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List of US Destroyer Squadrons

  • Destroyer Squadron 1 (Pacific Fleet)
  • 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 (DD-361), flag; USS Cummings; USS Reid, and six more. All except Downes commissioned in 1936.
  • Destroyer Squadron 6 (Atlantic)(Pascagoula, Miss., 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 of 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 of 1999, COMDESRON 6 was redesignated as a Tactical/Readiness Squadron under the operational control of Commander, Naval Surface Group 2. 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 9 (Pacific) with USS Ford (FFG-54), USS Ingraham (FFG-61), USS Momsen (DDG-92), USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60), USS Shoup (DDG-86) and USS Sterett (DDG-104)
  • Destroyer Squadron 11 (Pacific)
  • Destroyer Squadron 14
  • Destroyer Squadron 15 (Pacific)
  • 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 reestablished on September 1, 1995, having been previously disestablished in 1973. 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 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 21 (Pacific)
  • Destroyer Squadron 22 ( and for World War II see ) 2010 composition included: 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 - at one point (2005?) comprised USS Barry (DDG-52), USS Mahan (DDG-72), USS Mason (DDG-87), and USS Kauffman (FFG-59).
  • Destroyer Squadron 28
  • Destroyer Squadron 31 (Pacific)
  • Destroyer Squadron 36 (see http://dangrusdav.tripod.com/command.htm)
  • Destroyer Squadron 40 (Fourth Fleet)

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