User:Marcd30319/Marcd30319 version of Destroyer Squadron 7

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Destroyer Squadron One
Current Destroyer Squadron Seven insignia
Active1919 – 1922; 1938 – 1945; 1946 – present[1][2][3]
Country United States of America
BranchUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
TypeDestroyer Squadron
RoleNaval surface/strike/anti-aircraft warfare
Part ofCarrier Strike Group Seven
Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific
Garrison/HQSan Diego Naval Base
EngagementsNeutrality Patrol
World War II
Operation Husky
Operation Avalanche
Operation Shingle
Operation Dragoon
Korean War
Operation Chromite
Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan
Operation New Dawn
WebsiteOfficial Website
Commanders
CommodoreCaptain Jim Morgan, USN[4]
Deputy CommodoreCaptain Paul J. Schlise, USN[5]
Command Master ChiefMaster Chief Christopher G. Jones, USN [6]

Destroyer Squadron Seven, also known as Destroyer Squadron 7 and often abbreviated at DESRON Seven or DESRON 7, is a squadron of warships of the United States Navy. It was an operational component of the recently-disestablished Carrier Strike Group One, and it reamains administratively responsible to Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific.

Commander responsibilities[edit]

Commander Destroyer Squadron Seven (ComDesron-7) serves as the administrative commander, or Immediate Superior in Command (ISIC), of the ships assigned to the squadron. Each DESRON-7 ships is equipped to operate in a high-density, multi-threat environment either independently or as an integral member of a Carrier Strike Group or Expeditionary Strike Group. In addition to duties as ISIC for the six ships currently assigned to the squadron, the DESRON-7 commander plans and trains for deployment as part of Carrier Strike Group Seven. While currently on deployment, the Dessron-7 commodore serves as theSea Combat Commander (SCC) for the carrier strike groups which performs the following duties:[7]

  • Surface Warfare Commander (SUWC)
  • Under-Sea Warfare Commander (USWC)
  • Maritime Inspection Commander (MIC) involving U.N. Sanctions Enforcement
  • LAMPS Element Coordinator (LEC)
  • Defensive Mine Warfare (MIW-D)
  • Force Protection Coordinator (FPC)
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal Coordinator (EODC)
  • Submarine Operational Controlling Authority (SOCA) [responsible for coordinating employment of attack submarines assigned to the Strike Group.

Commander Destroyer Squadron Seven has the courtesy title of commodore while in command of the squadron.

Operational history[edit]

Destroyer Squadron 7 was first established in September 1920 as a reserve squadron of 15 ships home-ported at Charleston, South Carolina. The squadron was deactivated from July 1922 until April 1939 when it was reorganized in San Diego, California.[8][9][10] In December 1940, the squadron was reformed at Newport, Rhode Island, and operated from from Argentia, Newfoundland, and Iceland as part of the Neutrality Patrol in the North Atlantic.[8][9][10] On 10 April 1941, while rescuing survivors of a Dutch cargo ship, Desron-7 destroyer Niblack fired the first American depth charges of the war. On 31 October 1942, Niblack and Hilary P. Jones rescued the 45 survivors of the Reuben James, the first U.S. Warship lost during World War Two.[9]

Following the United States' entry into World War II, on 3 September 1942, Desron-7 destroyers Niblack, Hilary P. Jones, Mayo and Madison successfully rescued more than 1,400 men from the disabled troopship Wakefield.[9] Desron-7 ships subsequently participated in the allied amphibious landings in Sicily, Italy, Anzio, and southern France.[9] In May 1945, the squadron was reformed at San Diego, California, and it operated with Pacific Fleet for the balance of World War II.[8][11]

In November 1945, the squadron was deactivated, but in January 1946, Destroyer Squadron 60 was re-designated as Destroyer Squadron 7. Ships of the squadron participated in the atomic-bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, and Destroyer Squadron 7 saw extensive service in the Korean War, including the invasion of Inchon. During the Vietnam War, the squadron participated in Operation Market Time and shore bombardment operations against North Vietnam. In early 1979, the squadron participated in the evacuation of Americans from Iran. Destroyer Squadron 7 saw action during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.[8] Following the First Gulf War, Destroyer Squadron 7 participated in the the international maritime interdiction campaign against Iraq as well as Operation Southern Watch.[10][12]

Assigned units[edit]

As of 2012, Destroyer Sqaudron Seven consists of the following destroyers and frigates:[13]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "The early history of Destroyer Squadron 1". Destroyer Squadron One. Destroyer History Foundation. 2000–2011. Retrieved 2011-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  2. ^ "About Us: History of Destroyer Squadron One". COMDESRON-1. Official U.S. Navy web site. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  3. ^ "Destroyer Squadron 1". Destroyer History Home Page. Destroyer History Foundation. 2000–2011. Retrieved 2011-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  4. ^ "Captain Jim Morgan, USN". Leadership - Commander. COMDESRON-7. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  5. ^ "Captain Paul J. Schlise, USN". Leadership - Deputy Commodore. COMDESRON-7. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  6. ^ "Master Chief Richard Cazares, USN". Leadership - Senior Enlisted Leader. COMDESRON-7. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  7. ^ "Mission". About Us. COMDESRON-7. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  8. ^ a b c d "History". About Us. DESRON-7. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Destroyer Squadron Seven". Destroyer History Home Page. Destroyer History Foundation. 2000–2011. Retrieved 2012-06-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  10. ^ a b c "Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) SEVEN". Military. GlobalSecurity.org. May 7, 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  11. ^ Roscoe. U.S. Destroyer Operations in WW2, pp. 330-331, 338-341.
  12. ^ "San Diego-based DesRon 7 Shuts Down One-Third of Iraqi Oil-Smuggling". NNS030219-07. Destroyer Squadron 7 Public Affairs. February 19, 2003. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  13. ^ "List of ships". About Us. DESRON-7. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-08.

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