Home Squadron
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The Home Squadron was part of the United States Navy in the mid-1800s.
Organized as early as 1838, ships were assigned to protect coastal commerce, aid ships in distress, suppress piracy and the slave trade, make coastal surveys, and train ships to relieve others on distant stations. It was discontinued after the outbreak of the American Civil War, when the Union blockade forced a reassignment of ships to close off Southern ports.
[edit] Commanders
- Charles Stewart (during 1842)
- David Connor (1845-1847)
- Matthew C. Perry (1847 - 20 November 1848)
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- Foxhall A. Parker, Sr. (c. 1851)
- ??
- John Thomas Newton (March 1852 - March 1855)
- Charles Stewart McCauley (April 1855 - 1856)
- Hiram Paulding (1856-1858)
- Garrett J. Pendergrast (sometime between 1858-1861)
- Silas H. Stringham (during 1861)
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