Difference between revisions of "European Squadron (U.S. Navy)"
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Revision as of 14:35, 23 February 2022
The European Squadron was a formation of the U.S. Navy. Before the American Civil War ended, it was called the Mediterranean Squadron.
In 1905, it and the South Atlantic Squadron merged into the North Atlantic Fleet.
Institution and Background
Composition
Commanders of the European Squadron
- Rear Admiral Louis M. Goldsborough, February, 1865 – 14 July, 1867
- Rear Admiral David G. Farragut, c. July 1867 – 10 November, 1868
- Commodore Alexander M. Pennock, c. November 1868 – 28 February, 1869
- Rear Admiral William Radford, c. early 1869 – 1 March, 1870
- Rear Admiral Oliver S. Glisson, 1870 – January, 1871
- Rear Admiral Charles S. Boggs, c. December, 1870 – 1 January, 1872
- Rear Admiral James Alden, Jr., c. December, 1871 – 2 June, 1873
- Rear Admiral Augustus L. Case, c. May 1873 – 1875
- Rear Admiral John L. Worden, 1875[Inference] – 5 October, 1877
- Rear Admiral William E. Le Roy, c. September 1877 – 23 January, 1879
- Captain John L. Davis, c. 23 January, 1879 – February, 1879 (temporary)
- Rear Admiral John C. Howell, 1878 – 16 September, 1881
- Rear Admiral James W. A. Nicholson, c. August, 1881 – 10 March, 1883
- Rear Admiral Charles H. Baldwin, c. February, 1883 – September, 1884
- Rear Admiral Earl English, c. August, 1884 – c. June, 1885
- Rear Admiral Samuel R. Franklin, c. May 1885 – 24 August, 1887
- Rear Admiral James A. Greer, c. mid 1887 – 1889
- Rear Admiral Henry Erben, June, 1893 – August, 1894
- Rear Admiral William A. Kirkland, April, 1894 – November, 1895
- Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr., November, 1895 – February, 1898
- Rear Admiral John A. Howell, January, 1898 – April, 1898
- Rear Admiral Bartlett J. Cromwell, July, 1901 – 9 February, 1902
- Rear Admiral Joseph E. Craig, c. January, 1902 – April, 1902
- Rear Admiral Arent S. Crowninshield, March, 1902 – 20 March, 1903
- Captain James H. Dayton, c. February, 1903 – 28 April, 1903
- Rear Admiral Charles S. Cotton, c. 1 April, 1903 – 16 February, 1904
- Captain Harry Knox, c. January, 1904 – 28 March, 1904
- Rear Admiral Joseph Coghlan, c. February, 1904 – 20 April, 1904
- Rear Admiral Theodore F. Jewell, c. April, 1904
Footnotes
Bibliography
See Also
