Hello squareroot1-ga,
May I take the initiative to provide the information you asked. I have
found a page listing the order of battle of Task Force 38 at Okinawa.
Here it is:
Order of Battle - Carrier Raids on the Home Islands - 24 - 28 July 1945:
http://www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_WWII_Pacific/OOB_WWII_Carrier-Raids_Home-Islands.htm
Task Force 38 (TF 38)
Commanded by Admiral William F. Halsey & Vice Admiral J. S. McCain
TF 38.1
Rear Admiral T. L. Sprague
CV Bennington CAPT B. L. Braun
CVG-1 - 37 Hellcats, 37 Corsairs, 15 Helldivers, 15 Avengers
CV Lexington CAPT T. H. Robbins, Jr.
CVG-94
CV Hancock CAPT R. F. Hickey
CVG-6 - 72 Hellcats, 12 Helldivers, 10 Avengers
CVL Belleau Wood
Air Group 30 - 25 Hellcats, 9 Avengers
CVL San Jacinto CAPT M. H. Kernodle
CVG-49 - 25 Hellcats, 9 Avengers
CVL Bataan CAPT W. G. Tomlinson
CVG-49 - 24 Hellcats, 12 Avengers
BB Indiana
BB Massachusetts
BB Alabama
CL Topeka
CL Duluth
CL Dayton
CL Atlanta
CL San Diego
Desron 61
De Haven
Mansfield
Lyman K Swenson
Collett
Maddox
Blue
Brush
Taussig
Desron 25
John Rogers
Harrison
McKee
Murray
Ringgold
Schroeder
Dashiell
Desron 100
Capeton
Cogswell
Ingersoll
Knapp
TF 38.3
Rear Admiral Bogan
CV Wasp CAPT W. G. Switzer
CVG-86 (joined 26 July after Wake strike enroute from US)
CV Ticonderoga CAPT W. Swinton
CVG-87 (joined 21 July after three weeks at Guam)
CV Randolph CAPT F. L. Baker
CVG-16 - 57 Hellcats, 15 Helldivers, 15 Avengers
CV Essex CAPT R. L. Bowman
CVG-83 - 36 Hellcats, 36 Corsairs, 15 Helldivers, 15 Avengers
CVL Monterey CAPT J. B. Lyon
CVG-34 - 25 Hellcats, 9 Avengers
CVL Bataan CAPT W. C. Gilbert
CVG-47
BB North Carolina Battleship Division 6 Rear Admiral T. R. Cooley
- Div. Comdr.
BB South Dakota
CL Pasadena
CL Springfield
CL Wilkes-Barre
CL Astoria
CL Oakland
Desron 48
Erben
Walker
Hale
Abbot
Strembel
Bullard
Black
Chauncey
Heerman
Desron 62
English
Charles S. Sperry
Ault
Waldron
John W. Weeks
Hank
Wallace L. Lind
Borie
TF 38.4
Rear Admiral Radford
CV Yorktown CAPT W. F. Boone
CVG-88 - 40 Hellcats, 33 Hellcat (Fighter-Bombers), 15 Helldivers, 7 Avengers
CV Shangri-La CAPT J. D. Barner
Vice Admiral J. S. McCain
CVG-85
CV Bon Homme Richard CAPT A. O. Rule, Jr.
CVG(N)-91 - 37 Hellcats, 18 Avengers (Night Carrier Group)
CVL Independence CAPT N. M. Kindell
CVG-27 - 25 Hellcats, 8 Avengers
CVL Cowpens CAPT G. H. DeBaun
CVG-50 - 25 Hellcats, 9 Avengers
BB Iowa
BB Missouri Admiral William F. Halsey
BB Wisconsin
CA Quincy
CA Chicago
CA Boston
CA St. Paul
CL San Juan
Desron 53
Cushing
Colahan
Uhlmann
Benham
Stockham
Wedderburn
Desron 54
Remey
Norman Scott
Mertz
Monssen
McGowan
McNair
Desron 113
Rowe
Smalley
Stoddard
Watts
Wren
DD Frank Knox Radar Picket
Also attached to TF 38, but my sources do not denote to which
particular task group:
CL Oklahoma City
CL Amsterdam
CL Tuscon
CL Flint
DD Samuel N. Moore
DD Twining
DD Wadleigh
DD Franks
DD Higbee Radar Picket
DD Southerland Radar Picket
DD Benner Radar Picket
I count TF 38:
Carriers 17
Battleships 8
Cruisers 19
Destroyers 59
According to this source, the total number of ships used in the
Okinawa operation was 327:
MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - Okinawa:
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/okinawa/default.aspx
Here are some numbers on types of ships broken down:
Campaign for Okinawa: US Marine Corps Tribute page
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/7338/oki.html
Here is another complete list of Ships in Task Force 38:
Task Force 38 Order of Battle at Task Forces List
http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/tf38.htm
With another list for Task Force 58:
http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/tf58.htm
Search terms used on Google:
task force 38 order battle okinawa
task force 38 okinawa
task force 58 okinawa
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