Created from Admiralty Supplement to the Monthly Navy List, Showing the United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, Corrected to October 1, 1918 (London: Harrison and Sons, 1918), Navy Directory September 1, 1918 (Washington, DC: GPO, 1918), and A Guide to American Battle Fields in Europe (Washington, DC: GPO, 1927).
U.S. Naval Forces Operating in European Waters
September/October 1918
*The following organizational chart only represents a snapshot of U.S. naval forces in September/October 1918. The makeup of the U.S. naval force in European waters (ships and commanders) changed frequently from May 1917 onward.
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Commander-in-Chief, Admiral H.T. Mayo
Flagship, Pennsylvania (Battleship No. 38)
U.S. Naval Forces Operating in European Waters
Force Commander and Naval Attaché , Vice Admiral W.S. Sims
Flagship, Melville (Dest. Tend. No. 2)
Base 6—Queenstown, Ireland
Vice Adm. W.S. Sims, Commander
Chief of Staff, Capt. J.R.P. Pringle
United States Destroyer Flotillas
Vice Adm. W.S. Sims, Commander
Flagship, Melville (Dest. Tend. No. 2)
Destroyers & Destroyer Tenders
Allen (Destroyer No. 66) |
McCall (Destroyer No. 28) |
Ammen (Destroyer No. 35) |
Manley (Destroyer No. 74) |
Balch (Destroyer No. 50) |
Paulding (Destroyer No. 22) |
Beale (Destroyer No. 40) |
Rowan (Destroyer No. 64) |
Caldwell (Destroyer No. 69) |
Sampson (Destroyer No. 63) |
Cassin (Destroyer No. 43) |
Shaw (Destroyer No. 68) |
Conyngham (Destroyer No. 58) |
Sterett (Destroyer No. 27) |
Davis (Destroyer No. 65) |
Stevens (Destroyer No. 86) |
Downes (Destroyer No. 45) |
Stockton (Destroyer No. 73) |
Duncan (Destroyer No. 46) |
Terry (Destroyer No. 25) |
Jenkins (Destroyer No. 42) |
Trippe (Destroyer No. 33) |
Kimberley (Destroyer No. 80) |
Wilkes (Destroyer No. 67) |
Flagship, Melville (Destroyer Tend. No. 2) |
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Dixie (Screw Steamer) |
Submarine Detachment
Lt. Cmdr. W.L. Friedell, Commander
Flagship, Bushnell (Submarine Tender No. 2)
Division V
Lt. Cmdr. R.C. Grady, Commander
Flagship, AL-1
Flagship, AL-1 (Lt. H.L. Abbott) |
AL-9 (Lt. T.B. Thompson) |
AL-2 (Lt. P.C. Ransom) |
AL-10 (Lt. V.A. Clarke, jr.) |
AL-3 (Lt. D.J. Friedell) |
AL-11 (Lt. F.J. Cunneen) |
AL-4 (Lt. G. Hulings) |
Bushnell (Submarine Tender No. 2) |
Submarine Chasers
Flagship, S.C.-271 Capt. A.J. Hepburn
Squadron 6
Lt. Cmdr. J.F. Shafroth, jr., Commander
SC-323 |
SC-344 |
SC-325 |
SC-345 |
SC-220 |
SC-1 |
SC-91 |
Flagship, SC-271 |
SC-221 |
SC-164 |
SC-222 |
SC-356 |
SC-342 |
SC-272 |
SC-343 |
SC-181 |
SC-346 |
SC-182 |
Squadron 7
Lt. Cmdr. E.K. Lang, Commander
SC-206 |
SC-178 |
SC-207 |
SC-329 |
SC-208 |
SC-254 |
SC-45 |
SC-110 |
SC-47 |
SC-44 |
SC-48 |
SC-46 |
Special Duty
Genese (tug)
Ensign G.O. Kolle (N.L)
Ontario (tug)
Lt. j.g. C. Murray
Sonoma (Mine-planter)
Lt. j.g. T.S. Trayer
Sixth Battle Squadron—Royal Navy Grand Fleet
(Battleship Division Nine)
Rear Adm. Hugh Rodman, Commander
Flagship, New York (Battleship No. 34)
Flagship, New York (Battleship No. 34) |
Texas (Battleship No. 35) |
Arkansas (Battleship No. 33) |
Wyoming (Battleship No. 32) |
Florida (Battleship No. 30) |
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Battleship Division Six—Berehaven, Ireland
Rear Adm. Thomas Rodgers, Commander
Flagship, Utah (Battleship No. 31)
Nevada (Battleship No. 36) |
Flagship, Utah (Battleship No. 31) |
Oklahoma (Battleship No. 37) |
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Mine Base—Inverness, Scotland
Rear Adm. Joseph Strauss, Commander
Flagship, Blackhawk (Destroyer Tender No. 9) Capt. R.C. Bulmer
Mine Squadron One
Capt. R.R. Belknap, Commander
Flagship, San Francisco (Cruiser No. 5)
Flagship, San Francisco (Cruiser No. 5) |
Quinnebaugh (S. P. 1687) |
Aroostook (Id. No. 1256) |
Roanoke (Id. No. 1695) |
Baltimore (Cruiser No. 3) |
Saranac (Id. No. 1702) |
Canadaigua (Id. No. 1694) |
Shawmut (CM-4) |
Canonicus (Id. No. 1696) |
Patapsco (Tug No. 10) |
Housatonic (S. P. 1697) |
Patuxent (Tug No. 11) |
U.S. Naval Forces in France
Base 7—Brest, France
Vice Adm. H.B. Wilson, Commander
Flagship, Prometheus (Repair Ship No. 2)
Chief of Staff, Capt. J. Halligan, jr.
Destroyers and Tenders
Benham (Destroyer No. 49) |
O’Brien (Destroyer No. 51) |
Burrows (Destroyer No. 29) |
Porter (Destroyer No. 59) |
Conner (Destroyer No. 72) |
Preston (Destroyer No. 19) |
Cummings (Destroyer No. 44) |
Reid (Destroyer No. 21) |
Cushing (Destroyer No. 55) |
Roe (Destroyer No. 24) |
Drayton (Destroyer No. 23) |
Sigourney (Destroyer No. 81) |
Ericsson (Destroyer No. 56) |
Smith (Destroyer No. 17) |
Fanning (Destroyer No. 37) |
Stewart (Destroyer No. 13) |
Flusser (Destroyer No. 20) |
Truxton (Torpedo Boat Destroyer No. 14) |
Isabel (S.P. 521) |
Tucker (Destroyer No. 57) |
Jarvis (Destroyer No. 38) |
Wadsworth (Destroyer No. 60) |
Lamson (Destroyer No. 18) |
Wainwright (Destroyer No. 62) |
Little (Destroyer No. 79) |
Warrington (Destroyer No. 30) |
MacDonough (Torpedo Boat Destroyer No. 9) |
Whipple (Destroyer No. 15) |
McDougal (Destroyer No. 54) |
Winslow (Destroyer No. 53) |
Monaghan (Destroyer No. 32) |
Worden (Torpedo Boat Destroyer No. 16) |
Nicholson (Destroyer No. 52) |
Bridgeport (Id. No. 3009) |
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Flagship, Prometheus (Repair Ship No. 2) |
Yachts & Converted Yachts
Carola IV (Id. No. 812) |
Rambler 3rd (S. P. 211) |
Christabel (S. P. 162) |
Remlik (S. P. 157) |
Corona (S. P. 813) |
Sultana (S. P. 134) |
Emeline (S. P. 175) |
Utowanah (S. P. 951) |
Harvard (S. P. 209) |
Vedette (S. P. 163) |
Nokomis (S. P. 609) |
Wanderer (S. P. 2440) |
Support Ships & Special Duty
San Luis |
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Smeaton |
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Criccieth |
DHB-13 (Nenette) |
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U.S. Patrol Squadrons Based on Gibraltar
Base 9—Gibraltar
Rear Adm. Albert P. Niblack, Commander
Flagship, Buffalo (Auxiliary Cruiser)
Destroyers & Tenders
Flagship, Buffalo (Auxiliary Cruiser) |
Decatur (Destroyer No. 5) |
Dale (Destroyer No. 4) |
Dyer (Destroyer No. 84) |
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Gregory (Destroyer No. 82) |
Patrol Vessels
Algonquin (Coast Guard Cutter) |
Ossipee (Coast Guard Cutter) |
Arcturus (S. P. 593) |
Paducah (Gunboat No. 18) |
Birmingham (Scout Cruiser No. 2) |
Sacramento (Gunboat No. 19) |
Castine (Gunboat No. 6) |
Seneca (Coast Guard Cutter) |
Chester (Cruiser No. 1) |
Surveyor (Steamer) |
Cythera (S. P. 575) |
Venetia (S. P. 431) |
Lydonia (S. P. 700) |
Wadena (S. P. 158) |
Manning (Coast Guard Cutter) |
Wenonah (S. P. 165) |
Nahma (S. P. 771) |
Wheeling (Gunboat No. 14) |
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Yamacraw (Coast Guard Cutter) |
Special Duty
Druid (S.P. 31)
Capt. LeRoy Reinburg, CG
Barrack Ship
Ryndam |
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Prepared by Dr. Richard Hulver
4 May 2017
Published: Mon May 15 09:08:39 EDT 2017
