Gill, p. 40; Wilmott (2002), p. 39; Cressman, pp. 84-86; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 139 & 144; Hashimoto (1954), p. 54; Morison, p. 22; Hackett and Kingsepp «RO-33» and «RO-34». Fletcher detached destroyers Anderson[англ.] and Sims[англ.] to look for the submarine. The two ships returned the next morning (May 3) without making contact with the sub (Lundstrom 2006, p. 144). I-27[англ.], along with I-21, was assigned to scout around Nouméa during the MO operation (Hackett, «IJN Submarine I-28»).
Office of Naval Intelligence (ONL), p. 3; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 167; Cressman, p. 84; Woolridge, p. 37; Millot, pp. 41-43; Pelvin; Dull, p. 126; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 141—144. TF44’s destroyers were Perkins, Walke[англ.], and Farragut. Chicago and Perkins sortied from Nouméa with the rest from Australia. TF44 was formerly known as the ANZAC Squadron and was assigned to MacArthur’s command under U.S. Rear Admiral Herbert Fairfax Leary (Lundstrom (2006), p. 133; Morison, p. 15; Gill, p. 34). Crace was senior in time in rank to Fletcher, but the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board assented to a request from King that Allied naval carrier forces in the area operate under the command of a U.S. flag officer (Lundstrom (2006), p. 133). The two oilers carried a total of 153000 oilbbl. TF11 and TF17 together burned about 11400 oilbbl at normal cruising speed (convert 15 kn) (Lundstrom (2006), p. 135). The destroyer Worden accompanied Tippecanoe to Efate (ONI, p. 11).
