US Navy - Destroyer Squadron 21

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Accession NumberP466Title (extended title only)Plaque - US Navy - Destroyer Squadron 21DescriptionMedium sized wooden plaque with a raised brass plate with the motif and logo of Destroyer Squadron Twenty-One – “Solomons Onwards”DateBetween 1st January 1980 and 3rd December 1989ProvenanceOrganized March 1, 1943 as a squadron, the officers and crew rapidly developed an 'sprit de corps' knowing that they had been and were going to continue leading the new 2100-ton Fletcher class destroyers into surface engagements. In October 1943, the squadron was ordered north to the Central Pacific to join the fast carrier task forces in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaigns with a future leading role in the victorious entrance into Tokyo Bay for the Japanese surrender.
Through these years at war, the ships of Squadron Twenty-One left a "legacy of courage and fighting skill." This inspiration combined with a description of the formation and early World War II history of the squadron resulted in the present squadron insignia: a Rampant Lion with a trident, sweeping the seas beneath the Southern Cross and the motto "Solomons Onward." Destroyer Squadron Twenty-One's proud history began in March, 1943, when the first ships of the then-new Fletcher class, having been deployed to Guadalcanal in the southwestern Pacific's Solomon Islands, were organized as Destroyer Squadron Twenty One, part of Admiral William F. Halsey's Third Fleet. This squadron has continued in the US Navy to the current dayRelevance to the CityShows the long-term relationship Fremantle has with the United States Navy – The destroyer squadron has visited Fremantle on a few occasions during their service in the Pacific, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf theatre of operations

SubjectUnited States NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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