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DESRON is the United States Navy abbreviation for Destroyer Squadron. A DESRON usually consists of three or more destroyers or frigates. A CRUDESRON is a Cruiser Destroyer Squadron and includes cruisers in the ships under its control. In the USN, a DESRON is not generally an operational unit but responsible for training, equipping and administering of the ships under its umbrella. The officer in command of DESRON SIX is designated COMDESRON SIX or Commander Destroyer Squadron Six.
Several DESRONs or CRUDESRONs may be organised into a Destroyer Group (DESGRU) or Cruiser Destroyer Group (CRUDESGRU). The overall responsibility for surface warships on the west coast of the USA is taken by the Commander Surface Force, Pacific Fleet (COMSURFPAC); on the east coast, the same responsibility rests with the Commander Surface Force, Atlantic Fleet (COMSURFLANT). When deployed, a Cruiser-Destroyer Group Commander is normally assigned as the operational commander of a Carrier Battle Group (CVBG).
When a DESRON deploys, for instance as part of a Carrier Battle Group, overall command is transferred to the Naval Component Commander of the local Regional Command (eg. COMNAVCENT or Commander US Naval Forces, Central Command).
List of destroyer and cruiser destroyer squadrons
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
- Destroyer Squadron 2
- Destroyer Squadron 6
- Destroyer Squadron 14
- Destroyer Squadron 18
- Destroyer Squadron 22
- Destroyer Squadron 24
- Destroyer Squadron 26
- Destroyer Squadron 28
U.S. Pacific Fleet
- Destroyer Squadron 1 [1]
- Destroyer Squadron 7
- Destroyer Squadron 11 - Honda Point Disaster
- Destroyer Squadron 15
- Destroyer Squadron 21
- Destroyer Squadron 23
- Destroyer Squadron 25
- Destroyer Squadron 31
List of destroyer and cruiser destroyer groups
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
- Cruiser Destroyer Group 2
- Cruiser Destroyer Group 8
- Cruiser Destroyer Group 12
U.S. Pacific Fleet
- Cruiser Destroyer Group 1
- Cruiser Destroyer Group 3
- Cruiser Destroyer Group 5
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