South Atlantic Squadron (U.S. Navy)
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The South Atlantic Squadron (also called the Brazil Squadron or the Brazil Station) was a formation of the U.S. Navy dating back to the 1820s.
In 1905, it and the European Squadron merged into the North Atlantic Fleet.
Institution and Background
Composition
Commanders of the Squadron
- Rear Admiral John A. B. Dahlgren, c. 1864[1]
- Acting Rear Admiral William Radford, c. August, 1865[2] – mid October 1865[3]
- Rear Admiral Sylvanus W. Godon, c. mid 1866[4] – late 1866
- Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, 1867
- Rear Admiral (retired) George F. Pearson, c. December, 1866[5]
- Rear Admiral Charles S. Norton, c. 1895[6] – 1896
- Captain Yates Stirling, 1896[7] – 1897
- Captain Colby M. Chester, 1897[8]
- Rear Admiral Henry L. Howison, 30 March, 1899[9] – 2 October, 1899[10]
- Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley, November 1899[11] – 9 October, 1901
- Rear Admiral George W. Sumner, 1902[12] – 1903
- Rear Admiral Benjamin P. Lamberton, 1903[13]
Footnotes
- ↑ Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper, London. 1 January, 1865, p. 1.
- ↑ "TODO: Find Headline." The New York Times, Thu. 17 August, 1865, p. 2.
- ↑ "TODO: Find Headline." The New York Times, Mon. 16 October, 1865, p. 8.
- ↑ "TODO: Find Headline." The New York Times, Tue. 13 Nov 1866. p. 8.
- ↑ "TODO: Find Headline." The New York Times, Wed. 12 Dec 1866. p. 1.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. p. 109.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1897. p. 113.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 113.
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle 30 March, 1899 p. 3.
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle 3 October, 1899 p. 2.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. p. 153.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 170.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. p. 183.
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