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(September 2008)| Established in 1922, the fleet consisted
mainly of older battleships and initially operated in the
Atlantic. Returning from European waters on 21 October 1922, USS
Utah became the flagship of BatDiv 6, Scouting Fleet, and
operated with the Scouting Fleet over the next 3½ years. In
1931, it was redesignated as the "Scouting Force." At this time,
it consisted of the remaining cruisers and destroyers that were
not with the Battle Force and a "Training Squadron" of three old
battleships and eight destroyers. This force operated
exclusively in the Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. In 1932, the
force was moved to the Pacific. In 1940 it survived the division
of the Fleet into the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet,
and served in the early part of World War II as an umbrella
command for task forces. - John D. McDonald (1922–1923) - Newton
A. McCully (1923–1924) - Josiah S. McKean (1924–?) - Montgomery
M. Taylor (1926-1927) - Ashley H. Rob