Late in World War II, as they commissioned and fleeted in, the 2200-tonners were organized into squadrons numbered 60 and higher. As with lower-numbered squadrons, a squadron was normally commanded by a captain who also commanded a division—commonly the lower-numbered one.
   Initial organization was as shown in the lists below. Brackets indicate apparently-intended organization where divisions were not completely formed by the end of 1945.

DESRON 60
The first five 2200-tonners from Bath and the first four from Federal.

DESDIV 119 — 722 Barton (flag), 723 Walke, 724 Laffey, 725 O’Brien, 726 Meredith. DESDIV 120 — 692 Allen M. Sumner, 693 Moale, 694 Ingraham, 695 Cooper.

DESRON 61
A second group of five ships from Bath and the first four from Bethlehem, Staten Island.

DESDIV 121 — 727 De Haven (flag), 728 Mansfield, 729 Lyman K. Swenson, 730 Collette, 731 Maddox. DESDIV 122 — 744 Blue, 745 Brush, 746 Taussig, 747 Samuel N. Moore.

DESRON 62
Five more ships from Federal and four more from Bath.

DESDIV 123 — 696 English (flag), 697 Charles S. Sperry, 698 Ault, 699 Waldron, 700 Haynsworth. DESDIV 124 — 701 John W. Weeks, 702 Hank, 703 Wallace L. Lind, 704 Borie.

DESRON 63

DESDIV 125 — 705 Compton (flag), 706 Gainard, 707 Soley, 708 Harlan R. Dickson, 709 Hugh Purvis. DESDIV 126 — 732 Hyman (flag), 733 Mannert L. Abele, 734 Purdy, 741 Drexler.

DESRON 64

DESDIV 127 — 748 Harry E. Hubbard, 752 Alfred E. Cunningham (flag), 753 John R. Pierce, 754 Frank E. Evans, 755 John A. Bole. DESDIV 128 — 759 Lofberg, 760 John W. Thomason, 761 Buck, 762 Henley.

DESRON 66

DESDIV 131 — 757 Putnam (flag), 758 Strong, 774 Hugh W. Hadley, 775 Willard Keith, 776 James C. Owens. DESDIV 132 — 777 Zellars, 778 Massey (flag), 779 Douglas H. Fox, 780 Stormes.

DESRON 67

DESDIV 133 — 884 Floyd B. Parks (flag), 885 John R. Craig, 886 Orleck, [887 Brinkley Bass, 888 Stickell]. DESDIV 134 — [858 Fred T. Berry,] 859 Norris, 860 McCaffery, [861 Harwood].

DESRON 68

DESDIV 135 — 710 Gearing, 711 Eugene A. Greene, 712 Gyatt, 713 Kenneth D. Bailey, 863 Steinaker (flag). DESDIV 136 — 714 William R. Rush, 862 Vogelgesang (flag), 864 Harold J. Ellison, 865 Charles R. Ware.

DESRON 69

DESDIV 137 — 836 George K. MacKenzie (flag), 837 Sarsfield, 838 Ernest G. Small, 839 Power, 840 Glennon. DESDIV 138 — 866 Cone (flag), 867 Stribling, 889 O’Hare, 890 Meredith.

Note: Division listings show ships in hull-number order. Division listings in other sources sometimes use different orders, e.g., reflecting the seniority of their commanding officers at a specific time.

Amendments and corrections are always welcome.