| Forces | - Fletcher (TF 61, the expeditionary force covering the landing): 1 fleet carrier, 2 heavy cruisers, 5 destroyers, 34 fighters, 36 dive bombers, 16 torpedo planes.
- Kinkaid (Subordinate of Fletcher (TF 61)): 1 fleet carrier, 1 battleship, 1 heavy cruiser, 1 anti aircraft cruiser, 5 destroyers, 36 fighters, 36 dive bombers, 14 torpedo planes.
- Noyes (Subordinated to Fletcher (TF 61)): 1 fleet carrier, 2 heavy cruisers, 6 destroyers, 29 fighters, 30 dive bombers, 9 torpedo planes.
- Fueling group of TG 61: 5 oilers.
- Crutchley (TG 62.2, close escort of the landing convoy): 3 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, 9 destroyers.
- Reifsnider (TG 62.1, landing convoy to Guadalcanal): 10 troop transports, 5 freighters.
- Ashe (part of TG 62.1. Landing convoy to Tulagi): 4 high speed transports, 4 troop transports.
- Riefkohl (TG 62.3, fire support): 3 heavy cruisers, 4 destroyers.
- Scott (TG 62.4, fire support): 1 anti aircraft cruiser, 2 destroyers.
- Hartt (TG 62.5, minesweeper group): 5 minesweeping destroyers.
- McCain (TF 63, land-based airforce, in New Caledonia, Fiji, ...): 1 seaplane tender, 270 aircraft, 28 seaplanes.
- Christie (TF 42, submarines based at Brisbane and patrolling in the Salomons): 6 submarines.
- Lockwood (Submarine force Southwest Pacific, submarines patrolling around Truk): 2 submarines.
Total: 3 fleet carriers, 1 battleship, 11 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, 2 anti aircraft cruisers, 31 destroyers, 4 high speed transports, 5 minesweeping destroyers, 1 seaplane tender, 14 troop transports, 5 freighters, 5 oilers, 8 submarines, 270 aircraft, 99 fighters, 102 dive bombers, 39 torpedo planes, 28 seaplanes | - |
