Iceberg - Task Force 58 - Fast Carrier Task Force
INDEX
TF 58 18/03 | TF 58 1/04 | TF 58 7/04 | TF 58 17/04 | TF 58 24/04 | TF 58 4/05


Task Force 58 (Fast Carrier)
1 May 1945 (L+30)

Task Group 58.1
Clark
Ulithi till 9 May


Task Group 58.3
Sherman



Task Group 58.4
Radford



Task Force 57
Rawlings (RN)
departed from S. Pedro bay (Leyte gulf)
CV-12 Hornet (CVG-17)
CV-20 Bennington (CVG-82)

 CV-9 Essex (CVG-83)
CV-17 Bunker Hill (CVG-84)
CV-15 Randolph (CVG-12)
 CV-10 Yorktown (CVG-9)
CV-38 Shangri La (CVG-85)

Victorious [R23] (47 NFW)
Formidable [R1] (6 NFW)
Indomitable [R8] (5 NFW)
Indefatigable [R7] (24 NFW)
CVL-24 Belleau Wood (CVLG-30)
CVL-30 San Jacinto (CVLG-45)
 CVL-29 Bataan (CVLG-47)

 CVL-22 Independence (CVLG-46)
CVL-27 Langley (CVLG-23)
BB-58 Indiana
BB-59 Massachusetts
BB-60 Alabama
BB-57 South Dakota
BB-56 Washington

BB-61 Iowa
BB-64 Wisconsin
BB-63 Missouri
King George V [B4]
Howe [B3]
CA-68 Baltimore
CA-71 Quincy
CA-72 Pittsburgh
CL-64 Vincennes
CL-89 Miami
CL-86 Vicksburg
CL-54 San Juan
CL-65 Pasadena
CL-66 Springfield
CL-90 Astoria
CL-103 Wilkes-Barre
CL-95 Oakland
CB-2 Guam
CB-1 Alaska
CL-97 Flint
CL-53 San Diego

 Swiftsure [C182]
Gambia [C168] (HMNZS)
Uganda [C175] (HMCS)
Black Prince [C164]
Euryalus [C167]
DesRon 61
DD-727 De Haven
DD-728 Mansfield
DD-729 L. K. Swenson
DD-730 Collett
DD-731 Maddox
DD-744 Blue
DD-745 Brush
DD-746 Taussig
DD-747 S. N. Moore

DesRon 25
DD-573 Harrison
DD-574 J. Rodgers
DD-575 Mc Kee
DD-659 Dashiell
DD-501 Schroeder

DesDiv 106
DD-683 Stockham
DD-684 Wedderburn
DD-540 Twining

temp.
DD-679 McNair
DD-642 Hale
DD-673 Hickox
DesRon 62
DD-698 Ault
DD-696 English
DD-697 C. S. Sperry
DD-699 Waldron
DD-701 J. W. Weeks
DD-703 W. L. Lind
DD-702 Hank
DD-704 Borie
DesRon 52
DD-535 Miller
DD-536 Owen
DD-537 The Sullivans
DD-538 S. Potter
DD-539 Tingey
DD-674 Hunt
DD-675 L. Hancock
DD-676 Marshall

DesRon 48
DD-631 Erben
DD-660 Bullard
DD-666 Black
DD-667 Chauncey
DD-644 Stembel
DD-517 Walker 		DesRon 47
DD-532 Heermann
DD-534 McCord
DD-556 Hailey

DesRon 54
DD-688 Remey
DD-690 Norman Scott
DD-691 Mertz
DD-798 Monssen
DD-680 Melvin
DD-678 McGowan
DesDiv 105
DD-796 Benham
DD-797 Cushing
DD-687 Uhlmann
DD-658 Colahan









 Flot. 25
D11 Grenville [R97]
D25 Undaunted [R53]
D26 Undine [R42]
D27 Urania [R05]
D28 Urchin [R99]
D29 Ursa [R22]

Flot. 27
D12 Kempenfelt [R03]
D32 Wessex [R78]
D34 Whirlwind [R87]

Flot. 4
D22 Quilliam [G09]
D18 Quality [G62]
D19 Queenborough [G70]
D20 Quiberon [G81] (HMAS)
D21 Quickmatch [G92] (HMAS)

TG 58.1:
At Ulithi till 9 May, back in action 12 May.

TG 58.3:
TG 58.3 refuelling TG 50.8 on 1 May.
USS Black, Bullard, Chauncey and Stembel jojned to TG 58.4 on 30 April from dawn to evening.
DD-517 Walker, DD-674 Hunt, DD-675 L. Hancock, DD-676 Marshall detached 29 April to escort the damaged USS Haggard. Rejoined early 2 May.
DD-702 Hank and DD-704 Borie joined 1 May.
DesRon 48: Abbot with 7th Fleet, Hale and Kidd under repair, for collision with Steamer Bay and for battle damage.
3 May, radar picket 25 miles NE of TG: DesDiv 96 (DD-660, 666, 667, 517) and DesDiv 124 (DD-701-704), returned in the afternoon.
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TG 58.4:
DD-555 Haggard damaged by kamikaze 29 April while on radar picket station.
Under tow to Kerama by DD-517 Walker, escorted by San Diego, DesDiv 104 (DD-674, 675, 676) and Uhlmann. Then repaired by ARB-2 Oceanus.
DD-531 Hazelwood escorted to TG 50.8 to return to Ulithi for repairs, escorted by CL-97 Flint, DD-680 Melvin, DD-678 McGowan and DD-658 Colahan.
CL-97 Flint and DD-680 Melvin rejoined early on 1st May.
TG 58.4 fueled from TG 50.8 on 2nd May.
CL-53 San Diego, DD-678 McGowan and DD-658 Colahan joined early 2 May.
CV-6 Enterprise, DD-687 Uhlmann and DD-530 Trathen joined on 7 May.

TF 57:
At San Pedro bay (Leyte gulf) till 1 May, back in action 4 May.
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