Task Group 22.3

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Task Group 22.3 was a U.S. Navy hunter-killer anti-submarine task group in World War II, noted for its capture of the German submarine U-505.

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Task Group 22.3 canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy task group
hunter-killer group
alliance Allies of World War II
branch United States Navy
capturedMaterial Enigma-related materials from U-505
German naval codebooks from U-505
capturedVessel U-505
linked to: U-505 submarine
commandStructure Task Force 22
conflict World War II
country United States of America
dateOfEvent 1944-06-04
enemy Kriegsmarine
enemyType German U-boats
linked to: U-boats
engagedSubmarine U-505
linked to: U-505 submarine
engagementOutcome capture of enemy code and equipment
successful boarding of U-505
event Capture of U-505 on 4 June 1944
linked to: U-505 submarine
formedAs hunter-killer anti-submarine task group
hasCommander Daniel V. Gallery
hasCommanderRank Captain
hasCommanderService United States Navy
hasFlagship USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)
linked to: USS Guadalcanal
hasShip USS Chatelain (DE-149)
USS Flaherty (DE-135)
USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)
linked to: USS Guadalcanal

USS Jenks (DE-665)
USS Pillsbury (DE-133)
linked to: USS Pillsbury

USS Pope (DE-134)
historicalSignificance first capture at sea of an enemy warship by the U.S. Navy since the War of 1812
navalTactic hunter-killer group operations
notableFor capture of German submarine U-505
objective locate and destroy German U-boats
operatedWith destroyer escorts
escort carrier
operationalArea Atlantic Ocean
partOf United States Atlantic Fleet
linked to: Atlantic Fleet
resultOfCapture U-505 kept secret from Germany
U-505 towed to Bermuda
role anti-submarine warfare
service United States Navy Atlantic anti-submarine operations
serviceBranchType naval
theater Battle of the Atlantic
timePeriod 1944
typeOfOperation offensive anti-submarine patrols
usedAircraft Grumman F4F Wildcat
Grumman TBF Avenger

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U-505 capturedBy Task Group 22.3
subject linked to: U-505 submarine
USS Guadalcanal partOf Task Group 22.3
USS Pillsbury partOf Task Group 22.3
Daniel V. Gallery commanded Task Group 22.3
Task Force 22 hasPart Task Group 22.3
Task Force 22 oversaw Task Group 22.3