U.S. Navy Task Force 58

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U.S. Navy formation naval task force

U.S. Navy Task Force 58 was a major fast carrier task force of the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II, known for its pivotal role in large-scale naval and air operations against Japan.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Fast Carrier Task Force 3
Task Force 38 3
U.S. Pacific Fleet fast carrier forces 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Navy formation ⓘ
naval task force ⓘ
allegiance Allies ⓘ
branch United States Navy ⓘ
commandStructure U.S. Navy Task Force 58 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Pacific Fleet fast carrier forces
composition aircraft carriers ⓘ
battleships ⓘ
carrier air groups ⓘ
cruisers ⓘ
destroyers ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
engagement Battle of Iwo Jima NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ
raids on the Japanese home islands ⓘ
era mid-20th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance key component of Allied victory in the Pacific War ⓘ
notableFor fast carrier raids in the Pacific ⓘ
large-scale naval and air operations against Japan ⓘ
objective neutralization of Japanese naval and air power ⓘ
strategic bombing and air raids on Japan ⓘ
support of amphibious landings in the Pacific ⓘ
operationalArea Central Pacific ⓘ
Mariana Islands ⓘ
Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philippine Sea ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: Western Pacific

waters off Japan ⓘ
opponent Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan
partOf U.S. Navy Task Force 58 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fast Carrier Task Force

U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
role amphibious assault support ⓘ
carrier strike operations ⓘ
fleet air defense ⓘ
naval aviation operations ⓘ
service United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: United States armed forces
strategicImportance principal offensive striking force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ
tactics mass carrier air strikes ⓘ
mobile task group operations ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Theater
timePeriod 1943–1945 ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form: World War II era
type U.S. Navy Task Force 58 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: fast carrier task force

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Sibuyan Sea → U.S.AirGroup → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Task Force 38
Battle off Cape Engaño → U.S.Formation → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fast Carrier Task Force
Battle off Cape Engaño → U.S.TaskForce → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Task Force 38
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign → airSupportFrom → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fast Carrier Task Force
Commander, Third Fleet → alternateDesignation → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Task Force 38
U.S. Navy Task Force 58 → commandStructure → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Pacific Fleet fast carrier forces
Battle of the Philippine Sea → forceInvolved → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Task Force 58
Operation Ten-Go → involvedUnit → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ
U.S. Navy Task Force 58 → partOf → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fast Carrier Task Force
U.S. Navy Task Force 58 → type → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: fast carrier task force