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The North American Station was an formation of the UK's Royal Navy stationed in North American waters from 1745 until the 1950s. During some periods of 19th century the North American Station (NA) was combined with the West Indies station (WI). The squadron was formed in 1745 to counter French forces in North America. It was based initially at Halifax Naval Yard in Nova Scotia. In 1818, its main base was moved to Bermuda which was better positioned to counter threats from the United States. More information...

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