Operation Avalanche naval order of battle


Operation Avalanche was the codename for the combined US and British landings on the southwest coast of Italy on 9 September 1943 as part of the Allied effort in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II. The forces landed consisted of the US Fifth Army under Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark. The Fifth Army was made up of the British X Corps, which landed south of the town of Salerno, and the US VI Corps, which landed at the town of Paestum.
The landings were carried out by combined forces of the US Navy and Royal Navy.
Naval losses: 2 destroyers, 1 minesweeper, 1 tug, 1 hospital ship

Order of battle

Western Naval Task Force (Task Force 80)

Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, USN

Northern Landing Force (Task Force 85)

Commodore G.N. Oliver, RN

Southern Landing Force (Task Force 81)

Rear Adm. John L. Hall, Jr., USN

Support Carrier Force (Task Force 88)

Rear Admiral Sir Philip L. Vian, RN
'''Covering forces'''