Task Force 64

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Task Force 64 was a U.S. Navy surface combat task force in the Pacific Theater during World War II, noted for its role in night battles such as those off Guadalcanal.

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Task Force 64 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy task force ⓘ
World War II military unit ⓘ
areaOfOperations Solomon Islands ⓘ
waters around Guadalcanal ⓘ
associatedWith South Pacific Force ⓘ
United States Seventh Fleet ⓘ
linked to: Seventh Fleet
composedOf battleships ⓘ
cruisers ⓘ
destroyers ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
engagedOpponent Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to securing sea control around Guadalcanal ⓘ
demonstrated effectiveness of radar in night naval battles ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
notableEngagementFeature close-range night fighting ⓘ
notableFor actions off Guadalcanal ⓘ
night naval battles ⓘ
surface combat operations ⓘ
notableShipAssigned USS Atlanta (CL-51) ⓘ
USS Helena (CL-50) ⓘ
USS O'Bannon (DD-450) ⓘ
USS San Francisco (CA-38) ⓘ
USS South Dakota (BB-57) ⓘ
USS Washington (BB-56) ⓘ
operationalPeriod 1942 ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Cape Esperance ⓘ
Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
primaryMission cover reinforcement and supply convoys ⓘ
intercept Japanese surface forces ⓘ
protect Allied positions on Guadalcanal ⓘ
role escort and covering force ⓘ
surface action group ⓘ
subordinateTo South Pacific Area ⓘ
United States Pacific Fleet ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Pacific Fleet
tactics night surface engagements ⓘ
radar-directed gunfire ⓘ
taskType surface combat task force ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater ⓘ

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