British Forces

Task Force 57
  • Vice Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings

1st Battle Squadron

  • King George V (fleet flagship)(fleet flagship)
  • Howe

1st Aircraft Squadron

  • Vice Admiral Sir Philip Vian
  • Indomitable (flagship)(flagship)
    • 857 NAS
      Notes: 15 Avenger.
    • 1839 NAS and 1844 NAS
      Notes: 29 Hellcat.
  • Victorious
    • 849 NAS
      Notes: 14 Avenger.
    • 1834 NAS and 1836 NAS
      Notes: 37 Corsair.
    • Ship's Flight
      Notes: 2 Walrus (ASR.)
  • Illustrious
    • 854 NAS
      Notes: 16 Avenger.
    • 1830 NAS and 1833 NAS
      Notes: 36 Corsair.
  • Indefatigable
    • 820 NAS
      Notes: 20 Avenger.
    • 887 NAS and 894 NAS
      Notes: 40 Seafire.
    • 1770 NAS
      Notes: 9 Firefly.
  • Formidable
    Notes: On passage to join.
    • 848 NAS
      Notes: 19 Avenger.
    • 1841 NAS and 1842 NAS
      Notes: 36 Corsair.

4th Cruiser Squadron

  • Swiftsure (flagship)(flagship)
    Notes: Flagship of 4th Cruiser Squadron.
  • HMNZS Gambia
  • Black Prince
  • Argonaut
  • Euryalus (flagship)(flagship)
    Notes: Flagship of destroyers.

25th Destroyer Flotilla

  • Grenville
    Notes: Embarked Captain of Destroyers.
  • Ulster
  • Undine
  • Urania
  • Undaunted

4th Destroyer Flotilla

  • HMAS Quickmatch
  • HMAS Quiberon
  • Queenborough
  • Quality

27th Destroyer Flotilla

  • Whelp
  • Wager

Source

  • Hobbs, David, "The British Pacific Fleet: The Royal Navy's Most Powerful Strike Force"

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