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Encyclopedia > Mediterranean Squadron

The Mediterranean Squadron was part of the United States Navy in the 1800s. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...


As early as 1801, prior to the First Barbary War, ships serving in the Mediterranean Sea were organized into a squadron commanded by a captain who carried the title of Commodore. President, Essex, Philadelphia, and Enterprise anchored in the Bay of Gibraltar on 1 July 1801 and comprised the first squadron. Burning of the frigate Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli, February 16, 1804, by Edward Moran, painted 1897, depicts a naval action of the First Barbary War. ... -1... A Squadron is a grouping of aircraft, naval vessels, armoured fighting vehicles or soldiers. ... The military rank of commodore is used in some navies for officers who command more than one ship, but are not senior enough to be made admirals. ... The first USS President of the United States Navy was a 44-gun sailing frigate built by Christian Bergh, East River, New York. ... Specifications DisplacementFr: 850t Dimensions: 140ft pp x 31ft x 12ft 3in depth Armament: 26-12pdr, 10-6pdr Complement: 300 The first USS Essex of the United States Navy was a sailing frigate that participated in the Quasi-War with France and in the War of 1812, wherein she was captured... The second USS Philadelphia of the United States Navy was a 28 gun sailing frigate. ... The third USS Enterprise, a schooner, was built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799, and placed under the command of Lieutenant John Shaw. ... Motto: Nulli Expugnabilis Hosti (Latin: Conquered By No Enemy) Languages English (official), an English-influenced Spanish dialect called Llanito is also spoken Capital (Gibraltar) Coordinates 36°07′ N 5°21′ W Governor and Commander-in-Chief Sir Francis Richards Chief Minister Peter Caruana Area  - Total  - % water not ranked (192 if...


In 1843, the squadron was comprised of four ships, Columbia, Cumberland, Fairfield and Plymouth. The first USS Columbia of the United States Navy was a 50-gun sailing frigate. ... The first USS Cumberland was a 50-gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy. ... USS Plymouth, a sloop-of-war, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for a town in Massachusetts on Plymouth Bay, 18 miles southeast of Brockton, Massachusetts; founded by the Pilgrims in 1620. ...


The Mediterranean Squadron was succeeded by the European Squadron following the American Civil War in 1865. 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. ...


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USS Cumberland (1842) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (295 words)
Breese, and her first service was as flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron from 1843 to 1845 where she had among her officers men like Foote and Dahlgren.
She was flagship of the Home Squadron between February and December 1846, serving in the Gulf of Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
She served as one of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron until 8 March 1862 when she was rammed and sunk in an engagement with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) at Newport News, Virginia.
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In 1827 Constellation acted briefly as flagship for the West India Squadron on a twofold mission involving the eradication of the last of the pirates and the interception of slavers operating in the area.
As flagship of Captain Kearny and the East India Squadron, her mission, as assigned in March 1841, was to safeguard American lives and property against loss in the Opium War, and further, to enable negotiation of commercial treaties.
On 10 November 1879 she was placed in commission for a special voyage to Gibraltar, carrying crew and stores for the flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron and thereafter returning to New York.
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