Rabaul - Fast Carrier Task Force

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Fast Carrier Force

Task Force 38
Sherman
1-5/11




Task Force 38
Sherman
11/11




Task Group 50.3
Montgomery
11/11



CV-3 Saratoga

CVL-23 Princeton

CL-53 San Diego
CL-54 San Juan

DesRon 12
DD-484 Buchanan
DD-491 Farenholt
DD-435 Grayson
DD-460 Woodworth
DD-486 Lansdowne
DD-487 Lardner

DesDiv 15
DD-406 Stack
DD-407 Sterett
DD-408 Wilson
DD-619 Edwards

CV-3 Saratoga

CVL-23 Princeton

CL-53 San Diego
CL-54 San Juan

DesRon 12
DD-484 Buchanan
DD-491 Farenholt
DD-435 Grayson
DD-460 Woodworth
DD-486 Lansdowne
DD-487 Lardner






CV-9 Essex
CV-17 Bunker Hill

CVL-22 Independence

DesDiv 96
DD-660 Bullard
DD-661 Kidd
DD-667 Chauncey
DesDiv 49
DD-575 Mc Kee (10-12/11)
DD-576 Murray (10-12/11)

DesDiv 15
DD-406 Stack
DD-407 Sterett
DD-408 Wilson

DD-619 Edwards


Buka-Bonis
1/11 25 F6F, 15 SBD, 20 TBF
(44 CV-3, 16 CVL-23)
1/11 22 F6F, 21 SBD, 20 TBF
(46 CV-3, 17 CVL-23)
2/11 24 F6F, 19 SBD, 19 TBF
(45 CV-3, 17 CVL-23)
2/11 24 F6F, 22 SBD, 17 TBF
(47 CV-3, 16 CVL-23)

Rabaul
5/11 52 F6F, 22 SBD, 23 TBF
CV-3: 16+17 F6F, 22 SBD, 16 TBF
CVL-23: 19 F6F, 7 TBF
CAP: 9 F6F VF-33
Rabaul
11/11 55 F6F, 21 SBD, 25 TBF (101)
CV-3: 33 F6F, 22 SBD, 16 TBF
(CAP: 11 F6F VF-33/40)
CVL-23: 22 F6F, 9 TBF
(CAP: 12 F6F VF-38)
Rabaul
11/11 72 F6F, 51 SBD/SB2C, 46 TBF (169)
CV-9: 29 F6F, 28 SBD, 19 TBF (76)
(CAP: 11 F4U VF-17, 8 F6F VF-9)
CV-17: 27 F6F, 23 SB2C, 18 TBF (68)
(CAP: 12 F4U VF-17; 7 F6F, ASP: 4+3 SB2C)
CVL-22: 16 F6F, 9 TBF (25)
(CAP: 11 F6F VF-33, 8 F6F reserve)

Task Force 39
Merrill
1-2/11




CruDiv 13
DuBose
7-9/11




Task Force 39
Merrill
9-13/11



CruDiv 12
CL-55 Cleveland
CL-56 Columbia
CL-57 Montpelier
CL-58 Denver

DesRon 23
DD-570 C.F. Ausburne
DD-571 Claxton
DD-509 Converse
DD-572 Dyson
DD-511 Foote
DD-512 Spence
DD-478 Stanly
DD-514 Thatcher
CruDiv 13
CL-60 Santa Fe
CL-62 Birmingham
CL-63 Mobile


DesDiv 49
DD-573 Harrison
DD-574 J. Rodgers
DD-575 Mc Kee
DD-576 Murray




CruDiv 12
CL-55 Cleveland
CL-56 Columbia
CL-57 Montpelier
CL-43 Nashville

DesRon 23
DD-570 C.F. Ausburne
DD-571 Claxton
DD-509 Converse
DD-572 Dyson
DD-512 Spence
DD-478 Stanly



Task Group 50.1
Ragsdale
Espiritu Santo 6/11




Task Group 53.2
Lee
-5/11




Task Group 53.3
Kingman
-6/11



Car Div 22
CVE-26 Sangamon
CVE-27 Suwannee
CVE-28 Chenango


BB-56 Washington
BB-57 South Dakota
BB-59 Massachusetts
BB-60 Alabama
TU 53.3.7
BB-43 Tenneessee
BB-46 Maryland
BB-45 Colorado
BB-58 Indiana
TU 53.3.4
CA-33 Portland
CL-60 Santa Fe
CL-62 Birmingham
CL-63 Mobile
Des Div 2
DD-348 Farragut
DD-354 Monaghan
DD-355 Aylwin
Des Ron 21
DD-449 Nicholas
DD-468 Taylor
DD-445 Fletcher
DD-446 Radford
DD-447 Jenkins
DD-448 La Vallette
Des Div 50
DD-500 Ringgold
DD-501 Schroeder
DD-502 Sigsbee
DD-659 Dashiell
Des Div 93
DD-531 Hazelwood
DD-532 Heermann

AO-32 Guadalupe
AO-24 Platte
detached late on 3 Nov.
CruDiv 13
CL-60 Santa Fe
CL-62 Birmingham
CL-63 Mobile

DesDiv 49
DD-573 Harrison
DD-574 J. Rodgers
DD-575 Mc Kee
DD-576 Murray

detached early on 5 Nov.
TU 53.3.1
CV-9 Essex
CV-17 Bunker Hill
CVL-22 Independence

DesDiv 96
DD-660 Bullard
DD-661 Kidd
DD-667 Chauncey

TG 53.2 and TG 53.3 joined on 2 Nov.
CruDiv 13 and DesDiv 49 detached from TG 53.3 late on 3 Nov., arrived Espiritu Santo 5 Nov, and Purvis Bay 6 Nov., met TF 39 7 Nov, then cover echelon 2A. Back in Purvis afternoon 9 Nov.
TU 53.3.1 (3 carriers and 3 destroyers) detached from TG 53.3 for Espiritu Santo early on 5 Nov., arrived Espiritu Santo in Pallikulo Bay late on the 5th.
TG 50.3 (3 CV, 3 DD) dep. 7 Nov., back on 8 Nov to pick up more destroyers. Sailed again afternoon of 8 Nov (3 CV, 7 DD). Two more DD joined on the 10th.
TG 53.3 (from Pearl 21 Oct. to SOPAC).
TG 53.2 from Sopac to Fiji.


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