Atlantic Fleet

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United States Navy fleet

Atlantic Fleet was a major operational formation of the United States Navy responsible for American naval forces and operations in the Atlantic Ocean.

Aliases (6)

United States Atlantic Fleet ×4
Atlantic Fleet (postwar reorganization) ×1
North Atlantic Squadron ×1
U.S. Atlantic Fleet ×1
U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet ×1
United States Navy North Atlantic Squadron ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy fleet →
abbreviation	LANTFLT →
alliance	North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
alsoKnownAs	U.S. Atlantic Fleet →
branchColor	navy blue →
component	amphibious forces → naval air forces → submarine forces → surface forces →
conflict	Cold War naval operations → World War I → World War II →
country	United States →
dateFormed	1906 →
dateReorganized	2006 →
era	20th century → Cold War → World War I → World War II → interwar period →
garrison	Naval Station Norfolk →
headquartersLocation	Norfolk, Virginia →
notableCommander	Admiral Ernest J. King → Admiral Jonas H. Ingram → Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll → Admiral William D. Leahy →
operatedBy	United States Navy →
partOf	United States Atlantic Fleet and Pacific Fleet structure →
predecessor	North Atlantic Squadron →
responsibility	antisubmarine warfare in the Atlantic → convoy escort operations → protection of U.S. Atlantic coast → support of NATO maritime operations →
role	major operational formation → naval warfare → power projection → protection of sea lines of communication → sea control →
serviceBranch	United States Navy →
status	reorganized into United States Fleet Forces Command →
subordinateTo	Chief of Naval Operations → United States Fleet Forces Command →
successor	United States Fleet Forces Command →
theaterOfOperations	Atlantic Ocean → Caribbean Sea → Mediterranean Sea →
type	numbered fleet organization → operational fleet →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
William Sims ("United States Atlantic Fleet") → William T. Sampson ("United States Navy North Atlantic Squadron") →	militaryUnit
USS Maryland (BB-46) → USS Northampton (CA-26) →	prewarServiceArea
Atlantic Fleet ("U.S. Atlantic Fleet") →	alsoKnownAs
William T. Sampson ("North Atlantic Squadron") →	commanded
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) ("United States Atlantic Fleet") →	flagshipOf
USS Maryland (SSBN-738) ("United States Atlantic Fleet") →	fleet
U.S. Fleet Forces Command ("United States Atlantic Fleet") →	formerlyKnownAs
Naval Station Norfolk ("U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet") →	partOf
Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet →	responsibleFor
USS Quincy (CA-39) →	servedIn
Grand Fleet ("Atlantic Fleet (postwar reorganization)") →	successor
Naval Station Mayport →	supportsOperationsOf