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[[File:SalernoDDayPlans1943.jpg|440px|right|Landing Plans for Salerno and Paestum]]
[[File:SalernoDDayPlans1943.jpg|440px|right|Landing Plans for Salerno and Paestum]]
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'''[[Operation Avalanche]]''' was the codename for the combined US and British landings on the southwest coast of Italy on 9 September 1943 as part of the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] effort in the [[Mediterranean Theatre of World War II|Mediterranean Theater]] during [[World War II]]. The forces landed consisted of the [[US Fifth Army]] under Lieutenant General [[Mark W. Clark]]. The Fifth Army was made up of the [[X Corps (United Kingdom)|British X Corps]], which landed south of the town of [[Salerno]], and the [[VI Corps (United States)|US VI Corps]], which landed at the town of [[Paestum]].


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The landings were carried out by combined forces of the [[US Navy]] and [[Royal Navy]].
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'''[[Operation Avalanche]]''' was the codename for the combined US and British landings on the southwest coast of Italy on 9 September 1943 as part of the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] effort in the [[Mediterranean Theatre of World War II|Mediterranean Theater]] during [[World War II]]. The forces landed consisted of the [[US Fifth Army]] under Lieutenant General [[Mark W. Clark]]. The Fifth Army was made up of the [[X Corps (United Kingdom)|British X Corps]], which landed south of the town of '''[[Salerno]]''', and the [[VI Corps (United States)|US VI Corps]], which landed at the town of '''[[Paestum]]'''.

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The landings were carried out by combined forces of the [[US Navy]] and [[Royal Navy]], detailed below.


''Naval losses:'' 2 destroyers, 1 minesweeper, 1 tug, 1 hospital ship
''Naval losses:'' 2 destroyers, 1 minesweeper, 1 tug, 1 hospital ship
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[[File:USS_Ancon_(AGC-4)_in_June_1943.jpg|260px|thumb|right|Vice Adm. Hewitt's flagship, USS ''Ancon'' (AGC-4)]]
[[File:USS_Ancon_(AGC-4)_in_June_1943.jpg|260px|thumb|right|Vice Adm. Hewitt's flagship, USS ''Ancon'' (AGC-4)]]


=== Task Force 80: Western Naval Task Force ===
=== Western Naval Task Force (Task Force 80) ===
Vice Admiral '''[[H. Kent Hewitt]]''', USN<ref>Morison, pp. 391-394</ref>
Vice Admiral '''[[Henry Kent Hewitt|H. Kent Hewitt]]''', USN<ref>Morison, pp. 391-394</ref>
: Embarking [[Image:United_States_Army_North_CSIB.svg|18px]] '''[[US Fifth Army]]''' (Lt. Gen. [[Mark Wayne Clark]], USA)
: Embarking [[Image:United_States_Army_North_CSIB.svg|18px]] [[US Fifth Army]] (Lt. Gen. [[Mark W. Clark]], USA)
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;1 [[amphibious force flagship]]: [[USS Ancon (AGC-4)|USS ''Ancon'']]
:: &nbsp;&nbsp;1 [[amphibious force flagship]]: [[USS Ancon (AGC-4)|USS ''Ancon'']]
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;2 anti-aircraft/fighter director ships: [[HMS Ulster Queen|HMS ''Ulster Queen'']], [[HMS Palomares|HMS ''Palomares'']]
:: &nbsp;&nbsp;2 anti-aircraft/fighter director ships: [[HMS Ulster Queen|HMS ''Ulster Queen'']], [[HMS Palomares|HMS ''Palomares'']]
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;1 [[submarine]]: [[HMS Shakespeare (P221)|HMS ''Shakespeare'']]
:: &nbsp;&nbsp;1 [[submarine]]: [[HMS Shakespeare (P221)|HMS ''Shakespeare'']]


==== Task Force 85: Northern Landing Force ====
==== Northern Landing Force (Task Force 85) ====
Commodore '''G.N. Oliver''', RN
Commodore '''G.N. Oliver''', RN
: Embarking [[Image:X_Corps.png|12px]] '''[[X Corps (United Kingdom)|British X Corps]]''' (Lt. Gen. [[Richard McCreery|Richard L. McCreery]], BA)
: Embarking [[Image:X_Corps.png|14px]] [[X Corps (United Kingdom)|British X Corps]] (Lt. Gen. [[Richard McCreery]], BA)
:: '''Combat vessels'''
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;2 [[amphibious force flagship]]s: [[HMS Hilary (1931)|HMS ''Hilary'']], [[USS Biscayne|USS ''Biscayne'']]
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[light cruiser]]s: [[HMS Mauritius (80)|HMS ''Mauritius'']], [[HMS Uganda|HMS ''Uganda]], [[HMS Orion (85)|HMS ''Orion'']], [[HMS Delhi (D47)|HMS ''Delhi'']]
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[light cruiser]]s: [[HMS Mauritius (80)|HMS ''Mauritius'']], [[HMS Uganda|HMS ''Uganda'']], [[HMS Orion (85)|HMS ''Orion'']], [[HMS Delhi (D47)|HMS ''Delhi'']]
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;1 [[monitor (warship)|monitor]]: [[HMS Roberts (F40)|HMS ''Roberts'']]
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;1 [[monitor (warship)|monitor]]: [[HMS Roberts (F40)|HMS ''Roberts'']]
::* 18 [[destroyer]]s: 17 British, 1 Greek
::: 18 [[destroyer]]s: 17 British, 1 Greek
:: '''Amphibious assault vessels'''
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::* &nbsp;&nbsp;7 [[minesweeper]]s
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[tugboat|tug]]s (1 sunk by air attack 13 September)
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;2 [[amphibious force flagship]]s: [[HMS Hilary (1940)|HMS ''Hilary'']], [[USS Biscayne|USS ''Biscayne'']]
::* 13 [[troopship|transport]]s and [[Landing_ship,_infantry|LSI]]s
::: 13 [[troopship|transport]]s and [[Landing ship, infantry|LSI]]s
::* 90 [[Landing_ship,_tank|LST]]s: 45 American, 45 British
::: 90 [[Landing Ship, Tank|LST]]s: 45 American, 45 British
::* 84 [[Landing_craft_tank|LCT]]s: 24 American, 60 British (5 sunk)
::: 84 [[Landing Craft Tank|LCT]]s: 24 American, 60 British (5 sunk)
::* 96 [[Landing_ship_infantry|LCI(L)]]s: 48 American, 48 British
::: 96 [[Landing Ship Infantry|LCI(L)]]s: 48 American, 48 British
:: '''Auxiliaries'''
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::* 23 [[submarine chaser|subchasers/wooden hull]]
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::: &nbsp;&nbsp;7 [[minesweeper]]s
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::* 27 minecraft
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[tugboat|tug]]s (1 sunk by air attack 13 September)
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::* 32 [[motor launch]]es
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::: 23 [[submarine chaser|subchasers/wooden hull]]
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::* 13 [[Naval trawler|trawler]]s
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::: 27 minecraft
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::: 32 [[motor launch]]es
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::: 13 [[naval trawler|trawler]]s


==== Task Force 81: Southern Landing Force ====
==== Southern Landing Force (Task Force 81) ====
Rear Adm. '''[[John_L._Hall_Jr.|John L. Hall, Jr.]]''', USN
Rear Adm. '''[[John L. Hall Jr.|John L. Hall, Jr.]]''', USN
[[File:John_L_Hall_Jr_during_Normandy.jpg|170px|thumb|right|Rear Adm. John L. Hall, Jr., USN]]
[[File:John L Hall Jr during_Normandy.jpg|thumb|upright|Rear Adm. John L. Hall, Jr., USN]]
[[File:USSRevengeAM110.jpg|240px|thumb|right|World War II-era US minesweeper]]
[[File:USSRevengeAM110.jpg|thumb|USS ''Revenge'', a World War II-era Auk class minesweeper]]
[[File:PT_boat_underway_c1945.jpg|240px|thumb|right|World War II-era US PT boat]]
[[File:PT boat underway_c1945.jpg|thumb|World War II-era US PT boat in 1945]]
: Embarking [[Image:US_VI_Corps_SSI.png|12px]] '''[[VI Corps (United States)|US VI Corps]]''' (Maj. Gen. [[Ernest J. Dawley]], USA)
: Embarking [[File:US VI Corps SSI.png|14px]] [[VI Corps (United States)|US VI Corps]] (Maj. Gen. [[Ernest J. Dawley]], USA)
: TG 81.5 – Fire Support Group (Rear Adm. [[Lyal A. Davidson]])
:: '''Fire Support Group (TG 81.5)'''
:: Rear Admiral [[Lyal A. Davidson]]
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[light cruiser]]s: [[USS Philadelphia (CL-41)|USS ''Philadelphia'']], [[USS Savannah (CL-42)|USS ''Savannah'']], [[USS Boise (CL-47)|USS ''Boise'']], [[USS Brooklyn (CL-40)|USS ''Brooklyn'']]
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[light cruiser]]s: [[USS Philadelphia (CL-41)|USS ''Philadelphia'']], [[USS Savannah (CL-42)|USS ''Savannah'']], [[USS Boise (CL-47)|USS ''Boise'']], [[USS Brooklyn (CL-40)|USS ''Brooklyn'']]
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;1 [[monitor (warship)|monitor]]: [[HMS Abercrombie (F109)|HMS ''Abercrombie'']]
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[destroyer]]s (1 sunk by submarine 12 October)
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;1 [[monitor (warship)|monitor]]: [[HMS Abercrombie (F109)|HMS ''Abercrombie'']]
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[destroyer]]s (1 sunk by submarine 12 October)
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: TG 81.6 – Screen (Capt. Charles Wellborn)
:: '''Screen (TG 81.6)'''
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::* 12 destroyers (1 sunk by torpedo boat 10 September)
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:: Capt. Charles Wellborn
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: TG 81.2 – Transport Group (Capt. C.D. Edgar)
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::: 12 destroyers (1 sunk by torpedo boat 10 September)
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::* 19 [[troopship|transport]]s: 14 American, 5 British
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: '''Transport Group (TG 81.2)'''
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;3 [[landing_ship,_tank|LST]]s: all British
: Capt. C.D. Edgar
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::* &nbsp;&nbsp;6 scout boats
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::: 19 [[troopship|transport]]s: 14 American, 5 British
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: TG 81.3 – Landing Craft Group (Capt. F.M. Adams)
::* 27 [[LST]]s{{dn|date=February 2019}}: 18 American, 9 British
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;3 [[landing ship, tank|LST]]s: all British
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::: &nbsp;&nbsp;6 scout boats
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::* 32 [[landing_craft_infantry|LCI]]s: 26 American, 6 British
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: '''Landing Craft Group (TG 81.3)'''
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;6 [[landing_craft_tank|LCT]]s: all American
: Capt. F.M. Adams
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: TG 81.7 – Control Group (Cmdr. R.D. Lowther, USNR)
::: 27 [[Landing Ship, Tank|LST]]s: 18 American, 9 British
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;8 [[submarine chaser|subchasers/steel hull]], 4 [[Landing_Craft_Support|LCS]]s
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::: 32 [[Landing Craft Infantry|LCI]]s: 26 American, 6 British
: TG 81.8 – Minesweeper Group (Cmdr. A.H. Richards)
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;9 [[minesweeper]]s (1 sunk by submarine 25 September)
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;6 [[Landing Craft Tank|LCT]]s: all American
: '''Control Group (TG 81.7)'''
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::* 12 motor minesweepers
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: Cmdr. R.D. Lowther, USNR
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: TG 81.9 – Salvage Group (Lt. V.C. Kyllberg)
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;2 [[tugboat|tugs]]
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;8 [[submarine chaser|subchasers]] (steel hull), 4 [[Landing Craft Support|LCS]]s
: TG 80.2 – Picket Group (Lt. Cmdr. S.M. Barnes)
: TG 81.8 – Minesweeper Group
: Cmdr. A.H. Richards
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::* 16 [[PT boat|PT]]s
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;9 [[minesweeper]]s (1 sunk by submarine 25 September)
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: TG 80.3 – Diversion Group (Capt. C.L. Andrews)
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::: 12 motor minesweepers
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::* &nbsp;&nbsp;1 destroyer: [[USS Knight|USS ''Knight'']]
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: TG 81.9 – Salvage Group
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::* &nbsp;&nbsp;7 [[torpedo boat]]s: 7 British [[Motor Torpedo Boat|MTBs]], 1 American [[PT boat|PT]]
: Lt. V.C. Kyllberg
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::* &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[submarine chaser|subchasers/wooden hull]]
::* &nbsp;&nbsp;6 [[motor launch]]es
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;2 [[tugboat|tugs]]
: TG 80.2 – Picket Group
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::* 10 air/sea rescue craft
: Lt. Cmdr. S.M. Barnes
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::: 16 [[PT boat|PT]]s
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: TG 80.3 – Diversion Group
: Capt. C.L. Andrews
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::: &nbsp;&nbsp;1 destroyer: [[USS Knight|USS ''Knight'']]
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::: &nbsp;&nbsp;7 [[torpedo boat]]s: 7 British [[Motor Torpedo Boat|MTBs]], 1 American [[PT boat|PT]]
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::: &nbsp;&nbsp;4 subchasers (wooden hull)
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;6 [[Motor launch (naval)|Motor Launch]]es
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::: 10 air/sea rescue craft


{{-}}
==== Task Force 88: Support Carrier Force ====

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[[File:Philip_Louis_Vian.png|180px|thumb|right|Rear Adm. Sir Philip L. Vian, RN]]
==== Support Carrier Force (Task Force 88) ====
[[File:Fairey_Barracudas_landing_on_HMS_Formidable_after_attacking_Tirpitz_and_other_enemy_ships_off_Norway..jpg|260px|thumb|right|Fairey Barracudas landing on HMS ''Formidable'']]
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[[File:Philip Louis Vian.png|thumb|upright|Rear Adm. Sir Philip L. Vian, RN]]
[[File:Fairey Barracudas landing on HMS Formidable after attacking Tirpitz and other enemy ships off Norway.jpg|thumb|Fairey Barracudas landing on {{HMS|Formidable|67|6}} in 1944]]
Rear Admiral '''[[Philip Vian|Sir Philip L. Vian]]''', RN
Rear Admiral '''[[Philip Vian|Sir Philip L. Vian]]''', RN
:* &nbsp;&nbsp;1 [[light carrier]]: [[HMS_Unicorn_(I72)|HMS ''Unicorn'']]
:: &nbsp;&nbsp;1 [[light carrier]]: {{HMS|Unicorn|I72|6}}
:* &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[escort carrier]]s: [[HMS_Battler|HMS ''Battler'']], [[HMS_Attacker_(D02)|HMS ''Attacker'']], [[HMS_Hunter_(D80)|HMS ''Hunter'']], [[HMS_Stalker_(D91)|HMS ''Stalker'']]
:: &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[escort carrier]]s: {{HMS|Battler}}, {{HMS|Attacker|D02|6}}, {{HMS|Hunter|D80|6}}, {{HMS|Stalker|D91|6}}
:* &nbsp;&nbsp;3 [[light cruiser]]s: [[HMS_Euryalus_(42)|HMS ''Euryalus'']], [[HMS_Scylla_(98)|HMS ''Scylla'']], [[HMS_Charybdis_(88)|HMS ''Charybdis'']]
:: &nbsp;&nbsp;3 [[light cruiser]]s: {{HMS|Euryalus|42|6}}, {{HMS|Scylla|98|6}}, {{HMS|Charybdis|88|6}}
:* &nbsp;&nbsp;9 [[destroyer]]s: 7 British, 2 Polish
:: &nbsp;&nbsp;9 [[destroyer]]s: 7 British, 2 Polish


'''Covering Forces'''
'''Covering forces'''
:* 2 [[fleet carrier]]s (Rear Admiral C. Moody, RN)
:: 2 [[fleet carrier]]s (Rear Admiral [[Clement Moody]], RN)
:** [[HMS_Illustrious_(R87)|HMS ''Illustrious'']]
::: {{HMS|Illustrious|R87|6}}
:*** 28 [[Grumman_F4F_Wildcat#Royal_Navy_Martlets|Grumman Martlet]] fighters
:::: 28 [[Grumman Martlet]] fighters
:*** 10 [[Supermarine Seafire]] fighters
:::: 10 [[Supermarine Seafire]] fighters
:*** 12 [[Fairey Barracuda]] torpedo bombers
:::: 12 [[Fairey Barracuda]] torpedo bombers
:** [[HMS_Formidable_(67)|HMS ''Formidable'']]
::: {{HMS|Formidable|67|6}}
:*** 28 [[Grumman_F4F_Wildcat#Royal_Navy_Martlets|Grumman Martlet]] fighters
:::: 28 [[Grumman Martlet]] fighters
:*** &nbsp;&nbsp;5 [[Supermarine Seafire]] fighters
:::: &nbsp;&nbsp;5 Supermarine Seafire fighters
:*** 12 [[Fairey Albacore]] torpedo bombers{{efn|Biplanes}}
:::: 12 [[Fairey Albacore]] torpedo bombers{{efn|Biplanes}}
:* Force "H" (Vice Admiral Sir A.V. Willis, RN)
:: Force "H" (Vice Admiral [[Algernon Willis|Sir Algernon Willis]], RN)
:** &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[battleship]]s: [[HMS_Nelson_(28)|HMS ''Nelson'']], [[HMS_Rodney_(29)|HMS ''Rodney'']], [[HMS_Warspite_(03)|HMS ''Warspite'']], [[HMS_Valiant_(1914)|HMS ''Valiant'']]
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;4 [[battleship]]s: {{HMS|Nelson|28|6}}, {{HMS|Rodney|29|6}}, {{HMS|Warspite|03|6}}, {{HMS|Valiant|1914|6}}
:* Screen
:: Screen
:** 20 destroyers: 16 British, 1 Polish, 2 Dutch, 1 French
::: 20 destroyers: 16 British, 1 Polish, 2 Dutch, 1 French
:* Auxiliaries
:: Auxiliaries
:** &nbsp;&nbsp;3 [[hospital ship]]s: [[HMHS Newfoundland|HMHS ''Newfoundland'']] (sunk by air attack 13 September), [[HMHS Leinster|HMHS ''Leinster'']], [[HMHS Somersetshire|HMHS ''Somersetshire'']]
::: &nbsp;&nbsp;3 [[hospital ship]]s: {{HMHS|Newfoundland}} (sunk by air attack 13 September), {{HMHS|Leinster}}, {{HMHS|Somersetshire}}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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Landing Plans for Salerno and Paestum
Landing Plans for Salerno and Paestum

Operation Avalanche was the codename for the combined US and British landings on the southwest coast of Italy on 9 September 1943 as part of the Allied effort in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II. The forces landed consisted of the US Fifth Army under Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark. The Fifth Army was made up of the British X Corps, which landed south of the town of Salerno, and the US VI Corps, which landed at the town of Paestum.

The landings were carried out by combined forces of the US Navy and Royal Navy.

Naval losses: 2 destroyers, 1 minesweeper, 1 tug, 1 hospital ship

Order of battle

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Vice Adm. H. Kent Hewitt, USN
Vice Adm. Hewitt's flagship, USS Ancon (AGC-4)

Western Naval Task Force (Task Force 80)

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Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, USN[1]

Embarking US Fifth Army (Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, USA)
  1 amphibious force flagship: USS Ancon
  2 anti-aircraft/fighter director ships: HMS Ulster Queen, HMS Palomares
  1 submarine: HMS Shakespeare

Northern Landing Force (Task Force 85)

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Commodore G.N. Oliver, RN

Embarking British X Corps (Lt. Gen. Richard McCreery, BA)
Combat vessels
  4 light cruisers: HMS Mauritius, HMS Uganda, HMS Orion, HMS Delhi
  1 monitor: HMS Roberts
18 destroyers: 17 British, 1 Greek
Amphibious assault vessels
  2 amphibious force flagships: HMS Hilary, USS Biscayne
13 transports and LSIs
90 LSTs: 45 American, 45 British
84 LCTs: 24 American, 60 British (5 sunk)
96 LCI(L)s: 48 American, 48 British
Auxiliaries
  7 minesweepers
  4 tugs (1 sunk by air attack 13 September)
23 subchasers/wooden hull
27 minecraft
32 motor launches
13 trawlers

Southern Landing Force (Task Force 81)

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Rear Adm. John L. Hall, Jr., USN

Rear Adm. John L. Hall, Jr., USN
USS Revenge, a World War II-era Auk class minesweeper
World War II-era US PT boat in 1945
Embarking US VI Corps (Maj. Gen. Ernest J. Dawley, USA)
Fire Support Group (TG 81.5)
Rear Admiral Lyal A. Davidson
  4 light cruisers: USS Philadelphia, USS Savannah, USS Boise, USS Brooklyn
  1 monitor: HMS Abercrombie
  4 destroyers (1 sunk by submarine 12 October)
Screen (TG 81.6)
Capt. Charles Wellborn
12 destroyers (1 sunk by torpedo boat 10 September)
Transport Group (TG 81.2)
Capt. C.D. Edgar
19 transports: 14 American, 5 British
  3 LSTs: all British
  6 scout boats
Landing Craft Group (TG 81.3)
Capt. F.M. Adams
27 LSTs: 18 American, 9 British
32 LCIs: 26 American, 6 British
  6 LCTs: all American
Control Group (TG 81.7)
Cmdr. R.D. Lowther, USNR
  8 subchasers (steel hull), 4 LCSs
TG 81.8 – Minesweeper Group
Cmdr. A.H. Richards
  9 minesweepers (1 sunk by submarine 25 September)
12 motor minesweepers
TG 81.9 – Salvage Group
Lt. V.C. Kyllberg
  2 tugs
TG 80.2 – Picket Group
Lt. Cmdr. S.M. Barnes
16 PTs
TG 80.3 – Diversion Group
Capt. C.L. Andrews
  1 destroyer: USS Knight
  7 torpedo boats: 7 British MTBs, 1 American PT
  4 subchasers (wooden hull)
  6 Motor Launches
10 air/sea rescue craft

Support Carrier Force (Task Force 88)

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Rear Adm. Sir Philip L. Vian, RN
Fairey Barracudas landing on HMS Formidable in 1944

Rear Admiral Sir Philip L. Vian, RN

  1 light carrier: HMS Unicorn
  4 escort carriers: HMS Battler, HMS Attacker, HMS Hunter, HMS Stalker
  3 light cruisers: HMS Euryalus, HMS Scylla, HMS Charybdis
  9 destroyers: 7 British, 2 Polish

Covering forces

2 fleet carriers (Rear Admiral Clement Moody, RN)
HMS Illustrious
28 Grumman Martlet fighters
10 Supermarine Seafire fighters
12 Fairey Barracuda torpedo bombers
HMS Formidable
28 Grumman Martlet fighters
  5 Supermarine Seafire fighters
12 Fairey Albacore torpedo bombers[a]
Force "H" (Vice Admiral Sir Algernon Willis, RN)
  4 battleships: HMS Nelson, HMS Rodney, HMS Warspite, HMS Valiant
Screen
20 destroyers: 16 British, 1 Polish, 2 Dutch, 1 French
Auxiliaries
  3 hospital ships: HMHS Newfoundland (sunk by air attack 13 September), HMHS Leinster, HMHS Somersetshire

Notes

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  1. ^ Biplanes

References

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  1. ^ Morison, pp. 391-394

Sources

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  • Morison, Samuel Eliot (1954). Sicily – Salerno – Anzio, January 1943–June 1944. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. IX. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN 0-7858-1310-1.
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