an administrative or tactical organization consisting of two or more squadrons together with such additional ships as may be assigned as flagships or tenders
Type Organization. The organization of units normally of the same type into fleets/ flotillas / groups/squadrons, divisions, and subdivisions together with assigned flagships, tenders and aircraft. Type organization is mainly for national administration and logistic purposes.
Administratively, several ships of the same type (e.g., destroyers) are organized into a squadron. Several squadrons in turn form a flotilla, several of which in turn form a fleet. For operations, however, many navies organize their vessels into task units (3–5 ships), task or battle groups (4–10 ships), task forces (2–5 task groups), and fleets (several task forces).
