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The '''European Squadron''' was a formation of the [[U.S. Navy]]. Before the American Civil War ended, it was called the '''Mediterranean Squadron'''. | 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 (U.S. Navy)|South Atlantic Squadron]] merged into the [[North Atlantic Fleet (U.S. Navy)|North Atlantic Fleet]]. | + | In 1905, it and the [[South Atlantic Squadron (U.S. Navy)|South Atlantic Squadron]] merged into the [[North Atlantic Fleet (U.S. Navy)|North Atlantic Fleet]]. Following World War I, the United States maintained a force in European waters that was the successor to the Squadron in function, if not in name. |
==Institution and Background== | ==Institution and Background== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough|nick=Louis M. Goldsborough|appt=February, 1865|ass=18 July, 1865|end=14 July, 1867}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough|nick=Louis M. Goldsborough|appt=February, 1865|ass=18 July, 1865|end=14 July, 1867}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=David Glasgow Farragut|nick=David G. Farragut|appt=c. July 1867|ass=14 July, 1867|end=10 November, 1868}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=David Glasgow Farragut|nick=David G. Farragut|appt=c. July 1867|ass=14 July, 1867|end=10 November, 1868}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CdreUS}}|name=Alexander Mosely Pennock|nick=Alexander M. Pennock|appt=c. November 1868|ass=10 November, 1868|end=28 February, 1869}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=William Radford|nick=William Radford|appt=c. early 1869|ass=early 1869|end=1 March, 1870}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=William Radford|nick=William Radford|appt=c. early 1869|ass=early 1869|end=1 March, 1870}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Oliver Spencer Glisson|nick=Oliver S. Glisson|appt=1870|ass=August, 1870|end=January, 1871}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Oliver Spencer Glisson|nick=Oliver S. Glisson|appt=1870|ass=August, 1870|end=January, 1871}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Charles Stewart Boggs|nick=Charles S. Boggs|appt=c. December, 1870|ass=January, 1871|end=1 January, 1872}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Charles Stewart Boggs|nick=Charles S. Boggs|appt=c. December, 1870|ass=January, 1871|end=1 January, 1872}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=James Alden, Jr.|nick=James Alden, Jr.|appt=c. December, 1871|ass=1 January, 1872|end=2 June, 1873}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=James Alden, Jr.|nick=James Alden, Jr.|appt=c. December, 1871|ass=1 January, 1872|end=2 June, 1873}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Augustus Case|nick=Augustus Case|appt=c. May 1873|ass=1873|end=1875}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Augustus Ludlow Case|nick=Augustus L. Case|appt=c. May 1873|ass=1873|end=1875}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Lorimer Worden|nick=John L. Worden|appt=1875{{INF}}|ass=1875|end=5 October, 1877}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Lorimer Worden|nick=John L. Worden|appt=1875{{INF}}|ass=1875|end=5 October, 1877}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=William Edgar Le Roy|nick=William E. Le Roy|appt=c. September 1877|ass=5 October, 1877|end=23 January, 1879}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=William Edgar Le Roy|nick=William E. Le Roy|appt=c. September 1877|ass=5 October, 1877|end=23 January, 1879}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Thomas Oliver Selfridge, Jr.|nick=Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.|appt=November, 1895|ass=|end=February, 1898}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Thomas Oliver Selfridge, Jr.|nick=Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.|appt=November, 1895|ass=|end=February, 1898}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Adams Howell|nick=John A. Howell|appt=January, 1898|ass=|end=April, 1898|succBy=Three Years Dissolution}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=John Adams Howell|nick=John A. Howell|appt=January, 1898|ass=|end=April, 1898|succBy=Three Years Dissolution}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Bartlett James Cromwell|nick=Bartlett J. Cromwell|appt=July, 1901|ass=|end=9 February, 1902|precBy=Three Years Dissolution}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Bartlett James Cromwell|nick=Bartlett J. Cromwell|appt=July, 1901<ref name=usna>[https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/man-findingaids/view.php?f=MS_330 USNA Finding Aid for his papers].</ref>|ass=|end=9 February, 1902|precBy=Three Years Dissolution}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Joseph Edgar Craig|nick=Joseph E. Craig|appt=c. January, 1902|ass=9 February, 1902|end=April, 1902|as=Senior Officer, European Squadron}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Joseph Edgar Craig|nick=Joseph E. Craig|appt=c. January, 1902|ass=9 February, 1902|end=April, 1902|as=Senior Officer, European Squadron}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Arent Schuyler Crowninshield|nick=Arent S. Crowninshield|appt=March, 1902|ass=30 April, 1902|end=20 March, 1903}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Arent Schuyler Crowninshield|nick=Arent S. Crowninshield|appt=March, 1902|ass=30 April, 1902|end=20 March, 1903}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Charles Stanhope Cotton|nick=Charles S. Cotton|appt=c. 1 April, 1903|ass=28 April, 1903|end=16 February, 1904}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Charles Stanhope Cotton|nick=Charles S. Cotton|appt=c. 1 April, 1903|ass=28 April, 1903|end=16 February, 1904}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Harry Knox|nick=Harry Knox|appt=c. January, 1904|ass=16 February, 1904|end=28 March, 1904|as=Senior Officer, European Squadron}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Harry Knox|nick=Harry Knox|appt=c. January, 1904|ass=16 February, 1904|end=28 March, 1904|as=Senior Officer, European Squadron}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Joseph Coghlan|nick=Joseph Coghlan|appt=c. February, 1904|ass=28 March, 1904{{INF}}|end=20 April, 1904}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Joseph Bullock Coghlan|nick=Joseph B. Coghlan|appt=c. February, 1904|ass=28 March, 1904{{INF}}|end=20 April, 1904}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell|nick=Theodore F. Jewell|appt=c. April, 1904|ass=20 April, 1904|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{RearUS}}|name=Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell|nick=Theodore F. Jewell|appt=c. April, 1904|ass=20 April, 1904|end=}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
| + | ==Commander US Naval Forces in Europe== | ||
| + | <div name=fredbot:office1 otitle="Commander US Naval Forces in Europe" nat="US"> | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceUS}}|name=Philip Andrews|nick=Philip Andrews|appt=21 June, 1923{{USOfficerReg1924|pp. 10-11}}|end=October, 1925{{USOfficerReg1926|p. 10}}}} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:office1> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:17, 5 March 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. Following World War I, the United States maintained a force in European waters that was the successor to the Squadron in function, if not in name.
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[1] – 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 B. Coghlan, c. February, 1904 – 20 April, 1904
- Rear Admiral Theodore F. Jewell, c. April, 1904
- Vice Admiral Philip Andrews, 21 June, 1923[2] – October, 1925[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ USNA Finding Aid for his papers.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1926. p. 10.
Bibliography
See Also
