United States Asiatic Fleet
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The United States Asiatic Fleet was a fleet of the United States Navy during much of the first half of the 20th century. Before World War II, the fleet patrolled the Philippine Islands. Much of the fl
The then-flagship of the Asiatic Fleet, the heavy cruiser Houston, at Qingdao, China, on 4 July 1933. She flies the four-star pennant of the fleet's commander-in-chief, Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor and is dressed overall for Independence Day.
Admiral Frank B. Upham, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (front row, center), and his staff officers, c. 1935
United States Seventh Fleet
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The Seventh Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy. It is headquartered at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the United States Pacific
United States Asiatic Fleet
…after which it was dissolved, and the remnants incorporated into the naval component of the South West Pacific Area command, which eventually became the Seventh Fleet. The fleet was created when its predecessor, the Asiatic Squadron, was upgraded to fleet status in 1902. In early 1907, the fleet was downgraded and…
USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) and escorts at the Battle off Samar in October 1944.
George Washington, Squadron HC-1 during operation "Desert Shield" in 1990, U.S. Seventh Fleet.
George Washington is the flagship of Task Force 70 of the U.S. Seventh Fleet.
The USS Blue Ridge, flagship, U.S. Seventh Fleet.