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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Task Group 22.3 canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
U-505