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Encyclopedia > West Gulf Blockading Squadron

The West Gulf 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 in January or February 1862 when the Gulf Blockading Squadron was split between the East and West Gulf Blockading Squadrons.


The squadron was merged into Gulf Squadron on 13 July 1865.


Commanders

  • David Farragut 1862
  • James S. Palmer 30 November 1864
  • Henry K. Thatcher 23 February 1865

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Union blockade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1255 words)
The Union blockade refers to the naval actions between 1861 and 1865, during the American Civil War, in which the United States Navy maintained a massive effort on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the Confederate States of America designed to prevent the passage of trade goods, supplies, and arms to and from the Confederacy.
The Gulf Blockading Squadron was a squadron of the United States Navy in the early part of the American Civil War.
The North Atlantic Blockading Squadron was based at Hampton Roads, Virginia and was tasked with coverage of Virginia and North Carolina.
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