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The 3 Fleet was the Transport Force of the Japanese
Navy. Activated on 10 April 1941, it
was assigned primary responsibility for supporting the invasion of the Philippines
during Japan's initial Centrifugal
Offensive. It was redesignated 2
Southern Expeditionary
Fleet on 10 March 1942 at Surabaya.
A new 3 Fleet was
activated 14 July 1942 under Nagumo
Chuichi in the reorganization that followed the disaster at Midway. It included the surviving
first-line carriers of
the Japanese Navy. It was disbanded on 15 November 1944, following the
destruction of most of the Japanese Navy in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
| 3 Fleet (Takahashi) | |||
| Seaplane Tender Squadron 12 (Imamura; with Close Covering Force) | |||
| AV Kamikawa Maru (with Singora Attack Force) | |||
| 6 F1M2
Pete 2 E8N Dave 4 E13A Jake |
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| AV Sanyo Maru | |||
| 4 F1M2
Pete 2 E8N Dave 2 E13A Jake |
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| AV Sanuki Maru | |||
| 4 F1M2
Pete 2 E8N Dave 2 E13A Jake |
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| Cruiser Division 16 (Takahashi; with Close Covering Force) | |||
| CA Ashigara | |||
| CL Kuma | |||
| Minelayer Squadron 17 (Kobayashi; with Minelayer Force) | |||
| CM Itsukushima | |||
| CM Yaeyama | |||
| CM Tatsumiya Maru (6343 tons) | |||
| Destroyer Squadron 5 (Hara; with First Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| CL Natori | |||
| Destroyer Division 5 | |||
| DD Asakaze (with Close Covering Force) | |||
| DD Matsukaze (with Close Covering Force) | |||
| DD Harukaze | |||
| DD Hatakaze | |||
| Destroyer Division 22 | |||
| DD Fumizuki | |||
| DD Minazuki | |||
| DD Nagatsuki | |||
| DD Satsuki | |||
| Submarine Squadron 6 (Kawano) | |||
| AS Chogei (in South China Sea) | |||
| Submarine Division 9 (in South China Sea) | |||
| SS I-123 | |||
| SS I-124 | |||
| Submarine Division 13 (north of Singapore) | |||
| SS I-121 | |||
| SS I-122 | |||
| 1 Base Force (Kubo; at Takao) | |||
| CM Shirataka |
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| CM Aotaka | |||
| PM Ikushima Maru (3943 tons) | |||
| AP Hakusan Maru (10,380 tons, 18.5 knots) | |||
| AP Kimijima Maru | |||
| AK Myoku Maru (5081 tons, 12.5 knots | |||
| Minesweeper Division 21 (with 2 Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| DMS W-7 (with 4 Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| DMS W-8 (with 4 Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| DMS W-9 | |||
| DMS W-10 | |||
| DMS W-11 | |||
| DMS W-12 | |||
| Gunboat Division 1 | |||
| PG Kanko Maru (2929 tons) | |||
| PG Busho Maru (2500 tons) | |||
| PG Keiko Maru (2929 tons) | |||
| PG Myoken Maru (4124 tons) | |||
| Subchaser Division 1 (with 1 Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| SC Ch-1 | |||
| SC Ch-2 | |||
| SC Ch-3 | |||
| Subchaser Division 2 | |||
| SC Ch-13 | |||
| SC Ch-14 | |||
| SC Ch-15 | |||
| Subchaser Division 51 | |||
| PC Kyo Maru #12 (340 tons, 12 knots) | |||
| PC Kyo Maru #13 (340 tons, 12 knots) | |||
| AN Toko Maru #1 (530 tons, 12 knots) | |||
| Subchaser Division 52 (with Lamon Bay Force?) | |||
| PC Shonan Maru #17 (356 tons) | |||
| PC Takunan Maru #5 (340 tons) | |||
| AN Fukuei Maru #17 (940 tons) | |||
| 2 Base Force (Hirose; at Takao) | |||
| CM Wakatake | |||
| PM Imizu Maru (2924 tons) | |||
| PM Seian Maru (3712 tons) | |||
| PM Sumanoura Maru (3519 tons) | |||
| AF Shinko Maru (1200 tons?) | |||
| AO Komagawa Maru (14000 tons?) | |||
| AGP Hakazake Maru (10,413 tons, 15.5 knots) | |||
| AGS Kenryu Maru (6643 tons, 12.5 knots) | |||
| AGS Kyodo Maru | |||
| Torpedo Boat Division 21 (with Third Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| PT Chidori | |||
| PT Hatsukari | |||
| PT Manazuru | |||
| PT Tomozuru | |||
| Minesweeper Division 11 (with 3 Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| DMS W-13 | |||
| DMS W-14 | |||
| DMS W-15 (with 1 Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| DMS W-16 (with 1 Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| Minesweeper Division 30 (with 2 Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| DMS W-17 | |||
| DMS W-18 | |||
| DMS W-19 (with 1 Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| DMS W-20 (at Takao) | |||
| Gunboat Division 2 (with Lamon Bay Force?) | |||
| PG Banjo Maru | |||
| PG Kamitsu Maru (2721 tons) | |||
| PG Okuyo Maru (2904 tons) | |||
| PG Taiko Maru (2984 tons) | |||
| Gunboat Division 3 (with Lamon Bay Force?) | |||
| PG Aso Maru (703 tons) | |||
| PG Kiso Maru (703 tons) | |||
| PG Nanpo Maru | |||
| Subchaser Division 21 (at Takao) | |||
| SC Ch-4 | |||
| SC Ch-5 | |||
| SC Ch-6 | |||
| SC Ch-16 | |||
| SC Ch-17 | |||
| SC Ch-18 | |||
| Subchaser Division 31 (at Takao) | |||
| SC Ch-10 | |||
| SC Ch-11 | |||
| SC Ch-12 | |||
| Subchaser Division 53 (at Takao) | |||
| PC Kyo Maru #1 (340 tons) | |||
| PC Kyo Maru #2 (340 tons) | |||
| AN Korei Maru (540 tons) |
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| Subchaser Division 54 (at Takao) | |||
| PC Shonan Maru #1 (350 tons) | |||
| PC Shonan Maru #2 (940 tons) | |||
| AN Nagara Maru (855 tons) | |||
| AR Yamabiko Maru (10,050 tons, 14 knots) | |||
| AP Senko Maru (4472 tons) | |||
| AW Koan Maru (4306 tons, 9 knots) | |||
| AW Chozan Maru (3938 tons) | |||
| AW Goryu Maru | |||
| AO Hayatomo | |||
| AOR Kosei Maru (8265 tons, 11.5 knots) | |||
| 32 Special Base Force (Irifune; at Takao) | |||
| CM Kamome | |||
| CM Tsubame | |||
| AMc Nichiyu
Maru (6871 tons) |
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| AMc Tatsuhuru Maru | |||
| 1 Kure SNLF (with Fourth Surprise Attack Force) | |||
| 2 Kure SNLF (embarked on AP Kunikawa Maru [9679 tons, 19 knots] four days out of Kure for Palau) | |||
| Combined Sasebo SNLF (Mori; with 16 Army)? | |||
| Patrol Boat Division 1 (at Takao) | |||
| PB-1 | |||
| PB-2 | |||
| PB-32 | |||
| PB-33 | |||
| PB-34 | |||
| PB-35 | |||
| PB-36 | |||
| PB-37 | |||
| PB-38 | |||
| PB-39 | |||
| Close
Covering Force (Takahashi; at
Magong)
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| Cruiser Division 16 (Takahashi) | ||||
| CA Ashigara | ||||
| CA Maya | On loan from CruDiv4, Second Fleet | |||
| CL Kuma | ||||
| Elements, Seaplane Tender Squadron 12 (Imamura S.) | ||||
| AV Sanyo Maru | ||||
| 4 F1M2
Pete 2 E8N Dave 2 E13A Jake |
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| AV Sanuki Maru | ||||
| 4 F1M2
Pete 2 E8N Dave 2 E13A Jake |
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| Elements, Destroyer Squadron 5 | ||||
| Elements, Destroyer Division 5 | ||||
| DD Asakaze | ||||
| DD Matsukaze
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| 1 Surprise Attack Force (Hara; at Magong) | Responsible
for seizing Appari. |
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| Elements, Destroyer Squadron 5 (Hara) | ||||
| CL Natori | ||||
| Elements, Destroyer Division 5 | ||||
| DD Harukaze | ||||
| DD Hatakaze | ||||
| Destroyer Division 22 | ||||
| DD Fumizuki | ||||
| DD Minazuki | ||||
| DD Nagatsuki | ||||
| DD Satsuki | ||||
| 2 Base Force (Hirose; at Takao) | ||||
| Elements, Minesweeper Division 11 | ||||
| DMS W-15 | ||||
| DMS W-16 | ||||
| Elements, Minesweeper Division 30 | ||||
| DMS W-19 | ||||
| Submarine
Chaser Division 1 |
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| SC Ch-1 |
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| SC Ch-2 |
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| SC Ch-3 |
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| 6 other submarine chasers | ||||
| AP Arizona Maru (9684 tons, 14 knots) | ||||
| 5 other AP | All transports assigned to this force were capable of 12-14 knots. | |||
| 2 Formosa Regiment less one battalion (2200 men) | Tanaka Detachment, 48 Division | |||
| 2 Surprise Attack Force (Nishimura; at Magong) | Assigned to capture Vigan | |||
| Elements,
Destroyer Squadron 4 |
On loan from 2 Fleet | |||
| CL Naka (Nishimura) | ||||
| Destroyer Division 2 | ||||
| DD Harusame | ||||
| DD Murasame | ||||
| DDSamidare | ||||
| DDYudachi | ||||
| Elements, Destroyer Division 9 | ||||
| DD Asagumo | ||||
| DD Minegumo | ||||
| DD Natsugumo | ||||
| Elements, 1 Base Force | ||||
| Elements, Minesweeper Division 21 | ||||
| DMS W-9 | ||||
| DMS W-10 | ||||
| DMS W-11? | ||||
| DMS W-12 | ||||
| Elements, 2 Base Force | ||||
| Elements, Minesweeper Division 30 | ||||
| DMS W-17 | ||||
| DMS W-18 | ||||
| 9 submarine chasers | ||||
| AP Oigawa Maru (6500 tons) | ||||
| AP Takao Maru (4282 tons, 15 knots) | ||||
| AP Hawaii Maru (9467 tons, 14 knots) | ||||
| 3 other AP | |
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| 3 Battalion, 2 Formosa Regiment (reinforced), 2200 men | ||||
| 3
Surprise Attack Force (Hirose;
at Magong)
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Responsible for securing Batan Island | |||
| DD Yamagumo | On loan from DesRon4, Second Fleet | |||
| Elements, 2 Base Force (at Takao) | ||||
| Torpedo Boat Division 21 | ||||
| PT Chidori | ||||
| PT Hatsukari | ||||
| PT Manazuru | ||||
| PT Tomozuru | ||||
| Elements,
Minesweeper Division 11 |
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| DMS W-13 | ||||
| DMS W-14 | ||||
| 2 PG |
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| 9 SC | ||||
| 2 PB |
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| AP Hayo Maru (5446 tons, 9.5 knots) | ||||
| AP Kumakawa Maru | ||||
| 21 Engineer Regiment | 14 Army | |||
| 24 Airfield Battalion | ||||
| Lamon Bay Force (at Naze) | ||||
| Elements, 1 Base Force | ||||
| Subchaser Division 52 | ||||
| PC Shonan Maru #17 (356 tons) | ||||
| PC Takunan Maru #5 (340 tons) | ||||
| AN Fukuei Maru #17 (940 tons) | ||||
| 2 Base Force (Hirose; at Takao) | ||||
| Elements, Gunboat Division 2? | ||||
| PG Kamitsu Maru (2721 tons) | ||||
| PG Okuyo Maru | ||||
| PG Taiko Maru | ||||
| Gunboat Division 3? | ||||
| PG Aso Maru (703 tons) | ||||
| PG Kiso Maru | ||||
| PG Nanpo Maru | ||||
| 3 other SC | ||||
| 24 AP | ||||
| Main body, 16 Division (20 and 33 Regiments; 9000 men) | Homma did not rate this division very highly, although it had served in China and Manchuria. | |||
| 4 Tank Regiment | Equipped with light tanks | |||
| 4 Surprise Attack Force (Kubo; at Palau) | Responsible for seizing Legaspi | |||
| Elements, Destroyer Squadron 4 | On loan from Second Fleet | |||
| CL Nagara | ||||
| Destroyer Division 24 | ||||
| DD Yamakaze | ||||
| DD Suzukaze | ||||
| DD Umikaze | ||||
| DD Kawakaze | ||||
| Destroyer Division 16 | On loan from DesRon2 | |||
| DD Yukikaze | ||||
| DD Tokitsukaze | ||||
| Elements, Seaplane Tender Division 11 (Fujita) | On loan from Combined Fleet | |||
| CVS Chitose | ||||
| 16 F1M Pete 4 E13A Jake |
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| CVS Mizuho | ||||
| 16 F1M Pete 4 E13A Jake |
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| AM W-7 |
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| AM W-8 | ||||
| 2 PC |
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| 5 other
small ships |
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| 7 AP | ||||
| Elements, 32 Special Base Force | ||||
| 1 Kure SNLF (with Fourth Surprise Attack Force) | ||||
| 33 Regiment (3200 men) | Kimura Force; from 16 Division | |||
| 22 Field Artillery Regiment | ||||
| Legaspi Support Force (Takagi; closing on Legaspi) | ||||
| CV Ryujo (Kakuta) | On loan from CarDiv1, First Air Fleet | |||
| 22 A5M
Claude 18 B5N Kate |
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| Cruiser Division 5 | On loan from Second Fleet | |||
| CA Haguro | ||||
| CA Myoko | ||||
| CA Nachi | ||||
| Elements, Destroyer Squadron 2 (Tanaka) | On loan from Second Fleet | |||
| CL Jintsu | ||||
| DD Shiokaze | ||||
| Elements, Destroyer Division 16 | ||||
| DD Amatsukaze | ||||
| DD Hatsukaze | ||||
| Destroyer Division 15 | ||||
| DD Hayashio | ||||
| DD Kuroshio | ||||
| DD Natsushio | ||||
| DD Oyashio | ||||
| Minelayer
Force (Kobayashi;
north of Singapore)
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| Minelayer
Squadron 17 |
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CM Itsukushima | ||
| CM Yaeyama | |||
| CM Tatsumiya Maru (6343 tons) | Morison gives the name as Tatsuhara Maru |
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References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2007-9-30)
Materials of
IJN (accessed 2010-4-5)
http://www.freeport-tech.com/WWII (accessed 2002; now defunct)
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