Combined Task Force 129 battle order
Battle of Cherbourg
Combined Task Force 129, under the responsibility of Rear Admiral Morton Deyo, was formed on the occasion of the bombing of the Cherbourg fortress which begins on June 25, 1944, starting at 9 am and ending at 3 pm. It gathers three battleships, two heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, eleven destroyers and three squadrons of minesweepers. It consists of Group 1 and Group 2
Group 1 (Rear Admiral Morton Deyo)
Battleships
Heavy cruisers
USS Tuscaloosa (flag ship)
Light cruisers
Destroyers
Minesweepers
9th Minesweeping Flotilla
Group 2 (Rear Admiral C. F. Bryant)
Battleships
USS Texas (flag ship)
Destroyers
Minesweepers
Mine Squadron 7