North Atlantic Squadron

{{Short description|Military unit of the United States Navy}} {{about|the U.S. Navy squadron that operated from 1865 to 1902, sometimes informally called the "Home Squadron"|the U.S. Navy Home Squadron that operated from 1838 to 1861|Home Squadron|the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron of the American Civil War (1861–1865)|Union blockade|the song|The North Atlantic Squadron (song)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox military unit |unit_name= North Atlantic Squadron |image= [[File:North Atlantic Squadron, 1898.jpg|border|300px]] |caption="Before the War" by Carlton T. Chapman, depicting the North Atlantic Squadron off [[Hampton Roads]], [[Virginia]], in 1898, just prior to the [[Spanish–American War]]. |dates= 1 November 1865 – 29 December 1902 |country= {{flagu|United States|1896|size=23px}} |branch= {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States Navy (1864–1959).svg|size=23px}} [[United States Navy]] |type= [[Squadron (naval)|Naval squadron]] |role= |size= |command_structure= |garrison= |garrison_label= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |disbanded=  |commander1= |commander1_label= |commander2= |commander2_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |commander4= |commander4_label= |notable_commanders=  |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= |identification_symbol_3= |identification_symbol_3_label= |identification_symbol_4= |identification_symbol_4_label= }} {{Infobox military unit |unit_name= North Atlantic Fleet |image= |caption= |dates= 29 December 1902 – 1 January 1906 |country= {{flagu|United States|1896|size=23px}} |branch= {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States Navy (1864–1959).svg|size=23px}} [[United States Navy]] |type= [[Naval fleet]] |role= |size= |command_structure= |garrison= |garrison_label= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |disbanded=  |commander1= |commander1_label= |commander2= |commander2_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |commander4= |commander4_label= |notable_commanders=  |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= |identification_symbol_3= |identification_symbol_3_label= |identification_symbol_4= |identification_symbol_4_label= }}

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 Squadron|European]] and [[South Atlantic Squadron|South Atlantic]] squadrons were abolished and absorbed into the North Atlantic Fleet. On 1 January 1906, the Navy's [[United States Fleet Forces Command|Atlantic Fleet]] was established by combining the North Atlantic Fleet with the [[Brazil Squadron|South Atlantic Squadron]].

== Spanish-American war == {{expand section|deate=August 2025|date=August 2025|small=no}} The [[USS Maine (1890)|USS Maine]] was detached from the squadron and sent to [[Havana Harbor]] to protect U.S. interests during the [[Cuban War of Independence]]. She exploded and sank on the evening of 15 February 1898, killing 268 sailors, or three-quarters of her crew, leading to the [[Spanish-American War]]. The squadron was mobilized and a large part was moved to [[Key West]] and the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Others were moved just off the shore of [[Lisbon]] and to [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{citation|last=Offner |first=John L. |title=McKinley and the Spanish–American War |journal=Presidential Studies Quarterly |year=2004 | volume = 34 |issue=1 |pages=50–61 |issn=0360-4918|doi=10.1111/j.1741-5705.2004.00034.x}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/documentary-histories/united-states-navy-s/pre-war-planning/plan-of-operations-a-5.html|title=Plan Of Operations Against Spain Prepared By Lieutenant Commander Charles J. Train (1894)|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command|accessdate=November 7, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107014014/https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/documentary-histories/united-states-navy-s/pre-war-planning/plan-of-operations-a-5.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Commanders-in-Chief == === North Atlantic Squadron === * [[Commodore (United States)|Commodore]]/[[Rear Admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] [[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]] June 1870 – May 1873 * Rear Admiral [[Gustavus H. Scott]] May 1873 – 13 June 1874 * Rear Admiral [[James Robert Madison Mullany]] 13 June 1874 – January 1876 * Rear Admiral [[William E. Le Roy]] January 1876 – September 1876 * Rear Admiral [[Stephen Decatur Trenchard]] September 1876 – September 1878 * Rear Admiral [[John Cummings Howell|John C. Howell]] September 1878 – January 1879 * Rear Admiral [[Robert H. Wyman]] 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 Edward Jouett|James E. Jouett]] 20 September 1884 – June 1886 * Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce 18 June 1886 – 28 January 1889 * Rear Admiral [[Bancroft Gherardi]] 28 January 1889 – 10 September 1892 * Rear Admiral [[John Grimes Walker|John G. Walker]] 10 September 1892 – June 1893 * Rear Admiral [[Andrew E. K. Benham]] June 1893 – April 1894 * Rear Admiral [[Richard Worsam Meade III|Richard W. Meade III]] April 1894 – May 1895 * Commodore [[Francis M. Bunce]] 2 June 1895 – 1 May 1897 * Rear Admiral [[Montgomery Sicard]] 1 May 1897 – 28 March 1898 * Rear Admiral [[William T. Sampson]] 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 (admiral)|Robley D. Evans]] March 1905 – 1 January 1906

== See also == * [[Asiatic Squadron]] * [[East India Squadron]] * [[Flying Squadron (United States Navy)]] * [[Home Squadron]] * [[Mediterranean Squadron (United States)]] * [[Pacific Squadron]] * [[West Indies Squadron (United States)]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [http://www.gwpda.org/naval/fdus0001.htm Notes on U.S. Fleet Organization and Disposition, 1898–1941] * [https://archive.today/20120628223207/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/battleships/bbhistory.asp The U.S. Navy : A Short History]

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