The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Japanese 5 Fleet
- ️Kent G. Budge
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The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia5 Fleet was a small regional force based in northern Japan responsible for keeping an eye on the Russians. It was organized just before the Pearl Harbor attack and as yet had few units assigned to it.
Administrative structure, 7 December 1941:
| 5 Fleet (Hosogaya; at Ominato) | |||
| AK Toko
Maru #2 |
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| AP Akashisan Maru (451 tons, 13 knots) | |||
| AO Nissan Maru(10,059 tons, 15 knots) | |||
| Cruiser Division 21 (Hosogaya) | |||
| CL Tama | |||
| CL Kiso | |||
| AV Kimikawa Maru (at Paramushiro) | |||
| 8 E13A Jake | |||
| Cruiser Division 22 (Takahashi I.) | |||
| CX Akagi Maru | |||
| CX Asaka Maru | |||
| CX Awata Maru | |||
| 7 Base Force (Abe) | |||
| Minesweeper Division 17 | |||
| AMc Keinan
Maru (316 tons) |
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| AMc Misago Maru #11 (318 tons) | |||
| AMc Toshi
Maru #5 (298 tons) |
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| AMc Toshi
Maru #8 (298 tons) |
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| Gunboat Division 10 | |||
| PM Magan Maru | |||
| PM Shoei Maru (3580 tons) | |||
| PM Yoshida Maru (2920 tons) | |||
| Subchaser Division 66 | |||
| PC Fumi Maru (360 tons) |
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| PCSeki Maru #2 | |||
| AN Kogi Maru (857 tons) | |||
| Chichijima Naval Air Group (at Ominato) | |||
| 6 E13A Jake |
References
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index
