Asiatic Fleet

The Asiatic Fleet was an American naval force created in 1902, replacing the thirty-four year old Asiatic Squadron. It existed until 1907 when it was disestablished until being reformed in 1910. It operated thereafter until 1941.

Commanders-in-Chief

This data is largely from Wikipedia.

• Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, 29 October, 1902
• Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper, 21 March, 1904
• Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, 11 July, 1904
• Rear Admiral William M. Folger, 23 March, 1905
• Rear Admiral Charles J. Train, 30 March, 1905
• Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson, 15 October, 1906
• Rear Admiral Walter C. Cowles, 1 April, 1907 – August, 1908
• Rear Admiral John Hubbard, 19 February, 1910 – 16 May, 1911
• Rear Admiral Joseph B. Murdock, 16 May, 1911 – 24 July, 1912
• Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson, 24 July, 1912 – 3 May, 1914
• Rear Admiral Walter C. Cowles, 3 May, 1914 – 9 July, 1915
• Rear Admiral Albert G. Winterhalter, 9 July, 1915 – 4 April, 1917
• Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, 4 April, 1917 – 7 December, 1918
• Vice Admiral William L. Rodgers, 7 December, 1918 – 1 September, 1919
• Admiral Albert Gleaves, 1 September, 1919 – 4 February, 1921
• Admiral Joseph Strauss, 4 February, 1921 – 28 August, 1922
• Admiral Edwin A. Anderson, Jr., 28 August, 1922 – 11 October, 1923
• Admiral Thomas Washington, 11 October, 1923 – 14 October, 1925
• Admiral Clarence S. Williams, 14 October, 1925 – 9 September, 1927
• Admiral Mark L. Bristol, 9 September, 1927 – 9 September, 1929
• Admiral Charles B. McVay, Jr., 9 September, 1929 – 1 September, 1931
• Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor, 1 September, 1931 – 18 August, 1933
• Admiral Frank B. Upham, 18 August, 1933 – 4 October, 1935
• Admiral Orin G. Murfin, 4 October, 1935 – 30 October, 1936
• Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, 30 October, 1936 – 25 July, 1939
• Admiral Thomas C. Hart, 25 July, 1939 – 14 February, 1942

See Also

• Wikipedia