The convoy, designated Task Force 76 under Rear Admiral Daniel E. Barbey, consisted of nine APDs, 19 Landing Craft Infantry (LCIs), 33 Landing Ship Tank (LSTs), 14 Landing Craft Mechanized (LCMs) and 12 Landing Craft Tank (LCTs), escorted by 12 destroyers as well as the task force flagship Conyngham, three minesweepers and two rocket-carrying DUKWs that were carried aboard the LCMs. These two amphibians would support the western landings, while two LCIs had been similarly modified to support the eastern landing.
Task Force 76, commanded by Rear Admiral Daniel E. Barbey, included nine APDs, nineteen Landing Craft Infantry (LCIs), thirty-three Landing Ship Tank (LSTs), fourteen Landing Craft Mechanized (LCMs) and twelve Landing Craft Tank (LCTs). The convoy was protected by twelve destroyers, the flagship Conyngham, three minesweepers, and two rocket-carrying DUKWs aboard LCMs. These amphibious vessels were intended to support western landings, with two LCIs also modified for eastern operations.