The flagship not only carried the Commodore, it also carried the Squadron doctor and chaplain.įrom 1 April 1962, Cruiser-Destroyer forces in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets were organized in Cruiser-Destroyer Flotillas (CRUDESFLOTs). Often, however, the divisions of the squadron were assigned to separate duties-and sometimes two ship elements might be sent on individual assignments. 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. The flagship carried the Squadron Commodore as well as the ship's Captain. In the late 1950s and through early 1962 a Squadron (Desron) comprised two four-ship Divisions (Desdivs) with one ship designated the flagship.
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The officer in command of DESRON SIX, for example, is designated Commander Destroyer Squadron Six, COMDESRON SIX for short.Īs 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. A mixed unit including destroyers is the cruiser-destroyer group. It is not generally an operational unit, but is responsible for training, equipping and administering of its ships. Navy acronym for a destroyer squadron is DESRON it comprises three or more destroyers or frigates. RN destroyer units are listed in the main article above examples of some destroyer squadrons below. 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. Main article: list of squadrons and flotillas of the Royal Navy
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