Mediterranean Squadron
Active1801 - ?
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
Typenaval squadron

The Mediterranean Squadron, also known as the Mediterranean Station, was part of the United States Navy in the 19th century. Between 1801 and 1818, the squadron was composed of a series of rotating squadrons. Later, squadrons were sent in the 1820s to 1830 to suppress piracy primarily in Greece.[1]

1801 - 1818

First Squadron

Commanded by Commodore Richard Dale. Deployed in 1801, and returned to the United States in 1802. [1]

Name Type Guns Captain
Boston [1] 2nd class frigate 28 guns [1] Daniel McNeill [1]
Enterprise [1] Schooner 12 guns [1] Andrew Sterett [1]
Essex [1] 2nd class frigate 32 guns [1] William Bainbridge [1]
George Washington [1] Sloop of war 24 guns [1] John Shaw [1]
Philadelphia [1] 2nd class frigate 36 guns [1] Samuel Barron [1]
President [1] 1st class frigate 44 guns [1] James Barron [1]

Second Squadron

Commanded by Commodore Richard Valentine Morris, [1] and later Commodore John Rodgers, who took command after Morris's health began to fail. [2] Deployed in 1802, and returned to the United States in 1803. [1]

Name Type Guns Captain
Adams [1] 2nd class frigate 28 guns [1] Hugh Campbell [1]
Boston [1] 2nd class frigate 28 guns [1] Daniel McNeill [1]
Chesapeake [1] 2nd class frigate 36 guns [1] Isaac Chauncey, [1] James Barron [1]
Constellation [1] 2nd class frigate 36 guns [1] Alexander Murray [1]
Enterprise [1] Schooner 12 guns [1] Andrew Sterett [1], Isaac Hull [1]
George Washington [1] Sloop of war 24 guns [1] John Shaw [1]
John Adams [1] 2nd class frigate 28 guns [1] John Rodgers [1]
New York [1] 2nd class frigate 36 guns [1] James Barron, [1] Isaac Chauncey [1]

Third Squadron

Commanded by Commodore Edward Preble. [1] Deployed in 1803, and returned to the United States in 1804. [1]

Name Type Guns Captain
Argus [1] Brig 16 guns [1] Isaac Hull [1]
Constitution [1] 1st class frigate 44 guns [1] John Dent, [1] Thomas Robinson [1]

(Lieutenants acting as flag captain to Commodore Preble) [1]

Enterprise [1] Schooner 12 guns [1] Stephen Decatur [1]
Intrepid [1] Ketch 4 guns [1] Stephen Decatur, [1] Richard Somers [2]
John Adams [1] 2nd class frigate 28 guns [1] Isaac Chauncey [1]
Nautilus [1] Schooner 12 guns [1] Richard Somers, [1] John Dent [1]
Philadelphia [1] 2nd class frigate 36 guns [1] William Bainbridge [1]
Scourge [1] Brig 16 guns [1] John Dent, [1] Ralph Izard [1]
Syren [1] Brig 16 guns [1] Charles Stewart [1]
Vixen [1] Schooner 12 guns [1] John Smith [1]

In 1843, the squadron comprised four ships, Columbia, Cumberland, Fairfield and Plymouth.

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

Commanders

Name Picture Rank Assigned
(Orders) 		Assumed
(On Station) 		Relieved
(Orders) 		Relieved
(On Station)
1 COM Richard Dale [3]
(First Squadron) [2]





May 20, 1801 [2] July 1, 1801 [4] ? ?
2 COM Richard Morris [3]
(Second Squadron) [2]





? May 25, 1802 [5] June 21, 1803 [2] September 11, 1803 [2]
3 COM John Rodgers [5]
(Second Squadron) [2] 		June 21, 1803 [2] September 11, 1803 [5] ? ?
4 COM Edward Preble [3]
(Third Squadron) [2] 		May 19, 1803 [3] September, 1803 [4] 1804 [3] ?
5 COM Samuel Barron [2]
(Fourth Squadron) [2]





April, 1804 [5] September 10, 1804 [5] May 22, 1805 [5] May 24, 1805 [5]
6 COM John Rodgers [5]
(Fourth Squadron) [5] 		May 22, 1805 [5] May 24, 1805 [5] ? May 27, 1806 [5]
7 COM Hugh Campbell [5]
(Fourth Squadron) [5]





? May 27, 1806 [5] ? ?
COM Stephen Decatur [5] ? June 14, 1815 [6] 1815 [6] 1815 [6]
COM William Bainbridge [6] 1815 [6] ? ? 6 oct 1815 [7]
COM John Shaw [6]





? 6 oct 1815 [7] ? ?
COM Isaac Chauncey ? 1816 [8] ? February 1, 1818 [9]
COM Charles Stewart [9] ? February 1, 1818 [9] ? 1820
COM William Bainbridge [6] ? ? ? June 4, 1821 [7]
COM Jacob Jones [7] ? June 4, 1821 [7] ? 1823 [10]
COM John Creigton [5] ? ? ? 1824 [11]
COM Thomas MacDonough [5] ? Nov 24, 1824 [11] ? Apr 30, 1825 [11]
COM John Rodgers [5] ? April 30, 1825 [5] ? May 31, 1827 [5]
COM William Crane [12]





? 1827 [12] ? ?

See Also

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg Martin, Tyrone G. (1905). Our Navy and the Barbary Corsairs. Chester: Houghton Mifflin.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l McKee, Christopher (1996). Edward Preble: A Naval Biography. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1557505835.
  3. ^ a b c d e Martin, Tyrone G. (1980). A Most Fortunate Ship: A Narrative History of "Old Ironsides". Chester: Globe Peqout Press. ISBN 0871060337. OCLC 6707539.
  4. ^ a b Symonds, Craig L.; Clipson, William J. (2001). Naval Institute Historical Atlas of the U.S. Navy. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1557509840.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Charles, Charles Oscar (1910). Commodore John Rodgers, Captain, Commodore, and Senior Officer of the American Navy, 1773-1838. The Arthur H. Clark Company.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Waldo, S. Putnam (1822). The Life and Character of Stephen Decatur; Late Commodore and Post-Captain in the Navy of the United States, and Navy-Commissioner. Clarke & Lyman.
  7. ^ a b c d e Harris, Thomas (1837). The Life and Services of Commodore William Bainbridge, United States Navy. Carey Lee & Blanchard.
  8. ^ United States Navy Historical Center. "US People--Chauncey, Isaac, Commodore, USN". Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  9. ^ a b c This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
  10. ^ United States Navy Historical Center. "US People--Jones, Jacob (1768-1850)". Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  11. ^ a b c MacDonough, Rodney (1909). Life of Commodore Thomas MacDonough, United States Navy. The Fort Hill Press.
  12. ^ a b Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A. (1869). New American Cyclopaedia. D. Appleton and Company.
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