Task Force 22

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Task Force 22 was a U.S. Navy operational formation in the Atlantic during World War II, overseeing subordinate groups such as Task Group 22.3 for anti-submarine and escort missions.

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Task Force 22 canonical 1

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instanceOf U.S. Navy task force
World War II naval formation
areaOfOperations Atlantic convoy routes
waters near the Azores
waters west of Europe
branch United States Navy
commandStructure U.S. Atlantic Fleet hunter-killer forces
conflict World War II
country United States of America
hasPart Task Group 22.10
Task Group 22.3
Task Group 22.4
historicalEra Second World War
linked to: World War II
mission locate and destroy enemy submarines
protect Allied shipping in the Atlantic
navalWarfareType anti-submarine warfare
objective reduce Allied shipping losses to submarines
secure Atlantic sea lanes
operatedIn Central Atlantic
North Atlantic
oversaw Task Group 22.3
partOf United States Atlantic Fleet
linked to: Atlantic Fleet
primaryOpponents German Kriegsmarine
linked to: Kriegsmarine

German U-boats
linked to: U-boats
role anti-submarine warfare
convoy escort
hunter-killer operations
service United States Navy
subordinateUnitType destroyer escort group
escort carrier group
task group
taskGroup22.3Role anti-submarine warfare
convoy escort
taskGroup22.3Type hunter-killer group
theater Atlantic Ocean
timePeriod 1943
1944
1945
typeOfOperation escort carrier-based ASW
surface ship ASW patrols
usedPlatform destroyer
destroyer escort
escort carrier
patrol aircraft

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Task Group 22.3 commandStructure Task Force 22