User:Eddie891/List of United States Navy Squadrons

The United States Navy had several squadrons in the 19th and 20th centuries. Squadrons were commanded by a flag officer (usually a senior captain). Early squadrons consisted of a flagship and several other small ships.^[1]

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Squadron	Image	Years active	Size	Description	Ref(s)
Africa Squadron
Brazil Squadron
Chesapeake Bay Flotilla
East India Squadron
Home Squadron
Mediterranean Squadron
Mosquito Fleet
New Orleans Squadron
Pacific Squadron
West Indies Squadron
Atlantic Blockading Squadron
East Gulf Blockading Squadron
Mississippi River Squadron
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Potomac Flotilla
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
West Gulf Blockading Squadron
West India Squadron
Asiatic Squadron
Bering Sea Squadron
European Squadron
Flying Squadron
North Atlantic Squadron
North Pacific Squadron
Pacific Station
South Atlantic Squadron
South Pacific Squadron
Special Service Squadron
Squadron of Evolution

v t e United States Navy squadrons
19th century	Africa Squadron Brazil Squadron Chesapeake Bay Flotilla East India Squadron Home Squadron Mediterranean Squadron Mosquito Fleet New Orleans Squadron Pacific Squadron West Indies Squadron
Civil War	Atlantic Blockading Squadron East Gulf Blockading Squadron Mississippi River Squadron North Atlantic Blockading Squadron Potomac Flotilla South Atlantic Blockading Squadron West Gulf Blockading Squadron West India Squadron
Post-Civil War	Asiatic Squadron Bering Sea Squadron European Squadron Flying Squadron North Atlantic Squadron North Pacific Squadron Pacific Station South Atlantic Squadron South Pacific Squadron Special Service Squadron Squadron of Evolution