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Combined Fleet

The Combined Fleet (聯合艦隊, Rengō Kantai) was the main sea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Until 1933, the Combined Fleet was not a permanent organization, but a temporary force formed for the duration of a conflict or major naval maneuvers from various units normally under separate commands in peacetime.

"Rengō Kantai" redirects here. For other uses of this Japanese term, see Rengō Kantai (disambiguation).

Combined Fleet

1894–1945


Imperial Seal of Japan and Seal of the Imperial Japanese Navy

History[edit]

Sino-Japanese War (1894–95)[edit]

The Combined Fleet was formally created for the first time on 18 July 1894 by the merger of the Standing Fleet and the Western Fleet. The Standing Fleet (also known as the Readiness Fleet) contained the navy's most modern and combat-capable warships. The Western Fleet was a reserve force consisting primarily of obsolete ships deemed unsuitable for front-line combat operations, but still suitable for commerce protection and coastal defense. Vice-admiral Itō Sukeyuki was appointed the first Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet[1] for the duration of the first Sino-Japanese War against China.

Self Defense Fleet

1st Air Fleet

D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub.  0-8159-5302-X.

ISBN

Dull, Paul S. (1978). . Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-097-1.

A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941–1945

Nishida, Hiroshi. . Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2007.

"Imperial Japanese Navy"

Wendel, Marcus. . Retrieved 25 August 2007.

"Axis Database"

World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Nihon Kaigun