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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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!English Name
! scope="col"|English Name
!Unit Members
! scope="col"|Unit Members
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|Combined Fleet
|Combined Fleet
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|[[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
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|Second Fleet
|Second Fleet
|[[Atago]] (Flagship), Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Cruiser Divisions, Second and Fourth Destroer Squadrons
|[[Atago]] (Flagship), Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Eighth Cruiser Divisions, Second and Fourth Destroyer Squadrons
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|Third Fleet
|Third Fleet
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|Eighth Fleet
|Eighth Fleet
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|[[Choukai]] (Flagship), Sixth Cruiser Division, Eighteenth Cruiser Division, [[Yuubari]]
[[Choukai]] (Flagship), Sixth Cruiser Division, Eighteenth Cruiser Division, [[Yuubari]]
Also known as the Mikawa fleet, after its Admiral, Mikawa Gunichi.
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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