Task Force 59

CTF - ComBatRon2

BB	Wisconsin, Missouri, South Dakota, New Jersey, Washington, North Carolina BatDiv8 (RAdm J.E. Shafroth): Massachusetts, Indiana
CB	Alaska
CA	San Francisco, Boston, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Indianapolis
CL	CruDiv14 (RAdm Francis E.M. Whiting): Vincennes II, Miami, San Juan Biloxi, Santa Fe, San Diego
DD	DesRon25/DesDiv50: Ringgold, Schroeder, Sigsbee

TG 59.6

CL	CruDiv17: Pasadena/GF, Wilkes-Barre, Astoria II

DesRon53:

DesDiv105: Cushing II/SF
DesDiv106: Yarnall (till 03/03), Twining, Stockham, Wedderburn

45/03/03	detached from TF 58 support units 59.6 detached for practice attack on main body of TF 59
45/03/04	59.6 conducted simulated torpedo attack on main body
45/03/05	59.6 - Ringgold and Yarnall damaged by collision 165 nm NW of Ulithi (12-15N, 138-08E)
45/03/07	59.6 - Yarnall arrived Ulithi (towed by ATF-106 Molala)

"ICEBERG"

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CTF VAdm Willis Augustus Lee

DD	Stockham (03/14-03/15)

TG 59.7 - Fast Battleship Bombardment Group - created only 45/03/24

BB	South Dakota/FF, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Missouri
CA	Indianapolis
DD	Chauncey

TU 59.7.3 - Southern Bombardment Group

TU 59.1.3 - BatDiv8

CTU RAdm J.F. Shafroth

BB	Massachusetts/UF,DF, Indiana

TU 59.2.4 - DesDiv50

CTU Cap Herman O. Parish

DD	Sigsbee/UF,DF, Schroeder, Dashiell

45/03/24

59.7 detached from TF 58 for SE Okinawa Bombardement to destroy enemy installation and cover TG 52.3 minesweeping operations
sinking Tosan Maru and Maiko Maru #10