U.S. Asiatic Fleet

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1942
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1910
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1942
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Manila
gptkb:Cavite_Naval_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Asiatic Fleet
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Asiatic_Fleet
gptkb:The_Galloping_Ghosts_of_the_Java_Coast
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Admiral_Thomas_C._Hart
gptkb:Admiral_William_Glassford
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Francis_W._Rockwell
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Balikpapan_(1942)
gptkb:Battle_of_Makassar_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Sunda_Strait
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea_defeat
evacuation from the Philippines
integration into Seventh Fleet
loss of USS Houston
loss of USS Langley
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Asheville_(PG-21)
gptkb:USS_Boise_(CL-47)
gptkb:USS_Edsall_(DD-219)
gptkb:USS_Langley_(CV-1)
gptkb:USS_Marblehead_(CL-12)
gptkb:USS_Peary_(DD-226)
gptkb:USS_Pope_(DD-225)
gptkb:USS_Stewart_(DD-224)
gptkb:USS_Houston_(CA-30)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:ABDA_Command
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Asiatic_Squadron
gptkbp:primaryMission protect American interests in Asia
defend the Philippines
support Allied operations in the Pacific
gptkbp:responsibility gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:East_Asia
gptkb:Western_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Seventh_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frank_Fletcher
gptkb:Admiral_William_Glassford
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6