Commanders-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet
The commanders-in-chief of the Asiatic Fleet were:
| • | Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans | 29 October 1902 | — | 21 March 1904 | |
| • | Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper | 21 March 1904 | — | 11 July 1904 | |
| • | Rear Admiral Yates Stirling | 11 July 1904 | — | 23 March 1905 | |
| • | Rear Admiral William M. Folger | 23 March 1905 | — | 30 March 1905 | |
| • | Rear Admiral Charles J. Train | 30 March 1905 | — | 4 August 1906 | |
| • | Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson | `15 October 1906 | — | 31 March 1907 | |
| Asiatic Fleet abolished, became First Squadron, United States Pacific Fleet |
Early 1907 | ||||
| Asiatic Fleet reestablished | 28 January 1910 | ||||
| • | Rear Admiral John Hubbard | 19 February 1910 | — | 16 May 1911 | |
| • | Rear Admiral Joseph B. Murdock | 16 May 1911 | — | 24 July 1912 | |
| • | Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson | 24 July 1912 | — | 3 May 1914 | |
| • | Rear Admiral Walter C. Cowles | 3 May 1914 | — | 9 July 1915 | |
| • | Rear Admiral Albert G. Winterhalter | 9 July 1915 | — | 4 April 1917 | |
| • | Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight | 22 May 1917 | — | 7 December 1918 | |
| • | Vice Admiral William Ledyard Rodgers | 7 December 1918 | — | 1 September 1919 | |
| • | Admiral Albert Gleaves | 1 September 1919 | — | 4 February 1921 | |
| • | Admiral Joseph Strauss | 4 February 1921 | — | 28 August 1922 | |
| • | Admiral Edwin A. Anderson, Jr. | 28 August 1922 | — | 11 October 1923 | |
| • | Admiral Thomas Washington | 11 October 1923 | — | 14 October 1925 | |
| • | Admiral Clarence S. Williams | 14 October 1925 | — | 9 September 1927 | |
| • | Admiral Mark L. Bristol | 9 September 1927 | — | 9 September 1929 | |
| • | Admiral Charles B. McVay, Jr. | 9 September 1929 | — | 1 September 1931 | |
| • | Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor | 1 September 1931 | — | 18 August 1933 | |
| • | Admiral Frank B. Upham | 18 August 1933 | — | 4 October 1935 | |
| • | Admiral Orin G. Murfin | 4 October 1935 | — | 30 October 1936 | |
| • | Admiral Harry E. Yarnell | 30 October 1936 | — | 25 July 1939 | |
| • | Admiral Thomas C. Hart | 25 July 1939 | — | 14 February 1942 |
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