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  2. United States Third Fleet - Wikipedia

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    The British Pacific Fleet then constituted Task Force 37 under the Third Fleet's operational command through the end of World War II on 15 August 1945. The Third Fleet's next major combat operation would have been Operation Olympic, the invasion of Kyushu in the Japanese Home Islands, scheduled to begin on 1 November 1945, during which it would ...

  3. Fast Carrier Task Force - Wikipedia

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    The Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38 when assigned to Third Fleet, TF 58 when assigned to Fifth Fleet) was a group of ships in World War II.It was the main striking force of the United States Navy in the Pacific War from January 1944 through the end of the war in September 1945.

  4. Category : Fleets of the United States Navy in World War II

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    The category includes Fleets of the United States Navy in World War II, and their major commands and formations such as task forces, and their major theatre of operation bases. Pages in category "Fleets of the United States Navy in World War II"

  5. Leyte Gulf order of battle - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Leyte Gulf, generally considered to be the largest naval combat in history, was fought 24–25 October 1944 in the waters of the Philippine Islands by elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet (bringing together the IJN's 2nd Fleet, 3rd Fleet and 5th Fleet) and the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet (bringing together the USN's 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet).

  6. Task Force 31 - Wikipedia

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    Task Force 31 (TF 31) was a US Navy task force active with the United States Third Fleet during World War II, and still ready to be activated today with today's Third Fleet. . Task Force numbers were in constant use, and there were several incarnations of TF 31 during World War

  7. List of fleets - Wikipedia

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    United States Third Fleet (HQ San Diego, California) – East Pacific; United States Fourth Fleet (HQ Mayport, Florida) – South Atlantic; United States Fifth Fleet (HQ Manama, Bahrain) – Middle East; United States Sixth Fleet (HQ Naples, Italy) – Europe, including Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea.

  8. List of aircraft carriers of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Aircraft carriers of World War II by country Aircraft carriers serve as a seagoing airbases, equipped with a flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying and recovering aircraft. [ 1 ] Typically, they are the capital ships of a fleet, as they project air power worldwide without depending on local bases for operational support.

  9. South China Sea raid - Wikipedia

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    The South China Sea raid (designated Operation Gratitude) was an operation conducted by the United States Third Fleet between 10 and 20 January 1945 during the Pacific War of World War II. The raid was undertaken to support the liberation of Luzon in the Philippines, and targeted Japanese warships, supply convoys and aircraft in the region.