US Navy December 1941 Battle Order

most of following was taken from
Dr. Leo Niehorster's World War II Armed Forces Site


Pacific Fleet
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CinCPac - Adm Husband E. Kimmell
Battle Force - BatForPac
VAdm William S. Pye
Battleships, Battle Force
RAdm Walter S. Anderson
BB BatDiv1 (RAdm Isaac C. Kidd): Nevada, Pennsylvania, Arizona
BatDiv2 (RAdm D.W. Bagley): Oklahoma, Tennessee, California
BatDiv4 (RAdm W.S. Anderson): Colorado, Maryland, West Virginia
Aircraft, Battle Force
VAdm William F. Halsey
CV CarDiv1 (RAdm Aubrey W. Fitch): Lexington/DF, Saratoga
CarDiv2 (VAdm William F. Halsey): Enterprise/DF
Aircraft, Battle Force Pool: NAS San Diego: 8 x F2A, 10 x F3F, 4 x F4F, 4 x J2F, 4 x OS2U, 2 x SF, 13 x SBC, 17 x SBD, 6 x TBD
NAS Alameda: 13 x OS2U, 9 x SOC
NAS Pearl Harbor: 7 x F2A, 3 x F4F, 23 x OS2U, 1 x R3D, 17 x SBD, 15 x SOC, 1 x SON, 2 x TBD
Fleet Air Photo Unit: NAS San Diego: 1 x F2A, 1 x SNJ
Advanced Carrier Training Group: NAS San Diego: 2 x F2A, 1 x N3N, 1 x OS2U, 21 x SBD, 10 x SNJ
Cruisers, Battle Force
RAdm W.S. Anderson
CL CruDiv3 (RAdm A.T. Bidwell): Richmond, Concord/DF, Trenton
CruDiv9 (H. Fairlax Leary): Phoenix, Boise, Honolulu/DF, St. Louis, Helena
Destroyers, Battle Force
RAdm Milo F. Dreamel
DD DesDiv50: Rathburne/DF, Talbot, Waterrs, Dent
Destroyer Flotilla 1 - DesFlot1
RAdm Robert A. Theobald
CL Raleigh/FF
AD Dobbins, Whitney
DD DesRon1 Phelps/SF
DesDiv1: Dewey/DF, Hull, MacDonough, Worden
DesDiv2: Farragut, Dale, Monaghan, Aylwin
DesRon3 (Cap Thomas Joseph Keliher): Clark/SF
DesDiv5: Reid, Conyngham, Cassin/DF, Downes
DesDiv6: Cummings, Case/DF, Shaw, Tucker
DesRon5 Porter/SF
DesDiv9: Mahan, Drayton/DF, Lamson, Flusser
DesDiv10: Cushing/DF, Perkins, Smith, Preston
Destroyer Flotilla 2 - DesFlot2
RAdm Milo F. Dreamel
CL Detroit/FF
AD Dixie
DD DesRon4 Selfridge/SF
DesDiv7: Bagley, Blue/DF, Helm, Henley
DesDiv8: Mugford/DF, Ralph Talbot, Patterson, Jarvis
DesRon6 Balch/SF
DesDiv11: Gridley, Craven, McCall, Maury/DF
DesDiv12: Dunlap/DF, Fanning, Benham, Ellet
Minecraft, Battle Force
RAdm W.R. Furlong
MineRon1
CM Oglala/SF
DM MineDiv1: Tracy, Preble, Sicard, Pruitt
MineDiv2: Gamble, Ramsay, Montgomery, Breese
MineRon2 DMS Hopkins/SF
MineDiv4: Zane, Wasmuth, Trever, Perry
MineDiv5: Chandler, Southard, Hovey, Long
MineDiv6: Dorsey, Lamberton, Boggs, Elliot
Scouting Force - ScoutForPac
RAdm John Henry Newton
Cruisers, Scouting Force
RAdm J.H. Newton
CA CruDiv4 (RAdm J.H. Newton): Pensacola, Salt Lake City, Chicago/DF, Indianapolis/CF
CruDiv5 (RAdm R.A. Spruance): Northampton/DF, Chester, Louisville, Portland
CruDiv6 (RAdm F.J. Fletcher): New Orleans, Astoria, Minneapolis, San Francisco
Aircraft, Scouting Force
RAdm John S. McCain
PatWing1 RAdm P.L. Bellinger
VP-11 (NAS Kaneohe): 12 x PBY
VP-12 (NAS Kaneohe): 12 x PBY
VP-14 (NAS Kaneohe): 12 x PBY
AV Wright
AVP Avocet
AVD Hulbert, Ballard
PatWing2
 VP-21 (Midway Island):
VP-22 (Ford Island): 14 x PBY
VP-23 (Ford Island): 12 x PBY
VP-24 (Ford Island): 6 x PBY
AV Curtiss, Tangier
AVP Swan
AVD Thornton, McFarland
PatWing4 VP-41 (Sitka, Alaska): 6 x PBY
VP-42 (Ford Island): 6 x PBY
VP-43 (Ford Island): 6 x PBY
VP-44 (Ford Island): 6 x PBY
AV Pelican
AVP Teal
AVD Williamson, Gillis
Aircraft, Scouting Force Pool: NAS Seattle: 2 x PBY
NAS Pearl Harbor: 1 x PBY
Transition, Training Group NAS San Diego: VP-13: 4 x PBY
1 x J2F, 27 x PBY
Submarines, Scouting Force
 RAdm Thomas Withers
SubRon4 (Cap F.A. Daubin): AS Fulton
ASR Widgeon, Ortolan
SS SubDiv41 (Cdr O'Leary): S-18, S-23, S-27, S-28, S-34, S-35
SubDiv42 (Cdr Clifford H. Roper): Argonaut, Narwhal, Nautilus, Dolphin, Cachalot, Cuttlefish
SubDiv43 (Cdr N.S. Ives): Plunger, Pollack, Pompano
SubRon6 (Cap A.R. McCann): AS Pellas
SS SubDiv61 (Cdr C.D. Edmonds): Tambor, Tautog, Thresher, Triton, Trout, Tuna
SubDiv62 (Cdr F.M. O'Leary): Gar, Grayling, Gudgeon
SubRon8 no personnel or vessels assigned
Service Force - ServForPac
 RAdm William L. Calhoun
AP Argonne, Henry T. Allen
AK Mercury
AG Sumner
ServRon2
RAdm W.L. Calhoun
AT Sonoma, Pinola, Navaho, Seminole, Keosanqua
AR Medusa, Vestal, Rigel
AH Solace
Fleet Post Office
Fleet Motion Picture Exchange

ServRon4
AP Henderson, Chaumont, William W. Burrows, Harris, St. Michel, Republic, U.S. Grant
AK Alchiba

ServRon6
AM Robin, Turkey, Bobolink, Rail, Tern, Grebe, Vireo
AG Utah
Utility Wing 4 VJ-1 (NAS Pearl Harbor): 9 x J2F, 9 x JRS
VJ-2 (NAS Pearl Harbor, NAB Johnston Is.): 10 x J2F, 4 x PBY
VJ-3 (NAB Puunene, Maui): 4 x JRB, 2 x BT, 2 x JRF, 1 x J2F, 11 x TDN
Aircraft, Service Force Pool NAS Pearl Harbor: 1 x J2F, 1 x O3U
NAS San Diego: 11 x BG, 7 x J2F, 1 x PBY
NAS Seattle: 2 x J2F
Antiaircraft Artillery School
Fleet Machinegun School
Fleet Camera Park
Target Repair Base
Mine Assembly Base
Mobile Degaussing Unit
ServRon8
AKS Castor, Antares
AF Bridge, Artic, Boreas, Aldebaran
AO Kanawha, Cuyama, Brazos, Neches, Tippecanoe, Neosho, Platte, Sabine, Kaskaskia
AE Pyro, Lassen
Amphibious Force - PhibForPac
Headquarters Company, 2nd Joint Task Force
2nd Marine Division
3rd Infantry Division, U. S. Army
2nd Marine Air Wing
2nd Defense Battalion
2nd Base Depot


Atlantic Fleet
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CinCAtl - Adm Ernest J. King
Battleships, Atlantic Fleet
RAdm J.W. Wilcox
BB BatDiv3 (RAdm W.R. Munroe): New Mexico, Mississippi, Idaho
BatDiv5 (RAdm A. Sharp): Arkansas, New York, Texas
Aircraft, Atlantic Fleet
CV CarDiv3 (RAdm A.B. Cook): Ranger, Wasp
Yorktown
AVG Long Island

Fleet Air Photo Unit, Atlantic
NAS Norfolk: 2 x J2F, 1 x SBD

Advanced Carrier Training Group, Atlantic
NAS Norfolk: 12 x F4F, 1 x J2F, 5 x SBC, 2 x SBD, 3 x SBN, 5 x SB2U, 6 x SNJ, 1 x SOC, 2 x TBD

Fleet Tactical Unit, Atlantic
NAS Norfolk: 1 x SBD, 1 x SNJ

Cruisers, Atlantic Fleet
RAdm H.K. Hewitt
CA CruDiv7 (RAdm Robert C. Giffen): Augusta, Tuscaloosa, Quincy, Vincennes, Wichita
CL CruDiv2 (RAdm J.H. Ingram): Omaha, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Memphis/DF
CruDiv8 (RADm H.K. Hewitt): Brooklyn, Philapdelphia/FF,DF, Savannah, Nashville
Patrol Wings, Atlantic Fleet
VAdm E.D. McWhorter
PatWing3: VP-31 (NAS Coco Solo): 11 x PBY
VP-32 (NAS Coco Solo): 13 x PBY
AVP Lapwing, Sandpiper
AVD Clemson, Osmond Ingram
PatWing5: VP-51: 12 x PBY
VP-52: 12 x PBY
AVP Thrust, Gannet
AVD Goldsborough, Greene
PatWing7: VP-71: 11 x PBY
VP-72: 12 x PBY
VP-73: 13 x PBY
VP-74: 13 x PBY
AV Albemarle, Pocomoke
AVP Biscayne
PatWing8 VP-81: 8 x PBY
VP-82: 14 x PBY
VP-83: 10 x PBY
AVD Belknap
PatWing9 VP-91: 6 x PBY
Transition Training Group, Atlantic
NAS Norfolk: 1 x OS2U, 6 x PBM, 2 x PBO
Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet
RAdm F.L. Reichmuth
AD Melville, Altair, Denebola/FF, Prairie, Hamul, Markab
DD Noa
WPG Bibb, Campbell, Duane, A. Hamilton, Ingham, Spencer
Destroyer Flotilla 3 - DesFlot3
DD DesRon7: Plunkett/SF
DesDiv13: Benson, Mayo, Gleaves, Niblack/DF
DesDiv14: Madison, Lansdale, Hilary P. Jones, Charles F. Hughes
DesRon9: Davis/SF
DesDiv17: McDougal/DF, Winslow, Moffett, Sampson
DesDiv18: Somers, Warrington, Davis/DF, Jouett
DesRon11: Roe/SF
DesDiv21: Livermore/DF, Eberle, Kearny, Ericsson
DesDiv22: Gwin/DF, Meredith, Grayson, Monssen
DesRon13: Buck/SF
DesDiv25: Woolsey/DF, Ludlow, Edison, Bristol
DesDiv26: Wilkes/DF, Nicholson, Swanson, Ingraham
Destroyer Flotilla 4 - DesFlot4
DD DesRon2: Morris/SF
DesDiv3: Sims, Hughes, Anderson/DF, Hammann
DesDiv4: Mustin/DF, Russell, O'Brien, Walke
DesRon8: Wainwright/SF
DesDiv15: Lang/DF, Stack, Sterett, Wilson
DesDiv16: Mayrant, Trippe, Rhind, Rowan
DesRon10: Ellyson/SF
DesDiv19: Hambelton/DF, Rodman, Emmons, Macomb
DesDiv20: Forrest/DF, Fitch, Corry, Hobson
DesRon12: Farenholt/SF
DesDiv23: Laffey/DF, Woodworth, Aaron Ward, Buchanan
DesDiv24: Duncan/DF, Lansdowne, Lardner, McCalla
Destroyer Flotilla 8 - DesFlot8
DD DesRon27: Decatur/SF
DesDiv53: Badger/DF, Babbitt, Leary, Schenck
DesDiv54: Jacob Jones, Roper/DF, Dicekrson, Herbert
DesRon30: Dallas/SF
DesDiv60: Dupont, Bernadou, Ellis/DF, Cole
DesDiv61: Lea, Tarbell, Upshur, Greer/DF
DesRon31: MacLeish/SF
DesDiv62: Overton, Sturtevant, Reuben James, Bainbridge
DesDiv63: Broome, Simpson, McCormick/DF, Truxtun
Submarines, Atlantic Fleet
RAdm R.S. Edwards
AD Melville
SubRon1 (Cap E.F. Cutts): ASR FAlcon
AG Semmes
SS SubDiv11 (Cdr R.M. Peacher): O-2, O-3, O-4, O-6, O-7, O-8, O-10, S-46, S-47, S-48
SubDiv12 (LtCdr W.A. Gorry): R-2, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-7, R-9, R-10, R-11, R-13, R-14, R-20, Mackerel, Marlin
Underwater Sound Lab
SubRon3 (Cap T.J. Doyle): ASR Mallard
AS Antaeus
SS SubDiv31 (Cdr W.L. Hoffheinz): S-1, S-11, S-12, S-13, S-14, S-15, S-16, S-17
SubDiv32 (Cdr R.A. Knapp): Barracuda, Bass, Bonita
SubRon5 (Cap Ralph W. Christie): AS Griffin
SS SubDiv51 (Cdr C.F. Erck): S-20, S-21, S-22, S-24, S-29
SubDiv52 (Cdr C.W. Gray): S-30, S-31, S-33
SubDiv53 (Cdr J.E. Renzer): S-42, S-43, S-44, S-45
SubRon7 (Cdr J.B. Longstaff): AS Beaver
ASR Chewink
SS SubDiv71 (Cdr H.L. Challenger): R-12, R-15, R-16, R-17, R-18, R-19, Grampus, Grayback, Grenadier
SubDiv72 (Cdr J.B. Longstaff): S-26, S-32, R-1
Service Force, Atlantic Fleet
RAdm R. Jacobs
AGS Alcor/FF
AG Bowditch
ServRon1
RAdm R. Jacobs
AR Vulkan
AG Wyoming
AT Kalmia, Algorma, Luka, Cherokee
ARS Redwing, Warbler, Willet
AH Relief
ServRon3
ServRon5
ServRon7
AE Nitro, Kilauea
AF Yukon, Polaris, Mizar, Tarazed
AKS Pollux
AK Arcturus, Alchiba, Algorab, Betelgeuse
AO Patoka, Sarpelo, Kaweah, Leramie, Mattole, Rapidan, Salinas, Salamonee, Chemung, Cimarron, Guadalupe
ServRon9
Utility Wing 1: VJ-4 (NRAB Squantom, Mass.): 16 x J2F, 2 x PBY
VJ-5 (NAS Cape May): 7 x BG, 2 x BT, 3 x F2A, 3 F4B, 5 x J2F, 5 x JRB
SubchasDiv18: SC SC-449, SC-450, SC-451, SC-452
Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet
1st Marine Division
1st Infantry Division, U. S. Army
1st Marine Air Wing
1st Base Depot


Asiatic Fleet
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CincAsia Adm Thomas C. Hart
Cruisers, Asiatic Fleet
RAdm W.A. Glassford
CA Houston/FltF
CL Marblehead
Destroyers, Asiatic Fleet
Cap H.V. Wiley
DesRon29 (Cap H.V. Wiley): AD Blackhawk
DD Paul Jones/SF
DesDiv57 (Cdr E.M. Crouch): Alden, Edsall, John D. Edwards/DF, Whipple
DesDiv58: Barker, Bulmer, Parrott, Stewart/DF
DesDiv59 (Cdr Paul H. Talbot): John D. Ford/DF, Peary, Pillsbury, Pope
Aircraft, Asiatic Fleet
 Cap F.D. Wagner
PatWing10 (Cap F.D. Wagner):
VP-101 Manila Bay: 14 x PBY
Davao Bay: 4 x PBY
VP-102 Manila Bay: 14 x PBY
Olongapo: 4 x PBY
VJ-10 Manila Bay: 4 x J2F, 1 x OS2U, 1 x SOC
Coral Bay, Palawan: 4 x OS2U
AV Langley
AVD Childs, William B. Preston
AVP Heron
Submarines, Asiatic Fleet
 Cap W.E. Doyle
SubRon20 (Cap W.E. Doyle): AS Holland, Canopus, Otus
ARS Pigeon
SS SubDiv21 (LtCdr S.S. Murray): Salmon, Seal, Skipjack, Sargo, Saury, Spearfish
SubDiv22 (Cdr J.A. Connelly): Snapper, Stingray, Sturgeon, Sculpin, Sailfish, Swordfish
SubDiv201 (LtCdr R.B. van Zant): S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-40, S-41
SubDiv202 (Cdr W.E. Percifield): Seadragon, Sealion, Searaven, Seawolf
SubDiv203 (Cdr E.H. Bryant): Porpoise, Pike, Shark, Tarpon, Perch, Pickerel, Permit
Service Train, Asiatic Fleet
 LtCdr E.R.J. Griffin
AO Pecosinch, Trinity
PY Label
AM MineRon7 (LtCdr E.R.J. Griffin): MineDiv19 (Lt T.W. Davison): Finch, Bittern
MineDiv20 (LtCdr J.H. Morril): Tanagier, Quail, Lark, Whippoorwill
s/s President Madison, President Harrison


Naval Districts
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1st Naval District (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
RAdm W.T. Tarrant
ATO Wandank
IX Constitution, Constellation
Naval Coastal Frontier
Naval Coastal Force
PG St Augustine, Williamsburg
PE PE-19, PE-27, PE-38
PY Siren, Zircon, Sapphire
PYc Sardonyx
WPC Argo, Cartigan, General Greene, Harriet Lane
Local Defence Force
AN Elder, Mahogany, Mango, Hackberry, Palm, Hazel, Nutmeg, Gum Tree
3rd Naval District (Connecticut, New York)
RAdm A. Andrews
ATO Sagamore
IX Wheeling, Transfer, Camden
Naval Coastal Frontier
Naval Coastal Force
PY Sylph
PE PE-48, PE-55
WPG Nourmahal, Icarus, Bedloe, Acconive, Kimball
Local Defence Force
AN Larch, Locust
AMc Limpkin, Lorikeet, Acme, Chaffinch, Demand, Dominant
4th Naval District (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware)
IX Olympia
Naval Coastal Frontier
Naval Coastal Force
PE PE-56
Local Defence Force
AMc Roller
5th Naval District (Virginia, North Carolina, Bermudas)
ATO Kewaydin
IX Hartford, Reina Mercedes
AG Hannibal
Naval Coastal Frontier
Naval Coastal Force
IX Dubuque, Paducah
PY Tourmaline
WPC Dione, Jackston
Local Defence Force
AMc Kestrel, Heath Hen, Flamingo, Egret, Canary, Advance
AN Rosewood, Sandalwood
6th Naval District (Georgia, South Carolina)
ATO Umpqua
Naval Coastal Frontier
Naval Coastal Force
PY Jade, Ruby
PYc Emerald
WPG Tallapoosa
Local Defence Force
AN Mimosa
7th Naval District (Florida, Peninsula without Panhandle)
RAdm W.H. Allen
Naval Coastal Frontier
Naval Coastal Force
PY Coral, Carnelian
WPC Galatea, Nemesis, Nike, Triton, Thetis, Pandora
Local Defence Force
AN Holly
AMc Tapacola, Turaco
8th Naval District (Florida Panhandle, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma)
Naval Coastal Frontier
Naval Coastal Force
PYc Onyx
WPC Boutwell, Vigilant, Woodbury
Local Defence Force
AMc Courlan, Develin, Ostrich
9th Naval District (Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin)
RAdm J. Downs, Jr.
PYc Truant
IX Dover
10th Naval District (Caribbean)
RAdm J.H. Hoover
ATO Montcalm
Naval Coastal Frontier
Naval Coastal Force
PY Turquoise
PYc Opal
WPG Unalaga
WPC Agassiz, Crawford, Dix, Rush, Cuyahoga, Legare, Marion
Local Defence Force
AM Partridge, Woodcock,
AMc Chachalaca, Defiance, Endurance
AT Mulberry, Redwood
11th Naval District (New Mexico, Arizona, California south of Pt. Arguello)
RAdm C.A. Blakely
DD DesDiv70: Crane/DF, Rathburne, Kilty, Kennison, Crosby
Naval Coastal Frontier
ATO Bagaduce
YW YW-56
Naval Coastal Force
PYc Amethyst, Jasper
WPC Cahoone, Diligence, Ewing
Local Defence Force
AMc Plover, Sanderling, Grouse, Firecrest, Roadrunner, Ruff
AN Chestnut, Buckthorn
12th Naval District (California north of Pt. Arguello, Nevada, Utah, Colorado)
RAdm J.W. Greenslade
DD DesDiv83: Humphreys, King, Sands, Lawrence/DF
Talbot
Naval Coastal Frontier
IX Despatch
Naval Coastal Force
DD Morris
PE Pe-32
PY Argus
WPC Alert, Pulaski, Ariadne, Daphne
WPG Shawnee
Local Defence Force
AMc Hornbill, Waxbill, Chatterer, Grosbeak, Rhea, Kildeer
YN Aloe
AN Catalpa, Ebony, Chinquapin
Senior Coast Guard Officer
WYT Golden Gate
WAGL Colubine, Lupine, Sequoia
13th Naval District (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Territory of Alaska)
DD DesDiv82: Hatfield, Brooks, Gilmer/DF, Fox, Kane, Kent, Dent
Naval Coastal Frontier
AK Spica
ATO Tatmuck, Mahopec
IX Oregon
Naval Coastal Force
PYc Amber
PE PE-57
WPG Onandaga, Haida
WPC Atalanta, Aurora, Cyane, Hermes, Perseus, Bonham, McLane, Nemaha
Local Defence Force
AM Oriole
IX Goshawk
AMc Pintail, Nightingale, Crow, Frigate Bird, Phoebe, Agile, Affray
AN Boxwood, Butternut, Buckeye, Eucalyptus
Senior Coast Guard Officer
USCGC Shearwater, Guard, Invincible
WAGL Fir, Manzanita, Rose, Rhododendron, Cedar, Alder, Hemlock
CG CG-402
14th Naval District (Hawaii)
RAdm C.C. Bloch
AK Regulus
AT Sunadin
AG Kaula
Hawaiian Naval Coastal Frontier
DD DesDiv80: Allen, Schley, Chew, Ward
AMc MineDiv?: Cockatoo, Crossbill, Condor, Reedbird
WPG Taney
PT MTBRon1: PT-20, PT-21, PT-22, PT-23, PT-24, PT-25, PT-26, PT-27, PT-28, PT-29, PT-30, PT-42
PG Niagara
Naval Coastal Force
PG Sacramento
WPC Reliance, Tiger
Local Defence Force
AN Ash
YN Cinchona
WAGL Kukui, Walnut
USCG USCG-400, USCG-403
Johnston Island Command
Midway Island Command
Wake Island Command
Cdr Winfield S. Cunningham
Palmyra Island Command
15th Naval District (Canal Zone)
DD DesRon33: Borie/SF
DesDiv66: Breckenridge, Barney, Blakeley, Biddle
DesDiv67: Tatnall, J. Fred Talbot, Dahlgren, Goff, Barry
Naval Coastal Frontier
ARS Crusader
Naval Coastal Force
PG Erie
PYc Agate, Moonstone, Topaz
Local Defence Force
AM Catbird, Curlew
AMc Pipit, Magpie, Longspur
16th Naval District (Philippine Islands)
Philippine Coastal Frontier
RAdm F.W. Rockwell
AT Napa, Genessee
Naval Inshore Patrol
Cap K.M. Hoeffel
PG Asheville, Tulsa
PR Wake, Tutuila, Oahu, Luzon, Mindanao
MTBRon3
Lt J.D. Bukeley
PT PT-31, PT-32, PT-33, PT-34, PT-35, PT-41