British Pacific Fleet

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The British Pacific Fleet was a major Royal Navy task force that operated alongside U.S. forces in the Pacific theater during the final stages of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy formation
naval fleet
alliedWith Australia
Canada
Netherlands
New Zealand
United States of America
surface form: United States
alsoKnownAs BPF
British Task Force 57
surface form: British Task Force 37

British Task Force 57
baseOfOperations Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong

Manus Island
Sydney
commander Bernard Rawlings
Bruce Fraser
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
disbanded late 1940s
endTime 1948
flagship HMS Howe
HMS Implacable
HMS Indomitable
HMS King George V
hasPart British Pacific Fleet self-linksurface differs
surface form: British Pacific Fleet Train

Task Force 37
Task Force 57
notableEvent present in theatre at time of Japanese surrender in 1945
notableShip HMAS Australia
HMNZS Gambia
HMS Anson
HMS Duke of York
HMS Formidable
HMS Howe
HMS Illustrious
HMS Indefatigable
HMS King George V
HMS Victorious
operatedAlongside United States Navy
participatedIn Battle of Okinawa
Operation Iceberg
Operation Inmate
Operation Meridian
Ryukyu Islands campaign
surface form: Sakishima Islands campaign

air raids on the Japanese Home Islands
operations against the Japanese oil industry in Sumatra
partOf Royal Navy
peakStrength more than 750 aircraft
over 200 warships
role amphibious support
carrier strike force
naval gunfire support
startTime 1944
supportedOperation planned invasion of Japan
theaterOfOperations Pacific War

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Subject: British Pacific Fleet
Description of subject: The British Pacific Fleet was a major Royal Navy task force that operated alongside U.S. forces in the Pacific theater during the final stages of World War II.

Referenced by (12)

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Operation Iceberg belligerent British Pacific Fleet
Operation Iceberg involves British Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: British Pacific Fleet Task Force 57
Bruce Fraser notableCommand British Pacific Fleet
British Pacific Fleet hasPart British Pacific Fleet self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: British Pacific Fleet Train
HMS Indomitable participatedIn British Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: British Pacific Fleet operations
HMS Jupiter navalForce British Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: British Pacific forces
HMS Jupiter associatedWith British Pacific Fleet
Eastern Fleet successor British Pacific Fleet
HMS Duke of York tookPartIn British Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: British Pacific Fleet operations
HMS Illustrious tookPartIn British Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: British Pacific Fleet operations
Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet partOf British Pacific Fleet
HMS Victorious participatedIn British Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: British Pacific Fleet operations