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This page is a listing of a number of historical naval formations containing ships that appear in KanColle. Note that many of these formations had multiple 'generations', that ships were often part of multiple formations at a time, and that accurate historical records of these units are very difficult to ascertain. Multiple reorganizations occurred over the course of the war as losses took their toll.
This page is a listing of a number of historical naval formations containing ships that appear in KanColle. Note that many of these formations had multiple 'generations', that ships were often part of multiple formations at a time, and that accurate historical records of these units are very difficult to ascertain. Multiple reorganizations occurred over the course of the war as losses took their toll.
For a complete listing of all IJN ships at the time of the Pearl Harbor attacks, please see the [[:wikipedia:Imperial Japanese Navy order of battle 1941|IJN Order of Battle]].
=Battle Squadrons=
==Battle Squadrons==
[[File:YamatoTrials.jpg|right|370px|thumb|Battleship Yamato, at one point the Combined Fleet flagship.]]
In Japanese, there is no distinction drawn between Battleship and Cruiser divisions, they are simply called "squadrons" (''sentai'').
In Japanese, there is no distinction drawn between Battleship and Cruiser divisions, they are simply called "squadrons" (''sentai'').
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{|class="wikitable"
! Japanese
! scope="col"|English Name
! English
! Units
! scope="col"|Unit Members
|-
|-
|第一戦隊
|First Battleship Division : BatDiv 1
|First Battleship Division : BatDiv 1
|[[Nagato]] (Flagship), [[Mutsu]], Later: [[Yamato]] (Flagship), [[Musashi]]
|[[Nagato]] (Flagship), [[Mutsu]], Later: [[Yamato]] (Flagship), [[Musashi]]
|-
|-
|第二戦隊
|Second Battleship Division: BatDiv 2
|Second Battleship Division: BatDiv 2
|[[Ise]] (Flagship), [[Hyuuga]], [[Yamashiro]], [[Fusou]]
|[[Ise]] (Flagship), [[Hyuuga]], [[Yamashiro]], [[Fusou]]
|-
|-
|第三戦隊
|Third Battleship Division: BatDiv 3
|Third Battleship Division: BatDiv 3
|[[Kongou]] (Flagship), [[Hiei]], [[Haruna]], [[Kirishima]]
|[[Kongou]] (Flagship), [[Hiei]], [[Haruna]], [[Kirishima]]
|-
|-
|第四戦隊
|Fourth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 4
|Fourth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 4
|[[Atago]] (Flagship), [[Takao]], [[Maya]], [[Choukai]]
|[[Atago]] (Flagship), [[Takao]], [[Maya]], [[Choukai]]
|-
|-
|第五戦隊
|Fifth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 5
|Fifth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 5
|[[Myoukou]] (Flagship), [[Nachi]], [[Haguro]]
|[[Myoukou]] (Flagship), [[Nachi]], [[Haguro]]
|-
|-
|第六戦隊
|Sixth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 6
|Sixth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 6
|[[Aoba]] (Flagship), [[Furutaka]], [[Kako]], [[Kinugasa]]
|[[Aoba]] (Flagship), [[Furutaka]], [[Kako]], [[Kinugasa]]
|-
|-
|第七戦隊
|Seventh Cruiser Division: CruDiv 7
|Seventh Cruiser Division: CruDiv 7
|[[Kumano]] (Flagship), [[Mogami]], [[Mikuma]], [[Suzuya]]
|[[Kumano]] (Flagship), [[Mogami]], [[Mikuma]], [[Suzuya]]
|-
|-
|第八戦隊
|Eighth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 8
|Eighth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 8
|[[Tone]], [[Chikuma]]
|[[Tone]], [[Chikuma]]
|-
|-
|第九戦隊
|Ninth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 9
|Ninth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 9
|[[Kitakami]], [[Ooi]]
|[[Kitakami]], [[Ooi]]
|-
|-
|第十六戦隊
|Sixteenth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 16
|Sixteenth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 16
|[[Ashigara]] (Flagship), [[Nagara]], [[Kuma]]
|[[Ashigara]] (Flagship), [[Nagara]], [[Kuma]]
|-
|-
|第十八戦隊
|Eighteenth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 18
|Eighteenth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 18
|[[Tenryuu]], [[Tatsuta]]
|[[Tenryuu]], [[Tatsuta]]
|-
|-
|第二十一戦隊
|Twenty-First Cruiser Division: CruDiv 21
|Twenty-First Cruiser Division: CruDiv 21
|[[Tama]], [[Kiso]]
|[[Tama]], [[Kiso]]
|}
|}
==Carrier Divisions==
The Carrier Divisions (''Kōkū sentai'') were part of a different fleet system than the Battlegroups and Torpedo Squadrons, though they often had Destroyer Divisions attached to them to act as escorts. The Japanese names of the Carrier divisions are often shortened by the shipgirls, for instance 第一航空戦隊, "''Dai-ichi Kōkū Sentai"'' is shortened to 一航戦, ''"Ikkōsen"''. In most translations, this is written as abbreviating "First Carrier Division" to "CarDiv1".
{|class="wikitable"
!English Name
!Japanese
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 800px;"
!Unit Members
! scope="col"|English Name
! scope="col"|Japanese
! scope="col"|Unit Members
|-
|-
|First Carrier Division: CarDiv 1
|First Carrier Division: CarDiv 1
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">一</span>航空戦隊</span>
|第一航空戦隊
|[[Akagi]] (Flagship), [[Kaga]], Seventh Destroyer Division
|[[Akagi]] (Flagship), [[Kaga]], Seventh Destroyer Division
|-
|-
| Seventh Destroyer Division: DesDiv 7
|Seventh Destroyer Division: DesDiv 7
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第七駆逐隊</span>
|第七駆逐隊
|[[Ushio]] (Flagship), [[Akebono]], [[Sazanami]]
|[[Ushio]] (Flagship), [[Akebono]], [[Sazanami]]
|-
|-
|Second Carrier Division: CarDiv 2
|Second Carrier Division: CarDiv 2
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第二航空戦隊</span>
|第二航空戦隊
|[[Souryuu]] (Flagship), [[Hiryuu]], Twenty-Third Destroyer Division
|[[Souryuu]] (Flagship), [[Hiryuu]], Twenty-Third Destroyer Division
|-
|-
| Twenty-Third Destroyer Division: DesDiv 23
|Twenty-Third Destroyer Division: DesDiv 23
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">二</span>十</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">三</span></span>駆逐隊</span>
|第二十三駆逐隊
|[[Kikuzuki]] (Flagship), [[Uzuki]] also Mutsuki-class Yuzuki
|[[Kikuzuki]] (Flagship), [[Uzuki]] also Mutsuki-class Yuzuki
|-
|-
|Third Carrier Division: CarDiv 3
|Third Carrier Division: CarDiv 3
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">三</span>航空戦隊</span>
|第三航空戦隊
|[[Zuihou]], [[Houshou]], [[Mikazuki]] (Escort)
|[[Zuihou]], [[Houshou]], [[Mikazuki]] (Escort)
|-
|-
|Fourth Carrier Division: CarDiv 4
|Fourth Carrier Division: CarDiv 4
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span>四<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">航空戦隊</span>
|第四航空戦隊
|[[Ryuujou]], Later [[Ise]] and [[Hyuuga]]
|[[Ryuujou]], Later [[Ise]] and [[Hyuuga]]
|-
|-
|Fifth Carrier Division: CarDiv 5
|Fifth Carrier Division: CarDiv 5
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第五航空戦隊</span>
|第五航空戦隊
|[[Shoukaku]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Oboro]] (Escort)
|[[Shoukaku]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Oboro]] (Escort)
|}
|}
==Torpedo Squadrons==
=Torpedo Squadrons=
Torpedo Squadrons (''Suirai sentai'') and their sub-components, Destroyer Divisions (''Kuchikutai''), were created as part of the Japanese plan to slowly wear down American forces as they came across the Pacific with superior night-fighting and long-range torpedo bombardment tactics. They were led by a single Light Cruiser flagship supervising a number of Destroyer Divisions. Destroyer Divisions who have no members implemented in KanColle are not mentioned. Some sources translate 'Torpedo Squadron' as 'Destroyer Squadron', it is this that is abbreviated to 'Desron'
Torpedo Squadrons (''Suirai sentai'') and their sub-components, Destroyer Divisions (''Kuchikutai''), were created as part of the Japanese plan to slowly wear down American forces as they came across the Pacific with superior night-fighting and long-range torpedo bombardment tactics. They were led by a single Light Cruiser flagship supervising a number of Destroyer Divisions. Destroyer Divisions who have no members implemented in KanColle are not mentioned. Some sources translate 'Torpedo Squadron' as 'Destroyer Squadron', it is this that is abbreviated to 'Desron'
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{|class="wikitable"
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!Japanese
!Unit Members
|-
|-
|First Torpedo Squadron: Desron 1
|第一水雷戦隊
|[[Abukuma]] (Flagship), Sixth Destroyer Division, Twenty-First Destroyer Division, Twenty-Seventh Destroyer Division, Seventeenth Destroyer Division
|-
|-
|style="background-color:lightgrey"|First Torpedo Squadron: Desron 1
|Sixth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 6
|第六駆逐隊
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第六駆逐隊</span>
|[[Hibiki]] (Flagship), [[Akatsuki]], [[Inazuma]], [[Ikazuchi]]
|[[Hibiki]] (Flagship), [[Akatsuki]], [[Inazuma]], [[Ikazuchi]]
|-
|-
| Seventeeth Destroyer Division: Desdiv 17
|Seventeeth Destroyer Division: Desdiv 17
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">十</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">七駆逐隊</span>
|第十七駆逐隊
|[[Urakaze]] (Flagship), [[Isokaze]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Tanikaze]]
|[[Urakaze]] (Flagship), [[Isokaze]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Tanikaze]]
|-
|-
| Twenty-First Destroyer Division: DesDiv 21
|Twenty-First Destroyer Division: DesDiv 21
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">二</span></span></span>十一駆逐隊</span>
|第二十一駆逐隊
|[[Wakaba]] (Flagship), [[Hatsuharu]], [[Nenohi]], [[Hatsushimo]]
|[[Wakaba]] (Flagship), [[Hatsuharu]], [[Nenohi]], [[Hatsushimo]]
|-
|-
| Twenty-Seventh Destroyer Division: DesDiv 27
|Twenty-Seventh Destroyer Division: DesDiv 27
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第二十七駆逐隊</span>
|第二十七駆逐隊
|[[Shigure]] (Flagship), [[Shiratsuyu]], Also Hatsuharu-class Ariake and Yugure
|[[Shigure]] (Flagship), [[Shiratsuyu]], [[Ariake]] and [[Yugure]]
|-
|-
|Second Torpedo Squadron: Desron 2
| style="background-color: lightgrey; text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">二</span></span>水雷戦隊</span>
|第二水雷戦隊
|[[Jintsuu]] (Flagship), later [[Noshiro]] (Flagship), Sixteenth Destroyer Division, Fifteenth Destroyer Division, Eighteenth Destroyer Division, Eighth Destroyer Division, Thirty-First Destroyer Division
|-
|-
| Eighth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 8
|Eighth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 8
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第八駆逐隊</span>
|第八駆逐隊
|[[Ooshio]], [[Asashio]], [[Michishio]], [[Arashio]]
|[[Ooshio]], [[Asashio]], [[Michishio]], [[Arashio]]
|-
|-
| Fifteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 15
|Fifteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 15
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第十</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">五</span></span>駆逐隊</span>
|第十五駆逐隊
|Natsushio (Flagship), [[Kuroshio]], [[Oyashio]], [[Hayashio]], later [[Kagerou]]
|-
|-
| Sixteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 16
|Sixteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 16
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第十</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">五</span></span>駆逐隊</span>
|第十六駆逐隊
|[[Yukikaze]] (Flagship), [[Amatsukaze]], [[Hatsukaze]], [[Tokitsukaze]]
|[[Yukikaze]] (Flagship), [[Amatsukaze]], [[Hatsukaze]], [[Tokitsukaze]]
|-
|-
| Eighteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 18
|Eighteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 18
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第十</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">六</span></span>駆逐隊</span>
|第十八駆逐隊
|[[Shiranui]] (Flagship), [[Kagerou]], [[Arare]], [[Kasumi]]
|[[Shiranui]] (Flagship), [[Kagerou]], [[Arare]], [[Kasumi]]
|-
|-
| Thirty-First Destroyer Division: Desdiv 31
|Thirty-First Destroyer Division: Desdiv 31
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">三</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">十</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">一</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">駆逐隊</span>
|第三十一駆逐隊
|[[Naganami]] (Flagship), also Yuugumo-class Makinami
|[[Naganami]] (Flagship), [[Makinami]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:lightgrey"|Third Torpedo Squadron: Desron 3
|Second Destroyer Division: Desdiv 2 (1944)
|第二駆逐隊
|style="background-color:lightgrey"|[[Sendai]] (Flagship), Eleventh Destroyer Division, Ninteenth Destroyer Division, Twelfth Destroyer Division
|[[Hayashimo]] (Flagship), [[Kiyoshimo]], [[Akishimo]]
|-
|-
| Eleventh Destroyer Division: DesDiv 11
|Third Torpedo Squadron: Desron 3
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第十一駆逐隊</span>
|第三水雷戦隊
|[[Sendai]] (Flagship), Eleventh Destroyer Division, Ninteenth Destroyer Division, Twelfth Destroyer Division
|-
|Eleventh Destroyer Division: DesDiv 11
|第十一駆逐隊
|[[Hatsuyuki]] (Flagship), [[Fubuki]], [[Shirayuki]]
|[[Hatsuyuki]] (Flagship), [[Fubuki]], [[Shirayuki]]
|-
|-
| Nineteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 19
|Twelfth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 12
| style="text-align: center;"|第十九駆逐隊
|第十二駆逐隊
|[[Ayanami]], [[Shikinami]], [[Isonami]], also Fubuki-class Uranami (Flagship)
|[[Shirakumo]] (Flagship), [[Murakumo]], Shinonome
|-
|-
| Twelfth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 12
|Nineteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 19
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">十</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">二</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">駆逐隊</span>
|第十九駆逐隊
|[[Uranami]] (Flagship), [[Ayanami]], [[Shikinami]], [[Isonami]]
|-
|-
|Fourth Torpedo Squadron: Desron 4
| style="background-color: lightgrey; text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">四水雷戦隊</span>
|第四水雷戦隊
|[[Naka]] (Flagship), Second Destroyer Division, Fourth Destroyer Division, Twenty-Fourth Destroyer Division
|-
|-
| Second Destroyer Division: DesDiv 2
|Second Destroyer Division: DesDiv 2
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">二</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">駆逐隊</span>
|第二駆逐隊
|[[Murasame]] (Flagshp), [[Yuudachi]], [[Harusame]], [[Samidare]]
|[[Murasame]] (Flagship), [[Yuudachi]], [[Harusame]], [[Samidare]]
|-
|-
| Fourth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 4
|Fourth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 4
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">二</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">駆逐隊</span>
|第四駆逐隊
|[[Arashi]] (Flagship), [[Maikaze]], [[Nowaki]], [[Hagikaze]]
|-
|-
| Twenty-Fourth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 24
| Ninth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 9
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">二</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">十</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">四</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">駆逐隊</span>
|第九駆逐隊
|[[Suzukaze]], also Shiratsuyu-class Umikaze (Flagship), Yamakaze, Kawakaze
|[[Asagumo]], [[Yamagumo]], [[Natsugumo]], [[Minegumo]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:lightgrey"|Fifth Torpedo Squadron: Desron 5
|Twenty-Fourth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 24
| style="background-color: lightgrey; text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">五</span>水雷戦隊</span>
|第二十四駆逐隊
|[[Umikaze]] (Flagship), [[Suzukaze]], [[Yamakaze]], [[Kawakaze]]
|-
|-
| Twenty-Second Destroyer Division: DesDiv 22
|Fifth Torpedo Squadron: Desron 5
|style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">二</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">十</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">二</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">駆逐隊</span>
|第五水雷戦隊
|[[Satsuki]] (Flagship), [[Fumizuki]], [[Nagatsuki]], also Mutsuki-class Minazuki
|[[Natori]] (Flagship), Twenty-Second Destroyer Division
|-
|-
|style="background-color:lightgrey"|Sixth Torpedo Squadron: Desron 6
|Twenty-Second Destroyer Division: DesDiv 22
| style="background-color: lightgrey; text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">六</span>水雷戦隊</span>
|第二十二駆逐隊
|[[Satsuki]] (Flagship), [[Fumizuki]], [[Nagatsuki]], [[Minazuki]]
|-
|-
| Thirtieth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 30
|Sixth Torpedo Squadron: Desron 6
| style="text-align: center;"|<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">第</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">三</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">十</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">駆逐隊</span>
|第六水雷戦隊
|[[Yuubari]] (Flagship), Thirtieth Destroyer Division
|-
|Thirtieth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 30
|第三十駆逐隊
|[[Mutsuki]] (Flagship), [[Kisaragi]], [[Yayoi]], [[Mochizuki]], later [[Uzuki]]
|[[Mutsuki]] (Flagship), [[Kisaragi]], [[Yayoi]], [[Mochizuki]], later [[Uzuki]]
|-
|Tenth Torpedo Squadron: Desron 10
|第十水雷戦隊
|[[Nagara]], later [[Agano]] (Flagship), later [[Yahagi]] (Flagship), Fourth Destroyer Division, Sixteenth Destroyer Division, Seventeenth Destroyer Division, Sixty-First Destroyer Division
The 10th Desron was formed in 1942 somewhat ad-hoc and so contains divisions that were previously members of other squadrons, plus the newly-formed 61st Division.
|-
|Sixty-First Destroyer Division: DesDiv 61
|第六十一駆逐隊
|[[Akizuki]], [[Teruzuki]], later Wakatsuki, [[Hatsuzuki]], [[Suzutsuki]].
|}
|}
==Submarine Squadrons==
=Submarine Squadrons=
Because there were many, many Submarines and Submarine Tenders which are not represented in Kancolle, this section is a bit sparse. It is included primarily to show the ships that were part of any Submarine Squadrons or Submarine Divisions.
Because there were many, many Submarines and Submarine Tenders which are not represented in Kancolle, this section is a bit sparse. It is included primarily to show the ships that were part of any Submarine Squadrons or Submarine Divisions.
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{|class="wikitable"
!English Name
! scope="col"|English Name
!Unit Members
! scope="col"|Unit Members
|-
|-
|First Submarine Squadron: Subron 1
|First Submarine Squadron: Subron 1
|}
|}
==Fleets==
=Fleets=
The IJN had a number of different 'Fleet' units of varying purposes and sizes. They were primarily administrative formations rather than combat formations. All were considered part of the "Combined Fleet", which was the primary administrative unit of the IJN. It is included separately to show the ships and units that were directly attached to it.
The IJN had a number of different 'Fleet' units of varying purposes and sizes. They were primarily administrative formations rather than combat formations. All were considered part of the "Combined Fleet", which was the primary administrative unit of the IJN. It is included separately to show the ships and units that were directly attached to it.
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{|class="wikitable"
!English Name
! scope="col"|English Name
!Unit Members
! scope="col"|Japanese
|-
|-
|Combined Fleet
|Combined Fleet
|
|[[Yamato]] (Flagship), First Battleship Division, 4th Submarine Squadron, 5th Submarine Squadron, 11th Seaplane Tender Division: [[Chitose]], Also Directly Attached: [[Akashi]], [[Chiyoda]]
[[Yamato]] (Flagship), First Battleship Division, 4th Submarine Squadron, 5th Submarine Squadron, 11th Seaplane Tender Division: [[Chitose]], Also Directly Attached: [[Akashi]], [[Chiyoda]]
Contained as Subdivisions: First Fleet, Second Fleet, Third Fleet, Fourth Fleet, Fifth Fleet, Sixth Fleet, First Air Fleet
Contained as Subdivisions: First Fleet, Second Fleet, Third Fleet, Fourth Fleet, Fifth Fleet, Sixth Fleet, First Air Fleet
|-
|-
|First Fleet
|First Fleet
|Second and Third Battleship Divisions, Sixth and Ninth Cruiser Divisions, First and Third Destroyer Squadrons, Third Carrier Division
|Second and Third Battleship Divisions, Sixth and Ninth Cruiser Divisions, First and Third Destroyer Squadrons, Third Carrier Division
|-
|-
|Second Fleet
|Second Fleet
|[[Atago]] (Flagship), Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Eighth Cruiser Divisions, Second and Fourth Destroyer Squadrons
|[[Atago]] (Flagship), Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Cruiser Divisions, Second and Fourth Destroer Squadrons
|-
|-
|Third Fleet
|Third Fleet
|[[Ashigara]] (Flagship), Sixteenth Cruiser Division, Fifth Destroyer Squadron
|[[Ashigara]] (Flagship), Sixteenth Cruiser Division, Fifth Destroyer Squadron
|-
|-
|Fourth Fleet
|Fourth Fleet
|Eighteenth Cruiser Division, Sixth Destroyer Squadron
|Eighteenth Cruiser Division, Sixth Destroyer Squadron
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|Fifth Fleet
|Fifth Fleet
|Twenty-First Cruiser Division
|Twenty-First Cruiser Division
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|Sixth Fleet
|Sixth Fleet
|First Submarine Squadron, Second Submarine Squadron, Third Submarine Squadron
|First Submarine Squadron, Second Submarine Squadron, Third Submarine Squadron
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|Eighth Fleet
|[[Choukai]] (Flagship), Sixth Cruiser Division, Eighteenth Cruiser Division, [[Yuubari]]
Also known as the Mikawa fleet, after its Admiral, Mikawa Gunichi.
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|First Air Fleet
|First Air Fleet
|First, Second, Fourth, and Fifth Carrier Divisions
|First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Carrier Divisions
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==Battle Participants==
==Battle Participants==
Here are the ships (present in KanColle) that participated in a number of famous battles, both successfully and unsuccessfully.
Here are the ships (present in KanColle) that participated in a number of famous battles, both successfully and unsuccessfully.
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!Battle Name
! scope="col"|Battle Name
!Unit Members
! scope="col"|Unit Members
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|Operation AI - (The Attack on Pearl Harbor)
|Operation AI - (The Attack on Pearl Harbor)
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|[[Akagi]], [[Kaga]], [[Ushio]], [[Sazanami]], [[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Shoukaku]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Akigumo]]<br>[[Hiei]], [[Kirishima]], [[Tone]], [[Chikuma]]<br>[[Abukuma]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Urakaze]], [[Tanikaze]], [[Isokaze]], [[Shiranui]], [[Kagerou]], [[Arare]], [[Kasumi]]<br>[[I-168]]
[[Akagi]], [[Kaga]], [[Ushio]], [[Sazanami]], [[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Shoukaku]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Akigumo]]<br />[[Hiei]], [[Kirishima]], [[Tone]], [[Chikuma]]<br />[[Abukuma]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Urakaze]], [[Tanikaze]], [[Isokaze]], [[Shiranui]], [[Kagerou]], [[Arare]], [[Kasumi]]<br />[[I-168]]
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|Battle of Wake Island
|Battle of Wake Island
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|[[Yuubari]], [[Tenryuu]], [[Tatsuta]], [[Mochizuki]], [[Yayoi]], [[Mutsuki]], [[Kisaragi]] (sunk)<br>
[[Yuubari]], [[Tenryuu]], [[Tatsuta]], [[Mutsuki]], [[Yayoi]], [[Mutsuki]], [[Kisaragi]] (sunk)<br />
Later reinforced by: [[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Tone]], [[Chikuma]]
Later reinforced by: [[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Tone]], [[Chikuma]]
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|Battle of the Java Sea
|Battle of the Java Sea
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|[[Nachi]], [[Haguro]]<br>
[[Nachi]], [[Haguro]]<br />
[[Jintsuu]], [[Yukikaze]], [[Tokitsukaze]], [[Amatsukaze]], [[Hatsukaze]], [[Naka]], [[Yuudachi]], [[Samidare]], [[Murasame]], [[Harusame]], [[Sazanami]], [[Ushio]]
[[Jintsuu]], [[Yukikaze]], [[Tokitsukaze]], [[Amatsukaze]], [[Hatsukaze]], [[Naka]], [[Yuudachi]], [[Samidare]], [[Murasame]], [[Harusame]], [[Sazanami]], [[Ushio]]
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|Battle of Sunda Strait
|Battle of Sunda Strait
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|[[Mogami]], [[Mikuma]], [[Natori]]<br>
[[Mogami]], [[Mikuma]], [[Natori]]<br />
[[Fubuki]], [[Shirayuki]], [[Hatsuyuki]], [[Murakumo]], [[Shikinami]]<br>
[[Fubuki]], [[Shirayuki]], [[Hatsuyuki]], [[Murakumo]], [[Shikinami]]<br />
Also present but not involved in battle: [[Suzuya]], [[Kumano]], [[Ryuujou]], [[Chiyoda]], [[Isonami]]
Also present but not involved in battle: [[Suzuya]], [[Kumano]], [[Ryuujou]], [[Chiyoda]], [[Isonami]]
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|Second Battle of the Java Sea
|Second Battle of the Java Sea
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|[[Myoukou]], [[Nachi]], [[Ashigara]], [[Haguro]]<br>
[[Myoukou]], [[Nachi]], [[Ashigara]], [[Haguro]]<br />
[[Inazuma]], [[Akebono]]
[[Inazuma]], [[Akebono]]
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|Battle of the Coral Sea
|Battle of the Coral Sea
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|[[Myoukou]], [[Haguro]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Shoukaku]], [[Shouhou]] (sunk), [[Ushio]], [[Akebono]], [[Shiratsuyu]], [[Shigure]], [[Kikuzuki]] (sunk)<br>
[[Myoukou]], [[Haguro]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Shoukaku]], [[Shouhou]] (sunk), [[Ushio]], [[Akebono]], [[Shiratsuyu]], [[Shigure]], [[Kikuzuki]] (sunk)<br />
[[Tenryuu]], [[Tatsuta]], [[Kako]], [[Aoba]], [[Kinugasa]], [[Furutaka]], [[Uzuki]], [[Mutsuki]], [[Mochizuki]], [[Yayoi]], [[Sazanami]]
[[Tenryuu]], [[Tatsuta]], [[Kako]], [[Aoba]], [[Kinugasa]], [[Furutaka]], [[Uzuki]], [[Mutsuki]], [[Mochizuki]], [[Yayoi]], [[Sazanami]]
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|Indian Ocean Raid
|Indian Ocean Raid
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|[[Akagi]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Souryuu]], [[Shoukaku]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Ryuujou]], [[Akigumo]]<br>
[[Akagi]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Souryuu]], [[Shoukaku]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Ryuujou]], [[Akigumo]]<br />
[[Kongou]], [[Hiei]], [[Kirishima]], [[Haruna]]<br>
[[Kongou]], [[Hiei]], [[Kirishima]], [[Haruna]]<br />
[[Tone]], [[Chikuma]], [[Choukai]], [[Kumano]], [[Mikuma]], [[Mogami]], [[Suzuya]]<br>
[[Tone]], [[Chikuma]], [[Choukai]], [[Kumano]], [[Mikuma]], [[Mogami]], [[Suzuya]]<br />
[[Abukuma]], [[Yura]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Isokaze]], [[Tanikaze]], [[Urakaze]], [[Kagerou]], [[Shiranui]], [[Kasumi]], [[Arare]], [[Maikaze]], [[Fubuki]], [[Shirayuki]], [[Hatsuyuki]], [[Murakumo]]
[[Abukuma]], [[Yura]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Isokaze]], [[Tanikaze]], [[Urakaze]], [[Kagerou]], [[Shiranui]], [[Kasumi]], [[Arare]], [[Maikaze]], [[Fubuki]], [[Shirayuki]], [[Hatsuyuki]], [[Murakumo]]
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|Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway
(Operation MI)
|[[Akagi]] (sunk), [[Kaga]] (sunk), [[Souryuu]] (sunk), [[Hiryuu]] (sunk), [[Tone]], [[Chikuma]], [[Haruna]], [[Kirishima]], [[Nagara]], [[Nowaki]], [[Maikaze]], [[Yuugumo]], [[Makigumo]], [[Urakaze]], [[Tanikaze]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Isokaze]], [[Akigumo]]<br>
[[Yamato]], [[Mutsu]], [[Nagato]], [[Houshou]], [[Chiyoda]], [[Sendai]], [[Fubuki]], [[Shirayuki]], [[Hatsuyuki]], [[Murakumo]], [[Isonami]], [[Shikinami]], [[Ayanami]]<br>
[[Kongou]], [[Hiei]], [[Atago]], [[Choukai]], [[Myoukou]], [[Haguro]], [[Yura]], [[Murasame]], [[Yuudachi]], [[Harusame]], [[Samidare]], [[Asagumo]], [[Zuihou]], [[Mikazuki]], [[Akashi]]<br>
[[Jintsuu]], [[Kuroshio]], [[Yukikaze]], [[Tokitsukaze]], [[Amatsukaze]], [[Hatsukaze]], [[Shiranui]], [[Kagerou]], [[Arare]], [[Kasumi]], [[Chitose]]<br>
[[Kumano]], [[Mogami]], [[Mikuma]] (sunk), [[Suzuya]], [[Asashio]], [[Arashio]]<br>
[[I-168]]
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|Aleutian Islands Invasion
(Operation AL)
|[[Nachi]], [[Inazuma]], [[Ikazuchi]]<br>
[[Ryuujou]], [[Junyou]], [[Takao]], [[Maya]], [[Akebono]], [[Ushio]], [[Sazanami]]<br>
[[Hyuuga]], [[Fusou]], [[Ise]], [[Yamashiro]], [[Kitakami]], [[Ooi]], [[Suzukaze]], [[Shigure]], [[Shiratsuyu]]<br>
[[Abukuma]], [[Hatsuharu]], [[Nenohi]], [[Wakaba]], [[Hatsushimo]]<br>
[[Kiso]], [[Tama]]<br>
[[I-19]]
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|Battle of Savo Island
|[[Choukai]], [[Aoba]], [[Kako]], [[Furutaka]], [[Kinugasa]], [[Yuubari]], [[Tenryuu]]
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|Battle of the Eastern Solomons
(Second Battle of the Solomon Islands)
|Ryuujou (sunk), Tone, Amatsukaze, Tokitsukaze
Shoukaku, Zuikaku, Mutsuki (sunk)
Many other ships present but no others had any real part in the battle.
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|Battle of Cape Esperance
|[[Aoba]], [[Kinugasa]], [[Furutaka]] (sunk), [[Hatsuyuki]], [[Fubuki]] (sunk), [[Murakumo]] (sunk), [[Akizuki]], [[Asagumo]], [[Shirayuki]]
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|Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
|[[Akizuki]] (damaged before the battle), [[Yura]] (sunk before the battle)<br>
[[Atago]], [[Takao]], [[Myoukou]], [[Maya]], [[Isuzu]], [[Suzukaze]], [[Naganami]], [[Junyou]], [[Kuroshio]]<br>
[[Shoukaku]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Zuihou]], [[Kumano]], [[Hatsukaze]], [[Yukikaze]], [[Maikaze]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Amatsukaze]], [[Tokitsukaze]]<br>
[[Hiei]], [[Kirishima]], [[Tone]], [[Chikuma]], [[Suzuya]], [[Nagara]], [[Makigumo]], [[Akigumo]], [[Urakaze]], [[Tanikaze]], [[Isokaze]], [[Nowaki]]
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|First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
|[[Hiei]] (sunk), [[Kirishima]], [[Nagara]], [[Samidare]], [[Murasame]], [[Asagumo]], [[Amatsukaze]], [[Yukikaze]], [[Ikazuchi]], [[Inazuma]], [[Akatsuki]] (sunk), [[Harusame]], [[Yuudachi]] (sunk)
[[Shigure]], [[Shiratsuyu]] (rear guard, did not engage in combat)
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|Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
|[[Kinugasa]] (sunk the morning before the battle)
[[Kirishima]] (sunk), [[Takao]], [[Atago]], [[Nagara]], [[Sendai]], [[Shikinami]], [[Ayanami]] (sunk), [[Asagumo]], [[Samidare]], [[Hatsuyuki]], [[Shirayuki]], [[Inazuma]]
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|Battle of the Komandorski Islands
|Nachi, Maya, Tama, Abukuma, Wakaba, Hatsushimo, Inazuma, Ikazuchi
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|Battle of Tassafaronga
(Battle at Lunga Point)
|[[Naganami]], [[Suzukaze]], [[Kuroshio]], [[Kagerou]]
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|Battle of Kolombangara
|[[Jintsuu]] (sunk), [[Yukikaze]], [[Mikazuki]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Satsuki]]
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|Battle of Vella Lavella
|[[Fumizuki]], [[Akigumo]], [[Isokaze]], [[Yuugumo]] (sunk), [[Shigure]], [[Samidare]]
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|Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
|[[Myoukou]], [[Haguro]], [[Agano]], [[Naganami]], [[Hatsukaze]] (sunk), [[Sendai]] (sunk), [[Shigure]], [[Samidare]], [[Shiratsuyu]]
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|Battle of the Bismarck Sea
|[[Shirayuki]] (sunk), [[Arashio]] (sunk), [[Asashio]] (sunk), [[Tokitsukaze]] (sunk), [[Yukikaze]], [[Shikinami]]
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|Batle of Leyte Gulf
|Northern Force: [[Zuikaku]] (sunk), [[Zuihou]] (sunk), [[Chitose]] (sunk), [[Chiyoda]] (sunk), [[Ise]], [[Hyuuga]], [[Akizuki]] (sunk), [[Isuzu]], [[Ooyodo]], [[Tama]] (sunk)
Center Force: [[Yamato]], [[Musashi]] (sunk), [[Nagato]], [[Kongou]], [[Haruna]], [[Atago]] (sunk), [[Takao]], [[Maya]] (sunk), [[Choukai]] (sunk), [[Myoukou]], [[Haguro]], [[Kumano]], [[Suzuya]] (sunk), [[Tone]], [[Chikuma]] (sunk), [[Noshiro]] (sunk), [[Shimakaze]], [[Hayashimo]] (sunk), [[Naganami]], [[Yahagi]], [[Nowaki]] (sunk), [[Kiyoshimo]], [[Urakaze]], [[Yukikaze]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Isokaze]]
(Operation AL)
Southern Force (Nishimura Fleet): [[Yamashiro]] (sunk), [[Fusou]] (sunk), [[Mogami]] (sunk), [[Shigure]], [[Michishio]] (sunk), [[Asagumo]] (sunk)
Nachi, Inazuma, Ikazuchi<br />
Second Striking Force: [[Nachi]], [[Ashigara]], [[Abukuma]] (sunk), [[Akebono]], [[Ushio]], [[Kasumi]], [[Shiranui]] (sunk), [[Wakaba]] (sunk), [[Hatsuharu]], [[Hatsushimo]]
Troop Transport Unit: [[Aoba]], [[Kinu]] (sunk)
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|Operation Ten-Go
|[[Yamato]] (sunk), [[Yahagi]] (sunk), [[Yukikaze]], [[Hatsushimo]], [[Hamakaze]] (sunk), [[Isokaze]] (sunk), [[Kasumi]] (sunk)
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==Credit==
[[User:headlessnewt]] constructed this article and furnished most of it.