5th Operational Squadron
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| Fifth Eskadra пятая эскадра | |
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 Fifth Squadron bases in 1973. | |
| Active | 1963–1992 |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Branch | .svg){kind=small} Soviet Navy |
| Role | Naval warfare Amphibious warfare |
| Nickname(s) | 5th Squadron |
| Engagements | Cold War |
The 5th Squadron (Russian: пятая эскадра, translit. pyataya eskadra, was a squadron of the Soviet Navy.
The squadron was first established in 1963–64 during the
Sixth Fleet. Attached to the Russian Navy after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the 5th Squadron was deactivated amid the downsizing of the Russian Armed Forces on 31 December 1992.[1]
Since 2013, the Russian Ministry of Defence has operated the permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea.[2]
History
The Soviet Navy in the first half of the 1960s had not yet been able to create a force that could effectively cripple the Sixth Fleet. The
diesel electric, and then nuclear submarines to stealthily track and, with nuclear weapons, subsequently destroy aircraft carriers.[3]
Up to May 1965, the Soviet Navy attempted to carry out its task in the Mediterranean Sea by creating a so-called mixed
Captain 1st Rank E.I. Volobuyev and O.P. Grumbkov. This force included submarines, destroyers and supply vessels. In May 1965, the first mixed squadron was formed from the hydrographic, support vessels, attack cruisers and submarines of the Black Sea Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, under the command of 20th Water Region Division Captain 1st Rank Igor N. Molodtsov.[4]
The question of creating staff and a temporary operational squadron in the Mediterranean was raised repeatedly by Admiral
General Staff did not approve the idea. Contrary to custom, Gorshkov continued to harass the Ministry of Defence with persistent requests for the creation of "... the organization that can hardly be found", not bothered by the fact that it caused irritation to the Chief of the General Staff. The Commander used to do that every suitable occasion, but "up to a certain time the requests of the Commander for the establishment of regular Mediterranean squadron to officers of the General Staff met with failure, or silence."[5]
The
Rear Admiral Boris Petrov
took command, and took over command of all the forces that were present on 14 July 1967 in the Mediterranean.
Attached to the Russian Navy after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the 5th Squadron was deactivated amid the downsizing of the Russian Armed Forces on 31 December 1992.[7]
Commanders
- Rear AdmiralBoris Petrov (14 July 1967 – 1969)
- Rear AdmiralVladimir Leonenkov (1969–1971)
- Rear AdmiralEvgeniy Volobuev (1971–1974)
- Rear AdmiralVladimir Akimov (1974–1977)
- Rear AdmiralNikolai Ryabinskiy (1977–1981)
- Rear AdmiralValentin Selivanov (1981–1985)
- Rear AdmiralVladimir Kalabin (1985–1986)
- Rear Admiral Vladimir Yegorov(1986–1988)
- Rear AdmiralAlexandr Gorbunov (1988–1990)
- Rear AdmiralPyotr Svyatashov (1992–1992)
- Rear AdmiralYuriy Sysuyev (1992–1993)
References
- ISBN 5-9553-0053-8, 337.
- ^ Operational formation of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea will receive the Smetlivy guard ship of the Black Sea Fleet Archived 1 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine Russian MoD, 22 May 2017.
- ^ Касатонов, И. В. (2009). Сорок лет 30-й дивизии Черноморского флота: через все эпохи и потрясения. М.: Вагриус. p 49
- ISBN 978-5-9950-0008-2.
- ISBN 978-5-9950-0008-2.
- ^ Zaborsky V. (13 October 2006). "Soviet Mediterranean Squadron". Independent Military. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ISBN 5-9553-0053-8, 337.
External links
- Валентин Селиванов (1 January 2004). "Пятая эскадра". www.zavtra.ru. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- Заборский В. В. (13 October 2006). "Советская Средиземноморская эскадра". Independent Military Review/Независимое военное обозрение. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- Michael Holm, 5th Operational Squadron, accessed January 2013