Kinkaid-formed a large part of the Allied forces at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history, in October 1944.

The Seventh Fleet-under Admiral Thomas C. Most of the ships of the Royal Australian Navy were also part of the fleet from 1943 to 1945 as part of Task Force 74 (formerly the Anzac Squadron). The Seventh Fleet commander also served as commander of Allied naval forces in the SWPA. It served in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) under General Douglas MacArthur. The Seventh Fleet was formed on 15 March 1943 in Brisbane, Australia, during World War II, under the command of Admiral Arthur S. Its principal responsibilities are to provide joint command in natural disaster or military operations and operational command of all US naval forces in the region. fleets, with 50 to 70 ships, 150 aircraft and 27,000 Sailors and Marines. At present, it is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. It is part of the United States Pacific Fleet. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The Seventh Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy.

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