Iceberg - Task Group 52.1 - Escort Carrier Task Force
INDEX
TG 52.1 1/04 | TG 52.1 17/04 | TG 52.1 1/05 | TG 52.1 4/05
TF 58 7/04 | TF 58 8/04 | TF 58 10/04 | TF 58 17/04 | TF 58 24/04


Task Force 52 (Support Carrier)
7 April 1945 (L+6)

Task Unit 52.1.1
Litch



Task Unit 52.1.2
Stump



Task Unit 52.1.3
Sample



Task Group 50.8
CVE-70 Fanshaw Bay (VOC-2)
CVE-93 Makin Island (VC-84)
CVE-94 Lunga Point (VC-85)
CVE-62 Natoma Bay (VC-9)
CVE-87 Steamer Bay (VC-90)
CVE-57 Anzio (VC-13)
CVE-77 Marcus Island (VOC-1)
CVE-80 Petrof Bay (VC-93)
CVE-81 Rudyerd Bay (VC-96)
CVE-82 Saginaw Bay (VC-88)
CVE-83 Sargent Bay (VC-83)
CVE-72 Tulagi (VC-92)
CVE-26 Sangamon (CVEG-33)
CVE-27 Suwannee (CVEG-40)
CVE-28 Chenango (CVEG-25)
CVE-29 Santee (CVEG-24)
CVE-78 Savo Island (VC-91)
CVE-91 Makassar Strait (VC-97)

DesRon 6
DD-386 Bagley
DD-388 Helm
DD-392 Patterson
DD-594 Hart
DD-694 Ingraham
DD-770 Lowry

CortDiv 72
DE-415 L.C. Taylor
(DE-416 M.R. Nawman)
DE-418 Tabberer
DE-419 R.F. Keller

CortDiv 31
DE-31 Sederstrom
DE-34 Eisele
DesRon 46
DD-550 Capps
DD-552 Evans
DD-553 J.D. Henley
DD-544 Boyd
DD-545 Bradford

CortDiv 70
DE-441 W. Sieverling
DE-442 U.M. Moore
DE-444 Goss
DE-340 O'Flaherty
DE-405 Dennis
DesRon 45
DD-474 Fullam
DD-472 Guest
DD-778 Massey
DD-741 Drexler
DD-595 Metcalf

CortDiv 63
DE-339 J.C. Butler
DE-406 Edmonds

CortDiv 31
DE-32 Fleming
DE-33 Tisdale

To TU 52.1.1
CVE-84 Shamrock Bay (VC-94)
DE-402 R.S. Bull
DE-403 R.M. Rowell

TU 52.1.1:
TU fueled from TU 50.18.40 (AO-22 Cimarron, AO-32 Guadalupe, AO-42 Monongahela, DD-349 Dewey, DD-348 Farragut, DD-353 Dale and TU 50.18.47: CVE(T)-102 Attu, DE-740 Waterman, DE-438 Corbesier) during the day.
AO-32: CVE-94, 87, DE-416, 34, 31, DD-388;
AO-42: CVE-70, 93, DE-418, 415, 402, DD-694;
AO-22: CVE-57, DE-403 (? CVE-62, DE-419, DD-386, 392, 594, 770).
DE-416 detached to investigate a sound contact.
DE-31, 34 joined Unit 1 from unit 3 afternoon of 6 April. Returned to unit 3 afternoon of 8 April.
CVE-84 Shamrock Bay (VC-94) and DE-402, 403 joined TU 52.1.1 on mid-day 7 April.
CVE-57 Anzio and DE 418, 419 detached evening 8 April.

TU 52.1.2:
CVE-65 Wake Island (VC-87) damaged by kamikaze on 3 April, reached Kerama Retto escorted by DE-405 Dennis and DE-444 Goss and later DD-399 Lang. CVE 65 switched air group with Marcus Island, then enroute Guam escorted by DE-417 O. Mitchell and DE-443 K.C. Campbell.
DE-443 rejoined TU 9 April.
CVE-72, DE-340, 442 detached to Kerama Retto, rejoined before dawn 7 April.
CVE-83, DE-405, 444 detached to TG 50.8. DEs to return to TU 52.1.2 with CVE-91 on 8 April.
8 April refuel with TU 50.8.47 and CVE-102 Attu.
AO-32: CVE-77, 72, DD-545, 553, DE-441, 340, 405;
AO-42: CVE-81, 91, DD-552, 550, 544, DE-442;
AO-22: (?) CVE-80, 82, 83, DE-444.
DE-32 and DE-33 with TU 52.1.2 8-9 April.

TU 52.1.3:

TG 50.8:
CVE-78 Savo Island left TU 52.1.1 early morning 6 April escorted by DE-402 R.S. Bull and DE-403 R.M. Rowell.
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