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Orders of Battle - Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands - Battles of the Pacific - World War II - NavWeaps

  • ️Tony DiGiulian
  • ️Fri Jan 10 2020

  • Enterprise (fleet flagship)(fleet flagship) (seriously damaged)(seriously damaged)

    Commanding officer: Capt Osborne B. Hardison

    • Air Group 10

      Commanding officer: Cdr Richard K. Gaines

  • CEAG

    Commanding officer: Cdr Richard K. Gaines

    Notes: 1 (1 operational) x TBF-1.

  • VF-10

    Commanding officer: LCdr James H. Flatley, Jr.

    Notes: 36 (33 operational) x F4F-4; fitted for drop tanks, tanks available.

  • VB-10

    Commanding officer: LCdr James A. Thomas

    Notes: 22 (17 operational) x SBD-3.

  • VS-10

    Commanding officer: LCdr James R. Lee

    Notes: 22 (16 operational) x SBD-3.

  • VT-10

    Commanding officer: LCdr John A. Collett

    Notes: 14 (14 operational) x TBF-1.

  • CEAG

    Commanding officer: Cdr Richard K. Gaines

    Notes: 1 (1 operational) x TBF-1.

  • VF-10

    Commanding officer: LCdr James H. Flatley, Jr.

    Notes: 31 (31 operational) x F4F-4; fitted for drop tanks, tanks available.

  • VB-10

    Commanding officer: LCdr James A. Thomas

    Notes: 18 (13 operational) x SBD-3.

  • VS-10

    Commanding officer: LCdr James R. Lee

    Notes: 16 (10 operational) x SBD-3.

  • VT-10

    Commanding officer: LCdr John A. Collett

    Notes: 9 (9 operational) x TBF-1.

  • South Dakota (damaged)(damaged)

    Commanding officer: Capt Thomas L. Gatch

  • Portland (flagship)(flagship)

    Commanding officer: Capt Laurance T. DuBose

  • San Juan (damaged)(damaged)

    Commanding officer: Capt James E. Maher

  • Porter (sunk)(sunk)

    Commanding officer: LCdr David G. Roberts

  • Mahan (damaged)(damaged)

    Commanding officer: LCdr Roger W. Simpson

  • Cushing

    Commanding officer: LCdr Edward N. Parker

  • Preston

    Commanding officer: LCdr Max C. Stormes

  • Smith (seriously damaged)(seriously damaged)

    Commanding officer: LCdr Hunter Wood, Jr.

  • Maury

    Commanding officer: LCdr Gelzer E. Sims

  • Conyngham

    Commanding officer: LCdr Henry C. Daniel

  • Shaw

    Commanding officer: LCdr Wilbur G. Jones

  • Hornet (force flagship)(force flagship) (sunk)(sunk)

    Commanding officer: Capt Charles P. Mason

    • Air Group 8

      Commanding officer: Cdr Walter F. Rodee

  • CHAG

    Commanding officer: Cdr Walter F. Rodee

    Notes: 1 (1 operational) x TBF-1.

  • VF-72

    Commanding officer: LCdr Henry G. Sanchez

    Notes: 37 (32 operational) x F4F-4; fitted for drop tanks, tanks available.

  • VB-8

    Commanding officer: Lt James W. Vose

    Notes: 14 (10 operational) x SBD-3.

  • VS-8

    Commanding officer: LCdr William J. Widhelm

    Notes: 16 (11 operational) x SBD-3.

  • VT-6

    Commanding officer: Lt Edwin B. Parker, Jr.

    Notes: 14 (13 operational) x TBF-1.

  • CHAG

    Commanding officer: Cdr Walter F. Rodee

    Notes: 1 (1 operational) x TBF-1.

  • VF-72

    Commanding officer: LCdr Henry G. Sanchez

    Notes: 37 (32 operational) x F4F-4; fitted for drop tanks, tanks available.

  • VB-8

    Commanding officer: Lt James W. Vose

    Notes: 14 (9 operational) x SBD-3.

  • VS-8

    Commanding officer: LCdr William J. Widhelm

    Notes: 16 (15 operational) x SBD-3.

  • VT-6

    Commanding officer: Lt Edwin B. Parker, Jr.

    Notes: 14 (13 operational) x TBF-1.

  • VT-10

    Notes: 2 (2 operational) x TBF-1.

Type Total on Board Shot Down Crashed or Ditched Lost with Hornet or jettisoned due to damage Total Loss
TBF - Avenger 1 29 3 16 0 19
SBD - Dauntless 2 72 2 8 18 28
F4F - Wildcat 3 74 13 10 10 33
Total 175 18 34 28 80

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    Three TBF pilots and five crewmen were killed. Two were captured.

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    One SBD pilot and one crewman were killed.

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    Twelve F4F pilots were killed and two were captured.

  • A total of eighteen pilots and eight crewmen were killed or captured. Of these, four were section or division leaders and one was a torpedo squadron commander.

  • Northampton (flagship)(flagship)

    Commanding officer: Capt Willard A. Kitts, III

  • Pensacola

    Commanding officer: Capt Frank L. Lowe

  • San Diego

    Commanding officer: Capt Benjamin F. Perry

  • Juneau

    Commanding officer: Capt Lyman K. Swenson

  • Morris

    Commanding officer: LCdr Randolph B. Boyer

  • Anderson

    Commanding officer: LCdr Richard A. Guthrie

  • Hughes

    Commanding officer: LCdr Donald J. Ramsey

  • Mustin

    Commanding officer: LCdr Wallis F. Peterson

  • Russell

    Commanding officer: LCdr Glenn R. Hartwig

  • Barton

    Commanding officer: LCdr Douglas H. Fox

  • Adm Isoroku Yamamoto

    Position: Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet

    Notes: At Truk.

  • VAdm Nobutake Kondo

    Position: Commander-in-Chief, 2nd Fleet

    Notes: Commanding Guadalcanal Support Force.

  • Atago (fleet flagship)(fleet flagship)

  • Myoko (flagship)(flagship)

  • Isuzu (flagship)(flagship)

  • Junyo (flagship)(flagship)

  • Kongo (flagship)(flagship)

  • VAdm Chuichi Nagumo

    Position: Commander-in-Chief, 3rd Fleet

    Notes: Aboard Shokaku.

  • Shokaku (force flagship)(force flagship) (damaged)(damaged)

  • Zuiho (damaged)(damaged)

  • Teruzuki (damaged)(damaged)

Type Total on Board Shot Down Crashed or Ditched Destroyed by bombs aboard ship Total Loss
B5F2 Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber - "Kate" 1a 57 22 7 1 30
D3A1 Type 99 Carrier Bomber - "Val" 2a 63 30 11 0 41
A6M2 Type 0 ["Zero"] Carrier Fighter - "Zeke" 3a 82 15 9 3 27
D4Y1-C Carrier Scout/Dive Bomber - "Judy" 1 0 1 0 1
Total 203 67 28 4 99

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    B5F2 - 22 pilots and 45 crewmen were killed.

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    D3A1 - 30 pilots and 32 crewmen were killed.

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    A6M2 - 16 pilots were killed.

  • A total of 68 pilots and 77 crewmen were killed. Of these, twenty-three were section, flight, squadron or group commanders.

  • RAdm Hiroake Abe

    Notes: Aboard Hiei.

  • Hiei (force flagship)(force flagship)

  • Tone (flagship)(flagship)

  • Chikuma (damaged)(damaged)

  • Nagara (flagship)(flagship)

  • VAdm Gunichi Mikawa

    Position: Commander-in-Chief, 8th Fleet

    Notes: At Shortland Islands.

  • Yura (flagship)(flagship)

  • VAdm Teruhisa Komatsu

    Position: Commander-in-Chief, 6th Fleet

    Notes: At Truk.

  • Guadalcanal: The Carrier Battles by Eric Hammel, Crown Publishers, 1987
  • Carrier Strike: The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands by Eric Hamel, Pacifica Press, 1999
  • Original research by Mark Horan

21 November 2000 - Benchmark
24 June 2018 - Added Aircraft and Aircrew Losses tables, aircraft complement on Junyo