Warsim's Point

Hi all,

Some various Naval Orbats I've dug up over the years along with some data of what they carry. Some of tis still requires sorting but should save some time.

WW2 Operation Torch

Operation Torch Naval OOB (transports etc):

TG 34.8 Northern Attack Group (Mehedia/Port Lyatuey)—RAdm Monroe Kelly
Embarking 60th Infantry RCT; 1st Btn, 66th Armored Rgt; 1st Btn,
540th Engineers—9099 men, 65 M-3 Stuart light tanks

Transports—Transdiv 5, Capt Augustine H. Gray
AP 30 Allen—Capt P.A. Stevens
AP 51 Penn—Capt Charles Allen
AP 57 Clymer—Capt A.T. Moen
AP 72 Anthony—Capt Henry Hartley
AP 70 Nightingale—Capt E.D. Graves
AP 76 Arundel—Capt L.Y. Mason
AK 21 Electra—Cdr J.J. Hughes
AK 25 Algorab—Cdr J.R. Lannom

TG 34.9 Center Attack Group (Casablanca)—Capt Robert Emmet in USS Wood
embarking 3rd Infantry Division (7th, 15th, 30th Infantry RCTs);
1st Btn, 67th Armored Regt—18,783 men, 79 M-3 Stuart light tanks—
MGen J.W. Anderson, USA

Transports
Transdiv 3, Capt. R.G. Coman
AP 25 Wood—Cdr M. O'Neill, USCG
AP 60 Jefferson—Capt C. Gulbranson
AP 58 Carroll—Cdr H. Biesemeier
AP 26 Dickman—Cdr C.W. Harwood, USCG
AP 15 Biddle—Cdr P.E. Glutting
AP 50 Hewes—Capt R.M. Smith
AP 42 Bliss—Capt G.C. Schetky
AP 52 Rutledge—Capt M.W. Hutchinson
AP 43 Scott—Capt H.J. Wright

Transdiv 9—Capt W.M. Quigley
AP 66 Ancon—Capt P.L. Mather
AP 69 Stanton—Capt R.A. Dierdorff
AP 77 Thurston—Capt J.E. Hurff
AK 19 Procyon—Cdr L.P.Padgett
AK 56 Oberon—Cdr Ion Pursell
AK 18 Arcturus—Cdr J.R. McKinney

TG 34.10 Southern Atttack Group (Safi)—RAdm Lyal Davidson in Philadelphia
Embarking 47th Infantry RCT; 2nd and 3rd Btns, 67th Armored Rgt -
6,423 men, 54 M-4 Sherman medium and 54 M-3 Stuart light tanks -
MGen Ernest Harmon, USA

Transports—Capt Wallace B. Phillips
AP 8 Harris—Capt O.M. Forster
AP 65 Calvert—Capt J.W. Whitfield
AP 67 Dix—Cdr L.B. Schulten
AP 71 Lyon—Capt M.J. Gillan
AP 49 Lakehurst—Cdr H.J. McNulty (carrying medium tanks)
AK 55 Titania—Cdr V.C. Barringer
DD 155 Cole—LCdr G.G. Palmer (acting as APD)
DD 153 Bernadou—LCdr R.E. Braddy (acting as APD)

US Early Vietnam and Korea Examples

Vietnam USA:


early Vietnam era arg (SLF Embarked);LPH, LSD, APA, LPD and and LST.

SLF: Infantry Battalion Landing Team, artillery, armor, engineer and
support units. 24 UH-34's,

2 ARG/SLF's deployed to Vietnam (Arg/SLF Alfa, ARG/SLF Bravo)

Korean Era:

Brigade Movement

3 attack landing ships, 2 attack cargo ships, 2 LSD's.

Marine Airgroup Movement ex (1st Marine Airgroup 48 AC)

1 Transport, 1 attack cargo ship, 1 CVE (aircraft)

Inchon (advanced attack group 3rd btl, 5th Marines)

1 LSD (Fort Marion), 3 Fast Transports (Bass, Diachenko, Wantuck)

Larry's take on a mid-late 80's Soviet Group.

High Tide: The Russians are coming scenario:

BDK-43, BDK-105, BDK-112 (Project 775 [Ropucha]
class BDK) Each one carrying one coy of Naval
Infantry Battalion 1 of Red Banner Baltic Fleet
Naval Infantry Brigade plus one third of the
Battalion Headquarters

BDK-60 (Project 775 [Ropucha] class BDK) carrying
a Recon company
Krasnaya Presnaya, Komsomolets Karelity BDK-62
(Project 1171 Tapir [Alligator] class BDK) Each
one carrying one Light Tank Coy and one Medium
Tank Platoon

Brda 804, Narwik 808 (Polish Project 773 [Polnocny C]
class SDK) Each one carrying one coy of Naval
Infantry Battalion 2 of Red Banner Baltic Fleet
Naval Infantry Brigade plus one third of the
Battalion Headquarters

SDK-79 (Project 771 [Polnocny B] class SDK)
Carrying one coy of the Naval Infantry
Battalion 2 of Baltic Fleet Naval Infantry Brigade
plus one third of the Battalion Headquarters

Larry's Take on mid-late 80's Marine Expeditionary Brigade

TG22.2 - Second Marine Expeditionary Brigade
USS Saipan LHA-2 (Tarawa class LHA)
with 2nd/6th Marines and Bde HQ
USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 (Iwo Jima class LPH)
with 1st/2nd Marines and 2nd/2nd Marines
USS Trenton LPD-14 (Austin class LPD)
with 2nd/10 Marine Artillery
USS Ponce LPD-15 (Austin class LPD)
with Amphibious Assault Company
USS Portland LSD-37 (Anchorage class LSD)
Coy from Lt Armored Recon (LAV) Battalion
USS Whidbey Island LSD-41 (Whidbey Island LSD)
with Coy from Lt Armored Battalion (LAV)
USS Sumter LST-1181 (Newport class LST)
with 1st Coy 2nd Armored Battalion
USS Saginaw LST-1188 (Newport class LST)
with 2nd Coy 2nd Armored Battalion
and Engineering Coy
USS Charleston LKA-113 (Charleston class LKA)
supplies


Larry's Take on British Cmdo Battalion 80's

HMS Intrepid L11 (Fearless class LPD)
with 40 Cdo HQ and one SBS Coy
HMS Sir Galahad (Sir Galahad class LST)
with Support Coy, 40 Cdo
HMS Sir Tristram (Sir Bedivere class LST)
with 3 rifle companies, 40 Cdo

Modern Netherlands:

Modern Royal Netherlands:

Looks like a Battalion of Marines per LPD.

Course my question is how many companies in a battalion and whats the
TOE.?

Data:

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Netherlands Marine Corps

* 1 Brigade (group operational units marines - GOEM) consisting of
6 battalions
o 3 operational marine battalions (MARNSBAT1,2,3)
o 1 reserve marine battalion (MARNSBAT 4)
o 1 combat support battalion (GEVSTBAT)
o 1 logistical battalion (LOGBAT)
o 1 Amphibious support battalion (AMFOSTBAT)

The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps has 3 operational Marine Battalions.
Two of those (1MARNSBAT and 2MARNSBAT) are stationed in the Netherlands
. The 3rd Marine Battalion (3MARNSBAT) has two active company stationed
in the Caribbean. 31 Coy on Curaçao and 32 Coy on Aruba. These units
are under direct command of the Navy Commander of the Caribbean
(CZMCARIB)

Hr Ms Rotterdam descript:

DESIGN

The overall length of the hull of the Rotterdam class is 162.2m,
its breadth is 25m and its maximum draught is 5.9m. The maximum
displacement is 14,000t. Rotterdam is capable of carrying out
helicopter operations up to Sea State 6. Operations with landing
craft are possible up to Sea State 4.

Amphibious tasks include the ability to embark, transport and
disembark one Marine Corps battalion, including the associated combat
and logistic support vehicles and equipment. The ship carries
provisionsand stores for battalion transportation for more than ten
days. The vessel is also capable of transferring reserve forces and
for the evacuation of casualties.

The ship is operated by a crew of 124, including 13 officers.
Accommodation is also provided for a fully equipped marine battalion
or up to 613 troops. Hr Ms Rotterdam has facilities to transport 170
armoured personnel carriers, or 33 main battle tanks, and also
docking facilities for up to six landing craft, for example six
LCVP Mark 3, four LCU Mark 9 or four LCM 8 landing craft.

UK 1982 Falklands Data:

Royal Marines (3Cdo Brigade (3 Battalions) + 2 Battalions of the
Parachute Regiment + numerous support and attachements)

Disposition of British Ships, Aircraft & Land Forces, including those
departing


UK Departures
RFA Blue Rover, Tankers British Tamar, British Trent
Tug Yorkshireman, Repair ship Stena Seaspread

3 Commando Brigade Transport
Transports Canberra, Elk
LSL's Sir Percivale, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir
Geraint, Sir Tristram
RFA Pearleaf, Stromness, Fr Antelope

3 Commando Brigade to Ascension
By air - X and Y Coy, 45 Cdo RM, also M Coy 42 Cdo, SBS, SAS
With Carrier Battle Group (CVBG) - A Coy 40 Cdo on Hermes,
part of Z Coy 45 Cdo on Resource
Rest of Brigade scattered around Amphibious Task Group ships:
- Brigade HQ on Fearless,
- B & C Coy 40 Cdo, K & L Coy 42 Cdo and 3 Para on Canberra,
- 45 Cdo RM (part) on RFA Stromness,
- Brigade helicopters on Fearless and four LSL's, light
tanks on Elk.
- (total strength approximately 5,500)
2 Para to follow on Norland, with equipment and AAC
helicopters on Europic Ferry.


3rd Cmdo TOE at the time:

3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines

Infantry - 40, 42 and 45 Cdo RM (M Coy 42 Cdo to South Georgia,
replaced later by newly-formed J Coy 42 Cdo)

Artillery - 29 Cdo Regt RA with Nos 7, 8 and 79 Bty's each of
6x105mm artillery and 148 Cdo Forward Observation Bty RA for naval
gunfire observation

Combat engineers - 59 Independent Cdo Sqdn RE

Logistics - Commando Logistics Regt RM

Helicopters - 3 Cdo Bde Air Squadron RM with nine Gazelle AH.1's
and six Scout AH.1's (two RM Gazelles and one Scout were lost)

HQ & Communications - Brigade HQ and Signal Sqdn including 1st
Raiding Sqdn equipped with rigid raiders and Gemini assault craft and
an Air Defence Troop with 12xBlowpipe SAM's

In medium range reconnaissance role - Mountain and Arctic Warfare
(Training) Cadre

Raiding and reconnaissance - 3 Sections, Special Boat Squadron
(No.2 Section to South Georgia),

Other units - included:

* Tactical Air Control Parties RM for directing air strikes
* Y Signals Troop RM
* Commando Forces Band RM for medical duties
* Two Royal Navy Surgical Support Teams

2nd and 3rd Para Battalions:



Infantry each with one HQ, three rifle, one patrol and one support company

source:


http://www.naval-history.net/F23cdobde.htm

Modern Italy:

They've got 2 Regiments of Marines (1 combat battalion (3 companies
each) and support battalions). San Marco Marines (Navy) and other is
Lagunari (army). Only three LPD's so one Regiment at a time with
somemerchants along for support elements most likely.

The San Marco marines operates with three LPD (Landing Platform Dock)
ships, San Giorgio, San Marco, San Giusto, helicopters SH3D and
AB212, amphibian tanks LVTP-7 and light tanks VCC-1.

On San Giorgio class LPD's.

he San Giorgio class ships can lift a battalion of troops, with up to
30 medium tanks, or 36 tracked armoured vehicles. The stern floodable
dock can accommodate three LCM (or MTM) landing craft, each capable of
transporting 30t of material. Three davits on the main deck are
provided for the deployment of three LCVP (or MTP) landing craft and a
patrol boat.


SAN MARCO Regiment:

The "operative" component of the force ist the 1st."San Marco
Regiment, which regroups the different combat assault companies and
the units directly in support of the operations carried out by these
assault units. This is a 1,200 men strong force, under the command of
a Captain, which includes the following elements:

- Command Unit: this unit includes the staff command and control
assets, the communications unit and the "Fire Support Coordination
Centre", with teams of "FAC" (Forward Air Controllers) and "NOTCC"
(Observation Nucleus – for anti-shore naval gun fire support)


"Grado" Assault Battalion:


Three assault companies, which can be motorized or mechanized (VM-90'
wheeled transport vehicles or VCC-1 APC's, both fitted with Browing
"M2" 12.7 mm MG and "TOW" anti – Tank missiles).

Each assault company includes one command platoon, three 37-men
assault platoons armed with:

Beretta "92SF" 9mm - Beretta "SC 70/90" 5.56mm rifles with 40mm. M203
- "Minimi" 5.56mm light MG. – H&K "MP5" – MG '42/59 7.62x51mm – and
different anti-tank weapons: Instalaza C90 and Panzerfaust 3 system.

One 21-men fire-support platoon armed with Browing 12.7mm, MG 42/59,
Panzerfaust 3 and MILAN anti-tank system.

One Fire support company, equipped with 81mm and 120 mm. mortars,
Stinger-POST short-range SAM systems, as well as MILAN and TOW.



Naval Operation Company:

This is one company including several 8-10 men inspection team
(variable in size), specialized in the inspection of merchantmen
during naval blockage/embargo operations.



Special Operation Company:

This is a "RECON-DOA" unit, ensuring that the landing area is safe,
it's a tactical special operation force, approaching the landing area
by sea (after being launched from helicopters and swimming with
special respiratory equipment, or by rigid inflatable crafts), used
for reconnaissance, beash-clearing, suppression of high valuable
targets, sniper duties (using high precision sniper weapons), raids,
sabotage and other missions.



Golametto Combat Support Battalion:

This unit includes different combat support assets, , such as the
transport company, the `logistical' support company and the medical
platoon.

CARLOTTO REGIMENT:

The (2ND) "Carlotto" Regiment is a 1,000 plus men strong force that
includes the elements which are less directly involved in actual
combat roles, making in the logistical/administrative and
school/training component of the San Marco Force. It includes:



"Caorle" Battalion:

This is the School/Training Group, a 700-men strong force whose role
is the initial and advanced training of the forces which will then be
included in the assault companies, and to provide a series of
specialized training course for some elements.



"Cortellazzo" Battalion:

This is the logistical Group, a 400-men strong force intended to
provide a classical logistical support (food, ammunition, vehicles,
equipment repair duties).



Administrative Unit:

This service provides the capability of the Regiment to perform HQ
duties for the Landing Force, and frees up the other combat and
support units from tasks they would bewasted on, making them able to
concentrate themselves in the operational tasks.



Landing Crafts Unit:

This unit regroup all the crew from the landing crafts of the San
Marco Landing Force, including the MENs (LCMs), the MDNs (LCVPs) and
the fiberglass assault boats. The unit also include the so-called
"Beach Masters"



Amphibious Helicopter Squadron:

This Helicopter Squadron, called NLA (Nucleo Lotta Anfibia), that
regroups a total of 12/24x helicopters, is intended to perform
tactical troop transport and fire-support/scout duties in favour of
the San Marco marines. The NLA Squadron is at the Grottaglie Naval
Base, between Taranto and Brindisi. At the beginning, the unit was
part of the 4th. Helicopters Squadron. Then, it became an indipendent
unit, under the command of "COMFORAER" and the "COMFORSBARC", directly
in support of the San Marco force. The Squadron currently operates two
types of helicopters:

SH-3D "Sea King"(6x aircrafts), used for tactical troop transport of
18 fully equipped marines. These helicopters, mainly among the older
`A'and `B' version, have had their ASW equipment removed to operate
with the marines. Kevlar structures have been added, two 7,62mm MG
fitted and improved day/night navigation system (GPS, NVG) fitted, as
well as a RWR and chaffs/flares launchers.

AB-212 "Pantera" (6x aircrafts) armed fire-support/scout helicopters.
This version can also be employed for the transport of up to 7x combat
troops.

Finally, the NLA will operate, by end 2003, four EH-101
utility/tactical troop transport helicopters, in order to greatly
increase the airlift capability of the force, 4 helicopters being able
to transport 120 fully equipped troops (almost a company). Additional
eight (8x) aircrafts should be ordered in the near future. This
version can carry up to 30 equipped marines, and is fitted with a back
ramp for troops or light vehicles, armed with two 7.62 mm. MG and one
12.7mm. MG.

Italian Army also has one regiment of Marines called "Luganari"

Lagunari (Marine Infantry) Regiment "Serenissima " in Venice (Veneto)
with 25 AAV7-A1 and Puma 6x6

Modern (2001 on) Spanish Marines:

Brimar (Brigade in Size)

- BCG, Battalion of Headquarters
- BDI, First Landing battalion(3 companies 2 inf, 1 support)
- BDII, Second Landing battalion(3 companies 2 inf, 1 support)
- BDMZ III, Third Mechanized battalion (1 company M-60, 2 Amphib/Piranha)
- UOE, Unit of Special Operations
- GRAE, Group of Special Arms (Engineers)
- GAD, the Artillery battalion of Disembarkation:(2 Towed Batteries. 1
self propelled, 1 Mistral
Missile Battery)
- GASC, Support battalion on watch
battle.(HQ,Heath,Transport,Supply,Maintenance)

AMphibs:

* LPD L-50 Galicia class (2 in service)
o L-51 Galicia (1998)
o L-52 Castilla (2000)

* LST L-40 Pizarro class (2 in service)
o L-41 Hernán Cortes (1995) (ex-LST-1197 Harland County/USA
1971)
o L-42 Pizarro (1994) (ex-LST-1196 Barnstable County/USA 1971)

The class can transport a full battalion of marines and their
equipment. The Galicia can carry up to 543 fully equipped troops and
an additional 72 aircrew, special operations staff or training crew.

The Castilla can carry up to 404 fully equipped troops and 72 special
staff and air crew members.

An access hatch is installed on the port side of the ship. The vehicle
area is over 1,000m² and can accommodate up to 130 armoured personnel
carriers or 33 main battle tanks. The docking well provides an area of
885m².

The ship can transport up to six LCVP landing craft for vehicles and
personnel or a combination of mechanical landing craft (LCM), utility
landing craft (LCU) and vehicle and personnel landing craft (LCVP).

In May 2006, Navantia delivered the first two of 12 new LMCIE LCM
landing craft for the Spanish Navy, to replace the LCM8 craft. The new
LCMs have a speed of 37 km/h (20kt) and range of 305km (190 miles) at
full load. Four lifts and a 2.5t crane are fitted for cargo handling.


Hernan Cortes (Newport) class large landing ships

Displacement: 8,450 tons full load
Dimensions: 159.2 x 21.2 x 5.3 meters (562 x 69.5 x 17.5 feet)
Propulsion: 6 diesels, 2 shafts, 16,500 bhp, 20 knots
Crew: 255
Aviation: small aft landing area
Troops: 400
Cargo: 17,300 square feet vehicle (30 MBT & 17 trucks), 2,000 tons
total (500 when beaching), 3 LCVP

Urgent Fury OOB + Ships (US MAU+ARG)
[1 LPH,1 LPD,1 LSD,2 LST,]

Sea Support:-22nd MAU

USS Guam E,F Companies & HMM261
USS Trenton BHQ & Weapons Company
USS Fort Snelling SEALs, Tank Company & Anti-Tank Section
USS Manitowac Assault Amphibian Btn & G Company
USS Banstable County Artillery & Engineers

Spain 1969-1996

**Not as modern as the last one but covers a good deal of time.
Equipment numbers should be comparable to modern although types are
much different

Tercio de Armada – 1969-1996 (Marine Brigade)

*HQ & HQ Co

*Landing Group (Agrupacion de Desembarco – AD)
2 x Infantry Bns (Batallon de Desmbarco; 1 & 2):
HQ & Service Co:Recon Platoon,Anti-tank. Platoon: 6 106mm RR or Dragon
ATGM (from the 80s)
Weapons Co.:- Mortar Platoon: 8 81mm mortars on Hummer, Heavy MG
Platoon: 6 12.7mm MGs on Hummer
3 x Infantry Cos.:Weapons Platoon: 2 60mm Mortars,3 Infantry Platoon:
3 Squads each.

*Special Operations Unit (UOE) HQ & Service Platoon,3 Special
Operations Platoons: 3 squads each.

*Combat Support Group (AAC)
HQ & Service Co
Landing Artillery Group (GAD): HQ & Service Battery,SP Battery: 6
M-109 SP Guns,2 Howitzer Batteries: 12 105mm light howitzers,Light SAM
Btty: 6 Mistral MANPADS on Hummer

Amphibious Mechanized Group (GMA)
Amphibious Tractor Co: 16 LVTP-7,Tank Co. 16 M60A3; 17 Scorpion light
tanks,Anti-tank Co. 12 TOW on Hummer, 6 Dragon ATGM

Combat Logistic Group (GLC:-
Beach landing Co.,Transport Co.,Maintenance Co.,Medical Co.,Supply Co.


1971-1995: 2 Velasco,Martin Alvarez (Ex Terrebonne Parish LST)
395 troops; 10 tanks Mk 48; 17 LVTPs; 3 LCVPs; 1 LCP.


1980-1998: 2 Castilla, Aragon (Ex Paul Revere LPA)
1657 troops; 7 LMC 6s(161 to 167); 5 LCVPs; 3 LCPs.

Some additions to the modern Naval Orbat might need to be made:

A-05 El Camino Español( 4.560 Ton RoRo) 1999 24 x MBT´s, 15 x Trucks,
102 x small vehicles. It has two cranes with a loading cargo of 25tm each.

A-04 Martín Posadillo (1.920 Ton) 2000 42 x Trucks, 18 x small vehicles.

So 1970's: 2LST's,
1980's: 2 LST's, 2 LPA's
1990's: LPD's, LST's, LPA's + random vessels above

Chinese Marines

Typical Marine Brigade (1st and 164th)

1 armor regiment: 2 Tank Battalion (Type 63,ZBD-2000)
2 Mechanized Inf Battalions (Type 86 IFV, Type 63/89 APC, Type 97-ZBD97)
1 spec ops battalion
1 missile battalion (HJ-73/H-8 ATGM, HN-5/QY-1 MANPADS)
1 engineer battalion
1 comms and ew battalion
1 Brigade HQ

+ 1 artillery regiment attached.

PLA Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division (AMID) (1st Army group has 124th Infantry Amphibious Mechanized Division).

1 Armored Regiment (Type 63,
2 Mechanized Infantry Regiment (Type 63C AAPC)
Artillery Regiment (Type 89 122mm Howitzers, Type 89 122mm MRL)

Chinese Amphib Carrying Capacities:

LCU/LCP:

Type 55: 60men
T4: 60 men
Type 67: 60 men, 1 Tank
Type 68: 150 men
Twin Hulls 250 men

LST

Type 72: 150 men, 11 Tanks
Type 72 II: 150 men, 11 Tanks
Type 72 IIA: 150 men, 11Tanks
Type 79: 5 Tanks
Type 74: 250men, 4 Tanks

LSM:

Type 73 I: 200 men, 4 Tanks
Type 73 II: 200 men, 4 Tanks
Type 73 III: 180 men, 6 Tanks
Type 73IV: 250men 2 Tanks
Type 273 70 men, 3 Tanks


AP:

Qiongsha: 400 men

Teamwork 88 CVBG Orbats

CVN: Theodore Roosevelt
CGN: South Carolina
CG: Leyte Gulf
DDG: Mahan, William V. Pratt, Charles F. Adams, Conyngham
DD: Moosbrugger, Comte de Grasse
FF: Moinester
Support Vessel: Detroit

CV: Forrestal
CG: Mobile Bay
DD: Spruance
DDG: Dalgren, Semmes
FF: Elmer Montgomery, Pharris
Oiler: Milwaukee, Ammunition ship: Suribachi.

Desert Shield:

CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower
CG-47 Ticonderoga
DD-983 John Rodgrs
DDG-19 Tattnal
DDG-995 Scott
FFG-32 John L. Hall
FF-1080 Paul
AD-18 Sierra
AE-21 Suribachi

CV-62 Independence
CG-29 Jouett
CG-54 Antietam
DDG-20 Goldsborough
FF-1063 Reasoner
Ff_1086 Brewton
AE-32 Flint
AO-177 Cimarron

Desert Storm:

CV-60 Saratoga
BB-64 Wisconsin
CG-34 Biddle
CG-58 Philippine Sea
DD-963 Spruance
DDG-10 Sampson
FF-1082 Elmer Montgomery
FF-1092 Thomas C. Hart
AD-41 Yellowstone
AOE-4 Detroit
LPH-12 Inchon
LSD-41 Whidbey Island
LPD-13 Nashville
LST-1179 Newport
LST-1193 Fairfax County

CV-67 John F. Kennedy
CGN-40 Mississippi
CG-51 Thomas S. Gate
CG-56 San Jacinto
FFG-58 Samuel B. Roberts
AFS-2 Sylvania
AOE-3 Seattle

CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt
CG-20 Richmond K. Turner
CG-55 Leyte Gulf
DD-970 Caron
FFG-53 Hawes
FF-1069 Vreeland
AE-28 Santa Barbara
AO-186 Platte

CV-66 America
CGN-38 Virgina
CG-60 Normandy
DDG-44 William V. Pratt
DDG-46 Preble
FFG-49 Halyburton
AE-23 Nitro
AOR-6 Kalamazoo

CV-61 Ranger
CG-30 Horne
CG-50 Valley Forge
CG-59 Princeton
DD-964 Paul F. Foster
DD-986 Harry W. Hill
FFG-33 Jarrett
FF-1067 Francis Hammond
AE-33 Shasta
AOR-3 Kansas City

CV-41 Midway
CG-52 Bunker Hill
CG-53 Mobile Bay
DD-966 Hewitt
DD-972 Oldendorf
DD-991 Fife
FFG-38 Curts
AFS-7 San Jose

SAG:
BB-63 Missouri
FFG-54 Ford
AOE-1 Sacramento

Middle East Task Force:
AGF-3 LaSalle
LCC-19 Blue Ridge
CG-22 England
DD-971 David R. Ray
FFG-30 Reid
FFG-46 Rentz
FFG-48 Vandergrift
FFG-49 Robert G. Bradley
FF-1088 Barbey

ARG:
LPH-3 Okinawa
LSD-43 Fort McHenry
LPD-5 Ogden
LKA-114 Durham
LST-1186 Cayuga

Amphibious Group2/4 MEB:
LHA-4 Nassau
LPH-9 Guam
LPH-2 Iwo Jima
LSD 37 Portland
LSD-38 Pensacola
LSD-44 Gunston Hall
LPD 1 Raleigh
LPD-12 Shreveport
LPD-14 Trenton
LST-1180 Manitowac
LST-1188 Saginaw
LST-1192 Spartanburg County
LST-1194 La Moure County

Amphibious Group3/5 MEB:
LHA-1 Tarawa
LPH-10 Tripoli
LPH-11 New Orleans
LSD-36 Anchorage
LSD-39 Mount Vernon
LSD-42 Germantown
LPD-2 Vancouver
LPD-9 Denver
LPD-10 Juneau
LKA-115 Mobile
LST- 1183 Peoria
LST-1184 Frederick
LST-1195 Barbour County

Mine warfare ships:
MCM-1 Avenger
MSO-449 Impervious
MSO-490 Leader
MSO-509 Adroit

Hospital ships:
T-AH-19 Comfort
T-AH-20 Mercy

Submarines :

SSN-720 Pittsburgh
SSN-724 Louisville

Individual warships :

CG-18 Worden
CGN-37 South Carolina
DD-984 Leftwich
DDG-39 MacDonough
DDG-993 Kidd
FFG-8 McInerney
FFG-47 Nicholas
FFG-48Vandergrift
FFG-50 Taylor
FF-1066 Marvin Shields

Auxiliaries:

AD-42 Acadia
AE-25 Haleakala
AE-29 Mount Hood
AE-35 Kiska
AFS-1 Mars
AFS-3 Niagara Falls
AFS-4 White Plains
AFS-6 San Diego
AR-5 Vulcan
AR-8 Jason
ATS-2 Beaufort

Transport ships:

T-AKR-287 Algol
T-AKR-288 Bellatrix
T-AKR-289 Denebola
T-AKR-290 Pollux
T-AKR-291 Altair
T-AKR-292 Regulus
T-AKR-293 Capella
T-AKR-294 Antares

MPF ships :
T-AK 3000 CPL Louis J Hauge, Jr
T-AK 3001 PFC William B Baugh
T-AK 3002 PFC James Anderson, Jr.
T-AK 3003 1st LT Alex Bonnyman
T-AK 3004 PVT Franklin J Phillips
T-AK 3005 SGT Matej Kocak
T-AK 3006 PFC Eugene A Obregon
T-AK 3007 MAJ Stephen W Pless
T-AK 3008 2nd LT John P Bobo
T-AK 3009 PFC Dewayne T Williams
T-AK 3010 1st LT Baldomero Lopez
T-AK 3011 1st LT Jack Lummus
T-AK 3012 SGT William R Button

Afloat prepositioning ships:
T-AK- 1010 Santa Victoria
T-AK- 1015 Green Island
T-AK- 2040 Advantage
T-AK- 2043 American Kestrel
T-AK- 2046 Austral Rainbow
T-AK- 2062 American Cormorant
T-AK- 2064 Green Harbour
T-AK- 5076 Noble Star
T-AOT- 169 Sealift Pacific
T-AOT-1203 Overseas Alive
T-AOT-1204 Overseas Valdez
T-AOT-1205 Overseas Vivian

These would be unescorted

USS Iwo Jima
USS Shreveport
USS Tortuga
USS Arctic
USS Grapple
T-AH 20 Comfort
HSV Swift

US TG 70 Midway CVBG Sept 85

CV 41 Midway
CG 22 England
CG 24 Reeves
DD 973 John Young
DDG 9 Towers
DDG 21 Cochrane
FF 1052 Knox
FF 1087 Kirk
AFS 1 Mars

TG 76.3

LPH 3 Okinawa
LPD 7 Cleveland
LSD 40 Port Fisher
LKA-114 Durham

Thats great info Mike thanks! Very inspiring for scens hehe

This is actually part of a long term project. Have a great number of US ships in the Pacific plotted during Sept 85. More than happy to send over if you like.

I would love if you could post it here, or on your blog (when/if it gets back up).

Looks like the blog is okay. Starting to notice periodic disturbances lately.

Give me about a week to post. The Naval Historical Society has updated their site abit and includes logs for many ships yearly. So need to spend some time with a few hundred pdf's and then I'll post next week or so.

http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/

Remind me if I get slack.

Okay update accomplished, zipped, and added to this post. Tons of hours of research involved with this one guy and far from complete. Suppose a good trade off would be to ask for info you may have on Sept 85. Please include your source if possible.

Thanks!