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{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Rodgers|nick=John Rodgers|appt=5 February, 1870{{USOfficerReg1870-2|p. 7}}|end=15 April 1872{{USOfficerReg1872-2|p. 7}}|as "Commander, Asiatic Fleet"}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Rodgers|nick=John Rodgers|appt=5 February, 1870{{USOfficerReg1870-2|p. 7}}|end=15 April 1872{{USOfficerReg1872-2|p. 7}}|as "Commander, Asiatic Fleet"}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Thornton Alexander Jenkins|nick=Thornton A. Jenkins|appt=15 April, 1872{{USOfficerReg1872-2|p. 7}}|end=1873}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Thornton Alexander Jenkins|nick=Thornton A. Jenkins|appt=15 April, 1872{{USOfficerReg1872-2|p. 7}}|end=12 December, 1873}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CdreUS}}|name=Frederick Vallette McNair|nick=Frederick V. McNair|appt=21 December, 1895{{USOfficerReg1896|p. 4}}|note=with rank of {{RearUS}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CdreUS}}|name=Frederick Vallette McNair|nick=Frederick V. McNair|appt=21 December, 1895{{USOfficerReg1896|p. 4}}|note=with rank of {{RearUS}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=George Dewey|nick=George Dewey|appt=3 January, 1898}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=George Dewey|nick=George Dewey|appt=3 January, 1898}} | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 27 February 2022
The Asiatic Squadron was an American naval squadron created in 1868. It was also referred, possibly interchangeably, to as the Asiatic Station and, on occasion, as the Asiatic Fleet.
It was created in 1868 from the former East India Squadron. It was replaced in 1902 by the Asiatic Fleet.
History
Commanders-in-Chief
- Rear Admiral John Rodgers, 5 February, 1870[1] – 15 April 1872[2]
- Rear Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins, 15 April, 1872[3] – 12 December, 1873
- Commodore Frederick V. McNair, 21 December, 1895[4] (with rank of Rear Admiral)
- Rear Admiral George Dewey, 3 January, 1898
- Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker, 20 May, 1899
- Rear Admiral John C. Watson, 20 June, 1899
- Rear Admiral George C. Remey, 19 April, 1900
- Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers, 1 March, 1902
See Also
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