Unit Name: | Pacific Squadron |
Dates: | (1813 - 1837) |
Country: | British Empire |
Type: | Squadron |
Command Structure: | Admiralty |
Garrison: | Valparaíso, Chile & Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard |
Equipment Label: | Notable ships |
The Pacific Squadron was a squadron of the British Royal Navy. It was formed in 1813 during the War of 1812. It was subordinate to the South America Station until 1837, when the British naval presence was reorganised into the Pacific Station and the South East Coast of America Station.
The following were commodores of the Pacific Squadron:[1]