U.S. Navy Ships
Doolittle Raid: U.S. Navy Ships
In addition to USS Hornet (CV-8) and USS Enterprise (CV-6), fourteen other U.S. Navy ships made up Task Force 16, led by Vice Admiral William F. Halsey, USN. Following the raid, Task Force 16 returned to Pearl Harbor on April 25 but were quickly dispatched to assist in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May, though were too late to participate. Again recalled to Pearl Harbor and then dispatched, the carriers and seven of the ships took part in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Of note, U.S. Navy blimp, L-8, flew over the Pacific to deliver urgently-needed parts to Hornet just in time for the raid.
Image: 80-G-324232: USS Fanning (DD-385) maneuvers near USS Enterprise (CV-6) on April 18, 1942. Photographed from USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
