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Home squadron : the U.S. Navy on the North Atlantic station / James C. Rentfrow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rentfrow, James C., author.
- Series:
- New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
- New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Navy. North Atlantic Squadron--History.
- United States.
- United States. Navy--Maneuvers--History--19th century.
- United States. Navy--Reorganization--History--19th century.
- Naval tactics--History--19th century.
- Naval tactics.
- Operational art (Military science)--History--19th century.
- Operational art (Military science).
- Warships--United States--History--19th century.
- Warships.
- United States--History, Naval--To 1900.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study examines the transformation of the United States Navy as a fighting organization that took place on the North Atlantic Station between 1874 and 1897. At the beginning of this period, the warships assigned to this station were collectively administered by a rear-admiral, but were operationally deployed as individual units, each of whose actions were directed by their captains. By 1897 the North Atlantic, or ?Home" Squadron as it was known, was a group of warships constituting a protean battle fleet ? that is, an organized body moving and fighting in close-order, which meant th
- Contents:
- The North Atlantic Squadron, the Virginius Affair, and the birth of Squadron exercises, 1874-1881
- Toward a new identity, 1882-1888
- The North Atlantic Squadron and the squadron of evolution, 1889-1891
- The limits of ad hoc crisis response, 1892-1894
- Luce's vision realized: the North Atlantic Squadron solidifies a new identity, 1895-1897
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61251-448-0
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