Editing Operation Praying Mantis (section)

==U.S. naval order of battle==
[[File:MightyServantRoberts19882turned.jpg|thumb|right|''Samuel B. Roberts'' is carried away aboard {{ship||Mighty Servant 2}} after hitting a [[naval mine|mine]] in the [[Persian Gulf]].]]

*[[Officer in Tactical Command]]: Commander [[U.S. Naval Forces Central Command|Joint Task Force Middle East]] (aboard {{USS|Coronado|AGF-11|6}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Proceedings, U.S. Naval Institute 66 (May 1989) United States Naval Institute The Surface View: Operation Praying Mantis By Captain J. B. Perkins III, U.S. Navy|url=http://www.strategypage.com/militaryforums/8-8434/page3.aspx|website=Strategypage.com|access-date=17 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616211848/http://www.strategypage.com/militaryforums/8-8434/page3.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Battle Group Commander: Commander, Cruiser/Destroyer Group Three (aboard USS ''Enterprise'')

Surface Action Group Bravo
* On Scene Commander: Commander, Destroyer Squadron Nine (Embarked on ''Merrill'')
* {{USS|Merrill|DD-976|6}} – destroyer
* {{USS|Lynde McCormick|DDG-8|6}} – guided missile destroyer
* {{USS|Trenton|LPD-14|6}} – amphibious transport dock
* [[Marine Air-Ground Task Force]] (MAGTF) 2–88 (4 [[AH-1T]], 2 [[UH-1]], 2 [[CH-46]])
* Helicopter AntiSubmarine Squadron 44 Detachment 5 – [[LAMPS]] Helicopter ([[SH-60B]])

Surface Action Group Charlie
*OSC: CO, USS ''Wainwright''
* {{USS|Wainwright|CG-28|6}} – guided missile cruiser
* {{USS|Bagley|FF-1069|6}} – frigate
* {{USS|Simpson|FFG-56|6}} – guided missile frigate
* [[United States Navy SEALs|SEAL]] platoon

Surface Action Group Delta
* OSC: Commander Destroyer Squadron Twenty Two (Embarked on ''Jack Williams'')
* {{USS|Jack Williams|FFG-24|6}} – guided missile frigate
* {{USS|O'Brien|DD-975|6}} – destroyer
* {{USS|Joseph Strauss|DDG-16|6}} – guided missile destroyer

Air support
* Elements of [[Carrier Air Wing Eleven]] operating from aircraft carrier {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}}
* [[A-6E]] & [[KA-6 Intruder|KA-6D Intruders]] of [[Third VA-95 (U.S. Navy)|VA-95]] operating from aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise''

Ship maintenance and support
* {{USS|Samuel Gompers|AD-37|6}} – destroyer tender – performed ship maintenance and repairs operating off the coast of Oman
* {{USS|Wabash|AOR-5|6}} – fast attack oiler – provided underway replenishment of fuel, ammunition, and supplies to the USS ''Enterprise'' Battle Group
* {{USS|San Jose|AFS-7|6}} – fast attack support – conducted SAR support including firefighting equipment and medical evacuation of USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG 58 personnel after the mine strike, and provided underway replenishment of fuel and supplies to the USS ''Enterprise'' Battle Group