FORCE 'H' | 2 | Battleships (Duke of York, Rodney1) |
1 | Battle cruiser (Renown) | |
3 | Fleet Carriers (Victorious, Formidable, Furious1) | |
3 | Cruisers (Bermuda2, Argonaut, Sirius) | |
17 | Destroyers1 | |
AZORES COVERING FORCE | 2 | Cruisers (Norfolk, Cumberland) |
3 | Destroyers | |
FUELING FORCE | 2 | Tankers |
1 | Corvettes | |
4 | A/S Trawlers | |
EASTERN NAVAL TASK FORCE | 1 | Headquarters Ship (Bulolo) |
3 | Cruisers (Sheffield, Scylla, Charybdis) | |
1 | Carrier (Argus) | |
1 | Auxiliary carrier (Avenger) | |
3 | A.A. ships (Palomares, Pozarica, Tynwald) | |
1 | Monitor (Roberts) | |
13 | Destroyers | |
3 | Submarines | |
3 | Sloops | |
7 | Minesweepers | |
6 | Corvettes | |
2 | Landing Ships Infantry (Large) | |
2 | Landing Ships Gantry | |
8 | A/S Trawlers | |
8 | Motor Launches |
ALGIERS INSHORE LANDING GROUPS - partly formed from Eastern Naval Task Force | |||||
Western Landing group | Centre Landing group | Eastern Landing group | |||
3 | Landing Ships Infantry (Large) | 1 | Headquarters ship (Bulolo) | 4 | Combat Loaders (U.S.)3 |
1 | A.A Ship | 1 | A.A. Ship | 1 | Landing Ship Infantry |
1 | Landing Ship Gantry | 7 | Landing Ships Infantry (Large) | 1 | A.A. Ship |
4 | Mechanical Transport Ships | 9 | Mechanical Transport Ships | 3 | Mechanical Transport Ships |
2 | Sloops | 1 | Landing Ship Gantry | 2 | Destroyers |
2 | Corvettes | 4 | Destroyers | 1 | Sloop |
3 | Trawlers | 1 | Sloop4 | 2 | Corvettes |
3 | Motor launches | 2 | Corvettes4 | 4 | Minesweepers |
3 | Minesweepers | 2 | A/S/ Trawlers | ||
3 | A/S/ Trawlers | 2 | Motor Launches | ||
3 | Motor Launches |
NOTES: | (1) | Rodney, Furious, and Three destroyers were detached to support Centre Naval Task Force. |
(2) | Bermuda was detached to support the Eastern Naval Task Force. | |
(3) | One combat loader was torpedoed on the 7th November and towed into Algiers later. | |
(4) | One sloop and two corvettes shown here are also shown under the Eastern Landing group, to which they proceeded. |
CENTRE NAVAL TASK FORCE (Oran) 1 Headquarters Ship (Largs) 2 Auxiliary carriers (Bitter, Dasher) 2 Cruisers (Jamaica, Aurora) 2 A.A. ships (Alynbank, Delhi) 13 Destroyers 2 Submarines 2 Sloops 8 Minesweepers 6 Corvettes 2 Cutters 1 Landing Ship Infantry (Large) 2 Landing Ships Infantry (Medium) 3 Landing Ships Infantry (Small) 3 Landing Ships Tank 1 Landing Ships Gantry 8 A/S trawlers 10 Motor launches
ORAN INSHORE LANDING GROUPS - partly formed from Centre Naval Task Force Western Landing group Centre Landing group Eastern Landing group 1 Landing Ship Infantry (Large) 3 Landing Ships Infantry (Large) 6 Landing Ships Infantry (Large) 2 Landing Ships Infantry (Medium) 2 Mechanical Transport Ships 3 Landing Ships Infantry (Small) 1 Landing Ship Tank 2 Destroyers 2 Landing Ships Tank 4 Mechanical Transport Ships 4 A/S trawlers 1 Landing Ships Gantry 1 Cruiser (Aurora) 5 Motor launches 1 Cable Ship 1 Destroyer 15 Mechanical Transport Ships 2 Corvettes 6 Merchant vessels 1 A/S trawler 1 Cruiser (Jamaica) 1 Motor launches 1 A.A. Ship (Delhi) 3 Destroyers 5 Corvettes 2 Cutters 1 Sloop 8 Minesweepers 3 A/S trawlers 4 Motor launches
GIBRALTAR ESCORT FORCE 2 Destroyers 4 Corvettes 13 A/S trawlers GIBRALTAR MISCELLANEOUS FORCE 1 Submarine Depot Ship (Maidstone) 7 Submarines 5 Auxiliary minesweeping trawlers 1 Controlled minelayer 3 Salvage vessels 4 Tugs 18 Tankers 23 Merchant vessels 25 Motor launches 32 Motor minesweepers 6 Landing craft tanks WARSHIPS NOT INCLUDED IN FORCES ORGANIZED FOR 'TORCH', BUT WHICH WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE VARIOUS SERVICES AFTER THE OPERATION HAD BEEN LAUNCHED 3 Destroyers 10 Sloops 5 Cutters 2 Minesweepers 8 Corvetes 4 Trawlers 1 Coastal craft depot ship 1 Army port repair ship
Composition of United States Naval Forces
COVERING GROUP 1 Battleship (Massachusetts) 2 Cruisers (Wichita, Tuscaloosa) 4 Destroyers 1 Oiler NORTHERN ATTACK GROUP (Port Lyautey) 1 Battleship (Texas) 1 Cruiser (Savannah) 2 Auxiliary carriers (Sangamon, Chenango) 1 Seaplane tender 9 Destroyers 1 Submarine (Shad) 6 Transports 3 Merchant vessels 2 Minesweepers 1 Oiler CENTRE ATTACK GROUP (Casablanca) 3 Cruisers (Augusta, Brooklyn, Cleveland) 1 Carrier (Ranger) 1 Auxiliary carrier (Suwanee) 15 Destroyers 2 Submarines 12 Transports 3 Merchant vessels 2 Minelayers 4 Minesweepers 1 Oiler SOUTHERN ATTACK GROUP (Safi) 1 Battleship (New York) 1 Cruiser (Philadelphia) 1 Auxiliary carrier (Santee) 10 Destroyers 1 Submarine (Barb) 5 Transports 1 Merchant vessel 1 Minelayer 2 Minesweepers 2 Oilers 1 Tug
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