The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia
|
| Previous: U.S. Armed Forces Far East | Table of Contents | Next: U.S. Battle Force |
The Asiatic Fleet was responsible for patrolling U.S. possessions in the Far East. With no unit larger than a cruiser, it could not possibly stand up for long against Combined Fleet, and in fact the Philippines had been effectively written off in Navy pre-war planning. With the destruction of MacArthur's air power on the first day of the war, Hart withdrew all his forces except for submarines and some small units. This created lasting bitterness in MacArthur towards the Navy.
| Asiatic Fleet (Hart; at Manila) | ||||
| AO Pecos |
||||
| Strike Force/Task Force 5 (Glassford;
at Iloilo) |
||||
| CA Houston | ||||
| CL Marblehead (at Tarakan) | ||||
| CL Boise (at Cebu CIty) | Boise was assigned to Pacific Fleet but had just escorted a convoy to the PI. She was "borrowed" by Hart when it appeared that war was imminent. | |||
| Destroyer Squadron 29 | ||||
| DD Paul Jones (at Tarakan) | ||||
| AD Black Hawk (at Balikpapan) | ||||
| Destroyer Division 59 | ||||
| DD John D. Ford (at Manila) | ||||
| DD Pope (at Manila) | ||||
| DD Peary (at Cavite) | Being overhauled | |||
| DD Pillsbury (at Cavite) | Being overhauled | |||
| Destroyer Division 58 (at Tarakan) | ||||
| DD Parrott | ||||
| DDBarker | ||||
| DDBulmer | ||||
| DD Stewart | ||||
| Destroyer Division 57 (at Balikpapan) | ||||
| DDJohn D. Edwards | ||||
| DDAlden | ||||
| DDEdsall | ||||
| DDWhipple | ||||
| Patrol Wing 10 | ||||
| AV Langley (at Cavite) | ||||
| AVD Childs | ||||
| 28 PBY Catalina | ||||
| 4 J2F Duck | ||||
| 1 OS2U Kingfisher | ||||
| AVD William B. Preson (at Davao) | ||||
| VP-101: 4 PBY Catalina | ||||
| 8 PBY Catalina (at Olongapo) | ||||
| AV Heron (at Puerto Princessa) | ||||
| 4 OS2U Kingfisher | ||||
| Submarine Squadron 20 (at Cavite) | ||||
| AS Canopus | ||||
| AS Holland (at Manila) | ||||
| ASR Pigeon | ||||
| AS Otus (at Mariveles) | ||||
| Submarine Division 21 | ||||
| SS Salmon | ||||
| SS Seal | ||||
| SS Skipjack | ||||
| SS Sargo | ||||
| SS Saury | ||||
| SS Spearfish | ||||
| Submarine Division 22 | ||||
| SS Snapper | ||||
| SS Stingray | ||||
| SS Sturgeon (at Mariveles) | ||||
| SS Sculpin | ||||
| SS Sailfish | ||||
| SS Swordfish | ||||
References
http://www.freeport-tech.com/WWII (accessed 2002; now defunct)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2007, 2009 by Kent G. Budge. Index
