Flying Squadron," under Commodore Schley, at Hampton Roads.
The Pacific Squadron, under Commodore Dewey, was at Hong Kong, waiting to
sail for the Philippines as soon as war was declared.

In the following list of Sampson's and Schley's squadrons, besides the
displacement of each ship, the date of her launch is noted, so as to
distinguish between the older and the newer types of warships:--

NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.

Displacement. Date of Speed.
Tons. Launch. Knots.

Armoured cruiser (flagship)--
_New York_ 8,480 1891 21

Battleships--
_Iowa_ 11,296 1896 16
_Indiana_ 10,231 1893 15 1/2

Cruisers--
_Cincinnati_ 3,183 1892 19
_Detroit_ }
_Montgomery_ } 2,000 1892 17
_Marblehead_ }

Monitors--
_Puritan_ 6,060 1883 } 12
_Terror_ 3,990 1883 }

Torpedo-boats--
_Cushing_ 105 1890 22 1/2
_Ericsson_ 120 1892 23
_Rodgers_ } 142 1896 { 25
_Foote_ } { 24 1/2
_Porter_ } 185 1896 { 28 1/2
_Dupont_ } { 27 1/2
_Winslow_ 142 1897 24 1/2
(Besides gunboats and tenders.)

FLYING SQUADRON.

Armoured cruiser (flagship)--
_Brooklyn_ 9,153 1895 17

Battleships--
_Texas_ 6,315 1892 21
_Massachusetts_ 10,231 1893 16

Cruisers--
_Columbia_ } 7,475 { 1892 } 23
_Minneapolis_ } { 1893 }

These were the two fleets available for the blockade of Cuba, and the
operations of attacking coast fortifications, covering the transportation
of the army of invasion, and dealing with any naval force Spain might send
to these waters.

Other units were subsequently added to the fleet after both squadrons had
concentrated under