North Atlantic Squadron

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. For the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron of the American Civil War (1861–1865), see Union blockade. For the song, see 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 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 1 January 1906, the Navy's Atlantic Fleet was established by combining the North Atlantic Fleet with the South Atlantic Squadron.

Commanders-in-Chief

Commodore/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 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 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 G. Walker 10 September 1892 – June 1893
Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham June 1893 – April 1894
Rear Admiral 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 March 1905 – 1 January 1906

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v t e United States Navy squadrons
19th century	Africa Squadron Brazil Squadron Chesapeake Bay Flotilla East India Squadron Home Squadron Mediterranean Squadron Mosquito Fleet New Orleans Squadron Pacific Squadron West Indies Squadron
Civil War	Atlantic Blockading Squadron East Gulf Blockading Squadron Mississippi River Squadron North Atlantic Blockading Squadron Potomac Flotilla South Atlantic Blockading Squadron West Gulf Blockading Squadron West India Squadron
Post-Civil War	Asiatic Squadron Bering Sea Squadron European Squadron Flying Squadron North Atlantic Squadron North Pacific Squadron Pacific Station South Atlantic Squadron South Pacific Squadron Special Service Squadron Squadron of Evolution

v t e United States Navy fleets
Current geographical fleets	Fleet Forces Command (Atlantic) Pacific Fleet
Current numbered fleets	Second Fleet Third Fleet Fourth Fleet Fifth Fleet Sixth Fleet Seventh Fleet Tenth Fleet Reserve fleets
Historic geographical fleets	Great White Fleet North Atlantic Fleet United States Asiatic Fleet
Historic numbered fleets	First Fleet Eighth Fleet Ninth Fleet Eleventh Fleet Twelfth Fleet Sixteenth Fleet(reserve) Nineteenth Fleet(reserve)

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