- Author
- A.N. Other and NHSA Webmaster
- Subjects
- WWII operations, History - WW2
- Tags
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- RAN Ships
- None noted.
- Publication
- December 1988 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved)
United States Forces
| 1. Carrier Group (Rear-Admiral Fletcher) | |
|---|---|
| Task Force 17-2 | |
| Task Group 17-5: | Yorktown (flagship), 75 aircraft |
| Task Group 17-2 | Cruisers Astoria and Portland (Rear-Admiral William W. Smith). |
| Task Group 17-4 | six destroyers |
| Task Force 16 | |
| Task Group 16-5 | Enterprise (Rear- Admiral Raymond A. Spruance), 79 aircraft, and Hornet, 69 aircraft |
| Task Group 16-2 | Cruisers New Orleans, Minneapolis, Vincennes, Northampton, Pensacola, Atlanta (Rear-Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid) |
| Task Group 16-4 | nine destroyers |
| 2. Supply Group | |
|---|---|
| Two tankers escorted by two destroyers. |
| 3. Submarine Group | |
|---|---|
| Nineteen submarines under the orders of Rear-Admiral Robert H. English. |
| 4. Aircraft Based on Midway | |
|---|---|
| One hundred and nineteen aircraft, including thirty-two Catalina flying-boats and nineteen Flying Fortresses |
| 5. Garrisons and Units for the defence of Midway Island and the chain of atoll- outposts west of Pearl Harbour |
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| 6. North Pacific Force constituted on May 17th for the defence of the Aleutian Islands (Rear-Admiral Robert A. Theobald) | |
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| Heavy cruisers | Indianapolis and Louisville |
| Light cruisers | Honolulu, St. Louis, Nashville |
| Ten destroyers. | |
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