North Atlantic Squadron

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The North Atlantic Squadron was a principal formation of the United States Navy responsible for operations and defense in the North Atlantic region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy formation ⓘ
naval squadron ⓘ
associatedWith Caribbean Sea operations ⓘ
Cuban theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
conflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dissolvedInto Atlantic Fleet ⓘ
engagement Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
equipment battleships ⓘ
cruisers ⓘ
torpedo boats ⓘ
garrisonLocation United States East Coast ⓘ
historicalEra Age of steel warships ⓘ
notableCommander William T. Sampson ⓘ
Winfield Scott Schley ⓘ
operatedBy United States Navy ⓘ
partOf U.S. Navy Atlantic forces ⓘ
precededBy North Atlantic Blockading Squadron ⓘ
role maritime defense ⓘ
naval operations in the North Atlantic ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
subordinateTo United States Navy Department ⓘ
task blockade of Spanish forces in the Caribbean during the Spanish–American War ⓘ
protection of American coastal waters in the North Atlantic ⓘ
training and readiness of U.S. naval forces in the Atlantic ⓘ
theaterOfOperations North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
typeOfUnit operational fleet formation ⓘ

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Atlantic Fleet → predecessor → North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War → supportedBy → U.S. Navy North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic Squadron
Spanish Caribbean Squadron → opponentFleet → North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ
Battle of Santiago de Cuba → USForceType → North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ
USS Maine (ACR-1) → flagshipOf → North Atlantic Squadron (temporarily) ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic Squadron
William Thomas Sampson → commanded → North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ
North Atlantic Squadron → precededBy → North Atlantic Blockading Squadron ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic Squadron
Landing at Siboney → navalSupport → U.S. North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic Squadron
USS New York → flagshipFor → North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ