North American Station

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North American Station was a major Royal Navy command area responsible for British naval operations along the eastern coast of North America and the Caribbean during the age of sail.

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instanceOf Royal Navy command
naval station
alsoKnownAs North America and West Indies Station NERFINISHED
North American and West Indian Station NERFINISHED
conflict American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Seven Years' War
War of 1812
controlled naval operations in the Caribbean
naval operations in the Gulf of Mexico
naval operations off Newfoundland
naval operations off Nova Scotia
naval operations off the Thirteen Colonies
country Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
era Age of Sail
garrison Barbados NERFINISHED
Bermuda NERFINISHED
Halifax, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
Jamaica NERFINISHED
Newfoundland NERFINISHED
hasMainAreaOfOperations Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
West Indies NERFINISHED
eastern coast of North America
notableCommander Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport NERFINISHED
Edward Boscawen NERFINISHED
Edward Hawke NERFINISHED
George Brydges Rodney NERFINISHED
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich NERFINISHED
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe NERFINISHED
operatedBy Royal Navy NERFINISHED
partOf Royal Navy overseas commands NERFINISHED
purpose defence of British maritime commerce in the Americas
projection of British sea power in the western Atlantic
support of British colonial administration in North America
subordinateUnit Bermuda Station NERFINISHED
Jamaica Station NERFINISHED
Leeward Islands Station NERFINISHED
Newfoundland Station NERFINISHED
usedFor anti-piracy operations
anti-privateering operations
blockade operations
convoy escort
naval warfare
protection of British colonies
protection of British trade

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Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot stationedIn North American Station
subject surface form: Mariot Arbuthnot
Admiral Lord Howe commanded North American Station