Task Group 22.3

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Task Group 22.3 was a U.S. Navy hunter-killer anti-submarine task group in World War II, noted for its capture of the German submarine U-505.

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Task Group 22.3 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy task group
hunter-killer group
alliance Allies of World War II
branch United States Navy
capturedMaterial Enigma-related materials from U-505
German naval codebooks from U-505
capturedVessel U-505 submarine
surface form: U-505
commandStructure Task Force 22
conflict World War II
country United States of America
dateOfEvent 1944-06-04
enemy Kriegsmarine
enemyType U-boats
surface form: German U-boats
engagedSubmarine U-505 submarine
surface form: U-505
engagementOutcome capture of enemy code and equipment
successful boarding of U-505
event U-505 submarine
surface form: Capture of U-505 on 4 June 1944
formedAs hunter-killer anti-submarine task group
hasCommander Daniel V. Gallery
hasCommanderRank Captain
hasCommanderService United States Navy
hasFlagship USS Guadalcanal
surface form: USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)
hasShip USS Chatelain (DE-149)
USS Flaherty (DE-135)
USS Guadalcanal
surface form: USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)

USS Jenks (DE-665)
USS Pillsbury
surface form: USS Pillsbury (DE-133)

USS Pope (DE-134)
historicalSignificance first capture at sea of an enemy warship by the U.S. Navy since the War of 1812
navalTactic hunter-killer group operations
notableFor capture of German submarine U-505
objective locate and destroy German U-boats
operatedWith destroyer escorts
escort carrier
operationalArea Atlantic Ocean
partOf Atlantic Fleet
surface form: United States Atlantic Fleet
resultOfCapture U-505 kept secret from Germany
U-505 towed to Bermuda
role anti-submarine warfare
service United States Navy Atlantic anti-submarine operations
serviceBranchType naval
theater Battle of the Atlantic
timePeriod 1944
typeOfOperation offensive anti-submarine patrols
usedAircraft Grumman F4F Wildcat
Grumman TBF Avenger

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U-505 submarine capturedBy Task Group 22.3
subject surface form: U-505
USS Guadalcanal partOf Task Group 22.3
USS Pillsbury partOf Task Group 22.3