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The main Japanese battle
line was designated as 1
Fleet at the
start
of the Pacific War. The Japanese Navy was intellectually
committed to the concept of Decisive Battle,
so much so that the battle
line was perpetually held in reserve.
| 1 Fleet (Takasu; at Hashirajima) | |||
| AV Shinso Maru (10,000 tons) | |||
| Battleship Division 2 (Takasu) | |||
| BB Hyuga | |||
| BB Ise | |||
| BB Fuso | |||
| BB Yamashiro | |||
| Battleship Division 3 (Mikawa) | |||
| BB Kongo (with Distant Cover Force) | |||
| BB Haruna (with Distant Cover Force) | |||
| BB Hiei (with Pearl Harbor Attack Force) | |||
| BB Kirishima (with Pearl Harbor Attack Force) | |||
| Cruiser Division 6 (Goto; at Chichi Jima with Guam Invasion Force) | |||
| CA Aoba | |||
| CA Kinugasa | |||
| CA Furutaka | |||
| CA Kako | |||
| Carrier Division 3 (Kuwabara; at Hashirajima) | |||
| CVL Hosho | |||
| 11 A5M Claude | |||
| 8 B4Y Jean | |||
| CVL Zuiho | |||
| 16 A5M Claude | |||
| 12 B5N Kate | |||
| DD Yukaze | |||
| DD Minekaze | |||
| Destroyer Squadron 1 (Omori; at Hashirajima) | |||
| CL Abukuma (with Pearl Harbor Attack Force) | |||
| Destroyer Division 6 | |||
| DD Akatsuki (with Distant Cover Force) | |||
| DD Hibiki (with Distant Cover Force) | |||
| DD Ikazuchi (with Hong Kong Force) | |||
| DD Inazumi (with Hong Kong Force) | |||
| Destroyer Division 17 (with Pearl Harbor Attack Force) | |||
| DD Hamakaze | |||
| DDIsokaze | |||
| DD Tanakaze | |||
| DD Urikaze | |||
| Destroyer Division 21 (patrolling the Sea of Japan) | |||
| DD Hatsuharu | |||
| DD Hatsushimo | |||
| DD Nenohi | |||
| DD Wakaba | |||
| Destroyer Division 27 (patrolling the Sea of Japan) | |||
| DD Ariake | |||
| DD Shiratsuyu | |||
| DD Shigure | |||
| DD Yugure | |||
| Destroyer Squadron 3 (Hashimoto; at Maizuru) | |||
| CL Sendai
(with Khota Baharu Attack Force) |
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| CL Kashii (with Main Body) | |||
| Destroyer Division 11 (with Main Body) | |||
| DD Fubuki | |||
| DD Hatsuyuki | |||
| DD Shirayuki | |||
| DD Sagiri | |||
| Destroyer Division 12 | |||
| DD Murakumo (with Khota Baharu Attack Force) | |||
| DD Shinonome (with Khota Baharu Attack Force) | |||
| DD Shirakumo (with Khota Baharu Attack Force) | |||
| DD Usugumo (at Maizuru) | |||
| Destroyer Division 19 | |||
| DD Isoname (with Singora Attack Force) | |||
| DD Ayaname (with Khota Baharu Attack Force) | |||
| DD Shikiname (with Khoto Baharu Attack Force) | |||
| DD Uranami (with Khota Baharu Attack Force) | |||
| Destroyer Division 20 | |||
| DD Sagiri (with Main Body) | |||
| DD Amagiri (with Singora Attack Force) | |||
| DD Asagiri (with Singora Attack Force) | |||
| DD Yugiri (with Singora Attack Force) | |||
| Guam Invasion Force (Goto; at Chichi Jima) | |||
| Cruiser Division 6 (Goto) | |||
| CA Aoba | |||
| CA Kinugasa | |||
| CA Furutaka | |||
| CA Kako | |||
| Destroyer Division 23 | From CarDiv2, 1 Air Fleet | ||
| DD Kikuzuki | |||
| DD Uzuki | |||
| DD Yuzuki | |||
| DD Oboro | From CarDiv5, 1 Air Fleet | ||
| 4 AM | |||
| 2 PG | |||
| 6 SC | |||
| AK Venice Maru (6571 tons, 11 knots) | |||
| 8 AP | |||
| South Seas Detachment (Horii) | Also designated 55 Regimental Group. Under direct command of Imperial General Headquarters. | ||
| 144 Regiment | |||
| 10 Engineer Regiment | |||
| 15 Engineer Regiment | |||
| 5 Sasebo SNLF | |||
| 5 Yokosuka SNLF | |||
References
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