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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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Task Force 58	6
Task Force 38	5
Fast Carrier Task Force	3
Task Force 38 under Third Fleet	1
Task Force 58 designation was used when under Fifth Fleet command	1
U.S. Navy Task Force 58 canonical	1
U.S. Pacific Fleet fast carrier forces	1
U.S. Task Force 58	1
United States naval task force	1
fast carrier task force	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 ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ 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 Island ⓘ surface form: Okinawa 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 (21)

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

Operation Ten-Go → involvedUnit → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ

Battle of the Philippine Sea → forceInvolved → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Task Force 58

Battle off Cape Engaño → U.S.TaskForce → 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 of the Sibuyan Sea → U.S.AirGroup → 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

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

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

Commander, Third Fleet → alternateDesignation → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Task Force 38

Great Marianas Turkey Shoot → associatedWith → U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ