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101United States Asiatic Fleet — Admiral Frank B. Upham and staff officers, ca. 1935 The United States Asiatic Fleet was part of the U.S. Navy. Preceding the World War II era, until 1942, the fleet protected the Philippines. Originally the Asiatic Squadron, it was upgraded to… …
102List of Peruvian Navy ships — List of ships of the Peruvian Navy currently comprising almost every Peruvian warship commissioned after 1840.Vessels Acquired in the 1840s and 1850sPresident Castilla sought to expand and well equip the Peruvian Navy. His naval policy was to if… …
103Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet — Steamboats at Colman Dock, Seattle, WA, circa 1912. Indianapolis is the large steamer on the right The Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet was a large number of private transportation companies running smaller passenger and freight boats on Puget Sound… …
104Baltic Fleet — The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet (Дважды Краснознамённый Балтийский флот), was the Imperial, later Soviet, and is now the Russian Navy s presence in the Baltic Sea. The Fleet gained the Twice Red Banner appelation during the Soviet period,… …
105Beiyang Fleet — The Beiyang Fleet ( and Zhenyuan , three modern warships then building in German shipyards. In December 1883, as war with China seemed increasingly likely, the French persuaded the German government to delay the release of these three ships. They …
106Nanyang Fleet — The Nanyang Fleet (南洋水師) was one of the four modernised Chinese navies in the late Qing Dynasty. Established in the 1870s, the fleet suffered losses in the Sino French War, escaped intact in the Sino Japanese War, and was formally abolished in… …
107United States Fleet Activities Sasebo — Sasebo, Japan   Type …
108Stone Fleet — The Stone Fleet consisted of a fleet of aging ships (mostly whaleships) purchased in New Bedford and other New England ports, loaded with stone, and sailed south during the American Civil War by the Union Navy for use as Blockships. They were to… …
1091715 Treasure Fleet — The 1715 Treasure Fleet refers to one of the Spanish treasure fleets returning from the New World to Spain. On July 31, 1715, seven days after departing from Havana, Cuba, all 11 ships of this 1715 treasure fleet were lost in a hurricane near… …
110Great White Fleet — The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from December 16, 1907, to February 22, 1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It consisted of four …
