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Encyclopedia > North Atlantic Blockading Squadron

The North Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a squadron of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was tasked primarily with preventing Confederate ships from supplying troops and with supporting Union troops.


It was created when the Atlantic Blockading Squadron was split between the North and South Atlantic Blockading Squadrons on 29 October 1861. After the end of the war, the squadron was merged into the Atlantic Squadron on 25 July 1865.


The North Atlantic Blockading Squadron was based at Hampton Roads, Virginia and was tasked with coverage of Virginia and North Carolina.


Commanders

Squadron Commander From To
Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsborough 29 October 1861 4 September 1862
Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee 4 September 1862 12 October 1864
Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter 12 October 1864 1 May 1865
Rear Admiral William Radford 1 May 1865 25 July 1865

Ships


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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in Cornell University's Making of America (576 words)
Volume 4: Operations in the Gulf of Mexico (November 15, 1860 - June 7, 1861); Operations on the Atlantic Coast (January 1, 1861 - May 13, 1861); Operations on the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers (January 5, 1861..
Volume 5: Operations on the Potamac and Rappahannock Rivers (December 7, 1861 - July 31, 1865); Atlantic Blockading Squadron (April 4, 1861 - July 15, 1861).
Volume 17: Gulf Blockading Squadron (December 16, 1861 - February 21, 1862); East Gulf Blockading Squadron (December 22, 1862 - July 17, 1865).
Frequently Referenced Vessels | Bibliographies | Resources | Monitor Center (1225 words)
On September 6, 1861, the Congress was assigned to duty in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
On March 8, 1862, while the Cumberland was on duty in Hampton Roads, she was rammed and sunk by the Virginia.
Launched in 1855 at Boston Navy Yard, this sailing/screw frigate was the flagship of the Pacific Squadron before heading to the East Coast for repairs and decommissioning.
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