Task Force 22

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Task Force 22 was a U.S. Navy operational formation in the Atlantic during World War II, overseeing subordinate groups such as Task Group 22.3 for anti-submarine and escort missions.

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Task Force 22 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Navy task force ⓘ
World War II naval formation ⓘ
areaOfOperations Atlantic convoy routes ⓘ
waters near the Azores ⓘ
waters west of Europe ⓘ
branch United States Navy ⓘ
commandStructure U.S. Atlantic Fleet hunter-killer forces ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
hasPart Task Group 22.10 ⓘ
Task Group 22.3 ⓘ
Task Group 22.4 ⓘ
historicalEra Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
mission locate and destroy enemy submarines ⓘ
protect Allied shipping in the Atlantic ⓘ
navalWarfareType anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
objective reduce Allied shipping losses to submarines ⓘ
secure Atlantic sea lanes ⓘ
operatedIn Central Atlantic ⓘ
North Atlantic ⓘ
oversaw Task Group 22.3 ⓘ
partOf United States Atlantic Fleet ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Fleet
primaryOpponents German Kriegsmarine ⓘ
linked to: Kriegsmarine

German U-boats ⓘ
linked to: U-boats
role anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
hunter-killer operations ⓘ
service United States Navy ⓘ
subordinateUnitType destroyer escort group ⓘ
escort carrier group ⓘ
task group ⓘ
taskGroup22.3Role anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
taskGroup22.3Type hunter-killer group ⓘ
theater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
timePeriod 1943 ⓘ
1944 ⓘ
1945 ⓘ
typeOfOperation escort carrier-based ASW ⓘ
surface ship ASW patrols ⓘ
usedPlatform destroyer ⓘ
destroyer escort ⓘ
escort carrier ⓘ
patrol aircraft ⓘ

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Task Group 22.3 → commandStructure → Task Force 22 ⓘ