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The term Mosquito Fleet has had three main meanings in U.S. naval history:

1. It is the term used to describe the United States Navy's fleet of small gunboats, leading up to and during the War of 1812.
2. It was the name of a United States Navy squadron detachment, commanded by Commodore Matthew C. Perry, that fought against the Mexican fortresses at Tuxpan and Villahermosa during the Mexican-American War.
3. It is the term used to describe a fleet of small steam vessels which plied the waters of the Puget Sound during the late 19th and early 20th centuries (see Washington State Ferries and Puget Sound Navigation Company).

The Seattle branch of the Moped Army is called the Mosquito Fleet in reference to the last of these.