United States Forces

Task Force 38 - Carrier Strike Force
    RAdm. F.C. Sherman

CV 3 Saratoga (F)            Capt. J.H. Cassady
    Carrier Air Group 12     Cdr. H.H. Caldwell
    33 F6F, 22 SBD, 16 TBF (operational)
CVL 23 Princeton             Capt. George Henderson
    Carrier Air Group 23     Cdr. Henry Miller
    19 F6F, 7 TBF (operational)

Screen
    RAdm. L.J. Wiltse

CL 53 San Diego (F)
CL 54 San Juan

Destroyers
    Capt. Rodger W. Simpson
(The exact composition of this desron is uncertain)
Fahrenholt
Buchanan
Lansdowne
Lardner
Woodworth
Fullam
Bennett
Guest
Hudson

Imperial Japanese Navy

Second Fleet
    VAdm. Takeo Kurita

CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Suzuya
CA Mogami
CA Chikuma
CL Agano
CL Noshiro
DD Fujinami
DD Wakatsuki

United States Forces

Task Force 38
    RAdm F.C. Sherman (Same ships as in First Strike)

Task Force 50.3
    R.Adm. A.E. Montgomery

CV 9 Essex (F)                Capt. R.A. Ofstie
    Carrier Air Group 9      Cdr. Paul Emrick
    36 F6F, 36 SBD, 19 TBF
CV 17 Bunker Hill             Capt. John Ballentine
    Carrier Air Group 17    Cmdr. M.P. Bagdonovich
    24 F6F, 24 F4U, 33 SB2C, 18 TBF (Corsairs attached from Airsols)
CVL 22 Independence    Capt. R.L. Johnson
    Carrier Air Group 22    Cmdr. J.M. Peters
    36 F6F, 9 TBF (12 Hellcats attached from Airsols)

Destroyer Screen
    Cmdr. C.J. Stuart
Sterrett                       Lt. Cmdr. F.G. Gould
Bullard                        Lt. Cmdr. B.W. Freund
Murray                        Cdr. Paul R. Anderson
McKee                       Cdr. J.J. Greytak
Stack                          Lt. Cmdr. P.K. Sherman
Wilson                        Lt. Cmdr. C.K. Duncan
Edwards                    Lt. Cdr. P.G. Osler
Kidd                           Cdr. Allan Roby
Chauncey                  Lt. Cdr. L.C. Conwell

Imperial Japanese Navy

CA Maya
CA Chokai
CL Agano
CL Yubari
DD Naganami
DD Makinami
DD Suzunami (sunk)
DD Urakaze
DD Umikaze