The projected U.S. relief attempt by Admiral Frank Fletcher 's Task Force 11 ( TF 11 ) and supported Admiral Wilson Brown 's TF 14 consisted of the fleet carrier Saratoga , the fleet oiler Neches , the seaplane tender Tangier , the heavy cruisers Astoria , Minneapolis , and San Francisco , and 10 destroyers .
The attempt to help Wake Island was led by Admiral Frank Fletcher 's Task Force 11 ( TF 11 ) and supported Admiral Wilson Brown 's TF 14 .