizens, European nationals, and other foreign nationals during the latter years of the Boxer Rebellion, which lasted from between 1898 and 1901...

 in 1900. An international legation
Legation
A legation was the term used in diplomacy to denote a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an Ambassador, a legation was headed by a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary....

 including United States Marines and United States Navy sailors slowly fought
Battle of Tientsin
The Battle of Tientsin, or the Relief of Tientsin, occurred on July 13–14, 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion in Northern China. A multinational military force, representing the Eight-Nation Alliance, came to the rescue of a besieged population of foreign nationals within the city of Tientsin by...

 their way to take control of Tientsin away from the Boxer rebels
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, also called the Boxer Uprising by some historians or the Righteous Harmony Society Movement in northern China, was a proto-nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" , or "Righteous Fists of Harmony" or "Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists" , in China between...

 in order to relieve Peking
Beijing
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. At the time, Peking was home to many foreigners who were under siege
Battle of Peking
The Battle of Peking, or the Relief of Peking, was the battle on 14–15 August 1900 in which a multi-national force relieved the siege of foreign legations in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion...

 by Boxer rebels. The Asiatic Squadron subsequently became the Asiatic Fleet in 1902.

Commanders

Successive Commanders-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet were as follows.
  • Henry H. Bell
    Henry H. Bell
    Henry Haywood Bell was an admiral in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.-Biography:Bell was born in Orange County, North Carolina. Appointed a Midshipman on 4 August 1823, during the next two decades he served afloat in U.S...

    , ( - 11 January 1868)
  • John R. Goldsborough, (11 January 1868 - 18 April 1868)
  • Stephen C. Rowan, (18 April 1868 – 19 August 1870)
  • John Rodgers, (19 August 1870 – 12 May1872)
  • Thornton A. Jenkins
    Thornton A. Jenkins
    Thornton A. Jenkins was an officer in the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He later served as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation and as President of the United States Naval Institute...

    , (1 September 1872 – 12 December 1873)
  • Enoch Greenleafe Parrott
    Enoch Greenleafe Parrott
    Enoch Greenleafe Parrott was an American naval officer who fought in the Mexican-American War and Civil War, later rising to the rank of Rear admiral.-Biography:...

    , (12 December 1873 - 12 January 1874)
  • Edmund Calhoun, (12 January 1874 - 29 May 1874)
  • Alexander Mosely Pennock
    Alexander Mosely Pennock
    Alexander Mosely Pennock was an officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was a captain during the war and rose to the rank of rear admiral after the war.-External links:*...

    , (29 May 1874 - 24 June 1875)
  • R. F. R. Lewis, (24 June 1875 - 16 August 1875)
  • William Reynolds, (16 August 1875 - 12 August 1877)
  • Jonathan Young
    Jonathan Young
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    , (12 August 1877 - 4 October 1877)
  • Thomas H. Patterson
    Thomas H. Patterson
    Thomas Harmon Patterson was a rear admiral in the United States Navy.-Early life and career:Patterson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the second son of Commodore Daniel Todd Patterson, a War of 1812 U.S. Navy hero, and George Ann Pollock. Patterson saw action in the American Civil War and...

    , (12 August 1877 - 11 September 1880)
  • John M. B. Clitz, (11 September 1880 - 21 April 1883)
  • Peirce Crosby
    Peirce Crosby
    Peirce Crosby was an rear admiral in the United States Navy, whose active duty career included service in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War.-Early life and career:...

    , (21 April 1883 - 30 October 1883)
  • Joseph S. Skerrett, (30 October 1883 - 19 December 1883)
  • John Lee Davis (19 December 1883 - 22 November 1886)
  • Ralph Chandler
    Ralph Chandler
    Ralph Chandler was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. He saw action during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, and later served as Commander of the Asiatic Squadron.-Biography:...

    , (22 November 1886 - 11 February 1889)
  • George E. Belknap, (4 April 1889 – 20 February 1892)
  • David B. Harmony
    David B. Harmony
    David Butts Harmony was an rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the American Civil War.-Biography:...

    , (20 February 1892 - 7 June 1893)
  • John Irwin
    John Irwin
    John Thomas Irwin is the Decker Professor in the Humanities and Professor in The Writing Seminars and the English department at Johns Hopkins University.-Background:...

    , (11 June 1893 – 11 December 1893)
  • Joseph S. Skerrett, (11 December 1893 – 1 September 1894)
  • Charles C. Carpenter
    Charles C. Carpenter
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    , (1 September 1894 – 21 December 1895)
  • Frederick V. McNair, Sr.
    Frederick V. McNair, Sr.
    Frederick Valette McNair was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. McNair served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1898 to 1900.-Biography:...

     (21 December 1895 - 3 January 1898)
  • George Dewey
    George Dewey
    George Dewey was an admiral of the United States Navy. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War...

    , (3 January 1898 - 5 June 1899)
  • John C. Watson
    John C. Watson
    John Crittenden Watson was an admiral of the United States Navy.-Biography:Watson was born in Frankfort, Kentucky on August 24, 1842, the grandson of renowned Kentucky politician John J. Crittenden. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 15 June 1860...

    , (5 June 1899 - 19 April 1900)
  • George C. Remey
    George C. Remey
    George Collier Remey was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, serving in the Civil War and the Spanish–American War.-Biography:...

    (19 April 1900 - 1 March 1902)
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