Flying Squadron (United States Navy)

Flying Squadron
An illustration of the Flying Squadron, 1898.
Active	April–June 1898
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	naval squadron

The Flying Squadron was a United States Navy force that operated in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Spanish West Indies during the first half of the Spanish–American War. The squadron included many of America's most modern warships which engaged the Spanish in a blockade of Cuba.