Destroyer Squadron 14

Destroyer Squadron 14, now Naval Surface Squadron Fourteen (CNSS 14, or SURFRON 14), is the administrative Immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) for ships that are homeported at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida.

Destroyer Squadron 14
Founded1920-1931, 1942-1945, 1946-
Country United States of America
Branch United States Navy
TypeSquadron
RoleNaval air/surface warfare
Garrison/HQNaval Station Mayport

CNSS 14 was established on 31 July 2015 by the merging of Destroyer Squadron Fourteen[1] and Cruiser Destroyer Readiness Support Detachment Mayport. SURFRON 14's roots thus go back to the establishment of the original DESRON Fourteen in 1920.[2]

References

  1. "Destroyer Squadron 14". globalsecurity.org.
  2. Logan, Michael, "DESRON Merges To Create SURFRON 14", 5 August 2015, ""DESRON Merges to Create SURFRON 14 | Mayport Mirror". Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-12.", 12 August 2015


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