United States Navy (USN)
Task Force 38 (TF 38)
Commanded by Admiral
William F. Halsey & Vice Admiral J. S. McCain
TF 38.1
Rear Admiral T. L.
Sprague
CV Bennington
CAPT B. L. Braun
CVG-1 – 37 Hellcats,
37 Corsairs, 15 Helldivers, 15 Avengers
CV Lexington CAPT
T. H. Robbins, Jr.
CVG-94
CV Hancock
CAPT R. F. Hickey
CVG-6 – 72 Hellcats,
12 Helldivers, 10 Avengers
CVL Belleau Wood
Air Group 30 – 25 Hellcats,
9 Avengers
CVL San Jacinto CAPT
M. H. Kernodle
CVG-49 – 25 Hellcats,
9 Avengers
CVL Bataan CAPT
W. G. Tomlinson
CVG-49 – 24 Hellcats,
12 Avengers
BB Indiana
BB Massachusetts
BB Alabama
CL Topeka
CL Duluth
CL Dayton
CL Atlanta
CL San Diego
Desron 61
De Haven
Mansfield
Lyman K Swenson
Collett
Maddox
Blue
Brush
Taussig
Desron 25
John Rogers
Harrison
McKee
Murray
Ringgold
Schroeder
Dashiell
Desron 100
Capeton
Cogswell
Ingersoll
Knapp
TF 38.3
Rear Admiral Bogan
CV Wasp CAPT W. G. Switzer
CVG-86 (joined 26 July
after Wake strike enroute from US)
CV Ticonderoga CAPT
W. Swinton
CVG-87 (joined 21 July
after three weeks at Guam)
CV Randolph CAPT F.
L. Baker
CVG-16 – 57 Hellcats,
15 Helldivers, 15 Avengers
CV Essex CAPT R. L.
Bowman
CVG-83 – 36 Hellcats,
36 Corsairs, 15 Helldivers, 15 Avengers
CVL Monterey CAPT J.
B. Lyon
CVG-34 – 25 Hellcats,
9 Avengers
CVL Bataan CAPT W. C.
Gilbert
CVG-47
BB North Carolina Battleship Division
6 Rear Admiral T. R. Cooley – Div. Comdr.
BB South Dakota
CL Pasadena
CL Springfield
CL Wilkes-Barre
CL Astoria
CL Oakland
Desron 48
Erben
Walker
Hale
Abbot
Strembel
Bullard
Black
Chauncey
Heerman
Desron 62
English
Charles S. Sperry
Ault
Waldron
John W. Weeks
Hank
Wallace L. Lind
Borie
TF 38.4
Rear Admiral Radford
CV Yorktown CAPT W.
F. Boone
CVG-88 – 40 Hellcats,
33 Hellcat (Fighter-Bombers), 15 Helldivers, 7 Avengers
CV Shangri-La CAPT J.
D. Barner
Vice Admiral J. S.
McCain
CVG-85
CV Bon Homme Richard
CAPT A. O. Rule, Jr.
CVG(N)-91 – 37 Hellcats,
18 Avengers (Night Carrier Group)
CVL Independence CAPT
N. M. Kindell
CVG-27 – 25 Hellcats,
8 Avengers
CVL Cowpens CAPT G.
H. DeBaun
CVG-50 – 25 Hellcats,
9 Avengers
BB Iowa
BB Missouri
Admiral William F. Halsey
BB Wisconsin
CA Quincy
CA Chicago
CA Boston
CA St. Paul
CL San Juan
Desron 53
Cushing
Colahan
Uhlmann
Benham
Stockham
Wedderburn
Desron 54
Remey
Norman Scott
Mertz
Monssen
McGowan
McNair
Desron 113
Rowe
Smalley
Stoddard
Watts
Wren
DD Frank Knox Radar Picket
Also attached to TF 38, but my sources do not denote to which particular task group:
CL Oklahoma City
CL Amsterdam
CL Tuscon
CL Flint
DD Samuel N. Moore
DD Twining
DD Wadleigh
DD Franks
DD Higbee Radar Picket
DD Southerland Radar Picket
DD Benner Radar Picket
Task Force 37
Vice-Admiral Rawlings & Vice-Admiral
Philip Vian
CV Formidable
Air Group: 1841 Sq. (18 Corsair IV), 1842
Sq. (18 Corsair IV), 1848 Sq. (4 Hellcat II, 2 Hellcat PRII), 848 Sq. (12
Avenger II)
CV Victorious
Air Group: 1834 Sq. (19 Corsair II &
IV), 1836 Sq. (18 Corsair II & IV), 849 Sq. (16 Avenger II), Ship’s
flight (2 Walrus)
CV Implacable
Air Group: 801 Sq. (24 Seafire LIII),
880 Sq. (24 Seafire LIII & FRIII), 1771 Sq. (12 Firefly I), 828 Sq.
(21 Avenger II)
CV Indefatigable
Air Group: 887 Sq. (15 Seafire FIII &
9 Seafire LIII), 894 Sq. (16 Seafire LIII), 1772 Sq. (12 Firefly I), 820
Sq. (21 Avenger II)
BB King George V
CL Newfoundland (RCN)
CL Achilles (RNZN)
CL Uganda (RCN) relieved by Argonaut
on July 27th, 1945
CL Euryalus
CL Gambia
CL Black Prince
DD Quiberon
DD Quickmatch
DD Quality
DD Quadrant
DD Troubridge
DD Tenacious
DD Termagant
DD Teazer
DD Terpsichore
DD Grenville
DD Undaunted
DD Undine
DD Urania
DD Urchin
DD Ulysses
DD Barfleur
DD Wrangler
DD Wakeful
Sunk
CV Amagi
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
BB Haruna
CA Tone
CA Aoba
CL Oyodo
TC Iwate (Training Cruiser)
TC Izumo (Training Cruiser)
DE Nashi
SS I-404
Numerous other auxiliary warships and
merchant ships are also sunk.
Damaged
CV Katsuragi
CVL Ryuho
CVL Hosho
CVE Kaiyo
CL Kitakami
DD Yoitsuki
DD Yukikaze
SS I-205
SS I-202
SS I-153
DE Hagi
DE Kaba
DE Tsubaki
TS Settsu (Target Ship)
Corvette Kaibokan 2
Corvette Kaibokan 4
Corvette Kaibokan 6
Corvette Kaibokan 30
Corvette Kaibokan 44
Corvette Kaibokan 45
Corvette Kaibokan 190
Frigate Habushi
Frigate Takane
Frigate Okinawa
SC Kusentai Ch.14 (Sub-chaser)
SC Kusentai Ch.26
SC Kusen T-T Cha.182
ML Tojima (Minelayer)
SDS Komahashi (Sub depot ship)
SDS Chogei
Sources:
1. Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945
by J. Rohwer & G. Hummelchen
2. Carrier Operations of WWII Vol. 1:
The Royal Navy by D. Brown
3. Ships Data 1, USS North Carolina (BB55)
by A. Lott & R. Sumrall
4. The Fast Carriers by Clark G. Reynolds
5. U.S. Navy Fighter Squadrons of World
War II by Barrett Tillman