Okinawa naval order of battle

Naval The roles of Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPOA) and Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) were both exercised by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from his headquarters at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Since the "Big Blue Fleet" was at this time under the command of Admiral Raymond Spruance aboard his flagship , the force was designated Fifth Fleet. (It had been Third Fleet until Spruance relieved Admiral William Halsey in January, as part of the "alternating command" system). The ships and troops of Operation Iceberg were under direct operational command of Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner aboard amphibious command ship . Ground troops Son of a Confederate army general, Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. was one of four US lieutenant generals to die during World War II, but the only one to die by enemy action. On 18 June, Buckner was visiting a forward observation post when a Japanese artillery shell struck a coral outcropping, fragments of which struck Buckner in the chest. Command of Tenth Army passed to Marine Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger. United States Tenth Army (Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. ()) : III Amphibious Corps (Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger) :: Left beaches: 6th Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.) :: Right beaches: 1st Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Pedro A. del Valle) : XXIV Army Corps (Maj. Gen. John R. Hodge) :: Left beaches: 7th Infantry ("Bayonet") Division (Maj. Gen. A.V. Arnold) :: Right beaches: 96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division (Maj. Gen. J.L. Bradley) :: Landed L+8: 27th Infantry ("New York") Division (Maj. Gen. G.W. Griner, Jr.) : Tactical Air Force, Tenth Army (Maj. Gen. Francis P. Mulcahy, USMC; Maj. Gen. Louis E. Woods, USMC) == Allied amphibious forces ==

Joint Expeditionary Force (Task Force 51) Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner in amphibious command ship Eldorado : Western Islands Attack Group (Task Group 51.1) : Rear Admiral I.N. Kiland in amphibious command ship Mount McKinley : Embarking 77th Infantry ("Statue of Liberty") Division andone Marine BLT (Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce, USA) :: Transport Group "Fox" :: Commodore T.B. Brittain ::: Transport Division 49 :::: 4 attack transports: Chilton, LaGrange, Tazewell, ''St. Mary's'' :::: 2 attack cargos: Oberon, Torrance ::: Transport Division 50 :::: 4 attack transports: Henrico, Pitt, Natrona, Drew :::: 1 attack cargo: Tate :::: 1 evacuation transport: Rixey ::: Transport Division 51 :::: 5 attack transports: Goodhue, Eastland, Telfair, Mountrail, Montrose :::: 2 attack cargos: Wyandot, Suffolk ::: Reconnaissance section :::: 2 destroyer transports: Scribner, Kinzer :: Western Islands Tractor Flotilla: 18 LSTs :: Western Islands Reserve Tractor Group: 10 LSTs :: Western Islands LSM Group: 11 LSMs :: Western Islands Control Unit: 7 submarine chasers: (3 steel hull, 4 wooden hull) :: Western Islands Support Craft Flotilla ::: Mortar support divisions 6, 7, 8 ::: RCM and Rocket Division 3 ::: Gunboat Support Divisions 1, 3, 4, 5 ::: LSM(R) Group :: Western Islands Hydrographic Survey Group: 4 submarine chasers (steel hull) :: Western Island Service & Salvage Unit ::: 1 salvage vessel: Clamp ::: 1 landing craft repair ship: Egeria ::: 2 fleet tugs: Yuma, Tekesta ::: 2 LCI(L)s ::: 1 LCT :: Screen :: Captain Frederick Moosbrugger in amphibious command ship Biscayne ::: 8 destroyers :::: 8 (5 × 5-in. main battery): Picking, Sproston, Wickes, William D. Porter () Isherwood, Kimberly, Luce, Charles J. Badger ::: 6 destroyer escorts :::: 3 (2 × 5-in. main battery): Richard W. Suesens, Abercrombie, Oberrender :::: 3 (3 × 3-in. main battery): Riddle, Swearer, Stern ::: 3 destroyer transports: Humphreys, Herbert, Dickerson () : Demonstration Group "Charlie" (Task Group 51.2) : Rear Admiral Jerauld Wright : Embarking Demonstration Landing Force (2nd Marine Division), Major General Thomas E. Watson, USMC :: Transport Squadron 15 ::: 5 attack transports: Bayfield, Mellette, Hendry, Sibley, Berrien ::: 3 attack cargos: Shoshone, Theenim, Southampton ::: 1 evacuation transport: Pinkney Northern Attack Force (Task Force 53) Rear Admiral Lawrence F. Reifsnider in amphibious command ship Panamint Embarking III Amphibious Corps (Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger, USMC) : Transport Group "Able" (Task Group 53.1) : Commodore H.B. Knowles : Embarking 6th Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC) :: Transport Division 34 ::: 6 attack transports: Cambria, Marvin H. McIntyre, Adair, Gage, Noble, Gilliam ::: 2 attack cargos: Sheliak, Hydrus :: Transport Division 35 ::: 5 attack transports: Clay, Leon, George Clymer, Arthur Middleton, Catron ::: 2 attack cargos: Caswell, Devosa :: Transport Division 36 ::: 5 attack transports: Monrovia, Wayne, Sumter, Menifee, Fuller ::: 3 attack cargos: Aquarius, Circe, Casa Grande ::: 1 vehicle landing ship: Catskill : Transport Group "Baker" (Task Group 53.2) : Commodore J. G. Moyer : Embarking 1st Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Pedro A. del Valle, USMC) :: Transport Division 52 ::: 8 attack transports: Burleigh, McCracken, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Carroll, Barnett, Andromeda, Cepheus, Oak Hill ::: 1 vehicle landing ship: Monitor :: Transport Division 53 ::: 5 attack transports: Marathon, Rawlins, Renville, New Kent, Burleson ::: 2 attack cargos: Centaurus, Arcturus :: Transport Division 54 ::: 5 attack transports: Dade, Magoffin, Navarro, Effingham, Joseph T. Dickman ::: 3 attack cargos: Betelgeuse, Procyon, White Marsh : Northern Tractor Flotilla (Task Group 53.3) : Capt. J. S. Laidlaw :: Tractor Group "Able": 16 LSTs carrying 6 LCTs, 22 pontoon barges and 6 pontoon causeways; 7 LSMs :: Tractor Group "Baker": 16 LSTs carrying 10 LCTs, 16 pontoon barges and 6 pontoon causeways :: Tractor Group "Charlie": 14 LSTs carrying 20 pontoon barges; 8 LSMs :: Northern Control Group: 18 submarine chasers (4 steel hull, 9 wooden hull, 5 sweeper type), Northern Beach Party : Northern Attack Force Screen (Task Group 53.6) : Captain J. H. Wellings :: 13 destroyers ::: 2 (6 × 5-in. main battery): Massey, Hugh W. Hadley ::: 4 (5 × 5-in. main battery): Pringle (), Hutchins, Stanly, Howorth ::: 4 (4 × 5-in. main battery): Lang, Stack, Sterett, Wilson ::: 3 (5 × 5-in. main battery): Morris, Mustin, Russell :: 5 destroyer escorts ::: 4 (3 × 3-in. main battery): Gendreau, Fieberling, William C. Cole, Paul G. Baker ::: 1 (3 × 3-in. main battery): Bebas :: 2 destroyer transports: Charles Lawrence, Roper :: 3 submarine chasers (2 escort type, 1 wooden hull) : Northern Defense Group (Task Group 53.7) : Capt. W. W. Weeden : Embarking Marine Corps support units and high priority cargo: 21 LSTs carrying LCT and pontoon causeways :: 2 oil storage ships: Elk, Camel :: 1 (3 × 3-in. main battery) destroyer escort: Fair :: 2 submarine chasers (wooden hull), 7 motor minesweepers Southern Attack Force (Task Force 55) Rear Admiral John L. Hall in amphibious command ship Teton Embarking XXIV Army Corps (Maj. Gen. John R. Hodge) : Transport Group "Dog" (Task Group 55.1) : Commodore M.O. Carlson : Embarking 7th Infantry ("Bayonet") Division (Maj. Gen. Archibald V. Arnold, USA) :: Transport Division 37 ::: 4 attack transports: Harris, Lamar, Sheridan, Pierce ::: 1 attack cargo: Algorab :: Transport Division 38 ::: 4 attack transports: Barnstable, Elmore, Alpine, Lycoming ::: 1 attack cargo: Alshain ::: 1 landing ship dock: Epping Forest :: Transport Division 39 ::: 4 attack transports: Custer, Freestone, Kittson, Baxter ::: 2 attack cargos: Algol, Arneb :: Transport Division 13 ::: 4 attack transports: Appling, Butte, Audrain, Laurens ::: 2 attack cargos: Aurelia, Corvus ::: 1 vehicle landing ship: Ozark :: Tractor Group "Dog" ::: 16 LSTs, 12 LSMs, 2 LCIs :: Tractor Group "Fox" ::: 14 LSTs carrying LCTs and pontoon barges, 10 LSMs : Transport Group "Easy" (Task Group 55.2) : Commodore C.G. Richardson : Embarking 96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division (Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley, USA) :: Transport Division 40 ::: 4 attack transports: Mendocino, Sarasota, Haskell, Oconto ::: 2 attack cargos: Capricornus, Chara ::: 1 landing ship dock: Lindenwald :: Transport Division 41 ::: 4 attack transports: Olmstead, La Porte, Fond du Lac, Banner ::: 2 attack cargos: Diphda, Uvalde :: Transport Division 42 ::: 4 attack transports: Neshoba, Oxford, Latimer, Edgecombe ::: 1 attack cargo: Virgo ::: 1 landing ship dock: Gunston Hall :: Transport Division 14 ::: 4 attack transports: Allendale, Meriwether, Menard, Kenton ::: 1 attack cargo: Achernar ::: Tractor Group "Easy": 23 LSTs, 5 LSMs ::: Beach Party "Easy", Southern Beach Party ::: 15 submarine chasers: 4 steel hull, 7 wooden hull, 4 sweeper type ::: 17 LCS(L)s, 6 LSM(R)s : Screen (Task Group 55.6) : Captain E.W. Young :: 13 destroyers ::: 4 (6 × 5-in. main battery): Hyman, Purdy, Wadsworth, Putnam ::: 9 (5 × 5-in. main battery): Anthony, Bache, Bush (), Mullany, Bennett, Hudson, Beale, Ammen, Rooks :: 6 destroyer escorts ::: 2 (3 × 3-in. main battery): Crouter, Carlson, ::: 2 (3 × 3-in. main battery): Damon M. Cummings, Vammen ::: 1 (3 × 3-in. main battery): ''O'Neill'' ::: 1 (2 × 5-in. main battery): Walter C. Wann :: 1 destroyer transport ::: Sims : Southern Defense Group (Task Group 55.7) : Commander B.T. Zelenka :: 1 destroyer escort: Manlove :: 1 destroyer transport: Stringham :: 34 LSTs, 14 LSMs, 6 motor minesweepers, 2 LCIs :: 1 oil storage ship: Grumium Expeditionary Troops (Task Force 56) Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., USA () Consisting of United States Tenth Army : Northern Landing Area :: III Amphibious Corps (Embarked in Task Force 53) :: Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger, USMC ::: Left beaches: 6th Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC) ::: Right beaches: 1st Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Pedro A. del Valle, USMC) : Southern Landing Area :: XXIV Army Corps (Embarked in Task Force 55) :: Maj. Gen. John R. Hodge, USA ::: Left beaches: 7th Infantry ("Bayonet") Division (Maj. Gen. Archibald V. Arnold, USA) ::: Right beaches: 96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division (Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley, USA) ::: Landed L+8: 27th Infantry ("New York") Division (Maj. Gen. George W. Griner, Jr., USA) : Western Islands :: Landed L+26: 77th Infantry ("Statue of Liberty") Division and one Marine BLT (Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce, USA) == Allied combat ships ==

Amphibious Support Forces (Task Force 52) Rear Admiral William H.P. Blandy in amphibious command ship Estes : Support Carrier Group (Task Group 52.1) : Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin :: Unit One :: Rear Admiral Clifton A.F. Sprague ::: 7 escort carriers :::: Makin Island (Capts. W.B. Whaley and I.E. Hobbs) ::::: VC-84 (Lt. D.K. English, USNR), 27 aircraft ::::: 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 11 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Fanshaw Bay (Capt. M.E. Arnold) ::::: VOC-2 (Lt. Cmdr. R.M. Allison), 30 aircraft ::::: 24 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 6 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Lunga Point (Capt. G.A.T. Washburn) ::::: VC-85 (Lt. Cmdr. F.C. Herriman), 30 aircraft ::::: 18 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Sangamon (Capts. M.E. Browder and A.I. Malstrom) ::::: Air Group 33 (Cmdr. F.B. Gilkeson), 30 aircraft ::::: 24 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: 6 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Natoma Bay (Capts. Albert K. Morehouse and B.B. Nichol) ::::: VC-81 (Lt. Cmdr. W.B. Morton, USNR), 32 aircraft ::::: 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Savo Island (Capt. W.D. Anderson) ::::: VC-91 (Lt. F.M. Blanchard, USNR), 35 aircraft ::::: 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 15 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Anzio (Capt. G.C. Montgomery) ::::: VC-13 (Lt. Cmdr. R.P. Williams, USNR), 24 aircraft ::::: 12 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: Screen (Commander J.C. Zahm) :::: 6 destroyers ::::: 1 (6 × 5-in. main battery): Ingraham ::::: 3 (5 × 5-in. main battery): Boyd, Bradford, Hart ::::: 2 (4 × 5-in. main battery): Bagley, Patterson :::: 11 destroyer escorts ::::: 9 (2 × 5-in. main battery): Lawrence C. Taylor, Melvin R. Nawman, Oliver Mitchell, Robert F. Keller, Tabberer, Richard M. Rowell, Richard S. Bull, Dennis, ''O'Flaherty'' ::::: 2 (3 × 3-in. main battery): Sederstrom, Fleming :: Unit Two :: Rear Admiral Felix B. Stump ::: 7 escort carriers :::: Saginaw Bay (Capts. F.C. Sutton and Robert Goldwaite) ::::: VC-88 (Lt. E.L. Kemp, USNR), 32 aircraft ::::: 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Sargent Bay (Capt. R.M. Oliver) ::::: VC-83 (Lt. Cmdr. B.V. Gates () and Lt. M.S. Worley, USNR), 28 aircraft ::::: 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Rudyerd Bay (Capts. C.S. Smiley and J.G. Foster) ::::: VC-96 (Lt. Cmdr. W.S. Woollen, USNR), 31 aircraft ::::: 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 11 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Marcus Island (Capt. H.V. Hopkins) ::::: VC-87 (Lt. H.N. Heisel), 32 aircraft ::::: 20 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Petrof Bay (Capt. R.S. Clarke) ::::: VC-93 (Lt. Cmdr. C.P. Smith), 28 aircraft ::::: 16 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Tulagi (Capts. J.C. Cronin & W.V. Davis) ::::: VC-92 (Lt. Cmdr. J.B. Wallace), 31 aircraft ::::: 19 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Wake Island (Capt. A.V. Magly) ::::: VOC-1 (Lt. Cmdr. W.F. Bringie), 32 aircraft ::::: 26 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 6 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: Screen (Captain G.P. Hunter) :::: 4 destroyers ::::: 1 (6 × 5-in. main battery): Lowry ::::: 3 (5 × 5-in. main battery): Capps, Evans, John D. Henley :::: 6 destroyer escorts ::::: 4 (2 × 5-in. main battery): William Seiverling, Ulvert M. Moore (Lt. Cmdr. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., USNR), Kendall C. Campbell, Goss ::::: 2 (3 × 3-in. main battery): Tisdale, Eisele :: Unit Three :: Rear Admiral William D. Sample ::: 4 escort carriers :::: Suwannee (Capt. D.S. Cornwell) ::::: Air Group 40 (Lt. Cmdr. R.D. Sampson () and Lt. Cmdr. J.C. Longino), 27 aircraft ::::: 17 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: 10 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Chenango (Capts. George van Deurs and Harry D. Felt) ::::: Air Group 25 (Lt. Cmdr. R.W. Robinson (), Lt. B. Phillips and Lt. Cmdr. P.M. Paul), 30 aircraft ::::: 18 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Santee (Capt. J.V. Peterson) ::::: Air Group 24 (Lt. Cmdr. R.J. Ostrom () and Lt. P.N. Charbonnet), 30 aircraft ::::: 18 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :::: Steamer Bay (Capt. J.B. Paschal) ::::: VC-90 (Lt. Cmdr. R.A. O'Neill), 31 aircraft ::::: 19 FM-2 Wildcat fighters ::::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: Screen (Captain Alvin Duke Chandler) :::: 5 destroyers ::::: 1 (6 × 5-in. main battery): Drexler ::::: 3 (5 × 5-in. main battery): Metcalf, Fullam, Guest ::::: 1 (4 × 5-in. main battery): Helm :::: 2 destroyer escorts ::::: 2 (2 × 5-in. main battery): John C. Butler, Edmonds :: Special Escort Carrier Group :: Captain C.L. Lee (arriving 4 April) ::: 4 escort carriers :::: Hollandia (Capt. Lee) :::: White Plains (Capt. D.J. Sullivan and Frederick Funke) :::: Sitkoh Bay (Capts. R.G. Lockhart and J.P. Walker) :::: Breton (Capt. Frank Obeirne) ::::: Marine Air Group 31 (Col. John C. Munn, USMC) ::::: Marine Air Group 33 (Col. W. E. Dickey, USMC) :::::: 192 F4U Corsair and 30 F6F Hellcat fighters to operate from Okinawa airfields ::: Screen (Commander R.A. Wilhelm, USNR) :::: 4 destroyer transports: Kilty, Manley, George E. Badger, Greene : Mine Flotilla (Task Group 52.2) : Rear Admiral Alexander Sharp and Captain R. P. Whitemarsh in Terror :: Destroyer Minesweeper Group (Task Group 52.3) :: Capt. R.A. Larkin ::: 13 fast minesweepers (ex-destroyers): Forrest, Hobson, Macomb, Dorsey, Hopkins, Ellyson, Hambleton, Rodman, Emmons (), Butler, Gherardi, Jeffers, Harding ::: 3 fast minelayers (ex-destroyers): Gwin, Lindsey, Aaron Ward :: Minesweeper Group One (Task Group 52.4) :: Captain T.F. Donohue ::: 18 minesweepers: Champion, Heed, Defense, Devastator, Ardent, Requisite, Revenge, Pursuit, Sage, Sheldrake, Skylark (), Starling, Swallow (), Gladiator, Impeccable, Spear, Triumph, Vigilance ::: 4 fast minelayers (ex-destroyers): Adams, Tolman, Henry A. Wiley, Shea ::: 3 submarine chasers (steel hull): PC-1128, PC-1179, PC-1598 :: Minesweeper Group Two (Task Group 52.5) :: Captain L. F. Freiburghouse ::: 18 minesweepers: Skirmish, Staunch, Signet, Scurry, Spectacle, Spector, Superior, Serene, Shelter, Strategy, Strength, Success, Ransom, Diploma, Density, Facility, Rebel, Recruit ::: 2 fast minelayers (ex-destroyers): Tracy, J. William Ditter ::: 3 motor gunboats (steel hull): PGM-9, PGM-10, PGM-11 :: Reserve Sweep Group (Task Group 52.7) :: Cmdrs. E.D. McEathron and J.W. Wyckoff ::: 6 minesweepers: Buoyant, Gayety, Design, Device, Hazard, Execute ::: Reinforced by the following in May: :::: 2 minesweepers: Fixity, Dour :::: 8 minesweepers: Chief, Competent, Token, Zeal, Strive, Oracle, Velocity, Prevail ::: 14 motor minesweepers ::: 4 destroyer transports with sweep gear-equipped landing craft personnel, ramped (LCP(R)s) embarked: Reeves, Daniel T. Griffin, Waters, Sims ::: 2 minelayers: Weehawken, Monadnock ::: 1 repair ship: Mona Island :: Net and Buoy Group (Task Group 52.8) :: Cmdr. G. C. King, USNR ::: 9 s: Snowbell, Terebinth, Corkwood, Spicewood, Cliffrose, Stagbush, Abele, Winterberry, Pinon ::: 3 s: Mahogany, Aloe, Chinquapin ::: 1 mine and net laying ship: Keokuk ::: 2 net cargo ships: Sagittarius, Tuscana Gunfire and Covering Force (Task Force 54) Rear Admiral Morton L. Deyo in battleship : Unit One (Rear Admiral Peter K. Fischler) :: 2 battleships: , :: 1 heavy cruiser: :: 4 destroyers: , , , : Unit Two (Rear Admiral C. Turner Joy) :: 2 battleships: , :: 2 heavy cruisers: , :: 3 destroyers: (), , () :: 1 : : Unit Three (Rear Admiral Bertram J. Rodgers) :: 2 battleships: , :: 1 heavy cruiser: :: 2 light cruisers: , :: 4 destroyers: (), , , :: 1 destroyer: : Unit Four (Rear Admiral Lynde D. McCormick) :: 2 battleships: , :: 2 heavy cruisers: , :: 1 light cruiser: :: :: 5 destroyers: , (), , , : Unit Five (Rear Admiral Allan E. Smith) :: Battleship Division 3 (George L. Weyler): 2 battleships: , :: Cruiser Division 5 (Allan E. Smith): 2 heavy cruisers: , :: Destroyer Squadron 56 (Roland N. Smoot): 5 destroyers: , , , , : Unit Six (Commander W.B. Hinds, USNR) :: 2 destroyer escorts: , :: 6 destroyer escorts: , , , , , : Reported to TF 54 after L-day :: 1 battleship: :: 1 heavy cruiser: :: :: 1 destroyer: :: 1 fast minesweeper: === British Carrier Force (Task Force 57) === Vice Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings, RN : First Aircraft Carrier Squadron (Task Group 57.2) : Rear Admiral Sir Philip L. Vian, RN :: 5 fleet carriers ::: (Capt. J.A.S. Eccles, RN), 44 aircraft :::: 29 F6F Hellcat fighters :::: 15 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. M.M. Denny, RN), 53 aircraft :::: 37 F4U Corsair fighters :::: 14 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers :::: 2 Supermarine Walrus scout planes ::: (Capt. C.E. Lambe, RN), 52 aircraft :::: 36 F4U Corsair fighters :::: 16 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. Q.D. Graham, RN), 69 aircraft :::: 40 Supermarine Seafire fighters :::: 20 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers :::: 9 Fairey Firefly fighters ::: (Capt. P. Ruck-Keene, RN), 43 aircraft :::: 28 F4U Corsair fighters :::: 15 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers : First Battle Squadron (Task Group 57.1) : Vice Admiral Rawlings :: 2 battleships ::: (10 × 14-in. main battery) ::: (10 × 14-in. main battery) : Fourth Cruiser Squadron (Task Group 57.4) : Rear Admiral E.J.P. Brind :: 7 light cruisers ::: 2 : (12 × 6-in. main battery), (9 × 6-in. main battery) ::: 1 : (12 × 6-in. main battery) ::: 1 : (6 × 6-in. main battery) ::: 3 : (8 × 5.25-in. main battery), (10 × 5.25-in. main battery), (10 × 5.25-in. main battery) : Screen (Task Group 57.8) : Rear Admiral J.H. Edelston :: 4th Destroyer Flotilla :: 24th Destroyer Flotilla :: 25th Destroyer Flotilla :: 27th Destroyer Flotilla : British Fleet Train (Task Force 112) : Rear Admiral D.B. Fisher, RN : 70+ auxiliaries including repair ships, oilers, minesweepers, hospital ships, etc. === Fast Carrier Force (Task Force 58) === Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher in fleet carrier '''' : Task Group 58.1 : Rear Admiral Joseph J. Clark :: 3 fleet carriers ::: Hornet (Capt. Austin K. Doyle) :::: Air Group 17 (Cmdr. E.G. Konrad), 101 aircraft ::::: VF-17: 71 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VB-17: 15 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers ::::: VT-17: 15 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: Wasp (Capts. O.A. Weller and W.G. Switzer) :::: Air Group 86 (Cmdr. G.R. Luker), 100 aircraft ::::: VBF-86: 36 F4U Corsair fighters ::::: VF-86: 34 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VB-86: 15 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers ::::: VT-86: 15 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: Bennington (Capts. J.B. Sykes and B.L. Braun) :::: Air Group 82 (Cmdr. G.L. Heap), 102 aircraft ::::: VF-82: 37 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VB-82: 15 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers ::::: VT-82: 15 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::::: VMF-112: 18 F4U Corsair fighters ::::: VMF-123: 17 F4U Corsair fighters :: 2 light carriers ::: (Capts. John Perry and W.G. Tomlinson) :::: Air Group 30 (Lt. Cmdr. D.A. Clark), 34 aircraft ::::: VF-30: 25 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VT-30: 9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. M.H. Kernodle) :::: Air Group 45 (Cmdr. G.E. Schecter), 34 aircraft ::::: VF-45: 25 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VT-45: 9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :: Battleship Division 8 (Rear Admiral John F. Shafroth Jr.) ::: 3 fast battleships :::: (Capts. C.F. Stillman and Charles B. Momsen) - flagship :::: (Capts. W.W. Warlick and John R. Redman) :::: (Capts. T.J. Keliher and Francis P. Old) :: Cruiser Division 10 (Rear Admiral Lloyd J. Wiltse) ::: 3 heavy cruisers :::: (Capt. C.K. Fink) :::: (Capt. John Augustine Waters Jr) :::: (Capt. John E. Gingrich) :: Cruiser Division 14 (Rear Admiral Francis E. M. Whiting) ::: 3 light cruisers :::: Vincennes (Capt. W.G. Lalor) :::: Miami (Capt. Thomas H. Binford) :::: Vicksburg (Capt. W.C. Vose) ::: 1 anti-aircraft light cruiser :::: (Capts. J.F. Donovan and G.H. Bahm) :: Screen ::: 21 destroyers :::: 9 (6 × 5-in. main battery): Dehaven, Mansfield, Lyman K. Swenson, Collett, Maddox, Blue, Brush, Taussig, Samuel N. Moore :::: 12 (5 × 5-in. main battery): Wedderburn, Twining, Stockham, John Rodgers, Stevens, Harrison, McKee, Murray, Sigsbee, Ringgold, Schroeder, Dashiell : Task Group 58.2 : Rear Admirals Ralph E. Davison and Gerald F. Bogan :: 3 fleet carriers ::: Enterprise (Capt. Grover B. H. Hall) :::: Night Air Group 90 (Cmdr. W.I. Martin), 53 aircraft ::::: VFN-90: 32 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VTN-90: 21 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. Leslie E. Gehres) :::: Air Group 5 (Cmdr. E.B. Parker Jr.), 90 aircraft ::::: VF-5: 19 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VB-5: 8 SB2C Helldiver, 11 SBW Helldiver dive bombers ::::: VT-5: 6 TBF Avenger, 10 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::::: VMF-214: 18 F4U Corsair fighters ::::: VMF-452: 18 F4U Corsair fighters ::: (Capt. F.L. Baker) :::: Air Group 12 (Cmdrs. C.L. Crommelin (), E.J. Pawka, USNR), 97 aircraft ::::: VF-12: 33 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VBF-12: 24 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VB-12: 15 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers ::::: VT-12: 15 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :: 1 light cruiser ::: (Capt. H.C. Fitz) :: Screen ::: 8 destroyers (5 × 5-in. main battery): Miller, Owen, Hickox, Hunt, Lewis Hancock, Marshall, Stephen Potter, Tingey : Task Group 58.3 : Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman :: 3 fleet carriers ::: (Capt. C.W. Wieber) :::: Air Group 83 (Cmdr. Harmon Tischer Utter), 102 aircraft ::::: VF-83: 36 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VBF-83: 36 F4U Corsair fighters ::::: VB-83: 15 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers ::::: VT-83: 15 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. G.A Seitz) :::: Air Group 84 (Cmdr. G.M. Ottinger), 103 aircraft ::::: VF-84: 27 F4U Corsair fighters, 10 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VB-84: 15 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers ::::: VT-84: 15 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::::: VMF-221: 18 F4U Corsair fighters ::::: VMF-451: 18 F4U Corsair fighters ::: (Capt. R.F. Hickey) :::: Air Group 6 (Cmdr. H.L. Miller), 94 aircraft ::::: VF-6: 36 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VBF-6: 36 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VB-6: 12 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers ::::: VT-6: 10 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :: 2 light carriers ::: (Capt. W.W. Smith) :::: Air Group 29 (Lt. Cmdr. W.E. Eder), 33 aircraft ::::: VF-29: 24 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VT-29: 9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. J.B. Heath) :::: Air Group 47 (Cmdr. Walker Etheridge and Lt. Cmdr. A.H. Clancy), 36 aircraft ::::: VF-47: 24 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VT-47: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :: Battleship Division 6 (Rear Admiral Thomas R. Cooley) ::: 2 fast battleships :::: (Capts. Oswald S. Colclough and Byron H. Hanlon) :::: (Capts. Roscoe F. Good and Francis X. McInerney) :: Cruiser Division 17 (Rear Admiral J. Cary Jones) ::: 1 heavy cruiser :::: (Capt. C.B. McVay) ::: 4 light cruisers :::: (Capts. R.B. Tuggle and James H. Doyle) :::: (Capts. F.L. Johnson and T.J. Kelley) :::: (Capts. George C. Dyer and W.V. Hamilton) :::: (Capt. R.L. Porter) :: Screen ::: 17 destroyers :::: 9 (6 × 5-in. main battery): Ault, English, Charles S. Sperry, Waldron, Haynsworth, Wallace L. Lind, John W. Weeks, Hank, Borie :::: 8 (5 × 5-in. main battery): Erben, Walker, Hale, Stembel, Black, Bullard, Kidd, Chauncey : Task Group 58.4 : Rear Admiral Arthur W. Radford :: 2 fleet carriers ::: (Capts. T.S. Combs and Walter F. Boone) :::: Air Group 9 (Cmdr. P.H. Torrey and Lt. Cmdr. H.N. Houck, USNR), 95 aircraft ::::: VF-9: 40 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VBF-9: 33 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VB-9: 15 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers ::::: VT-9: 7 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: (Capt. G.E. Short) :::: Air Group 10 (Cmdr. J.J. Hyland), 102 aircraft ::::: VF-10: 30 F4U Corsair, 6 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VBF-10: 36 F4U Corsair fighters ::::: VB-10: 15 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers ::::: VT-10: 15 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers :: 2 light carriers ::: Langley (Capt. J.F. Wegforth) :::: Air Group 23 (Lt. Cmdr. Merlin Paddock, USNR () and Cmdr. J.J. Southerland), 34 aircraft ::::: VF-23: 25 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VT-23: 9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: Independence (Capt. N.M. Kindell) :::: Air Group 46 (Cmdr. C.W. Rooney), 33 aircraft ::::: VF-46: 25 F6F Hellcat fighters ::::: VT-46: 8 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :: Battleship Division 9 (Rear Admiral Edward W. Hanson and Louis E. Denfeld) ::: 3 fast battleships :::: (Capt. Earl E. Stone and John W. Roper) :::: (Capts. W.M. Callaghan and Stuart S. Murray) :::: (Capt. Edmund T. Wooldridge) :: Cruiser Division 16 (Rear Admiral Francis S. Low) ::: 2 large cruisers :::: (Capt. K.H. Noble) :::: (Capt. Leland P. Lovette) ::: 1 light cruiser :::: (Capt. J.B. Griggs) ::: 3 anti-aircraft light cruisers :::: (Capt. C.R. Will) :::: (Capt. K.S. Reed) :::: (Capt. W.E.A. Mullan) :: Screen ::: 17 destroyers (5 × 5-in. main battery): Remey, Norman Scott, Mertz, Monssen, McGowan, McNair, Melvin, McCord, Trathen, Hazelwood, Heermann, Haggard, Franks, Hailey, Cushing, Colahan, Uhlmann, Benham == Allied logistics and support vessels ==

Support and Service Units (Task Force 50) : Search and Reconnaissance Group (Task Group 50.5) : Commodore Dixwell Ketcham :: 3 seaplane tenders ::: Hamlin (Capt. G.A. McLean) :::: VPB-208 (Lt. Cmdr. A.J. Sintic, USNR) :::: 12 Martin PBM Mariner patrol bomber flying boats ::: St. George (Capt. R.G. Armstrong) :::: VPB-18 (Lt. Cmdr. R.R. Boettcher) :::: 12 Martin PBM Mariner patrol bomber flying boats ::: Chandeleur (Cmdr. J.S. Tracy) :::: VPB-21 (Lt. Cmdrs. J.E. Dougherty & J.D. Wright) :::: 12 Martin PBM Mariner patrol bomber flying boats :: 3 small seaplane tenders ::: Yakutat (Cmdr. G.K. Fraser) ::: Onslow (Cmdr. A.D. Schwarz) ::: Shelikof (Cmdr. R.E. Stanley) :::: VPB-27 (Lt. Cmdr. E.N. Chase) :::: 12 Martin PBM Mariner patrol bomber flying boats ::: Bering Strait (Cmdr. W.D. Innis) :::: VH-3 (Lt. Cmdr. W.D. Bonvillian) :::: 6 Martin PBM Mariner patrol bomber flying boats :: 2 destroyer seaplane tenders: Thornton (), Gillis :: 1 destroyer: Williamson : Logistics Support Group Fifth Fleet (Task Group 50.8) : Rear Admiral Donald B. Beary in light cruiser Detroit :: Support escort carriers ::: Shamrock Bay (Capts. F.T. Ward and J.E. Leeper) :::: VC-94 (Lt. Cmdr. J.F. Patterson, USNR () and Lt. L.E. Terry) :::: 18 FM-2 Wildcat fighters :::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ::: Makassar Strait (Capt. Herbert D. Riley) :::: VC-97 (Lt. Cmdr. M.T. Whittier, USNR) :::: 14 FM-2 Wildcat fighters :::: 12 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers :: CVE Plane Transport Unit (Task Unit 50.8.4) ::: Attu (Capt. H.F. MacComsey) ::: Admiralty Islands (Capt. M.E.A. Gouin) ::: Bougainville (Capt. C.A. Bond) ::: Windham Bay (Capt. G.T. Mundorff) :: Logistics and Support Vessels ::: 49 oilers: Cuyama, Brazos, Cimarron, Platte, Sabine, Kaskaskia, Guadalupe, Chicopee, Housatonic, Merrimack, Kankakee, Lackawanna, Monongahela, Tappahannock, Patuxent, Neches, Suamico, Tallulah, Ashtabula, Cacapon, Caliente, Chikaskia, Aucilla, Marias, Manatee, Nantahala, Severn, Taluga, Chipola, Tolovana, Pecos, Atascosa, Cache, Enoree, Escalante, Neshanic, Niobrara, Millicoma, Saranac, Cossatot, Cowanesque, Escambia, Cahaba, Mascoma, Ocklawaha, Ponaganset, Sebec, Tomahawk, Anacostia ::: 16 ammunition ships: Akutan, Firedrake, Lassen, Mauna Loa, Shasta, Vesuvius, Wrangell, Canada Victory () Bedford Victory, Bucyrus Victory, Manderson Victory, Las Vegas Victory, Logan Victory (), Greenburg Victory, Pierre Victory, Hobbs Victory () ::: 9 cargo ships: Adhara, Alkaid, Alkes, Allegan, Appanoose, Fomalhaut, Matar, Mintaka, Rotanin ::: 8 hospital ships: Bountiful, Comfort, Hope, Mercy, Relief, Samaritan, Solace, plus transport Wharton ::: 6 reefers (store ships): Adria, Athanasia, Bridge, Latona, Lioba, Merapi ::: 2 survey ships: Armistead Rust, Bowditch ::: 2 stores-issue ships: Antares, Castor ::: 9 gasoline tankers: Wabash, Genesee, Kishwaukee, Nemasket, Escatawpa, Hiwassee, Ontonagon, Yahara, Ponchatoula, Sacandaga ::: 6 station tankers: Armadillo, Giraffe, Marmora, Moose, Whippet, LCI(L)-993 ::: 10 repair ships: Vestal, Aristaeus, Nestor, Oceanus, Anchor, Clamp, Current, Deliver, Gear, Shackle ::: 6 floating drydocks: ARD-13, ARD-22, ARD-27, ARD-28, AFD-14, AFDL-32 ::: 12 fleet tugs: Arikara, Chickasaw, Cree, Lipan, Mataco, Menominee, Munsee, Pakana, Tawakoni, Tekesta, Tenino, Ute ::: 4 ocean tugs, 3 ocean tugs (rescue) :: Screen: Screening vessels for the Logistics Group were assigned to TG 50.8 units as needed from a pool of 11 destroyers and 24 destroyer escorts. == Japanese Imperial Navy order of battle ==

Japanese Combined Fleet Admiral Soemu Toyoda Shinyo Units : 22nd Shinyo Squadron (Lt. Toyohiro) : 42nd Shinyo Squadron (Lt. Lt Imoto) Surface Special Attack Force Vice Admiral Seiichi Itō () : Super battleship: Yamato :: Captain Kōsaku Aruga () : Destroyer Squadron 2 (Rear Admiral Keizō Komura) :: Light cruiser: Yahagi (Captain Tameichi Hara) :: Destroyer Division 41 (Capt. M. Yoshida): Fuyutsuki, Suzutsuki :: Destroyer Division 17 (Capt. K. Shintani): Isokaze, Hamakaze, Yukikaze :: Destroyer Division 21 (Capt. H. Kotaki – ): Asashimo, Kasumi, Hatsushimo == Japanese Imperial Army order of battle ==

Maru-ni Units : 1st Sea Raiding Regiment : 2nd Sea Raiding Regiment : 3rd Sea Raiding Regiment : 4th Sea Raiding Regiment : 26th Sea Raiding Regiment : 27th Sea Raiding Regiment : 28th Sea Raiding Regiment : 29th Sea Raiding Regiment ==Naval vessels damaged and sunk at Okinawa==

The following table lists the Allied naval vessels that received damage or were sunk in the Battle of Okinawa between 19 March – 30 July 1945. The table lists a total of 147 damaged ships, five of which were damaged by enemy suicide boats, and another five by mines. One source estimated that total Japanese sorties during the entire Okinawa campaign exceeded 3,700, with a large percentage kamikaze, and that the attackers damaged slightly more than 200 Allied vessels, with 4900 naval officers and seamen killed and roughly 4,824 wounded or missing. The USS Thorton is not listed as it was damaged as the result of a collision with another US ship. Those ships in a pink background, and with an asterisk were sunk or had to be scuttled due to irreparable damage. Of those sunk, the majority were relatively smaller ships; these included destroyers of around 300–450 feet. A few small cargo ships were also sunk, several containing munitions which caught fire. Those ships whose names are preceded by a "#" pound sign were scrapped or decommissioned as a result of damage. {{cite web|website=Maritime Quest Article on William B. Allison|title=Daily Event for May 24, 2008, William B. Allison|url=http://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2008/05_may/24_ss_william_b_allison.htm == Notes ==