Officially Licensed US Navy Destroyer Squadron 7 Patch - Destroyer Squadron 7 (DESRON 7) U.S. Seventh Fleet Forward-Deployed Surface Warfare Embroidered Patch, officially licensed.
Over a century of sea control, forward presence, and surface warfare identity stitched into one emblem for the Navy's tip-of-the-spear destroyer squadron in Southeast Asia.
Destroyer Squadron 7 traces its lineage to September 1920, when it was first established as a reserve squadron of 15 destroyers at Charleston, South Carolina. Reactivated in 1939 and reformed at Newport, Rhode Island in December 1940, the squadron served throughout the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters in World War II, with ships entering Tokyo Bay during the Japanese surrender ceremony in September 1945. DESRON 7 went on to see action at the Battle of Inchon during the Korean War, conduct Market Time patrols and shore bombardments in Vietnam, and serve as the North Arabian Gulf Anti-Surface Warfare Commander during Operation Desert Storm, directing multinational forces that eliminated the Iraqi Navy. In December 2012, the squadron made a historic homeport shift to Singapore, becoming the U.S. Navy's first forward-deployed destroyer squadron in Southeast Asia in more than 40 years. Today, operating under U.S. Seventh Fleet, DESRON 7 commands littoral combat ships across the region and leads the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training exercise series, building navy-to-navy partnerships across Southeast Asia.
Perfect For: U.S. Navy surface warfare veterans, DESRON 7 alumni and active-duty Sailors, Seventh Fleet collectors, littoral combat ship crew members, Naval Support Activity Singapore personnel, destroyer community historians, shadow box builders, deployment keepsake displays, challenge coin and patch boards, and anyone preserving the story of forward-deployed American sea power in the Indo-Pacific region. It also makes a meaningful gift for families and supporters who want a tangible piece tied to one of the Navy's most operationally active and historically rich destroyer squadrons.
DESRON 7 heritage, forward-deployed and stitched for the long watch.
