US Navy - Comdesron 35 – Ready Response

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Accession NumberP516Title (extended title only)Plaque - US Navy - Comdesron 35 – Ready ResponseDescriptionLarge sized plaque with inlaid motif and logo of Comdesron 35 – Ready Response – Gold inscription plate ‘Presented to The Hon John Cattalini His Worship The Mayor of Fremantle by Captain I Larguier Jr USN COMDESRON 35 9th December 1987’
Date9th December 1987ProvenanceThe 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 the cruiser-destroyer group. The officer in command of DESRON Thirty Five, for example, is designated Commander Destroyer Squadron Thirty Five, COMDESRON Thirty Five for short.
Destroyer Squadron 35 was based at Pearl Harbour
Relevance to the CityThe City of Fremantle has a long association with the US Navy. It appears that this destroyer squadron visited Fremantle in December 1989 as this was when the plaque was presented to the Mayor

SubjectUnited States NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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