JAPAN Admiral Isoru Yamammoto: commander in head Admiral Matome Ugaki: commander in head of japanese forces |
USA Admiral C. W. Nimitz : commander in head of the Pacific Fleet Admiral F. J. Fletcher: com. in head of american forces |
FIRST FLEET : ADMIRAL YAMAMOTO 1° BATTLESHIPS DIVISION: (AMMIRAGLIO YAMAMOTO) YAMATO (flagship) NAGATO MUTSU HOSHO: Light aircraft carrier (8 airplanes) YUKAZE: Destroyer of escort 1° Squadron Destroyer: (REAR-ADMIRAL HASHIMOTO) SENDAI: Light cruiser 19° Division Destroyer: ISONOMANI URANAMI SHILINAMI AYANAMI 20° Division Destroyer: AMAGIRI ASAGIRI YUGIRI SHIRAKUMO CHIYODA: 1 transport hydroplanes (12 pocket submarine) NISHIN: Transport hydroplanes |
TASK FORCE 17 ADMIRAL F. J. FLECHTER GROUP AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: YORKTOWN: Flagship (75 airplanes, com. C. Buckmaster) CRUISERS GROUP: (REAR-ADMIRAL SMITH) ASTORIA PORTLAND GROUP DESTROYER: HAMMAN HURGUES MORRIS ANDERSON RUSSEL GWIN |
CARRIER GROUP FIRST AIR FLEET : VICE ADMIRAL C. NAGUMO 1° Division Aircraft carrier: (DEPUTY ADMIRAL C. NAGUMO) AKAGI: Flagship (67 airplanes, com. T. Aoki) KAGA: (68 airplanes, com. J. Okada) 2° Division Aircraft carrier: (REAR-ADMIRAL T. YAMAGUCHI) HIRYU: Flagship (68 airplanes, com. T. Kaku) SORYU: (63 airplanes, com. R. Yangimoto) 8° Division Cruisers: (REAR-ADMIRAL H. ABE) TONE: flagship CHIKUMA 3° Division Armored: (2° Section) HARUNA KIRISHIMA 10° Squadron Destroyer: (CONTAMMIRAGLIO S. KIMURA) NAGARA: Flagship (light cruiser) KAZAGUMO (com. T. Abe) YUGUMO MAKIGUMO AKIGUMO 11° Division Destroyer: ISOKAZE URAKAZE HAMIKAZE TANIKAZE OIL-TANKERS: 5 |
TASK FORCE 16 ADMIRAL R. SPRUANCE GROUP AIRCRAFT CARRIER: ENTERPRISE: Flagship (79 aerial com. Murray) HORNET: (79 aerial com. Mitscher) 6 °S DIVISIONE CRUISERS: (REAR-ADMIRAL T. C. KINKAID) NEW ORLEANS MINNEAPOLIS VINCENNES NORTHAMPTON PENSACOLA ATLANTA GROUP OF ESCORT: 1° Division Destroyer: (CAPTAIN OF VESSEL EARLY) PHELPS WORDEN MONAGHAN ALWIN 6° Division Destroyer: (Captain Of Vessel SAUER) BALCH CONYNGHAM BENHAM ELLET MAURY
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GROUP OF COVERAGE IS OF OCCUPATION OF MIDWAY SECOND FLEET: DEPUTY ADMIRAL N. KONDO 3° Division Armored (1° Section): (CONTRAMM. MIKAWA) KONGO: Flagship HIEI ZUIHO: Light aircraft carrier (24 airplanes) MIKAZUKI: Destroyer of escort 4° Division Cruisers (1° Section): (DEPUTY ADMIRAL N. KONDO) ATAGO: Flagship CHOKAI 3° Division Cruisers: (DEPUTY ADMIRAL T. TAKAGI) MYOKO: Flagship HAGURO 4° Squadron Destroyer: YURA: Flagship 2° Division Destroyer: MURASAME HARUSAME YUDACHI SAMIDARE 9° Division Destroyer: ASAGUMO MINEGUMO NATSUGUMO AUXILIARY SHIPS: GROUP OF BROUGHT CLOSER SUPPORT: (REAR-ADMIRAL T. KURITA) KUMANO: Flagship SUZUYA MIKUMA (Com. S. Shakao) MOGAMI (Com. R. Soji) 8° Division Destroyer: ASASHIO ARASHIO NICHIEI MARU: Oil-tanker GROUP SHIPS TRANSPORT: (REAR-ADMIRAL R. TANAKA) JUTSU: Flagship (light cruiser) Flotilla Of 10 Destroyer: KUROSHIO OYASHIO HATSUKAZE YUKIKAZE AMATSUKAZE TOKITSUKAZE KASUMI TO PLOUGH KAGERO SHIRANUHI Ships Of Transport Troops (5.000 men): 12 AKEBONU MARU: Oil-tanker SHIPS IT PATROLS RAPIDSES: 3 GROUP SHIPS I TRANSPORT HYDROPLANES: (REAR-ADMIRAL R. FUJITA) CHITOTSE: (24 fighters and 8 scouts)KAMIKAWA MARU: (24 fighters and 8 scouts) DESTROYER OF ESCORT: 1 SHIP PATROLS. 1 GROUP OF MINE-SWEEPER: (CAPTAIN OF VESSEL S. MIYAMOTO) MINE-SWEEPER: 4 CACCIASOMMERGIBILI: 3 RESTOCKING SHIP: 1 FREIGHTER. 2
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GROUP OF RESTOCKING OIL-TANKERS: CIMARRON PLATTE DESTROYER OF ESCORT: DEWEY MONSSEN |
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GROUP OF SUPPORT DETACHED BY THE PRINCIPAL FORMATION: DEPUTY ADMIRAL S. TAKASU 2° Division Armored: (DEPUTY ADMIRAL S. TAKASU) ISE: Flagship HYUGA FUSED YAMASHIRO 9° Division Cruisers KITAGAMI OI DESTROYER. 12 OIL-TANKERS. 4 |
GROUP SUBMERGIBLE REAR-ADMIRAL R.H. ENGLISH Á. PEARL HARBOR PATTUGLIA Á. OVEST OF MIDWAY: CACHALO FLYING FISH TAMBOR TROUT GRAYLIND NAUTILUS GROUPER DOLPHIN GATO CUTTLEFISH GIDGEON GRENADIER IT PATROLS Á. NORD OF MIDWAY: TARPON PIKE FINBACK GROWLER TASK GROUP 7-2: NARWHAL PLUNGER TRIGGER |
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GROUP OF ATTACK NORTH: (ALEUTIAN) DEPUTY ADMIRAL M. HOSOGAYA GROUP OF SUPPORT: (DEPUTY ADMIRAL M. HOSOGAYA) NACHI: Flagship (heavy cruiser) Destroyer: 2 2° Team Aircraft carrier: (CONTAMMIRAGLIO K. KAKUTA) RYUIO: Flagship (37 aeres) YUNYIO: (45 airplanes) 4° Division Cruisers (2° Section): MAYA TAKAO DESTROYER: 3 STRENGTH OF OCCUPATION OF THE ALEUTIAN ONES: GROUP OF ATTU: (REAR-ADMIRAL S. OMORI) ABUKUMA: Flagship (light cruiser) Destroyer: 4 POSAMINE: 1 SHIP TRASPORT TRUPPE: 1 (1500 men) GROUP OF KISKA: (CAPTAIN OF VESSEL T. ONO) KISO: Flagship (light cruiser) TAMA: (light cruiser) ASAKA MARU: (auxiliary cruiser) Destroyer: 3 MINE-SWEEPER: 3 TRANSPORT SHIPS: 2 (1250 men of the harbor) Detachment Submergible: (REAR-ADMIRAL S. YAMAZAKI) THE 9: Flagship The 15 The 17 The 19 The 25 The 26
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AVIATION WITH BASE Á. MIDWAY AVIATION OF THE HARBOR: (CAPTAIN OF RUBBING C. SIMARD) EXPLORERS: 32 PBYs 5 And 5A CATALINAs AEREOSILURANTI: 6 TBFS AVENGER AVIATION OF THE "SEA CORPS": (LIEUTENANT COLONEL KIMES) HUNTING: 20 F2As. 3 BUFFALO 7 F4F.3S WILDCAT BOMBARDIERS: 11 SB2Us. 3 VINDICATOR 16 SBD.2s DAUNTLESS Detachment Of the 7° Aerial Army: (GENERAL OF DIVISION HALE) TWO-ENGINED BOMBARDIERS: 4 B.26S MARAUDER 19 B.17s Fortezze Police squad
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ADVANCED GROUP: (DEPUTY ADMIRAL T. KOMATSU) 3° Squadron Submergible: (REAR-ADMIRAL C. KONO) The 168: Flagship The 169 The 171 The 174 The 175 5° Squadron Submergible: (REAR-ADMIRAL T. DAIGO) The 156 The 157 The 158 The 159 The 162 13° Squadron Submergible: (Captain Of Vessel T. MIYAZAKI) The 121 The 122 The 123 |
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AERIAL GROUP WITH BASE Á. TERRA DEPUTY ADMIRAL N. TSUKAHARA 24° Aerial Flotilla: (REAR-ADMIRAL M. MAEDA) 1° GROUP Aereo: (CAPTAIN OF VESSEL S. INOUYE) 14° GROUP Aereo: (CAPTAIN OF VESSEL D. NAKAJIMA) These formations, divided among the insular bases of Wake, Aur, Wotje, Jaluit and Kwalien: 72 fighters 82 Torpedo bombardiers 24 Recognition hydroplanes |
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| TOTAL:
HEAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER: 6 LIGHT AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: 2 DOOR HYDROPLANES: 4 BATTLESHIPS: 11 cruisers: 18 d estroyer: 58 oil-tankers: 11 TRANSPORT SHIPS TROOPS: 5 MINE-SWEEPER: 7 POSAMINE: 1 SUBMERGIBLE: 19 Pocket submersibles: 12 destroyer: 62 |
TOTAL:
HEAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER: 3 CRUISERS: 8 DESTROYER: 17 oil-tankers: 2 SUBMERSIBLES: 19 |
| BUDGET OF THE BATTLE:
LOST SHIPS: 5 (Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu and Mikuma) Lost Airplanes: 332 DEAD: 3.500 |
BUDGET OF THE BATTLE: LOST SHIPS : 2 (Yorktown and the heavy cruiser Hamman) LOST AIRPLANES : 147 DEAD : 307 |
