# North Atlantic Squadron

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Military unit of the United States Navy

This article is about the U.S. Navy squadron that operated from 1865 to 1902, sometimes informally called the "Home Squadron". For the U.S. Navy Home Squadron that operated from 1838 to 1861, see [Home Squadron](/source/Home_Squadron). For the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron of the American Civil War (1861–1865), see [Union blockade](/source/Union_blockade). For the song, see [The North Atlantic Squadron (song)](/source/The_North_Atlantic_Squadron_(song)).

North Atlantic Squadron "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. Active 1 November 1865 – 29 December 1902 Country United States Branch United States Navy Type Naval squadron

Military unit

North Atlantic Fleet Active 29 December 1902 – 1 January 1906 Country United States Branch United States Navy Type Naval fleet

Military unit

The **North Atlantic Squadron** was a section of the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) operating in the [North Atlantic](/source/North_Atlantic). It was renamed as the **North Atlantic Fleet** in 1902. In 1905 the [European](/source/European_Squadron) and [South Atlantic](/source/South_Atlantic_Squadron) squadrons were abolished and absorbed into the North Atlantic Fleet. On 1 January 1906, the Navy's [Atlantic Fleet](/source/United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command) was established by combining the North Atlantic Fleet with the [South Atlantic Squadron](/source/Brazil_Squadron).

## Spanish-American war

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The [USS Maine](/source/USS_Maine_(1890)) was detached from the squadron and sent to [Havana Harbor](/source/Havana_Harbor) to protect U.S. interests during the [Cuban War of Independence](/source/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](/source/Spanish-American_War). The squadron was mobilized and a large part was moved to [Key West](/source/Key_West) and the [Gulf of Mexico](/source/Gulf_of_Mexico). Others were moved just off the shore of [Lisbon](/source/Lisbon) and to [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong).[1][2]

## Commanders-in-Chief

### North Atlantic Squadron

- [Commodore](/source/Commodore_(United_States))/[Rear Admiral](/source/Rear_Admiral_(United_States)) [James S. Palmer](/source/James_S._Palmer) 1 November 1865 – 7 December 1867

- Rear Admiral [Henry K. Hoff](/source/Henry_K._Hoff) 22 February 1868 – 19 August 1869

- Rear Admiral [Charles H. Poor](/source/Charles_H._Poor) 19 August 1869 – 9 June 1870

- Rear Admiral [Samuel Phillips Lee](/source/Samuel_Phillips_Lee) June 1870 – May 1873

- Rear Admiral [Gustavus H. Scott](/source/Gustavus_H._Scott) May 1873 – 13 June 1874

- Rear Admiral [James Robert Madison Mullany](/source/James_Robert_Madison_Mullany) 13 June 1874 – January 1876

- Rear Admiral [William E. Le Roy](/source/William_E._Le_Roy) January 1876 – September 1876

- Rear Admiral [Stephen Decatur Trenchard](/source/Stephen_Decatur_Trenchard) September 1876 – September 1878

- Rear Admiral [John C. Howell](/source/John_Cummings_Howell) September 1878 – January 1879

- Rear Admiral [Robert H. Wyman](/source/Robert_H._Wyman) January 1879 – 1 May 1882

- Rear Admiral [George H. Cooper](/source/George_H._Cooper) 1 May 1882 – 19 June 1884

- Commodore [Stephen B. Luce](/source/Stephen_B._Luce) 26 June 1884 – 20 September 1884

- Rear Admiral [James E. Jouett](/source/James_Edward_Jouett) 20 September 1884 – June 1886

- Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce 18 June 1886 – 28 January 1889

- Rear Admiral [Bancroft Gherardi](/source/Bancroft_Gherardi) 28 January 1889 – 10 September 1892

- Rear Admiral [John G. Walker](/source/John_Grimes_Walker) 10 September 1892 – June 1893

- Rear Admiral [Andrew E. K. Benham](/source/Andrew_E._K._Benham) June 1893 – April 1894

- Rear Admiral [Richard W. Meade III](/source/Richard_Worsam_Meade_III) April 1894 – May 1895

- Commodore [Francis M. Bunce](/source/Francis_M._Bunce) 2 June 1895 – 1 May 1897

- Rear Admiral [Montgomery Sicard](/source/Montgomery_Sicard) 1 May 1897 – 28 March 1898

- Rear Admiral [William T. Sampson](/source/William_T._Sampson) 28 March 1898 – October 1899

- Rear Admiral [Norman H. Farquhar](/source/Norman_H._Farquhar) October 1899 – 1 May 1901

- Rear Admiral [Francis J. Higginson](/source/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](/source/Albert_S._Barker) July 1903 – March 1905

- Rear Admiral [Robley D. Evans](/source/Robley_D._Evans_(admiral)) March 1905 – 1 January 1906

## See also

- [Asiatic Squadron](/source/Asiatic_Squadron)

- [East India Squadron](/source/East_India_Squadron)

- [Flying Squadron (United States Navy)](/source/Flying_Squadron_(United_States_Navy))

- [Home Squadron](/source/Home_Squadron)

- [Mediterranean Squadron (United States)](/source/Mediterranean_Squadron_(United_States))

- [Pacific Squadron](/source/Pacific_Squadron)

- [West Indies Squadron (United States)](/source/West_Indies_Squadron_(United_States))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Offner, John L. (2004), "McKinley and the Spanish–American War", *Presidential Studies Quarterly*, **34** (1): 50–61, [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/j.1741-5705.2004.00034.x](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1741-5705.2004.00034.x), [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0360-4918](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0360-4918)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Plan Of Operations Against Spain Prepared By Lieutenant Commander Charles J. Train (1894)"](https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/documentary-histories/united-states-navy-s/pre-war-planning/plan-of-operations-a-5.html). Naval History and Heritage Command. [Archived](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) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

## External links

- [Notes on U.S. Fleet Organization and Disposition, 1898–1941](http://www.gwpda.org/naval/fdus0001.htm)

- [The U.S. Navy : A Short History](https://archive.today/20120628223207/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/battleships/bbhistory.asp)

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