Fast Carrier Task Force

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fast_Carrier_Task_Force

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Task_Force_38 gptkb:Task_Force_58
gptkbp:component	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:formedIn	1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Fast Carrier Task Force
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea Battle of Iwo Jima
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Raymond_A._Spruance gptkb:William_F._Halsey_Jr.
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:USS_Princeton_(CV-37) gptkb:USS_Princeton_(CVL-23) gptkb:USS_Enterprise_(CV-6) gptkb:USS_Essex_(CV-9) gptkb:USS_Intrepid_(CV-11) gptkb:USS_Lexington_(CV-16) gptkb:USS_Yorktown_(CV-10) gptkb:USS_Midway_(CV-41) gptkb:USS_Coral_Sea_(CV-43) gptkb:USS_Randolph_(CV-15) gptkb:USS_Wasp_(CV-18) gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-12) gptkb:USS_Bennington_(CV-20) gptkb:USS_Saipan_(CVL-48) gptkb:USS_Bataan_(CVL-29) gptkb:USS_Belleau_Wood_(CVL-24) gptkb:USS_Bon_Homme_Richard_(CV-31) gptkb:USS_Boxer_(CV-21) gptkb:USS_Bunker_Hill_(CV-17) gptkb:USS_Cabot_(CVL-28) gptkb:USS_Cowpens_(CVL-25) gptkb:USS_Franklin_(CV-13) gptkb:USS_Hancock_(CV-19) gptkb:USS_Independence_(CVL-22) gptkb:USS_Kearsarge_(CV-33) gptkb:USS_Lake_Champlain_(CV-39) gptkb:USS_Langley_(CVL-27) gptkb:USS_Oriskany_(CV-34) gptkb:USS_Philippine_Sea_(CV-47) gptkb:USS_Reprisal_(CV-35) gptkb:USS_San_Jacinto_(CVL-30) gptkb:USS_Tarawa_(CV-40) gptkb:USS_Ticonderoga_(CV-14) gptkb:USS_Valley_Forge_(CV-45) gptkb:USS_Wright_(CVL-49) gptkb:USS_Antietam_(CV-36) gptkb:USS_Monterey_(CVL-26) gptkb:USS_Shangri-La_(CV-38)
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:purpose	air superiority offensive naval operations support amphibious landings
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Task_Force_38 gptkb:Task_Force_58 gptkb:John_S._McCain_Sr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5