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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a Confederation task force commanded by Admiral [[Naomi Dayan]] at the beginning of the [[Terran-Kilrathi War]]. During the [[McAuliffe Ambush]], the ships of {{PAGENAME}} formed a major part of the counterattack that struck the Kilrathi [[Second Fleet of the Claw]] and the landing assault craft of the [[Imperial Marines]]. The task force suffered heavy losses during the engagement.

==Deployed Strength==

* Two Battleships
** ''[[TCS Yorkshire]]''
** ''[[TCS North Carolina]]''

* One Carrier
** ''[[TCS Ark Royal]]''

* Cruiser force

* Five Frigates

==Causalities==

* ''TCS Ark Royal'' 
** Struck by two torpedoes, one failed to detonate
** Severe damage from torpedo strike
** Fifty percent causalities to the crew
** Half of its bombers destroyed in counterattack

* ''TCS Yorkshire'' destroyed in fleet action with four Kilrathi battleships

* ''TCS North Carolina'' struck by one torpedo

* Four frigates lost






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