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Order of Battle of the Asiatic Fleet and the 16th Naval District
7 December 1941

    1 Yacht
        Isabel (flagship of Admiral Thomas Charles Hart)
    1 Heavy Cruiser
        Houston
    1 Light Cruiser
        Marblehead
    13 Clemson-Class Destroyers:
        Alden
        Barker
        Bulmer
        Edsall
        John D. Edwards
        John D. Ford
        Parrott
        Paul Jones
        Peary
        Pillsbury
        Pope
        Stewart
        Whipple
    1 Destroyer Tender
        Black Hawk

    5 Gunboats:
        Asheville
        Luzon
        Mindanao
        Oahu
        Tulsa
    6 Motor Torpedo Boats forming MTB Sqn 3
    6 Minesweepers:
        Finch
        Bittern
        Tanager
        Quail
        Lark
        Whippoorwill
    2 Tankers:
        Pecos
        Trinity
    1 Ocean-Going Tug
        Napa
    4 Seaplane Tenders:
        Childs
        Langley
        Heron

        William B. Preston, tending Patrol Wing 10 with 28 Consolidated PBY-4 Flying Boats
    1 2-Masted Schooner
        Lanikai
    29 Submarines:
        Perch
        Permit
        Pickerel
        Pike
        Porpoise
        S-36
        S-37
        S-38
        S-39
        S-40
        S-41
        Sailfish
        Salmon
        Sargo
        Saury
        Sculpin
        Seadragon
        Seal

        Shark
        Skipjack
        Snapper
        Spearfish
        Stingray
        Sturgeon
        Swordfish
        Tarpon
        Sealion
        Searaven
        Seawolf
    3 Submarine Tenders:
        Canopus
        Holland
        Otus
    1 Submarine Rescue Vessel
        Pigeon

Bibliography . Article List
Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942