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Battle of Morotai order of battle[edit]
This is a listing of the Allied and Japanese military units which took part in the Battle of Morotai during World War II.
Allies[edit]
- Headquarters XI Corps
- 31st Infantry Division
- 126th Regimental Combat Team, 32nd Infantry Division
- 126th Infantry Regiment
- 120th Field Artillery Battalion
- Detachments from 32nd Division engineer, quartermaster, ordnance, signal, medical and military police units[1]
- Task Force 77 (Rear Admiral D.E. Barbey onboard HMAS Kanimbla)[1]
- Carrier force: Six escort carriers, eight destroyer escorts
- Task Force 74
- Heavy cruisers: HMAS Australia, Shropshire
- Light cruisers: three USN CLs
- Destroyers: Eight US destroyers and HMAS Warramunga and Arunta
- White Beach Attack Group (Rear Admiral D.E. Barbey)
- HMAS Kanimbla (flag)
- Six destroyers
- Five APDs
- 4 LST
- 10 LCI
- 3 LCT (towed by LSTs)
- Special service unit
- Beach Party
- Red Beach Attack Group (Rear Admiral Fechteler)
- HMAS Manoora
- Six destorers
- 8 LST
- 29 LCI
- 9 LCT (towed
- 1 LSD (with 20 LCM)
- Special service unit
- Beach Party
- Reinforcement Group One
- Five destroyers
- 12 LST
- 8 LCT (towed)
- 19 LCI
- Reinforcement Group Two
- Four destroyers
- 12 LST
- Reinforcement Group Three
- Three destroyers
- Two frigates
- 9 LST
- Reinforcement Group Four
- Two frigates
- Small craft and floating equipment
Cargo vessels were also assigned to reinforcement echelons as required.[2]
- Task Group 38.4 (Rear-Admiral R.E. Davison)[3]
- Fleet carriers: USS Lexington, USS Franklin
- Light carriers: USS Belleau Wood, USS San Jacinto
- Heavy cruiser: USS New Orleans
- Light cruiser: USS Biloxi
- Destroyers: USS Maury, Craven, Gridley, Helm, McCall, Mugford, Ralph Talbot, Patterson, Bagley, Wilkes, Nicholson, Swanson
Japan[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- Royal Navy Historical Section (1957). War with Japan Volume IV. The South–East Asian Operations and Central Pacific Advance. London: Royal Navy.
DDL[edit]
The six different variants were designated the endorsed version (EV1 and EV2), Variant A, Variant B (B1 and B2) and Variant C. Their weapons fit were as follows:[1]
| Weapon | EV1 | EV2 | A | B1 | B2 | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard SAM | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Sea Sparrow SAM | 1 | |||||
| Standard SSM in 'coffins' | 6 | |||||
| Exocet-type SSM in 'coffins' | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 5 inch gun | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30mm gun | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Armed helicopters | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
- ^ Department of Defence (1972), p. 120