While Implacable, Newfoundland and the destroyers had only recently arrived in the Pacific, all the other ships assigned to Task Group 111.2 had seen combat off Okinawa.
Mentres que o Implacable, o Newfoundland e os destrutores chegaran había pouco tempo ó Pacífico, tódolos outros navíos asignados ó Destacamento 111.2 xa participaran en combate previamente nas costas de Okinawa.