North Atlantic Squadron

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.
Active1 November 1865 – 29 December 1902
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeNaval squadron
North Atlantic Fleet
Active29 December 1902 – 1 January 1906
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeNaval fleet

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.

Spanish-American war

The 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, lrsding to the he 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.[1][2]

Commanders-in-Chief

North Atlantic Squadron

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Offner, John L. (2004), "McKinley and the Spanish–American War", Presidential Studies Quarterly, 34 (1): 50–61, doi:10.1111/j.1741-5705.2004.00034.x, ISSN 0360-4918
  2. ^ "Plan Of Operations Against Spain Prepared By Lieutenant Commander Charles J. Train (1894)". Naval History and Heritage Command. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.


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