The Asiatic Squadron was a squadron of United States Navy warships stationed in East Asia during the latter half of the 19th century. It was created in...
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The German East Asia Squadron (German: Kreuzergeschwader / Ostasiengeschwader) was an Imperial German Navy cruiser squadron which operated mainly in the...
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USS Colorado (1856) (section Asiatic Squadron)
executive officer on board Colorado. Colorado was flagship of the Asiatic Squadron. America had emerged from the Civil War and its foreign policy at the...
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War and the American Civil War, and later served as commander of the Asiatic Squadron. Chandler was born in Batavia, New York, the son of Daniel Chandler...
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predecessor, the Asiatic Squadron, was upgraded to fleet status in 1902. In early 1907, the fleet was downgraded and became the First Squadron of the United...
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George Dewey (section Commander of Asiatic Squadron)
and Survey. He was promoted to commodore in 1896 and assigned to the Asiatic Squadron the following year. After that appointment, he began preparations for...
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English in command, the veteran ship sailed 3 February for duty with the Asiatic Squadron. She was present at Osaka, Japan, when that port and neighboring Hyōgo...
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sloop-of-war USS Hartford, flagship of the Asiatic Squadron, from 1873 to 1874 and was in command of the entire Asiatic Squadron from 12 January 1874 to 29 May 1874...
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USS Sacramento (PG-19) (section Asiatic Squadron)
considerable time cruising off troubled Honduras. She was reassigned to the Asiatic Squadron in 1922, and departed Charleston, South Carolina, on 12 June en route...
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commanding the squadron may be the naval commander in chief in that theatre. An example of this type unit was the US Navy's Asiatic Squadron stationed in...
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of the Norfolk Navy Yard until 1867, when he assumed command of the Asiatic Squadron. Returning in 1870, he was appointed vice admiral, following the death...
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Patrol in China. The East India Squadron was established in 1835 and existed until it became part of the Asiatic Squadron in 1868. Shortly before Senator...
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career as a Rear Admiral, commanding the South Atlantic Squadron in 1882–1883 and the Asiatic Squadron later in 1883. In October of the latter year he was...
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Spanish–American War. The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Pacific Squadron under Contraalmirante (Rear...
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Spanish–American War (section Cámara's squadron)
ordered Commodore George Dewey, commanding the Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy: "Order the squadron ...to Hong Kong. Keep full of coal. In the...
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George Dewey sailed from Hong Kong to Manila Bay leading the U.S. Navy Asiatic Squadron. On May 1, 1898, Dewey defeated the Spanish in the Battle of Manila...
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Naval Academy in 1859. Initially assigned to the sloop USS Hartford on the Asiatic Station, he returned to the United States with the outbreak of the Civil...
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USS Alaska (1868) (section Asiatic Squadron, 1870–1872)
until May 1871. At that time, Alaska joined four other ships of the Asiatic Squadron in a visit to Korea in order to secure a treaty to open the "Hermit...
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action in the American Civil War and later served as commander of the Asiatic Squadron (1877–1880). While in this latter post, he participated in the lengthy...
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Philippines with a small navy and low supplies against a larger U.S. Asiatic Squadron. Despite his valor and determination, Montojo's navy was defeated at...
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Atlantic Blockading Squadron in which she served until departing Newport News, Virginia, 18 May 1863 to join the West Gulf Blockading Squadron off Mobile, Alabama...
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distribute such medals to the officers and men of the ships of the Asiatic Squadron of the United States. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. p...
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USS Oregon (BB-3) (section Asiatic Station)
contributed to the destruction of the Spanish squadron in Cuba. After the war, Oregon was deployed to the Asiatic Squadron, serving during the Philippine–American...
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Empire, starting the Spanish-American war. On May 1, the U.S. Navy's Asiatic Squadron, under George Dewey, decisively defeated the Spanish Navy in the Battle...
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Spanish waters. In 1894 she was transferred to the Spanish Navy's Asiatic Squadron to deter any aggressive moves the German Empire might take against...
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USS Saturn (AG-4) (section Asiatic Squadron, 1900–1903)
August 1900, Saturn departed from Norfolk on that day to join the Asiatic Squadron. Visiting Gibraltar, Port Said, Aden, and Singapore, Saturn arrived...
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admiral in December 1869 and given command of the Asiatic Squadron. In 1871 he commanded the American squadron in the United States expedition to Korea. Returning...
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USS Oneida (1861) (section Asiatic Squadron, 1867–1870)
Governor Moore and served in blockade operations. She was attached to the Asiatic Squadron from 1867–1870. She sank in 1870 outside Yokohama, Japan after collision...
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Reginald R. Belknap (section Asiatic Squadron)
Asiatic Squadron, the protected cruiser USS Baltimore. After spending the winter of 1894–1895 at Tientsin, China, Belknap was attached to the Asiatic...
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Joseph S. Skerrett (section Asiatic Squadron and Samoa)
the Kingdom of Hawaii, and served as commander of the Pacific and Asiatic Squadrons. He had the reputation of being the best navigator in the U.S. Navy...
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