Allied Forces

Task Force 5

the cruisers USS Boise and USS Marblehead did not participate due to a grounding incident and engine failure, respectively.

  • Rear Admiral W.A. Glassford

Destroyer Division 59

  • Cdr. P.H. Talbot
  • USS John D. Ford
    Commanding officer: Lt. Cdr. E.N. Parker
  • USS Parrott
  • USS Paul Jones
    Commanding officer: Lt. Cdr. J.J. Hourihan
  • USS Pope
    Commanding officer: Lt. Cdr. W.C. Blinn

Aircraft

Supporting Task Force 5
  • 20 Brewster Buffaloes
  • 3 B-17s (?)
  • 9 (?) B-10 bombers

Submarines

American

  • USS S 40
  • USS Pickerel
  • USS Porpoise
  • USS Saury
  • USS Spearfish
  • USS Sturgeon

Dutch

  • K XVIII (damaged)(damaged)
    Commanding officer: Lt. Cdr. C.A.J. van Well Groeneveld
    Notes: Damaged by Cha 11.
  • K XIV
    Commanding officer: Lt. Cdr. P.A. Mulock van der Vlies Bik

Japanese Forces

  • Rear Admiral Shoji Nishimura

Destroyer Squadron 4

  • CL Naka (force flagship)(force flagship)

Destroyer Division 2

  • Yudachi
  • Samidare
  • Harusame
  • Murasame

Destroyer Division 9

  • Minegumo
  • Natsugumo

Destroyer Squadron 2

Destroyer Division 24

  • Yamakaze
  • Suzukaze
  • Kawakaze
  • Umikaze

Base Force

  • PC-36
  • PC-37 (damaged)(damaged)
    Notes: Damaged by K XVIII and by Desdiv 59, beached.
  • PC-38
  • AM-15
  • AM-16
  • AM-17
  • AM-18
  • Ch 10
  • Ch 11
  • Ch 12

Transport Force

  • AVP Sanyo Maru (damaged)(damaged)
    Notes: Bombed.

Army

  • Sumanoura Maru (sunk)(sunk)
    Notes: Torpedoed and sunk by Pope.
  • Kuretake Maru (sunk)(sunk)
    Notes: Torpedoed and sunk by John D. Ford.
  • Kumagawa Maru (damaged)(damaged)
  • Toei Maru (damaged)(damaged)
  • Ashiyama Maru (damaged)(damaged)
  • Yukka Maru (sunk)(sunk)
    Notes: Damaged by bombs, flooded and sunk.
  • Tatsukami Maru (sunk)(sunk)
    Notes: Damaged by bombs, torpedoed and sunk by Paul Jones and Parrott.
  • Tsuruga Maru (sunk)(sunk)
    Notes: Sunk by K XVIII.
  • Nana Maru (sunk)(sunk)
    Notes: Damaged by bombs, sunk.

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