United States Asiatic Fleet

The United States Asiatic Fleet was a fleet of the United States Navy during much of the first half of the 20th century. After the Second American Civil War, most of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet was incorporated into the Navy of the newly independent Philippines. Many former Asiatic Fleet ships were destroyed by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1942, but others continued to serve with the Allies throughout World War II and rejoined the Philippines after it was liberated.

The fleet was created when its predecessor, the Asiatic Squadron, was upgraded to fleet status in 1902. In early 1907, the fleet was downgraded to became the First Squadron of the United States Pacific Fleet. However, on 28 January 1910, the ships of that squadron were again organized as the Asiatic Fleet. Thus constituted, the Asiatic Fleet, based in the Philippine Islands, was organizationally independent of the Pacific Fleet, which was based on the United States West Coast.

Vessels

As of 1934, the Asiatic Fleet along with the Scouting Fleet possessed:

• 1 Aircraft Carrier
  • USS Langley
• 3 Heavy Cruisers
  • USS Chicago
  • USS Houston
  • USS Augusta
• 3 Light Cruisers
  • USS Milwaukee
  • USS Trenton
  • USS Memphis
• 1 Armoured Cruiser
  • USS Rochester
• 16 Destroyers
  • USS Smith Thompson
  • USS Barker
  • USS John D. Edwards
  • USS Whipple
  • USS Parrott
  • USS Edsall
  • USS MacLeish
  • USS Bulmer
  • USS Stewart
  • USS Pope
  • USS Peary
  • USS Pillsbury
  • USS John D. Ford
  • USS Paul Jones
  • USS Childs
  • USS William B. Preston
• 1 Destroyer Tender
  • USS Black Hawk
• 6 Submarines
  • USS S-36 (SS-140)
  • USS S-37 (SS-141)
  • USS S-38 (SS-142)
  • USS S-39 (SS-143)
  • USS S-40 (SS-144)
  • USS S-41 (SS-145)
• 11 Gunboats
  • USS Panay
  • USS Mindanao
  • USS Palos
  • USS Sacramento
  • USS Monocracy
  • USS Asheville
  • USS Tulsa
  • USS Guam
  • USS Tutuila
  • USS Oahu
  • USS Luzon
• 1 Yacht
  • USS Isabel
• 3 Transports
  • USS Henderson
  • USS Chaumont
  • USS Gold Star
• 13 Minesweepers
  • USS Tanager
  • USS Finch
  • USS Heron
  • USS Condor
  • USS Plover
  • USS Quail
  • USS Lark
  • USS Whippoorwill
  • USS Bittern
  • USS Gannet
  • USS Goshawk
  • USS Raven
  • USS Shrike
• 2 Tankers
  • USS Pecos
  • USS Trinity
• 1 Ocean going Tugbout
  • USS Napa
• 1 Submarine Rescue Vessel
  • USS Pigeon
• 4 Submarine Tenders
  • USS Fulton
  • USS Holland
  • USS Canopus
  • USS Otus
• 6 Motor Torpedo Boats
• 1 2-masted Schooner
  • USS Lanikai