Destroyer Squadron 9 Holds Change of Command Ceremony. Capt. Elaine A. Collins, a native of Shoreline, Wash. was relieved by Capt. Adam L. Fleming as commander, Destroyer Squadron...

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 …

On September 25, 2011, COMDESRON NINE (CDS-9) departed the homeport of Everett, WA, embarked in Abraham Lincoln, stopping in San Diego to load the personnel and equipment of Carrier Air Wing...

2022年1月14日 · Capt. Elaine A. Collins, a native of Shoreline, Wash. was relieved by Capt. Adam L. Fleming as commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9 during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station...

2024年4月11日 · Capt. Emily Cathey relieved Capt. Ted W. Wiederholt as Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9 during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Everett, Apr. 11.

2020年10月27日 · Capt. Elaine A. Collins, of Shoreline Washington, relieved Capt. Todd E. Whalen, a Virginia Beach, Virginia, native, as commander of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9 during an Oct. 27...

Destroyer Squadron NINE's mission was submarine hunting, patrol and escort duty, occasionally interspersed with brief flurries of action against German U-boats. The Squadron continued operations out of Recife until August 1944, at which time the Squadron was dissolved for the second time and its ships reassigned.

As built, the 1,850-ton Porter - and Somers - class destroyer leaders were equipped with 5-inch/38-caliber guns, but not of the dual purpose variety, capable of anti-aircraft fire. This proved to be a handicap that, in wartime, made them vulnerable to air attack, which in turn affected their careers. DesRon 9 in the Atlantic.

Destroyer Squadron 9 Naval Station Everett | Everett, Washington, United States USS Shoup (DDG 86)

Destroyer Squadron NINE's mission was submarine hunting and patrol and escort duty, occasionally interspersed with brief flurries of action against German U-Boats. The squadron continued operations...