Gulf Blockading Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gulf_Blockading_Squadron
GPTKB entity
Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1862
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Union_blockade_of_the_Confederacy
gptkbp:firstCommander gptkb:William_Mervine
gptkbp:formedIn 1861
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Key_West,_Florida
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gulf Blockading Squadron
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:David_G._Farragut
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:purpose blockade Confederate ports on the Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:separates gptkb:East_Gulf_Blockading_Squadron
gptkb:West_Gulf_Blockading_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Gulf_Blockading_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7