Battle of Rennell Island - Task Forces

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Pacific Fleet

Task Force 11 (Sugar)
Ramsey



Task Force 16 (Roger)
Sherman



Task Force 18 (George)
Giffen


CV-3 Saratoga
(VF-6, VB-3, VS-6, VT-3)

CV-6 Enterprise
(VF-10, VB-10, VS-10, VT-10)

ACV-27 Suwannee
(VGF-27, VGS-27)
ACV-28 Chenango
(VGF-28, VGS-28)
CL-54 San Juan





CL53 San Diego





CA-45 Wichita
CA-28 Louisville
CA-29 Chicago
CL-55 Cleveland
CL-56 Columbia
CL-57 Montpelier
DD-465 Saufley
DD-370 Case
DD-401 Maury
DD-400 McCall
DD-382 Craven


DD-410 Hughes
DD-413 Mustin
DD-414 Russell
DD-417 Morris
DD-398 Ellet


DD-507 Conway
DD-448 La Vallette
DD-451 Chevalier
DD-619 Edwards
DD-602 Meade
DD-607 Frazier
DD-466 Waller
DD-468 Taylor

Task Force 64 (Love 1)
Lee



Task Force (Love 2)
Leary



Task Unit 66.1.5
Replenishment


BB-55 North Carolina
BB-56 Washington
BB-58 Indiana
BB-40 New Mexico
BB-41 Mississippi
BB-45 Colorado
BB-46 Maryland
AO-22 Cimarron
DD-363 Balch
DD-365 Cummings
DD-384 Dunlap
DD-385 Fanning
DD-484 Buchanan
DD-435 Grayson
DD-486 Lansdowne
DD-447 Jenkins
DD-460 Woodworth
DD-488 Mc Calla


DD-380 Gridley




Task Force 67 (Afirm)
Ainsworth



Task Group 62.8
Transport



Task Group 62.9
Transport



Cactus Force
Guadalcanal


CL-43 Nashville
CL-48 Honolulu
CL-49 St. Louis
CL-50 Helena
AP-37/APA-18 Pr. Jackson
AP-38/APA-19 Pr. Adams
AP-39/APA-20 Pr. Hayes
AP-40/APA-21 Crescent City
AP-35/APA-17 American Legiom
AP-27/APA-14 H. Liggett
AP-57/APA-27 G. Clymer
AK-55/AKA-13 Titania
DD-450 O'Bannon
DD-366 Drayton
DD-367 Lamson
DD-369 Reid
DD-447 Jenkins
DD-382 Craven
DD-608 Gansevoort
DD-487 Lardner
APD-12 Humpreys
DD-435 Grayson
DD-399 Lang
DD-484 Buchanan
DD-445 Fletcher
DD-446 Radford
DD-449 Nicholas
DD-467 De Haven


Task Force 11 left Noumea on 28/1
Task Force 67 left Espiritu Santo 28/1, returned 1/2.
Task Force 64 left Noumea 28/1. TF 64 and TF 67 joined on 30/1.
On 29/1 DD-363 and DD-385 refuelled from BB-55, DD-365 and DD-384 from BB-58.
On 30/1 USS Cummings detached to support TF 18.
DD-363, DD-385 and DD-384 refuelled from BB-56 on 31/1 and from Cimarron on 1/2.
BB-55 and BB-58 refuelled from AO-22 on 2/2.
USS Lansdowne and Jenkins joined on 3/2.
USS Cimarron and Gridley departed Noumea on 30/1.
1/2: Refuelled TF 16. Back at Noumea 3/2.

TG 62.8 sailed from Noumea 27/1.
TG 62.9 sailed from Espiritu 31/1.


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