Saturday, March 29, 2024

5th Fleet Focus: Order of Battle

Order of Battle in the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility.

The Truman Carrier Strike Group

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
USS San Jacinto (CG 56) - 6th Fleet
USS Hue City (CG 66)
USS Carney (DDG 64)
USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79)
USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81)
HMS Manchester (D95)
HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339)
USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8)
USS Montpelier (SSN 765)


Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group

USS Tarawa (LHA 1)
USS Cleveland (LPD 7)
USS Germantown (LSD 42)
USS Port Royal (CG 73)
USS Hopper (DDG 70)
USS Ingraham (FFG 61)


Orion 08 Strike Group

HMS Illustrious (R06)
HMS Edinburgh (D97)
HMS Westminster (F237)
HMS Trafalgar (S107)
HMS Atherstone (M38)
HMS Chiddingfold (M37)
USS Cole (DDG 67)
FS Jean Bart (D615)
FS Surcouf (F 711)
SPS Mendez Nunez (F104)


In Theater

Ocean 6
FGS Emden (F 210)
HNLMS Evertsen (F 805)
HDMS Thetis (F357)
ITS Commandante Borsini (P491) - India
FS Guepratte (F714)
FS Commandant Bouan (F797)
USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41)
HMS Campbeltown (F86)
HMS Montrose (F236)
HMAS Arunta (FFH 151)
USS Scout (MCM 8)
USS Gladiator (MCM 11)
USS Ardent (MCM 12)
USS Dexterous (MCM 13)
HMS Ramsay (M 110)
HMS Blyth (M 111)

This list is incomplete. There were foreign media reports this week that some elements of the Nassau ESG crossed the Suez Canal, but there has been no indication whether this is true or which ships might have crossed based on open source media reporting in the US. Additionally there are more French ships in the region than is listed here.

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