North Atlantic Squadron
Encyclopedia
The North Atlantic Squadron was a section of the United States Navy
operating in the North Atlantic. It was renamed as the North Atlantic Fleet in 1902. In 1905 the European
and South Atlantic Squadrons were abolished and absorbed into the North Atlantic Fleet. On Jan. 1, 1906, the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet
was established combining this fleet with the South Atlantic Squadron.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
operating in the North Atlantic. It was renamed as the North Atlantic Fleet in 1902. In 1905 the European
European Squadron
The European Squadron, also known as the European Station, was a part of the United States Navy in the late 19th century and the early 1900s. The squadron was originally named the Mediterranean Squadron and renamed following the American Civil War...
and South Atlantic Squadrons were abolished and absorbed into the North Atlantic Fleet. On Jan. 1, 1906, the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet
United States Fleet Forces Command
The United States Fleet Forces Command is an Atlantic Ocean theater-level component command of the United States Navy that provides naval resources that are under the operational control of the United States Northern Command...
was established combining this fleet with the South Atlantic Squadron.
Commanders
- Rear Admiral Francis M. BunceFrancis M. BunceFrancis M. Bunce was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during the Civil War. He was in command of the North Atlantic Squadron until 1897. He died of throat cancer-References:...
( - 1897) - Admiral Montgomery SicardMontgomery SicardRear Admiral Montgomery Sicard was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(1897 - March 1898) - Rear Admiral William T. SampsonWilliam T. SampsonWilliam Thomas Sampson was a United States Navy rear admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.-Biography:...
(December 1898 - October 1899) - Admiral Francis J. Higginson (1901–1903)
- Admiral Albert S. BarkerAlbert S. BarkerAlbert Smith Barker was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War.-Biography:...
(1903–1905)
See also
- Pacific SquadronPacific SquadronThe 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 supplies and purchased food and obtained water from local...
- East India SquadronEast India SquadronThe 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...
- Home SquadronHome SquadronThe 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 slave trade, make coastal surveys, and train ships to relieve others on distant stations...
- Mediterranean Squadron
- West Indies SquadronWest 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 Gulf of Mexico region of the Atlantic Ocean...