The Western Squadron was a formation or fleet of the British Royal Navy based at Plymouth Dockyard it operated in waters of the English Channel, the Western Approaches, the North Atlantic and defended sea lanes from 1650 to 1814 and 1831 to 1849.
The Western Squadron was a formation or fleet of the British Royal Navy based at Plymouth Dockyard it operated in waters of the English Channel, the Western Approaches, and the North Atlantic. It defended British Trade sea lanes from 1650 to 1814 and 1831 to 1849.