Task Group 50.8

15-31/03/1945 - Task Group 50.8

Task Group 50.8 (Logistic Support)

CL-8 Detroit

T.U. 50.8.1 Replenishment Unit 1	T.U. 50.8.2 Replenishment Unit 2	T.U. 50.8.4 (Carrier Transport)	Screen
AO-24 Platte AO-51 Ashtabula AO-54 Chikaskia AO-56 Aucilla AO-57 Marias AO-62 Taluga AO-63 Chipola AO-77 Cossatot AE-3 Lassen AE-6 Shasta AK-42 Mercury	AO-34 Chicopee AO-39 Kankakee AO-40 Lackawanna AO-43 Tappahannock AO-50 Tallulah ~~AO-66 Atascosa~~ AO-75 Saugatuck AO-70 Escalante AO-73 Millicoma AE-8 Mauna Loa AE-12 Wrangell	CVE-99 Admiralty Islands CVE-100 Bougainville CVE-102 Attu CVE-92 Windham Bay T.U. 50.8.3 (Salvage) ATF-75 Sioux ATF-76 Ute ATF-84 Cree ATF-106 Molala ATF-107 Munsee	DesRon 19 DD-645 Stevenson DD-646 Stockton DD-647 Thorn DD-484 Buchanan DD-609 Gillespie DD-610 Hobby DD-611 Kalk DD-628 Welles DesRon 1 DD-349 Dewey DD-348 Farragut DD-353 Dale DD-355 Aylwin	CVE-84 Shamrock Bay (VC-94) CVE-91 Makassar Strait (VC-97) CortDiv 28 DE-37 Greiner DE-38 Wyman DE-39 Lovering DE-40 Sanders CortDiv 49 DE-42 Reynolds DE-43 Mitchell DE-44 Donaldson DE-301 Lake DE-302 Lyman

Fuel 16 March to Task Force 58

FuelDiv 1	FuelDiv 3	FuelDiv 2	FuelDiv 4
AO-51 Ashtabula AO-57 Marias AO-63 Chipola AO-77 Cossatot AE-12 Wrangell	AO-24 Platte AO-56 Aucilla AO-62 Taluga AE-3 Lassen	AO-39 Kankakee AO-50 Tallulah AO-70 Escalante AO-75 Saugatuck AE-6 Shasta	AO-34 Chicopee AO-40 Lackawanna AO-73 Millicoma AE-8 Mauna Loa AO-54 Chikaskia
DD-628 Welles DE-301 Lake DE-38 Wyman	DD-609 Gillespie DD-610 Hobby DE-39 Lovering	DD-484 Buchanan DE-42 Reynolds DE-44 Donaldson	DD-647 Thorn DD-611 Kalk DE-43 Mitchell

TU 50.18.35 (CVE-92 Windham Bay, DE-409 La Prade, DE-410 J. Miller departed Ulithi for Guam 13 March.
USS Tappahannock and Lyman detached to Ulithi for condenser repair on 14 March.
16 March FuelDiv replenished respective Task groups of TF 58.
TU 50.18.37 (CVE-99 Admiralty Islands, DE-37 Greiner, DE-40 Sanders detached to Guam to reload late of 16 March, to rejoin 22 March after reload.
AO-77 Cossatot to Iwo Jima, AO-67 Cache joined from Iwo Jima 17/3.
19/3 from Ulithi TU 50.17.36 (CM-5 Terror, AO-79 Cowanesque, AO-66 Atascosa, DE-741 Weaver, DE-743 Lamons) to refuel DM and DMS.
TU 50.8.3 with Hobby and Gillespie detached to R/V with TF 58 on 19 March.
20/3 TU 50.8.4 (CVE-102 Attu, CVE-92 Windham Bay, DD-646 Stockton, DE-438 Corbesier, DE-439 Conklin joined TG 50.8.
Late 21/3 CL-54 San Juan joined.
Late 21/3 to join with ATF-103 Hitchiti, ATF-68 Arapaho, ARS-23 Deliver.

Fuel 22 March to Task Force 58

FuelDiv 1	FuelDiv 2	FuelDiv 3	FuelDiv 4
AO-24 Platte AO-56 Aucilla AO-62 Taluga AO-75 Saugatuck AE-3 Lassen	AO-40 Lackawanna AO-73 Millicoma AO-34 Chicopee AO-54 Chikaskia AE-8 Mauna Loa	AO-51 Ashtabula AO-57 Marias AO-63 Chipola AE-12 Wrangell	AO-50 Tallulah AO-70 Escalante AO-67 Cache AO-39 Kankakee AE-6 Shasta
DD-484 Buchanan DE-42 Reynolds DE-39 Lovering	DD-611 Kalk DE-301 Lake DE-439 Conklin	DD-647 Thorn DE-44 Donaldson DE-438 Corbesier	DD-609 Gillespie DD-610 Hobby DE-43 Mitchell
T.U. 50.8.2 From 27/3	T.U. 50.8.6 From 29/3	T.U. 50.8.8 From 29/3	T.U. 50.8.92 From 29/3
AO-60 Natahala AO-88 Tomahawk AO-25 Sabine AO-44 Patuxent AO-43 Tappahannock CVE-92 Windham Bay CVE-91 Makassar Strait DE-37 Greiner DE-40 Sanders DE-438 Corbesier DE-265 Cloues DE-740 Waterman	AO-37 Merrimack AO-32 Guadalupe AO-58 Manatee AO-47 Neches AK-229 Las Vegas Victory AK-234 Bucyrus Victory DE-739 Bangust DE-742 Hilbert DE-744 Kyne DE-41 Brackett	AO-71 Neshanic AO-72 Niobrara AO-22 Cimarron AO-52 Cacapon AO-42 Monongahela DD-349 Dewey DE-408 Straus DE-410 J. Miller DE-440 McCoy Reynolds	DE-341 Raymond DE-533 H.F. Clarck DE-534 Silverstein DE-535 Lewis

TU 50.18.5 (Marias, Saugatuck, Cache, Millicoma, Chipola, Aucilla, Kankakee, Lackawanna, escort: Buchanan, Lovering, Wyman, Donaldson, Lake, Mitchell). detached to Ulithi to reload, 23 March.
AO-79 Cowanesque, AO-66 Atascosa, DE-741 Weaver, DE-743 Lamons joined 24 March.
Late 24/3 TU 50.8.2 (CVE-92 Windham Bay, CVE-91 Makassar Strait, DE-37 Greiner, DE-40 Sanders, DE-438 Corbesier) detached.
25/3 TU 50.18.38 (CVE-100 Bougainville, DE-42 Reynolds, DE-439 Conklin) detached to Guam to reload.
26/3 AK-42 Mercury, DE-302 Lyman joined.
26/3 Refuel TG 58.1.
26/3 TU 50.18.34 (AO-66 Atascosa, DD-609 Gillespie) detached.
27/3 TU 50.18.41 (AO-70 Escalante, AO-51 Ashtabula, AO-79 Cowanesque, DD-610 Hobby, DD-628 Welles, DD-611 Kalk) departed to refuel TG 52.1.
TU 50.8.5 (AO-24 Platte, AO-54 Chikaskia, AO-50 Tallulah, AO-34 Chicopee, DD-355 Aylwin, DE-302 Lyman, DE-741 Weaver, DE-743 Lamons) departed to Ulithi.
TU 50.8.2 joined.
28/3 replenished TG 58.3 and 58.4.
DD-576 Murray and DD-501 Schroeder from TF 58, with TU 50.18.40.
28/3 TU 50.18.40 (CVE-102 Attu, DE-438 Corbesier, DE-740 Waterman) departed for Guam.
29/3 TU 50.8.6 joined.
TU 50.8.92 joined.
TU 50.18.42 (AK-229 Las Vegas Victory, AO-88 Tomahawk, DD-609 Gillespie, DD-646 Stockton) detached to Kerama Retto.
TU 50.8.8 joined.
30/3 Refuel TG 58.1.

T.U. 50.8.2 From 27/3	T.U. 50.8.6 From 29/3	T.U. 50.8.8 From 29/3	T.U. 50.8.92 From 29/3
AO-58 Manatee AE-8 Mauna Loa AO-62 Taluga AO-71 Neshanic CVE-84 Shamrock Bay	AO-60 Nantahala AE-12 Wrangell AO-47 Neches AO-72 Niobrara CVE-91 Makassar Strait	AO-25 Sabine AK-42 Mercury CVE-99 Admiralty Islands CVE-92 Windham Bay AO-42 Monongahela	AO-22 Cimarron AE-6 Shasta AO-32 Guadalupe AO-52 Cacapon AK-234 Bucyrus Victory	AO-37 Merrimack AE-3 Lassen AO-44 Patuxent AO-43 Tappahannock	DD-349 Dewey DD-353 Dale DD-348 Farragut DD-645 Stevenson DD-647 Thorn DE-341 Raymond DE-533 H.F. Clarck DE-534 Silverstein DE-535 Lewis DE-37 Greiner DE-40 Sanders DE-41 Brackett DE-303 Crowley DE-265 Cloues DE-408 Straus DE-410 J. Miller DE-440 McCoy Reynolds DE-739 Bangust DE-742 Hilbert DE-744 Kyne

Maxs75, 2023.