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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 Jan. 1, 1906, the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet was established combining this fleet with the South Atlantic Squadron.

Commanders

• Admiral Montgomery Sicard (1897 - March 1898)
• Rear Admiral William T. Sampson (December 1898 - October 1899)
• Admiral Francis J. Higginson (1901-1903)
• Admiral Albert S. Barker (1903-1905)

External links

• Notes on U.S. Fleet Organisation and Disposition, 1898-1941
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