Destroyer Squadron 25
Destroyer Squadron 25
The squadron consisted of nine Fletcher Class 2100 ton destroyers at any one time from Aug. 1943 to Nov. 1945.
Destroyer Divison 49 USS JOHN RODGERS DD-574 (Squadron Flag) USS HARRISON DD-573 USS McKEE DD-575 USS MURRAY DD-576 USS STEVENS DD-479
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Destroyer Divison 50 USS RINGGOLD DD-500 (Division Flag) USS SCHROEDER DD-501 USS SIGSBEE DD-502 USS DASHIELL DD-659
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Administratively Assigned Various Dates: USS LITTLE DD-801, USS KIMBERLY DD-521, USS McCAFFREY DD-860, and USS HOPEWELL DD-681
DESRON 25 SHIP PHOTOS
Thanks to John Chiquoine and Dave Schroeder for donating photos to this page honoring the ships of Destroy Squadron 25. Facts listed for each ship acquired from squadron narrative composed by Lt. Fairhurst and Lt. McFarlin of flag staff aboard RODGERS coming home after the war. Some details can be questioned by better sources but they did the best they could with the material they had available at the time.
*CLICK ON THUMBNAIL TO VIEW ENLARGED SHIP PHOTO, FACTS, AND HISTORY:
DASHIELL Voice call sign "Republic" |
Voice call sign "Tuxedo" |
STEVENS |
HARRISON Voice call sign "Cleopatra" |
JOHN RODGERS Voice call sign "Equipoise" |
RINGGOLD Voice call sign "Man Trap" |
SCHROEDER Voice call sign "Chili" |
MCKEE Voice call sign "Rattletrap" |
SIGSBEE Voice call sign "Coyote" |
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