North Atlantic Squadron

North Atlantic Squadron
North Atlantic Squadron
North Atlantic Squadron, 1898.jpg
"Before the War" by Carlton T. Chapman, The North Atlantic Squadron off Hampton Roads, 1898.
Active  ? - 1902
Country  United States
Branch United States Department of the Navy Seal.svg United States Navy
Type naval squadron

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.

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19th Century

Mediterranean Squadron • Chesapeake Bay Flotilla • Mosquito Fleet • North Atlantic Squadron • New Orleans Squadron • Pacific Squadron • West Indies Squadron • Brazil Squadron • East India Squadron • Home Squadron • Africa Squadron
Civil War

Atlantic Blockading Squadron • Potomac Flotilla • Mississippi River Squadron
Post-Civil War

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