The European Squadron, also known as the European Station, was a part of the United States Navy in the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...

The squadron was originally named the Mediterranean Squadron and renamed following the American Civil War. In 1905, the squadron was absorbed into the North Atlantic Fleet. The Mediterranean Squadron was part of the United States Navy in the 1800s. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ...

In June 1917, the United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters was organized. Following World War I, in 1922, a separate naval presence in Europe was organized as Naval Forces, Europe. World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ...

Commanders

• Admiral Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough (1865 – 1867)
• Admiral David Farragut (1867 – 1868)
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• Admiral Augustus Case (1873 – 1875)
• Admiral John Lorimer Worden (1875 – 1877)
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• Amdiral James W. Nicholson (16 September 1881 – February 1883
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• Admiral James A. Greer (1887 – 1889)
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• Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. (1895 – 1898)

Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough (February 18, 1805–February 20, 1877) was born in Washington, D.C. He was appointed midshipman in the United States Navy by Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilton on June 28, 1812, at the age of seven. ... Admiral David Glasgow Farragut David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a naval officer during the American Civil War. ... Augustus Ludlow Case (3 February 1812 – 16 February 1893) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War. ... John Lorimer Worden (12 March 1818 - 1897) was a U.S. Admiral in the American Civil War. ... Rear Admiral James William Augustus Nicholson (10 March 1821 – 28 October 1887) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. ... James A. Greer (28 February 1833 - 17 January 1904) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Civil War. ... Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. ...

References

• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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