Task Force 64 |
1942/09 |
| DD | Laffey |
| 42/09/16? | Esp. Santo - sail to Noumea |
| 42/09/18 | arrived Noumea |
| CA | San Francisco/FF, Salt Lake City, Chester, Minneapolis |
| CL | Boise, Helena |
| DD | Desron12 (Cap Robert G Tobin) |
| 42/09/23 | created in Noumea |
| 42/09/24 | sail to Esp. Santo |
Funafuti, Ellice Is. Occupation - 1942/10/02 |
| DD | Farenholt |
| DD | Lansdowne |
| DD | Buchanan |
| 42/10/02 | D-Day Funafuti |
| 42/10/06 | back at Esp. Santo |
x Cape Esperance |
| CA | San Francisco/GF, Salt Lake City, |
| CA | Boise, Helena |
| DD | Cap Robert G Tobin (ComDesRon12) DesRon12: Farenholt(SF,DF), Duncan, Laffey, McCalla DesDiv2: Buchanan |
| 42/10/07 | departed Esp. Santo |
| 42/10/09 | off Rennel Island |
| 42/10/11 | night x Cape Esperance |
| 42/10/12 | McCalla attacking I-2 |
| 42/10/13 | Esp. Santo |
x Santa Cruz |
| BB | Washington/FF |
| CA | San Francisco, Chester (till 10/21) |
| CL | Helena, Atlanta |
| DD | Benham, Fletcher (from 10/20) DesRon12: Aaron Ward (from 10/20), Lansdowne, Lardner (from 10/20), McCalla |
| 42/10/15 | departed to sea |
| 42/10/20 |
Fletcher, Aaron Ward and Lardner joined from Esp. Santo attacked by IJNAF - ordered back to Esp Santo - Chester disabled by IJN SS (13-31 S., 163-17E) |
| 42/10/21 | arrived Esp. Santo |
| 42/10/22 | Esp. Santo - refuel |
| 42/10/26 | off San Cristobal |
| 42/10/27 | off San Cristobal - Washington attacked by I-15 |
| 42/10/29 | arrived back to Esp. Santo |
Guadalcanal Bombardement 1942/10/30 |
| CL | Atlanta/GF |
| DD | Aaron Ward, Benham, Fletcher, Lardner |
| 42/10/28 | 64.2 created - escort TG 62.4 to Guadalcanal |
| 42/10/30 | arrived Lunga Point with TG 62.4 - shell Japan positions on northern coast of Guadalcanal |
x Guadalcanal |
| BB | Washington, South Dakota |
| DD | Walke, Benham Gwin, Preston (from TF 16??) from 42/11/13 |
| 42/11/11 | sail from Noumea, operate with TF 16 |
| 42/11/13PM | sail for Guadalcanal |
| 42/11/15 | x Guadalcanal - night engagement with IJN forces: sunk Benham, Walke, damage Gwin sinking Kirishima, Ajanami |
| 42/11/17 | arrived back to Noumea |
1943/01
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| BB | Washington, North Carolina, Indiana |
| 43/01/02 | departed Noumea to cover TG 62.2 transports reinforcing Guadalcanal |
| 43/01/10 | arrived back to Noumea |
x Rennel Island |
| BB | Washington, North Carolina, Indiana(from 42/11/28) |
| DD | Balch |
| 43/01/28 | departed Noumea with TF 11, 16, 63, 61 to cover Guadalcanal operations |
| 43/01/29 | off Solomons |
| 43/02/03 | Balch joined |
| 43/02/12 | arrived back to Noumea |
"CLEANSLATE" - Russell Islands Landing 43/02/21 |
| DMS | Hopkins/FF |
| DD | Fanning, Wilson??, Saufley, Aulick, Balch |
| 43/02/19? | departed Noumea |
| 43/02/21 | D-Day Russell Islands |
| 43/02/25 | arrived Noumea |
| DD | Drayton (43/03/07 - 43/05/13) |
1943/03
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| BB | Indiana |
| 43/03/11 | departed Noumea for drills |
| 43/03/13 | arrived back to Noumea |
| 43/03/15 | TF 64 redesignated as TF 10 |