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The Imperial Navy established guard districts in the outer
portions
of the Japanese Empire. These were similar to the Sea
Frontiers
of the U.S.
Navy. The Ominato Guard District
had responsibility for the Kurile
Islands and Karafuto.
| Ominato Guard District (Okuma; at Ominato) | |||
| PB Ishigaki | |||
| PB Kunashiri | |||
| Ominato Air Group | |||
| 16 A5M Claude | |||
| 8 B5M Mabel | |||
| 8 E7K Alf | |||
| Destroyer Division 1 | |||
| DD Kamikaze | |||
| DD Numakaze | |||
| DD Nokaze | |||
| DD Namikaze | |||
| Minesweeper Division 27 | |||
| AMc Choyo
Maru #2 (80 tons) |
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| AMc Sonobe
Maru (220 tons) |
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| AMc Tamazono
Maru #1 (313 tons) |
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| AMc Tamazono
Maru #2 (316 tons) |
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| AMc Yoshino Maru (220 tons) | |||
| AMc Fuji
Maru (703 tons) |
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| AMc Fukeui Maru #7 | |||
| Ominato Local Defense Squadron | |||
| DD Okikaze | |||
| PG Chitose
Maru (246 tons) |
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| PG Zuiko Maru (2577 tons) | |||
| PB Hachijo | |||
| PM Shinko Maru #2 (2577 tons) | |||
| AG Odomari | An icebreaker |
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References
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
http://www.freeport-tech.com/WWII (accessed 2002; now defunct)
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