La Flota del Área de China (支那 方面 艦隊, Shina Hōmen Kantai ) era una flota de la Armada Imperial Japonesa organizada después de la Batalla de Shanghai . Reportaba directamente al Cuartel General Imperial y tenía el mismo nivel organizativo que la Flota Combinada . Este artículo maneja su flota predecesora, la Flota Qing del Sur (南 清 艦隊, Nanshin Kantai ) , la Flota Expedicionaria de China (遣 支 艦隊, Kenshi Kantai ) y la 1ra / 2da Flota Expedicionaria(第一 / 第二 遣 外 艦隊, Daiichi / Daini Kengai Kantai ) también.
Flota del área de China | |
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Activo | 20 de octubre de 1937-9 de septiembre de 1945 |
País | |
Rama | Armada Imperial Japonesa |
Honores de batalla | Teatro del Pacífico de la Segunda Guerra Mundial |
Comandantes | |
Comandantes notables | Shigetarō Shimada Mineichi Koga |
Organizaciones de la flota del área de China y unidades subordinadas
Flota del área de China
Estructura (extracto)
Fecha | Unidad superior | Unidades inferiores, vasijas y elementos |
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20 de octubre de 1937 (original) | Cuartel General Imperial | 3ra Flota , 4ta Flota , 1ra División de Transportistas , 2da División de Transportistas , 3ra División de Transportistas , 1er Grupo Aéreo Combinado, 2do Grupo Aéreo Combinado |
1 de febrero de 1938 | Cuartel General Imperial | 3a Flota, 4a Flota, 5a Flota |
15 de noviembre de 1939 | Cuartel General Imperial | 1ra Flota Expedicionaria de China, 2da Flota Expedicionaria de China, 3ra Flota Expedicionaria de China, 13ra División , 2do Grupo Aéreo Combinado, Fuerza Base del Área de Shanghai, Fuerza de Desembarco Naval Especial de Shanghai |
10 de diciembre de 1941 | Cuartel General Imperial | Buque de defensa costera Izumo , 1ra Flota Expedicionaria de China, 2da Flota Expedicionaria de China, 3ra Flota Expedicionaria de China, 13ra División de Cañoneras, 14a División de Cañoneras, 1ra División de Cañoneras de Motor, 2da División de Cañoneras de Motor, Fuerza Base del Área de Shanghai, Fuerza de Desembarco Naval Especial de Shanghai, Zhōushān Unidad de guardia de la isla, oficina del puerto de Shanghai |
1 de abril de 1943 | Cuartel General Imperial | Crucero Izumo , 1ra Flota Expedicionaria de China, 2da Flota Expedicionaria de China, Fuerza Base Especial del Área de Qingdao , Fuerza Base del Área de Shanghai, Fuerza de Desembarco Naval Especial de Shanghai |
1 de abril de 1944 | Cuartel General Imperial | Crucero Izumo , 2.a Flota Expedicionaria de China, Fuerza Base Especial del Área de Qingdao, Fuerza Base del Área de Shanghai, Fuerza Base del Área del Río Yangtze, Fuerza de Desembarco Naval Especial de Shanghai, Grupo Aéreo Naval de Shanghai, Grupo Aéreo Naval de Qingdao, Grupo Aéreo Naval 256, 2.o Unidad de Observación Meteorológica |
1 de junio de 1945 | Cuartel General Supremo de la Armada | Segunda Flota Expedicionaria de China, Fuerza de Base Especial del Área de Qingdao, Fuerza de Base del Área de Shanghai, Fuerza de Base del Área del Río Yangtze, Fuerza de Desembarco Naval Especial de Shanghai |
9 de septiembre de 1945 | Rendido. |
Comandantes de la Flota del Área de China
Comandante en jefe | fechas | Publicación anterior | Publicación siguiente | Notas | |||
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1 | Almirante Hasegawa Kiyoshi 長谷川 清 | 20 de octubre de 1937 | 25 de abril de 1938 | Comandante en jefe 3ra Flota | Comandante en jefe del distrito naval de Yokosuka | Permaneció el Comandante en Jefe de la 3ª Flota durante el período de destino. | |
2 | Vicealmirante Oikawa Koshirō 及 川 古 志 郎 | 25 de abril de 1938 | 1 de mayo de 1940 | Director de la Oficina de Aviación Naval | Comandante en jefe del distrito naval de Yokosuka | También Comandante en Jefe de la 3.a Flota hasta el 15 de noviembre de 1939 Ascendido a Almirante el 15 de noviembre de 1939 | |
3 | Vicealmirante Shimada Shigetarō 嶋 田 繁 太郎 | 1 de mayo de 1940 | 1 de septiembre de 1941 | Comandante en jefe del distrito naval de Kure | Comandante en jefe del distrito naval de Yokosuka | Ascendido a almirante el 15 de noviembre de 1940 | |
4 | Vicealmirante Koga Mineichi 古 賀 峯 一 | 1 de septiembre de 1941 | 10 de noviembre de 1942 | Comandante en jefe de la segunda flota | Comandante en jefe del distrito naval de Yokosuka | Ascendido a almirante el 1 de mayo de 1942 | |
5 | Almirante Yoshida Zengo 吉 田善吾 | 10 de noviembre de 1942 | 1 de diciembre de 1943 | Consejero Naval | Consejero Naval | ||
6 | Almirante Kondō Nobutake 近藤 信 竹 | 1 de diciembre de 1943 | 15 de mayo de 1945 | Consejero Naval | Consejero Naval | ||
7 | Vicealmirante Fukuda Ryōzō 福田 良 三 | 15 de mayo de 1945 | 9 de septiembre de 1945 |
- Jefe de estado mayor
Rango | Nombre | Fecha | Nota, publicación adicional | |
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1 | Contraalmirante | Rokuzō Sugiyama | 20 de octubre de 1937 | Jefe de Estado Mayor de la 3a Flota |
2 | Contraalmirante | Jin'ichi Kusaka | 25 de abril de 1938 | Jefe de Estado Mayor de la 3a Flota |
3 | Vicealmirante Contralmirante | Shigeyoshi Inoue | 23 de octubre de 1939 15 de noviembre de 1939 | Jefe de Estado Mayor de la 3a Flota |
4 | Vicealmirante Contralmirante | Denshichi Ōkawachi | 1 de octubre de 1940 15 de noviembre de 1940 | |
5 | Vice Almirante | Minoru Tayui | 16 de marzo de 1942 | |
6 | Vice Almirante | Kanji Ugaki | 1 de septiembre de 1943 | |
7 | Vice Almirante | Naomasa Sakonju | 15 de diciembre de 1944 |
1a Flota Expedicionaria de China
La 1ra Flota Expedicionaria de China (第一 遣 支 艦隊, Dai-Ichi Kenshi Kantai ) se reorganizó a partir de la 3ra Flota el 15 de noviembre de 1939. Su función fue la de guardia de la costa en China al principio, sin embargo, cambió para la guardia en el área corriente abajo del río Yangtze . Describe la 3ª Flota, la 1ª Flota Expedicionaria de China y la unidad sucesora, la Fuerza Base del Área del Río Yangtze (揚子江 方面 根 拠 地 隊, Yōsukō Hōmen Konkyochitai ) en esta sección.
- Estructura (extracto)
Fecha | Unidad superior | Nombre de la unidad | Unidades inferiores, vasijas y elementos |
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2 de febrero de 1932 (original) | Estado Mayor de la Armada Imperial Japonesa | 3ra Flota | Nave de defensa costera Izumo , Cruiser Ōi , Tatsuta , Collier Muroto , Collier Noshima , Oiler Notoro , Naruto , Barco de suministro de alimentos Mamiya , 1ra Flota Expedicionaria , 2da Flota Expedicionaria, 3ra División , 1ra División de Transportistas, 1er Escuadrón Destructor , 26.a División de Destructores |
20 de octubre de 1937 | Flota del área de China | 3ra Flota | Buque de defensa costera Izumo , 11a División, 3er Escuadrón de Destructores , Fuerza de Desembarco Naval Especial de Shanghai |
15 de noviembre de 1939 | Flota del área de China | 1a Flota Expedicionaria de China (renombrada y reorganizada) | 11a División, Fuerza Base del Área de Hankou , Unidad Base de Jiujiang |
15 de noviembre de 1940 | Flota del área de China | 1a Flota Expedicionaria de China | Cañonera Ataka , Seta , Hira , Katada , Hozu , Atami , Futami , Fushimi , Sumida , Fuerza Base del Área de Hankou |
20 de agosto de 1943 | Flota del área de China | Fuerza base del área del río Yangtze (renombrada y reorganizada) | Cañonera Fushimi , Sumida , Seta , Hira , Katada , Hozu , Atami , Futami , Suma , Tatara , Narumi , Unidad de Guardia de Jiujiang |
1 de junio de 1945 | Flota del área de China | Fuerza base del área del río Yangtze | Cañonera Fushimi , Sumida , 21ª División de Cañoneras, 22ª División de Cañoneras, 23ª División de Cañoneras, 24ª División de Cañoneras, Unidad de Guardia de Jiujiang |
9 de septiembre de 1945 | Rendido. |
Comandantes de la 3ra Flota
Comandante en jefe | fechas | Publicación anterior | Publicación siguiente | Notas | |||
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1 | Vicealmirante Nomura Kichisaburō 野村 吉三郎 | 2 de febrero de 1932 | 28 de junio de 1932 | Comandante en jefe del distrito naval de Yokosuka | Comandante en jefe del distrito naval de Yokosuka | Aliviado después de quedar ciego durante el bombardeo del parque Hongkou el 29 de abril de 1932. | |
2 | Vicealmirante Sakonji Seizō 左近 司 政 三 | 28 de junio de 1932 | 1 de diciembre de 1932 | Comandante en jefe del distrito naval de Sasebo | |||
3 | Vicealmirante Mitsumasa Yonai 米 内 光 政 | 1 de diciembre de 1932 | 15 de septiembre de 1933 | Comandante del Distrito de la Guardia de Chinkai | Asistente del Estado Mayor de la Armada | ||
4 | Vicealmirante Imamura Nobujirō | 15 de septiembre de 1933 | 15 de noviembre de 1934 | Comandante en jefe del distrito naval de Sasebo | |||
5 | Vicealmirante Hyakutake Gengo 百 武 源 吾 | 15 de noviembre de 1934 | 1 de diciembre de 1935 | Comandante en jefe del distrito de guardias de Maizuru | Comandante en jefe del distrito naval de Sasebo | ||
6 | Vicealmirante Oikawa Koshirō 及 川 古 志 郎 | 1 de diciembre de 1935 | 1 de diciembre de 1936 | Director de la Oficina de Aviación Naval | |||
7 | Almirante Hasegawa Kiyoshi 長谷川 清 | 1 de diciembre de 1936 | 25 de abril de 1938 | Viceministro de Marina | Comandante en jefe del distrito naval de Yokosuka | También Comandante en Jefe de la Flota del Área de China después del 20 de octubre de 1937 | |
8 | Vicealmirante Oikawa Koshirō 及 川 古 志 郎 | 25 de abril de 1938 | 15 de noviembre de 1939 | Jefe de la Oficina de Aviación Naval | Commander-in-chief China Area Fleet | Also Commander-in-chief China Area Fleet |
Commander in chief 1st China Expeditionary Fleet and commander (Yangtze River Area Base Force)
Rank | Name | Date | Note, additional post | |
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9 | Vice-Admiral | Umatarō Tanimoto | 15 November 1939 | Commander of the 11th Division |
10 | Vice-Admiral | Boshirō Hosogaya | 15 November 1940 | |
11 | Vice-Admiral | Marquis Teruhisa Komatsu | 5 July 1941 | |
12 | Vice-Admiral | Kakusaburō Makita | 14 February 1942 | |
13 | Vice-Admiral | Yoshikazu Endō | 9 March 1943 | |
14 | Vice-Admiral | Ichirō Ōno | 20 August 1943 | |
15 | Vice-Admiral | Kōichirō Hatakeyama | 20 March 1944 | |
16 | Vice-Admiral | Torao Sawada | 21 November 1944 |
- Chief of staff (3rd Fleet and 1st China Expeditionary Fleet)
Rank | Name | Date | Note, additional post | |
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1 | Rear-Admiral | Shigetarō Shimada | 2 February 1932 | |
2 | Captain Rear-Admiral | Shigeru Kikuno | 28 June 1932 1 December 1932 | |
3 | Rear-Admiral | Seizaburō Mitsui | 1 April 1933 | |
4 | Captain | Shirō Takasu | 15 November 1933 | |
5 | Captain Rear-Admiral | Eijirō Kondō | 15 November 1934 15 November 1935 | |
6 | Rear-Admiral | Seiichi Iwamura | 2 December 1935 | |
7 | Captain Rear-Admiral | Rokuzō Sugiyama | 16 November 1936 1 December 1936 20 October 1937 | Chief of staff of the China Area Fleet |
8 | Rear-Admiral | Jin'ichi Kusaka | 25 April 1938 | Chief of staff of the China Area Fleet |
9 | Rear-Admiral | Shigeyoshi Inoue | 23 October 1939 | Chief of staff of the China Area Fleet |
10 | Rear-Admiral | Shigenori Horiuchi | 15 November 1939 | |
11 | Captain Rear-Admiral | Shin'ichi Ichise | 15 October 1940 15 November 1940 11 August 1941 15 January 1942 | Commander of the Hankou Area Base Force |
12 | Rear-Admiral | Gunji Kogure | 25 July 1942 | |
x | Demotion to Area Base Force. | 20 August 1943 |
2nd China Expeditionary Fleet
The 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet (第二遣支艦隊, Dai-Ni Kenshi Kantai) was reorganized from the 5th Fleet on 15 November 1939. The 5th Fleet was reinforcements for 3rd Fleet and 4th Fleet. Their role was the guard and invasion of South China. The 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet kept appearance of a fleet until the end of war.
- Structure (extract)
Date | Higher unit | Unit name | Lower units, vessels and elements |
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1 February 1938 (original) | China Area Fleet | 5th Fleet | 9th Division, 10th Division, 3rd Carrier Division, 4th Carrier Division, 5th Destroyer Squadron |
15 December 1938 | China Area Fleet | 5th Fleet | 9th Division, 5th Destroyer Squadron, C.M. Seaplane tender Kamikawa Maru, 3rd Combined Air Group, 14th Air Group, 16th Air Group, 2nd Base Force, 3rd Base Force |
15 November 1939 | China Area Fleet | 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet (renamed and reorganized) | 15th Division, 3rd Combined Air Group, Xiamen Area Base Force, Guangdong Area Base Force, Hainan Area Base Force |
10 December 1941 | China Area Fleet | 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet | 15th Division, Xiamen Base Force, Guangdong Base Force |
1 January 1944 | China Area Fleet | 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet | Gunboat Saga, Hashidate, Hong Kong Special Base Force, Hong Kong Port office, Guangdong Guard Unit, Hainan Guard Unit, 254th Naval Air Group, 15th Guard Unit, 16th Guard Unit, 4th Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Force, 1st Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force, 1st Maizuru Special Naval Landing Force |
9 September 1945 | Surrendered. |
Commanders of the 5th Fleet
Commander-in-Chief | Dates | Previous Post | Next Post | Notes | |||
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1 | Vice-Admiral Shiozawa Kōichi 塩沢幸一 | 1 February 1938 | 15 December 1938 | Attendant Navy General Staff | Director Navy Technical Bureau | ||
2 | Vice-Admiral Kondō Nobutake 近藤信竹 | 15 December 1938 | 29 September 1939 | Attendant Navy General Staff | |||
3 | Vice-Admiral Takasu Shirō 高須四郎 | 29 September 1939 | 15 November 1939 | Headmaster Naval War College | Commander-in-chief 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet |
Commanders of the 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet
Rank | Name | Date | Note, additional post | |
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3 | Vice-Admiral | Shirō Takasu | 15 November 1939 | |
4 | Vice-Admiral | Yorio Sawamoto | 15 October 1940 | |
5 | Vice-Admiral | Masaichi Niimi | 4 April 1941 | |
6 | Vice-Admiral | Kiyoshi Hara | 14 July 1942 | |
7 | Vice-Admiral | Daisuke Soejima | 21 June 1943 | |
8 | Vice-Admiral | Ruitarō Fujita | 25 April 1945 |
- Chief of staff
Rank | Name | Date | Note, additional post | |
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1 | Rear-Admiral | Minoru Tayui | 1 February 1938 | |
2 | Rear-Admiral | Tamon Yamaguchi | 15 December 1938 | |
3 | Rear-Admiral | Chūichi Hara | 15 November 1939 | |
4 | Captain Rear-Admiral | Yasuo Yasuba | 13 August 1941 15 October 1941 10 March 1942 | Commander of the Hong Kong Special Base Force |
5 | Captain Rear-Admiral | Chōzaemon Obata | 1 September 1942 1 November 1942 | Commander of the Hong Kong Special Base Force |
6 | Captain Rear-Admiral | Yuzuru Ōkuma | 19 October 1943 1 May 1944 | Commander of the Hong Kong Special Base Force |
3rd China Expeditionary Fleet
The 3rd China Expeditionary Fleet (第三遣支艦隊, Dai-San Kenshi Kantai) was reorganized from the 4th Fleet on 15 November 1939. The 4th Fleet was reinforcements for 3rd Fleet. Their role was the guard in Bohai Sea. Describe 4th Fleet and 3rd China Expeditionary Fleet in this section. The 3rd China Expeditionary Fleet was specialization to guard unit for Qingdao and become extinct.
- Structure (extract)
Date | Higher unit | Unit name | Lower units, vessels and elements |
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20 October 1937 (original) | China Area Fleet | 4th Fleet | Cruiser Ashigara, 9th Division, 14th Division, 4th Destroyer Squadron, 5th Destroyer Squadron |
15 December 1938 | China Area Fleet | 4th Fleet | 12th Division, 1st Combined Special Naval Landing Force |
15 November 1939 | China Area Fleet | 3rd China Expeditionary Fleet (renamed and reorganized) | 12th Division, Qingdao Area Special Base Force |
10 December 1941 | China Area Fleet | 3rd China Expeditionary Fleet | Coast defence ship Iwate, 11th Torpedo boat Division, Qingdao Area Special Base Force |
10 April 1942 | Dissolved and reorganized to Qingdao Area Special Base Force. |
Commanders of the 4th Fleet
Commander-in-Chief | Dates | Previous Post | Next Post | Notes | |||
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1 | Vice-Admiral Toyoda Soemu 豊田副武 | 20 October 1937 | 15 November 1938 | Commander-in-chief 2nd Fleet | |||
2 | Vice-Admiral Hibino Masaharu | 15 November 1938 | 15 November 1939 |
Commanders of the 3rd China Expeditionary Fleet
Rank | Name | Date | Note, additional post | |
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3 | Vice-Admiral | Naokuni Nomura | 15 November 1939 | |
4 | Vice-Admiral | Mitsumi Shimizu | 30 September 1940 | |
5 | Vice-Admiral | Rokuzō Sugiyama | 5 July 1941 | |
6 | Vice-Admiral | Shiro Kawase | 16 December 1941 |
- Chief of staff
Rank | Name | Date | Note, additional post | |
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1 | Captain Rear-Admiral | Masami Kobayashi | 20 October 1937 1 December 1937 | |
2 | Captain Rear-Admiral | Arata Oka | 1 September 1938 15 November 1938 | |
3 | Rear-Admiral | Takeo Tada | 15 November 1939 | |
4 | Captain | Shigeji Kaneko | 8 August 1940 10 April 1941 | Commander of the Qingdao Area Special Base Force |
5 | Captain | Masaki Ogata | 24 May 1941 | Commander of the Qingdao Area Special Base Force |
6 | Captain | Morikazu Ōsugi | 20 August 1941 15 January 1942 | Commander of the Qingdao Area Special Base Force Commander of the Qingdao Area Special Base Force and Qingdao Guard Unit |
Organizaciones de la flota del área anterior a China
Describe about pre-China Area Fleet in this section. The Southern Qing Fleet, China Expeditionary Fleet, 1st Expeditionary Fleet and 2nd Expeditionary Fleet were ancestor of China Area Fleet.
Southern Qing Fleet
The Southern Qing Fleet (南清艦隊, Nanshin Kantai) was organized after the Russo-Japanese War. They were reinforced by Xinhai Revolution in 1911, however, Beiyang Government declared neutrality in World War I. All gunboats were detained, and Southern Qing Fleet became extinct before long.
- Structure (extract)
Date | Higher unit | Unit name | Lower units, vessels and elements |
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20 December 1905 (original) | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff | Southern Qing Fleet | Cruiser Takachiho, Chitose, Gunboat Uji, Sumida |
22 November 1906 | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff | Southern Qing Fleet | Cruiser Takachiho, Akitsushima, Gunboat Uji, Sumida, Fushimi |
24 December 1908 | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff | 3rd Fleet (renamed) | Cruiser Akashi, Otowa, Gunboat Uji, Sumida, Fushimi |
1 December 1911 | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff | 3rd Fleet | Cruiser Chiyoda, Niitaka, Suma, Dispatch vessel Mogami, Chihaya, Tatsuta, Gunboat Uji, Sumida, Fushimi, Toba |
5 February 1915 | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff | 3rd Fleet | Cruiser Kasuga, Tsushima, Akitsushima |
23 December 1915 | Dissolved. |
- Commander
Rank | Name | Date | Note, additional post | |
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1 | Rear-Admiral | Kunikane Taketomi | 20 December 1905 | |
2 | Rear-Admiral | Chikataka Tamari | 22 November 1906 | |
3 | Rear-Admiral Vice-Admiral | Izō Teragaki | 22 November 1906 1 December 1909 | |
4 | Rear-Admiral | Reijirō Kawashima | 1 December 1910 | |
5 | Rear-Admiral Vice-Admiral | Matahachirō Nawa | 20 April 1912 1 December 1912 | |
6 | Rear-Admiral | Mitsukane Tsuchiya | 25 March 1914 | |
7 | Vice-Admiral | Takeshi Takarabe | 5 February 1915 |
- Chief of staff
Rank | Name | Date | Note, additional post | |
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1 | Captain | Hisatsune Iida | 13 September 1913 1 December 1913 | Newly established Commanding officer of the cruiser Kasagi |
x | Chief of staff was abolished. | 27 May 1914 | ||
2 | Commander | Yasuhira Yoshikawa | 8 August 1914 | |
x | Chief of staff was abolished. | 1 December 1914 |
China Expeditionary Fleet/1st Expeditionary Fleet
The 1st Expeditionary Fleet (第一遣外艦隊, Dai-Ichi Kengai Kantai) was reorganized on 9 August 1919 from China Expeditionary Fleet (遣支艦隊, Kenshi Kantai). Their ancestor was 7th Division (第七戦隊, Dai-Nana Sentai) under World War I. They became 11th Division only for gunboats and became extinct.
- Structure (extract)
Date | Higher unit | Unit name | Lower units, vessels and elements |
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1 December 1917 (original) | 3rd Fleet | 7th Division | Cruiser Chitose, Gunboat Uji, Toba, Sumida, Fushimi |
10 August 1918 | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff | China Expeditionary Fleet (renamed) | Cruiser Chitose, Gunboat Saga, Uji, Toba, Sumida, Fushimi |
9 August 1919 | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff | 1st Expeditionary Fleet (renamed) | Cruiser Suma, Gunboat Yodo, Saga, Uji, Toba, Sumida, Fushimi, 29th Destroyer Division |
1 December 1924 | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff | 1st Expeditionary Fleet | Cruiser Tone, Gunboat Ataka, Saga, Toba, Sumida, Fushimi, Seta, Hira, Hozu |
30 November 1929 | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff | 1st Expeditionary Fleet | Cruiser Hirado, Yahagi, Gunboat Ataka, Saga, Toba, Sumida, Fushimi, Seta, Hira, Katada, Hozu, Destroyer Urakaze |
2 February 1932 | 3rd Fleet | 1st Expeditionary Fleet | Cruiser Hirado, Tsushima, Tenryū, Minelayer Tokiwa, Gunboat Ataka, Uji, Toba, Sumida, Fushimi, Seta, Hira, Katada, Hozu, Atami, 24th Destroyer Division, Destroyer Urakaze |
20 May 1933 | 3rd Fleet | 11th Division (renamed) | Cruiser Tsushima, Gunboat Ataka, Uji, Toba, Sumida, Fushimi, Seta, Hira, Katada, Hozu, Atami, Futami, 24th Destroyer Division, Destroyer Urakaze |
15 December 1938 | 3rd Fleet | 11th Division | Gunboat Ataka, Toba, Seta, Hira, Katada, Hozu, Atami, Futami, Destroyer Tsuga, Kuri, Hasu, 1st Torpedo Boat Division |
15 November 1939 | 1st China Expeditionary Fleet | 11th Division | Gunboat Ataka, Toba, Seta, Hira, Katada, Hozu, Atami, Futami, Fushimi |
15 November 1940 | Dissolved. |
- Commander
Rank | Name | Date | Note, additional post | |
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x | Vacant post | 1 December 1917 | ||
1 | Rear-Admiral | Toyokazu Yamaoka | 15 December 1917 | |
2 | Rear-Admiral Vice-Admiral | Masujirō Yoshida | 8 November 1919 1 December 1920 | |
3 | Rear-Admiral | Kenzō Kobayashi | 1 May 1922 | |
4 | Rear-Admiral | Kichisaburō Nomura | 15 September 1923 | |
5 | Rear-Admiral | Osami Nagano | 20 April 1925 | |
6 | Rear-Admiral | Jirō Araki | 20 August 1926 | |
7 | Rear-Admiral | Wataru Ugawa | 1 December 1927 | |
8 | Rear-Admiral | Mitsumasa Yonai | 10 December 1928 | |
9 | Rear-Admiral | Kōichi Shiozawa | 1 December 1930 | |
10 | Rear-Admiral | Tsuneyoshi Sakano | 6 June 1932 | |
11 | Rear-Admiral | Teijirō Sugisaka | 15 November 1933 | |
12 | Rear-Admiral | Masaharu Hibino | 2 December 1935 | |
13 | Rear-Admiral | Umatarō Tanimoto | 1 December 1936 | |
14 | Rear-Admiral | Eijirō Kondō | 1 December 1937 | |
15 | Rear-Admiral | Rokuzō Sugiyama | 15 December 1938 | |
16 | Vice-Admiral | Umatarō Tanimoto | 15 November 1939 | Commander in chief of the 1st China Expeditionary Fleet |
2nd Expeditionary Fleet
The 2nd Expeditionary Fleet (第二遣外艦隊, Dai-Ni Kengai Kantai) was organized on 16 May 1927 for reinforcements for 1st Expeditionary Fleet. Their role was the guard of Northern China.
- Structure (extract)
Date | Higher unit | Lower units, vessels and elements |
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16 May 1927 (original) | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff | Cruiser Hirado, Tsushima, 9th Destroyer Division |
2 February 1932 | 3rd Fleet | Cruiser Kuma, Coast defence ship Yakumo, 13th Destroyer Division, 16th Destroyer Division |
20 April 1933 | Dissolved. |
- Commander
Rank | Name | Date | Note, additional post | |
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1 | Rear-Admiral | Susumu Nakajima | 16 May 1927 | |
2 | Rear-Admiral | Kin'ichi Mukōda | 1 April 1928 | |
3 | Rear-Admiral | Kiyohiro Ijichi | 10 December 1928 | |
4 | Rear-Admiral | Shizue Tsuda | 21 May 1930 |
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