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Destroyer squadron

December 15, 2023

A destroyer squadron is a naval squadron or flotilla usually consisting of destroyers rather than other types of vessel. In some navies other vessels, such as frigates, may be included. In English the word "squadron" tends to be used for larger and "flotilla" for smaller vessels; both may be used for destroyer units. Similar formations are used in non-English-speaking countries, e.g., the "escadrille"—which would translate directly as "squadron"—in France.

Royal Navy edit

Main article: list of squadrons and flotillas of the Royal Navy

The Royal Navy began to form units of destroyers after the introduction of 'torpedo boat destroyers' in the early 1900s though pre-World War Two they were usually designated flotillas. RN destroyer units are listed in the main article above examples of some destroyer squadrons below.

US Navy edit

The U.S. Navy acronym for a destroyer squadron is DESRON; it comprises three or more destroyers or frigates. It is not generally an operational unit, but is responsible for training, equipping and administering of its ships. A mixed unit including destroyers is the cruiser-destroyer group. The officer in command of DESRON SIX, for example, is designated Commander Destroyer Squadron Six, COMDESRON SIX for short.

As during World War II, a full-strength DesRon (as it was abbreviated at the time) comprised two Destroyer Divisions or DesDivs of four ships each, plus a squadron flagship; these were operational as well as administrative units.

In the late 1950s and through early 1962 a Squadron (Desron) comprised two four-ship Divisions (Desdivs) with one ship designated the flagship. The flagship carried the Squadron Commodore as well as the ship's Captain. The Squadron normally operated as a unit within a Task Group or Fleet, its main duty being as anti-submarine screen for the aircraft carriers. Often, however, the divisions of the squadron were assigned to separate duties—and sometimes two ship elements might be sent on individual assignments. The flagship not only carried the Commodore, it also carried the Squadron doctor and chaplain.

From 1 April 1962, Cruiser-Destroyer forces in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets were organized in Cruiser-Destroyer Flotillas (CRUDESFLOTs). These formations included Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla One in the Pacific (included Parks), Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Three at Long Beach in the Pacific (commanded for a time by Rear Admiral Draper Kauffman), Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Two in the Atlantic (included Yosemite), Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Four in the Atlantic, which supplied ships for the Task Force Alfa antisubmarine experiment and had USS Shenandoah as flagship for a time. Cornelius S. Snodgrass served as chief of staff for CRUDESFLOT 4 before his retirement in 1974.[1] Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Six in the Atlantic (flagship at one point USS Macdonough and included Yellowstone). Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Six included Destroyer Squadron Four with USS Johnson in 1971, seemingly home-ported at the Charleston Naval Base. Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Seven was homeported at San Diego, commanded by Admiral Waldemar F. A. Wendt from April 1962, with concurrent duty as Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific, October–November 1961. CRUDESFLOT SEVEN was also commanded at one point by then Rear Admiral Elmo Zumwalt. In December 1969, Admiral Robert S. Salzer assumed command of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 3. Salzar assumed command of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 7 in September 1970, and after the disestablishment of that formation on 16 March 1971 returned to command of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 3.

Other flotillas included Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Eight in the Atlantic, which at one point included Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Two,[2] Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Nine in the Pacific, Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Eleven in the Pacific (with DesDiv 152, DesRon 15?), and Cruiser-Destroyer Flotillas Ten and Twelve in the Atlantic.

On 30 June 1973 Cruiser-Destroyer Flotillas were redesignated Cruiser-Destroyer Groups (CRUDESGRUs). The overall responsibility for surface warships on the west coast of the US is taken by the Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific (COMNAVSURFPAC); on the east coast, the same responsibility rests with the Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic (COMSURFLANT). Previously under this system, when deployed, a Cruiser-Destroyer Group Commander would normally have been assigned to command a Carrier Battle Group (CVBG). Cruiser-Destroyer Groups were superseded by Carrier strike groups from 1 October 2004.

When a destroyer squadron deploys, for instance as part of a carrier strike group, overall command is transferred to the Naval Component Commander of the local Regional Command (e.g. COMNAVCENT or Commander US Naval Forces, Central Command).

List of US destroyer squadrons edit

 
Capt. Jeffrey Harley, Commander Destroyer Squadron Nine (DESRON 9), left, and Cmdr. Jonathan Christian, Commodore Afloat Training Group Pacific Northwest, right, bow their heads during the invocation at the beginning of the change of command ceremony held for Afloat Training Group Pacific Northwest in the Grand Vista Ballroom at Naval Station Everett.
  • Destroyer Squadron 1 (DesRon 1) (Pacific Fleet)[3]
  • Destroyer Squadron 2 (U.S. Atlantic Fleet)
  • Destroyer Squadron 3: In late 1941, Destroyer Squadron 3, like Destroyer Squadron 5, was composed of one Porter-class flagship plus two four-ship divisions of Mahan-class 1,500-tonners: USS Clark, flag; USS Cummings; USS Reid, and six more.[4] All except Downes commissioned in 1936.
  • Destroyer Squadron 4
  • Destroyer Squadron 5: In late 1941, Destroyer Squadron 5 was composed of one Porter-class flagship plus two four-ship divisions of Mahan-class 1,500-tonners. HMNZS Canterbury operated with the squadron briefly in the early 1970s.[5]
  • Destroyer Squadron 6 (Atlantic) (Pascagoula, Mississippi, when part of Western Hemisphere Group; included Hall, Ticonderoga, and Yorktown c.1998). In April 1994, Commander, Destroyer Squadron 6 changed homeport to Pascagoula, Mississippi, and subsequently was dual-hatted as Commander, Naval Surface Group Pascagoula. In January 1996, as a result of a reorganization of the United States Atlantic Fleet, Commander, Naval Surface Group Pascagoula was renamed Commander, Regional Support Group Pascagoula. In April 1998, as the result of yet another reorganization, COMDESRON 6 shifted operational control to Commander, Western Hemisphere Group, and was redesignated as a Tactical Squadron. In December 1999, COMDESRON 6 was redesignated as a Tactical/Readiness Squadron under the operational control of Commander, Naval Surface Group 2.[6] At one point, the composition of Destroyer Squadron 6 included FFG-16 at Mayport, FFG 22 at Charleston, SC, USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13) at Charleston, SC, FFG 15 at Norfolk, and FFG 20 and FFG 21 at Pascagoula.
  • Destroyer Squadron 7 (Pacific)
  • Destroyer Squadron 8
  • Destroyer Squadron 9 Destroyer Squadron Nine was first formed in 1920. Homeported in Charleston, South Carolina, the Squadron consisted of 18 World War I "Four Pipers". In July 1921 the Squadron moved to Newport, Rhode Island, where it operated until it was disestablished in May 1930. The Squadron was reestablished in 1937 in the Pacific Fleet. In November 1942 the Squadron was homeported in Recife, Brazil where the Commodore was also assigned Station Commander.[7] Reestablished in 1946 in the United States Pacific Fleet, based on the U.S. West Coast.[8]
  • Destroyer Squadron 10 (Atlantic) The fourth squadron of 1,630-ton destroyers formed in World War II and the first composed of Gleaves-class destroyers was Destroyer Squadron 10.[9] After World War II, the squadron, known as "Lightning 10", was a readiness squadron—since decommissioned by the Navy—one of two such destroyer units in Norfolk.[10]
  • Destroyer Squadron 11 Involved in the Honda Point Disaster in the 1920s. From 1939, Destroyer Squadron 11 of destroyers all commissioned between January and March 1941. After shakedown, the squadron joined the North Atlantic Neutrality Patrol, where, south of Iceland on 17 October 1941, USS Kearny became the first US warship torpedoed by a German U-boat. After the war based in the Pacific; USS Arnold J. Isbell was part of Destroyer Division 112, DesRon 11, in 1955.[11]
  • Destroyer Squadron 12
  • Destroyer Squadron 14: became Naval Surface Squadron 14 on 31 July 2015.[12] CNSS 14 was to serve as the Type Commander's Executive Agent in Mayport, providing support to all non-LCS ships to ensure they are crewed, trained, equipped and maintained in accordance with Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic policies and direction. The squadron was to serve as the Immediate Superior in Command for USS Carney, USS Sullivans, USS Roosevelt, USS Simpson, USS Tornado, USS Zephyr, and USS Shamal.[13]
  • Destroyer Squadron 15/Commander, Task Force 71 (Pacific) A permanently Forward Deployed DESTROYER Squadron, and SEVENTH Fleet Theater Surface Warfare Commander forward deployed from Yokosuka, Japan. Consists of USS Barry (DDG-52), USS Benfold (DDG-65), USS Milius (DDG-69), USS Higgins (DDG-76), USS Howard (DDG-83), USS Dewey (DDG-105), USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115).[14]
  • Destroyer Squadron 17 (Pacific): flagship USS Coontz (DDG-40) in 1962. With Cruiser-Destroyer Group Five in the 1990s.
  • Destroyer Squadron 18 (Atlantic): Destroyer Squadron 18 was first established May 28, 1943, when Commander William K. Mendenhall, Jr. broke his pennant in USS Frankford (DD-497) at the Destroyer Base in San Diego, California. The squadron was composed of nine ships. Destroyer Squadron 18 shifted to the east coast via the Panama Canal and commenced convoy escort duties between the United States and Europe. USS Ammen (DD-527) joined the squadron in the spring of 1952 in the Atlantic after reconditioning. USS Sampson (DDG-10) joined Destroyer Squadron 18 and Destroyer Division 182 (DesDiv 182) in July 1962. Destroyer Squadron 18 was reestablished on September 1, 1995, having been previously disestablished in 1973.[15] Commander, Destroyer Squadron 18 was assigned to the USS Enterprise Battle Group and served as Commander Task Force 60/Battle Force Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea and Adriatic Sea. April 2000 showed the departure of USS Klakring (FFG 42) transferred to Destroyer Squadron Fourteen in Mayport FL. But another warship USS McFaul (DDG-74) came soon after.
  • Destroyer Squadron 20: USS Taylor (DD-468), a Fletcher-class destroyer began her naval career with the Atlantic Fleet in 1942. Assigned to Destroyer Squadron 20, she trained at Casco Bay, Maine, and made her shakedown cruise in the northern Atlantic before beginning duty as a coastwise convoy escort. The latter duty lasted until mid-November when she escorted a transatlantic convoy to a point just off Casablanca.
  • Destroyer Squadron 21 (Pacific): The squadron's history began on 1 March 1943, when the first ships of the then-new Fletcher-class destroyers, having been deployed to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands were grouped into Destroyer Squadron 21, part of Vice Admiral William F. Halsey's South Pacific Area. The squadron was disestablished after the war on 31 December 1945 but was reformed from Destroyer Squadron 18 at a later date.[16]
  • Destroyer Squadron 22 ([17]) 2010 composition included:[18] USS Truxtun (DDG-103), USS Nitze (DDG-94), USS Mason (DDG-87), USS McFaul (DDG-74), USS Mahan (DDG-72), USS Cole (DDG-67), and USS Elrod (FFG-55).
  • Destroyer Squadron 23 (Pacific)
  • Destroyer Squadron 24 - disestablished effective 30 September 2011, IAW Directive 5400.7475 (11) OPNAV Disestablishment OF Commander, Destroyer Squadron two-four, dated 4/4/2011.
  • Destroyer Squadron 25 (Pacific)
  • Destroyer Squadron 26 From Korea to Vietnam and from the Caribbean to the Middle East, Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Six has served the United States for over 50 years. In 1950, four general-purpose destroyers established the squadron and saw combat action in Korea until 1952. Following the end of the Korean War, the squadron departed the Pacific for a new homeport in Norfolk, Virginia. In July 1964, Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Six became one of the Navy's three all-guided missile squadrons consisting of six modern and versatile destroyers. The squadron saw combat action in Southeast Asia with the Pacific Fleet from 1964 to 1970. From 1971 to 1974, Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Six was selected by the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, to evaluate a new staffing concept in which ships would be crewed and commanded by outstanding officers one rank junior to those normally assigned. Whether deployed or in homeport (Norfolk, VA), DESRON 26 reports administratively and operationally to Commander Carrier Strike Group Ten. In 2012, USS Gettysburg (CG-64) and Mitscher were detached from DesRon 22 to Destroyer Squadron 26 for the UK's Joint Warrior 12-2 exercise.[19]
  • Destroyer Squadron 28 -
  • Destroyer Squadron 31 (Pacific) - Destroyer Squadron 31 first appeared in the USN Organization List in September 1939.[20] During World War II, COMDESRON 31 ships saw duty as members of the Northeastern Escort Force in Atlantic Fleet convoy escort operations. One squadron ship, USS Truxton (DD 229) was credited with the first sighting of an enemy submarine in the “Short-of-War” period just prior to World War II. On 31 October 1941, another squadron ship, USS REUBEN JAMES (DDG-245) became the first U.S. warship lost to enemy action during World War II when she was torpedoed by a German U-Boat while on convoy escort operations. Disestablished in San Diego, California following World War II, COMDESRON 31 remained inactive until 1 February 1968, when the squadron was reactivated as a unit of the Seventh Fleet operating in waters off Southeast Asia. Deactivated again in early 1970, the squadron was reactivated for a second time on 15 June 1971 and has remained on continuous active duty since then.
  • Destroyer Squadron 33 (Pearl Harbor)
  • Destroyer Squadron 35 (Pearl Harbor)
  • Destroyer Squadron 36 (see http://dangrusdav.tripod.com/command.htm)
  • Destroyer Squadron 40 (Fourth Fleet)
  • Destroyer Squadron 50 (Fifth Fleet) - Active 1943-45, reestablished 1994.
  • Destroyer Squadron 60 - reactivated in the Mediterranean in the twenty-first century.

List of cruiser-destroyer groups edit

U.S. Atlantic Fleet edit

  • Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2 (former CruDesFlot 2)
  • Cruiser-Destroyer Group 4 - had USS Tidewater (AD-31) as flagship from 10 September to 13 November 1970
  • Cruiser-Destroyer Group 8 (former CruDesFlot 8)
  • Cruiser-Destroyer Group 12 (former CruDesFlot 12, re-designated 30 June 1973)

U.S. Pacific Fleet edit

Cruiser-destroyer flotillas edit

  • Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 6 - During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Rear Admiral John W. Ailes III, ComCRUDESFLOT 6, took command of Task Group 136.1, comprising Newport News, USS Canberra, USS MacDonough (DLG-8), and USS Lawrence (DDG-4), as well as the destroyers of DESDIV 182.[21] Then Rear Admiral Richard G. Colbert commanded the flotilla from June 1965 (1964? )to 1966 at Charleston, South Carolina.[22] Prior to assuming command as COMNAVSUPACT DANANG, Rear Admiral Emmett P. Bonner commanded Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 6 from 1967–68, homeported in Charleston. His flagship was USS Leahy (DLG-16); he served concurrently as COMMINELANT homeported in Charleston.
  • Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 7 (Rear Adm Zumwalt took command, San Diego, July 24, 1965,[23] to July 1966) Rear Admiral Robert Salzer assumed command of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 7 in September 1970 and upon the disestablishment of that Flotilla on 16 March 1971 transferred to command of Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 3.

References edit

  1. ^ Obituary, C. S. Snodgrass Jr. (Local), Virginian-Pilot, December 30, 2007
  2. ^ "Lowry History".
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2005-09-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  5. ^ HMNZS Canterbury. Naval Museum of RNZN, Website). Torpedo Bay, Auckland. Retrieved 31 March 2016
  6. ^ Globalsecurity.org
  7. ^ See "HyperWar: US Naval Admin in WW II: South Atlantic Force [Narrative]".
  8. ^ Desron 9 History
  9. ^ "Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 10 in World War II".
  10. ^ "2011".
  11. ^ Zumwalt, 'On Watch'
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  13. ^ DESRON merges to create SURFRON 14 2016-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, August 5, 2015.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2005-09-20.
  15. ^ "Destroyer Squadron Eighteen".
  16. ^ United States Navy, Destroyer Squadron 21: Our Ships 2020-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ and for World War II see [1]
  18. ^ . USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77). U.S. Navy. 2010. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  19. ^ Joint Warrior 12-2 draws to a close 2020-07-29 at the Wayback Machine, 10/12/2012
  20. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^ Crazy Ivan, Based on a True Story of Submarine Espionage, 169.
  22. ^ John B. Hattendorf, Adm Richard G. Colbert: Pioneer in Building Global Maritime Partnerships, Naval War College Review, Summer 2008, Vol. 61, No. 3, 120.
  23. ^ Berman, Zumwalt, 154

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the word squadron tends to be used for larger and flotilla for smaller vessels both may be used for destroyer units Similar formations are used in non English speaking countries e g the escadrille which would translate directly as squadron in France Contents 1 Royal Navy 2 US Navy 2 1 List of US destroyer squadrons 2 2 List of cruiser destroyer groups 2 2 1 U S Atlantic Fleet 2 2 2 U S Pacific Fleet 2 2 3 Cruiser destroyer flotillas 3 ReferencesRoyal Navy editMain article list of squadrons and flotillas of the Royal Navy The Royal Navy began to form units of destroyers after the introduction of torpedo boat destroyers in the early 1900s though pre World War Two they were usually designated flotillas RN destroyer units are listed in the main article above examples of some destroyer squadrons below 1st Destroyer Squadron 1947 1970 2nd Destroyer Squadron 1956 1971 3rd Destroyer Squadron 1945 2001 4th Destroyer Squadron 1948 1959 5th Destroyer Squadron 1947 2002US Navy editThe U S Navy acronym for a destroyer squadron is DESRON it comprises three or more destroyers or frigates It is not generally an operational unit but is responsible for training equipping and administering of its ships A mixed unit including destroyers is the cruiser destroyer group The officer in command of DESRON SIX for example is designated Commander Destroyer Squadron Six COMDESRON SIX for short As during World War II a full strength DesRon as it was abbreviated at the time comprised two Destroyer Divisions or DesDivs of four ships each plus a squadron flagship these were operational as well as administrative units In the late 1950s and through early 1962 a Squadron Desron comprised two four ship Divisions Desdivs with one ship designated the flagship The flagship carried the Squadron Commodore as well as the ship s Captain The Squadron normally operated as a unit within a Task Group or Fleet its main duty being as anti submarine screen for the aircraft carriers Often however the divisions of the squadron were assigned to separate duties and sometimes two ship elements might be sent on individual assignments The flagship not only carried the Commodore it also carried the Squadron doctor and chaplain From 1 April 1962 Cruiser Destroyer forces in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets were organized in Cruiser Destroyer Flotillas CRUDESFLOTs These formations included Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla One in the Pacific included Parks Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Three at Long Beach in the Pacific commanded for a time by Rear Admiral Draper Kauffman Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Two in the Atlantic included Yosemite Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Four in the Atlantic which supplied ships for the Task Force Alfa antisubmarine experiment and had USS Shenandoah as flagship for a time Cornelius S Snodgrass served as chief of staff for CRUDESFLOT 4 before his retirement in 1974 1 Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Six in the Atlantic flagship at one point USS Macdonough and included Yellowstone Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Six included Destroyer Squadron Four with USS Johnson in 1971 seemingly home ported at the Charleston Naval Base Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Seven was homeported at San Diego commanded by Admiral Waldemar F A Wendt from April 1962 with concurrent duty as Commander Cruiser Destroyer Force Pacific October November 1961 CRUDESFLOT SEVEN was also commanded at one point by then Rear Admiral Elmo Zumwalt In December 1969 Admiral Robert S Salzer assumed command of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 3 Salzar assumed command of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 7 in September 1970 and after the disestablishment of that formation on 16 March 1971 returned to command of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 3 Other flotillas included Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Eight in the Atlantic which at one point included Destroyer Squadron Twenty Two 2 Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Nine in the Pacific Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Eleven in the Pacific with DesDiv 152 DesRon 15 and Cruiser Destroyer Flotillas Ten and Twelve in the Atlantic On 30 June 1973 Cruiser Destroyer Flotillas were redesignated Cruiser Destroyer Groups CRUDESGRUs The overall responsibility for surface warships on the west coast of the US is taken by the Commander Naval Surface Forces Pacific COMNAVSURFPAC on the east coast the same responsibility rests with the Commander Naval Surface Forces Atlantic COMSURFLANT Previously under this system when deployed a Cruiser Destroyer Group Commander would normally have been assigned to command a Carrier Battle Group CVBG Cruiser Destroyer Groups were superseded by Carrier strike groups from 1 October 2004 When a destroyer squadron deploys for instance as part of a carrier strike group overall command is transferred to the Naval Component Commander of the local Regional Command e g COMNAVCENT or Commander US Naval Forces Central Command List of US destroyer squadrons edit nbsp Capt Jeffrey Harley Commander Destroyer Squadron Nine DESRON 9 left and Cmdr Jonathan Christian Commodore Afloat Training Group Pacific Northwest right bow their heads during the invocation at the beginning of the change of command ceremony held for Afloat Training Group Pacific Northwest in the Grand Vista Ballroom at Naval Station Everett Destroyer Squadron 1 DesRon 1 Pacific Fleet 3 Destroyer Squadron 2 U S Atlantic Fleet Destroyer Squadron 3 In late 1941 Destroyer Squadron 3 like Destroyer Squadron 5 was composed of one Porter class flagship plus two four ship divisions of Mahan class 1 500 tonners USS Clark flag USS Cummings USS Reid and six more 4 All except Downes commissioned in 1936 Destroyer Squadron 4 Destroyer Squadron 5 In late 1941 Destroyer Squadron 5 was composed of one Porter class flagship plus two four ship divisions of Mahan class 1 500 tonners HMNZS Canterbury operated with the squadron briefly in the early 1970s 5 Destroyer Squadron 6 Atlantic Pascagoula Mississippi when part of Western Hemisphere Group included Hall Ticonderoga and Yorktown c 1998 In April 1994 Commander Destroyer Squadron 6 changed homeport to Pascagoula Mississippi and subsequently was dual hatted as Commander Naval Surface Group Pascagoula In January 1996 as a result of a reorganization of the United States Atlantic Fleet Commander Naval Surface Group Pascagoula was renamed Commander Regional Support Group Pascagoula In April 1998 as the result of yet another reorganization COMDESRON 6 shifted operational control to Commander Western Hemisphere Group and was redesignated as a Tactical Squadron In December 1999 COMDESRON 6 was redesignated as a Tactical Readiness Squadron under the operational control of Commander Naval Surface Group 2 6 At one point the composition of Destroyer Squadron 6 included FFG 16 at Mayport FFG 22 at Charleston SC USS Samuel Eliot Morison FFG 13 at Charleston SC FFG 15 at Norfolk and FFG 20 and FFG 21 at Pascagoula Destroyer Squadron 7 Pacific Destroyer Squadron 8 Destroyer Squadron 9 Destroyer Squadron Nine was first formed in 1920 Homeported in Charleston South Carolina the Squadron consisted of 18 World War I Four Pipers In July 1921 the Squadron moved to Newport Rhode Island where it operated until it was disestablished in May 1930 The Squadron was reestablished in 1937 in the Pacific Fleet In November 1942 the Squadron was homeported in Recife Brazil where the Commodore was also assigned Station Commander 7 Reestablished in 1946 in the United States Pacific Fleet based on the U S West Coast 8 Destroyer Squadron 10 Atlantic The fourth squadron of 1 630 ton destroyers formed in World War II and the first composed of Gleaves class destroyers was Destroyer Squadron 10 9 After World War II the squadron known as Lightning 10 was a readiness squadron since decommissioned by the Navy one of two such destroyer units in Norfolk 10 Destroyer Squadron 11 Involved in the Honda Point Disaster in the 1920s From 1939 Destroyer Squadron 11 of destroyers all commissioned between January and March 1941 After shakedown the squadron joined the North Atlantic Neutrality Patrol where south of Iceland on 17 October 1941 USS Kearny became the first US warship torpedoed by a German U boat After the war based in the Pacific USS Arnold J Isbell was part of Destroyer Division 112 DesRon 11 in 1955 11 Destroyer Squadron 12 Destroyer Squadron 14 became Naval Surface Squadron 14 on 31 July 2015 12 CNSS 14 was to serve as the Type Commander s Executive Agent in Mayport providing support to all non LCS ships to ensure they are crewed trained equipped and maintained in accordance with Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic policies and direction The squadron was to serve as the Immediate Superior in Command for USS Carney USS Sullivans USS Roosevelt USS Simpson USS Tornado USS Zephyr and USS Shamal 13 Destroyer Squadron 15 Commander Task Force 71 Pacific A permanently Forward Deployed DESTROYER Squadron and SEVENTH Fleet Theater Surface Warfare Commander forward deployed from Yokosuka Japan Consists of USS Barry DDG 52 USS Benfold DDG 65 USS Milius DDG 69 USS Higgins DDG 76 USS Howard DDG 83 USS Dewey DDG 105 USS Ralph Johnson DDG 114 USS Rafael Peralta DDG 115 14 Destroyer Squadron 17 Pacific flagship USS Coontz DDG 40 in 1962 With Cruiser Destroyer Group Five in the 1990s Destroyer Squadron 18 Atlantic Destroyer Squadron 18 was first established May 28 1943 when Commander William K Mendenhall Jr broke his pennant in USS Frankford DD 497 at the Destroyer Base in San Diego California The squadron was composed of nine ships Destroyer Squadron 18 shifted to the east coast via the Panama Canal and commenced convoy escort duties between the United States and Europe USS Ammen DD 527 joined the squadron in the spring of 1952 in the Atlantic after reconditioning USS Sampson DDG 10 joined Destroyer Squadron 18 and Destroyer Division 182 DesDiv 182 in July 1962 Destroyer Squadron 18 was reestablished on September 1 1995 having been previously disestablished in 1973 15 Commander Destroyer Squadron 18 was assigned to the USS Enterprise Battle Group and served as Commander Task Force 60 Battle Force Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea and Adriatic Sea April 2000 showed the departure of USS Klakring FFG 42 transferred to Destroyer Squadron Fourteen in Mayport FL But another warship USS McFaul DDG 74 came soon after Destroyer Squadron 20 USS Taylor DD 468 a Fletcher class destroyer began her naval career with the Atlantic Fleet in 1942 Assigned to Destroyer Squadron 20 she trained at Casco Bay Maine and made her shakedown cruise in the northern Atlantic before beginning duty as a coastwise convoy escort The latter duty lasted until mid November when she escorted a transatlantic convoy to a point just off Casablanca Destroyer Squadron 21 Pacific The squadron s history began on 1 March 1943 when the first ships of the then new Fletcher class destroyers having been deployed to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands were grouped into Destroyer Squadron 21 part of Vice Admiral William F Halsey s South Pacific Area The squadron was disestablished after the war on 31 December 1945 but was reformed from Destroyer Squadron 18 at a later date 16 Destroyer Squadron 22 17 2010 composition included 18 USS Truxtun DDG 103 USS Nitze DDG 94 USS Mason DDG 87 USS McFaul DDG 74 USS Mahan DDG 72 USS Cole DDG 67 and USS Elrod FFG 55 Destroyer Squadron 23 Pacific Destroyer Squadron 24 disestablished effective 30 September 2011 IAW Directive 5400 7475 11 OPNAV Disestablishment OF Commander Destroyer Squadron two four dated 4 4 2011 Destroyer Squadron 25 Pacific Destroyer Squadron 26 From Korea to Vietnam and from the Caribbean to the Middle East Destroyer Squadron Twenty Six has served the United States for over 50 years In 1950 four general purpose destroyers established the squadron and saw combat action in Korea until 1952 Following the end of the Korean War the squadron departed the Pacific for a new homeport in Norfolk Virginia In July 1964 Destroyer Squadron Twenty Six became one of the Navy s three all guided missile squadrons consisting of six modern and versatile destroyers The squadron saw combat action in Southeast Asia with the Pacific Fleet from 1964 to 1970 From 1971 to 1974 Destroyer Squadron Twenty Six was selected by the Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo Zumwalt to evaluate a new staffing concept in which ships would be crewed and commanded by outstanding officers one rank junior to those normally assigned Whether deployed or in homeport Norfolk VA DESRON 26 reports administratively and operationally to Commander Carrier Strike Group Ten In 2012 USS Gettysburg CG 64 and Mitscher were detached from DesRon 22 to Destroyer Squadron 26 for the UK s Joint Warrior 12 2 exercise 19 Destroyer Squadron 28 2 Destroyer Squadron 31 Pacific Destroyer Squadron 31 first appeared in the USN Organization List in September 1939 20 During World War II COMDESRON 31 ships saw duty as members of the Northeastern Escort Force in Atlantic Fleet convoy escort operations One squadron ship USS Truxton DD 229 was credited with the first sighting of an enemy submarine in the Short of War period just prior to World War II On 31 October 1941 another squadron ship USS REUBEN JAMES DDG 245 became the first U S warship lost to enemy action during World War II when she was torpedoed by a German U Boat while on convoy escort operations Disestablished in San Diego California following World War II COMDESRON 31 remained inactive until 1 February 1968 when the squadron was reactivated as a unit of the Seventh Fleet operating in waters off Southeast Asia Deactivated again in early 1970 the squadron was reactivated for a second time on 15 June 1971 and has remained on continuous active duty since then Destroyer Squadron 33 Pearl Harbor Destroyer Squadron 35 Pearl Harbor Destroyer Squadron 36 see http dangrusdav tripod com command htm Destroyer Squadron 40 Fourth Fleet Destroyer Squadron 50 Fifth Fleet Active 1943 45 reestablished 1994 Destroyer Squadron 60 reactivated in the Mediterranean in the twenty first century List of cruiser destroyer groups edit U S Atlantic Fleet edit Cruiser Destroyer Group 2 former CruDesFlot 2 Cruiser Destroyer Group 4 had USS Tidewater AD 31 as flagship from 10 September to 13 November 1970 Cruiser Destroyer Group 8 former CruDesFlot 8 Cruiser Destroyer Group 12 former CruDesFlot 12 re designated 30 June 1973 U S Pacific Fleet edit Cruiser Destroyer Group 1 redesignated Carrier Strike Group Fifteen on 1 October 2004 Cruiser Destroyer Group 3 ex Cruiser Division 1 became CruDesFlot 11 April 11 1962 now Carrier Strike Group 9 Cruiser Destroyer Group 5 former CruDesFlot 9 Cruiser destroyer flotillas edit Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 6 During the Cuban Missile Crisis Rear Admiral John W Ailes III ComCRUDESFLOT 6 took command of Task Group 136 1 comprising Newport News USS Canberra USS MacDonough DLG 8 and USS Lawrence DDG 4 as well as the destroyers of DESDIV 182 21 Then Rear Admiral Richard G Colbert commanded the flotilla from June 1965 1964 to 1966 at Charleston South Carolina 22 Prior to assuming command as COMNAVSUPACT DANANG Rear Admiral Emmett P Bonner commanded Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 6 from 1967 68 homeported in Charleston His flagship was USS Leahy DLG 16 he served concurrently as COMMINELANT homeported in Charleston Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 7 Rear Adm Zumwalt took command San Diego July 24 1965 23 to July 1966 Rear Admiral Robert Salzer assumed command of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 7 in September 1970 and upon the disestablishment of that Flotilla on 16 March 1971 transferred to command of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 3 References edit Obituary C S Snodgrass Jr Local Virginian Pilot December 30 2007 Lowry History Archived copy Archived from the original on 2012 03 04 Retrieved 2005 09 20 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Destroyer Squadron DesRon 3 in World War II HMNZS Canterbury Naval Museum of RNZN Website Torpedo Bay Auckland Retrieved 31 March 2016 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