54:
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684:
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1183:
454:
244:
against an approaching enemy, who would then be destroyed in a climactic final battle similar to the Battle of
Tsushima. As a result of this doctrine, although individual ships and task forces were dispatched on occasion for specific combat operations, the main force in the Imperial Japanese Navy was
2767:
3339:
3334:
2899:
2760:
2664:
3227:
3255:
3015:
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24:
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20:
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497:
325:
229:
3308:
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910:
488:
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232:, and future naval procurement and deployment was centered on refinements of this doctrine. The Mahanian objective was to build a
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1617:
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558:
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291:
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1344:
1217:
1169:
919:
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553:
955:
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143:
73:
2148:
2100:
2777:
2484:
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847:
718:
665:
609:
211:
175:
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2196:
1942:
640:
2084:
2813:
2808:
2803:
2468:
2308:
2228:
2116:
2007:
1975:
1312:
1248:
950:
822:
528:
225:
2180:
413:
2260:
2132:
1885:
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1289:
1280:
1111:
1045:
782:
358:
221:
2212:
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1487:
1317:
1253:
418:
207:
155:
1375:
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2567:
2356:
1860:
1427:
1086:
237:
2894:
2798:
2745:
2436:
2164:
2023:
1991:
1698:
281:
241:
190:), while the remaining bulk of the Japanese fleet (the IJN 1st Fleet) continued to blockade
102:
740:
2292:
2039:
1925:
1817:
1543:
1018:
245:
mostly held in reserve from the time of its inception until near the end of World War II.
163:
90:
53:
1958:
1760:
693:
584:
94:
630:
2583:
2404:
2372:
2068:
1737:
1728:
1061:
1054:
994:
926:
861:
796:
504:
334:
316:
233:
203:
199:
106:
3323:
2420:
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1645:
1192:
1139:
216:
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1850:
1365:
2340:
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1596:
885:
98:
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Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and
Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887–1941
191:
2452:
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1417:
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518:
179:
154:
First established on 28 December 1903, the IJN 1st Fleet was created during the
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214:
at the Battle of
Tsushima validated the doctrine of the "decisive victory", or
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463:
403:
195:
139:
1807:
1076:
171:
1635:
1586:
875:
683:
574:
2642:
1182:
453:
167:
2749:
2646:
2544:
2542:
240:, as secondary forces based on cruisers and destroyers waged a
800:
8 October to 20 November 1915, 1 September to 14 October 1916,
2585:
A Battle
History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941–1945
865:
1 September to 15 October 1918, 1 June to 28 October 1919
998:
until 31 October 1920 and from 1 May to 31 October 1921
2564:
Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II
210:. The decisive victory of the Japanese fleet over the
202:
confrontation. The two fleets were combined into the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1944
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3183:
3125:
3087:
3039:
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2908:
2885:
2827:
2789:
182:-based cruiser squadron (the Imperial Japanese Navy
84:
79:
61:
47:
39:
34:
2582:
3335:Military units and formations established in 1903
198:of the Russian Pacific Fleet out into a classic
129:
123:
2761:
2658:
2522:After Midway: Japanese Naval Strategy 1942-45
8:
2768:
2754:
2746:
2665:
2651:
2643:
220:as stipulated by naval theorists such as
43:28 December 1903 – 25 February 1944
25:1st Mobile Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
1901:
254:
2501:
1066:would be unified for the next 20 years.
31:
21:1st Air Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
236:, a naval force kept deliberately in
7:
3330:Fleets of the Imperial Japanese Navy
2409:18 February 1937 – 15 November 1937
2393:16 November 1936 – 18 February 1937
2377:15 November 1935 – 16 November 1936
2329:1 December 1931 – 15 September 1933
1980:22 November 1906 – 10 December 1908
1963:20 December 1905 – 22 November 1906
1734:Promoted to Admiral 15 November 1940
230:Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
2425:15 November 1937 – 5 November 1939
2281:10 December 1928 – 30 October 1929
2265:1 December 1927 – 10 December 1928
2217:10 November 1924 – 1 December 1925
2201:1 December 1923 – 10 November 1924
2121:13 December 1915 – 1 December 1917
2105:1 December 1914 – 13 December 1915
1996:10 December 1908 – 1 December 1909
1947:12 January 1905 – 20 December 1905
1930:28 December 1903 – 12 January 1905
2489:6 January 1943 – 25 February 1944
2345:15 September 1933 – 15 March 1935
2313:1 December 1930 – 1 December 1931
2297:30 October 1929 – 1 December 1930
2249:1 November 1926 – 1 December 1927
2233:1 December 1925 – 1 November 1926
2185:1 December 1921 – 1 December 1923
2169:1 December 1919 – 1 December 1921
2153:1 December 1918 – 1 December 1919
2137:1 December 1917 – 1 December 1918
508:from 8 October to 20 November 1908
14:
2361:15 March 1935 – 15 November 1935
1467:Promoted to Admiral 30 March 1934
1051:Promoted to Admiral 3 August 1923
2776:
2473:11 August 1941 – 6 January 1943
2441:5 November 1939 – 10 April 1941
2089:17 April 1914 – 1 December 1914
2073:1 December 1913 – 17 April 1914
2028:11 March 1911 – 1 December 1912
2012:1 December 1909 – 11 March 1911
1849:
1806:
1749:
1687:
1634:
1585:
1532:
1523:Promoted to Admiral 1 April 1936
1476:
1416:
1407:Promoted to Admiral 1 April 1933
1364:
1355:Promoted to Admiral 1 March 1931
1301:
1237:
1228:Promoted to Admiral 1 April 1927
1181:
1128:
1075:
1007:
939:
874:
811:
739:
682:
629:
573:
517:
452:
402:
347:
280:
66:
52:
2457:10 April 1941 – 11 August 1941
1053:Also Commander-in-chief of the
993:Also Commander-in-chief of the
925:Also Commander-in-chief of the
860:Also Commander-in-Chief of the
795:Also Commander-in-Chief of the
503:Also Commander-in-Chief of the
333:Also Commander-in-Chief of the
331:Promoted to Admiral 6 June 1904
249:Commanders of the IJN 1st Fleet
2057:24 May 1913 – 1 December 1913
2044:1 December 1912 – 24 May 1913
166:into a mobile strike force of
1:
2548:Wendel, Axis History Database
160:Imperial General Headquarters
2608:. US Naval Institute Press.
130:
3356:
18:
2680:
2589:. Naval Institute Press.
2562:D'Albas, Andrieu (1965).
1720:Vice-Minister of the Navy
1397:Vice-Minister of the Navy
979:Vice-Minister of the Navy
262:
259:
124:
3089:Seaplane Tender Division
2632:"Imperial Japanese Navy"
1740:and 1st Fleet separated.
19:Not to be confused with
1569:Yokosuka Naval District
1462:Yokosuka Naval District
1345:Yokosuka Naval District
1218:Yokosuka Naval District
1170:Yokosuka Naval District
920:Yokosuka Naval District
728:Yokosuka Naval District
554:Yokosuka Naval District
194:in hopes of luring the
2782:Imperial Japanese Navy
2674:Imperial Japanese Navy
2581:Dull, Paul S. (1978).
144:Imperial Japanese Navy
74:Imperial Japanese Navy
2604:Evans, David (1979).
2508:Peattie & Evans,
988:Sasebo Naval District
848:Sasebo Naval District
719:Sasebo Naval District
666:Sasebo Naval District
610:Sasebo Naval District
392:Naval Shipping Bureau
242:campaign of attrition
212:Imperial Russian Navy
176:Imperial Russian Navy
16:IJN fleet (1903–1944)
3271:Escort ship Squadron
2685:Minister of the Navy
1676:Minister of the Navy
1618:Minister of the Navy
1574:Minister of the Navy
1058:from 1 December 1922
858:Promoted to Admiral
802:1 to 22 October 1917
793:Promoted to Admiral
751:Yoshimatsu Shigetarō
671:Minister of the Navy
2910:Battleship Division
2887:Expeditionary Fleet
2638:on 30 January 2013.
2566:. Devin-Adair Pub.
2149:Kajishiro Funakoshi
2101:Shibakichi Yamanaka
1886:Kure Naval District
1290:Kure Naval District
1281:Kure Naval District
1112:Kure Naval District
1046:Kure Naval District
783:Kure Naval District
620:Promoted to Admiral
564:Promoted to Admiral
228:in the eyes of the
222:Alfred Thayer Mahan
3243:Minelayer Squadron
3185:Submarine Squadron
3127:Destroyer Squadron
2630:Nishida, Hiroshi.
2485:Gihachi Takayanagi
2245:Sankichi Takahashi
1882:Commander-in-chief
1795:Navy General Staff
1782:Commander-in-chief
1725:Commander-in-chief
1667:Commander-in-chief
1565:Commander-in-chief
1509:Commander-in-chief
1488:Takahashi Sankichi
1458:Commander-in-chief
1449:Commander-in-chief
1341:Commander-in-chief
1286:Commander-in-chief
1277:Commander-in-chief
1214:Commander-in-chief
1166:Commander-in-chief
1108:Commander-in-chief
1042:Commander-in-chief
984:Commander-in-chief
916:Commander-in-chief
907:Commander-in-chief
844:Commander-in-chief
779:Commander-in-chief
724:Commander-in-chief
715:Commander-in-chief
662:Commander-in-chief
606:Commander-in-chief
550:Commander-in-chief
498:Navy General Staff
485:Commander-in-chief
380:Commander-in-chief
338:for entire tenure.
326:Navy General Staff
313:Commander-in-chief
260:Commander-in-Chief
208:Battle of Tsushima
156:Russo-Japanese War
3317:
3316:
3041:Carrier Divisions
2743:
2742:
2493:
2492:
2389:Yasutaro Iwashita
2309:Shigetarō Shimada
2197:Bekinari Kabayama
1976:Yamashita Gentarō
1895:
1894:
1883:
1877:
1870:
1858:
1834:
1827:
1815:
1792:
1783:
1777:
1770:
1758:
1741:
1726:
1714:
1707:
1696:
1668:
1661:
1654:
1643:
1612:
1605:
1594:
1566:
1559:
1552:
1541:
1524:
1510:
1503:
1496:
1485:
1468:
1459:
1450:
1443:
1436:
1428:Suetsugu Nobumasa
1425:
1408:
1391:
1384:
1373:
1356:
1342:
1335:
1328:
1310:
1287:
1278:
1271:
1264:
1246:
1229:
1215:
1208:
1201:
1190:
1167:
1155:
1148:
1137:
1109:
1102:
1095:
1084:
1067:
1043:
1034:
1027:
1016:
999:
985:
973:
966:
948:
931:
917:
908:
901:
894:
883:
866:
845:
838:
831:
823:Yamashita Gentarō
820:
803:
780:
773:
766:
748:
725:
716:
709:
702:
691:
663:
656:
649:
638:
621:
607:
600:
593:
582:
565:
551:
544:
537:
529:Kamimura Hikonojō
526:
509:
495:
486:
479:
472:
461:
436:
429:
411:
390:
381:
374:
367:
356:
339:
323:
314:
307:
300:
289:
238:strategic reserve
112:
111:
3347:
2948:Cruiser Division
2780:
2770:
2763:
2756:
2747:
2667:
2660:
2653:
2644:
2639:
2634:. Archived from
2619:
2600:
2588:
2577:
2549:
2546:
2537:
2531:
2525:
2518:
2512:
2506:
2437:Shigeru Fukudome
2165:Hansaku Yoshioka
2085:Kazuyoshi Yamaji
2024:Saneyuki Akiyama
1992:Takarabe Takeshi
1902:
1881:
1874:
1867:
1856:
1853:
1831:
1824:
1813:
1810:
1790:
1781:
1774:
1767:
1756:
1753:
1733:
1724:
1712:
1705:
1699:Yamamoto Isoroku
1694:
1691:
1666:
1659:
1652:
1641:
1638:
1610:
1603:
1592:
1589:
1564:
1557:
1550:
1539:
1536:
1522:
1508:
1501:
1494:
1483:
1480:
1466:
1457:
1448:
1441:
1434:
1423:
1420:
1406:
1389:
1382:
1371:
1368:
1354:
1340:
1333:
1326:
1321:
1308:
1305:
1285:
1276:
1269:
1262:
1257:
1244:
1241:
1227:
1213:
1206:
1199:
1188:
1185:
1165:
1153:
1146:
1135:
1132:
1107:
1100:
1093:
1082:
1079:
1050:
1041:
1032:
1025:
1014:
1011:
992:
983:
971:
964:
959:
946:
943:
924:
915:
906:
899:
892:
881:
878:
857:
843:
836:
829:
818:
815:
792:
778:
771:
764:
759:
746:
743:
723:
714:
707:
700:
689:
686:
661:
654:
647:
636:
633:
619:
605:
598:
591:
580:
577:
563:
549:
542:
535:
524:
521:
502:
493:
484:
477:
470:
459:
456:
434:
427:
422:
409:
406:
388:
379:
372:
365:
359:Kataoka Shichirō
354:
351:
330:
321:
312:
305:
298:
287:
284:
255:
185:
137:
136:
133:
127:
126:
103:Isoroku Yamamoto
72:
70:
69:
57:
56:
32:
3355:
3354:
3350:
3349:
3348:
3346:
3345:
3344:
3320:
3319:
3318:
3313:
3265:
3237:
3179:
3121:
3083:
3035:
2942:
2904:
2881:
2823:
2819:Central Pacific
2785:
2774:
2744:
2739:
2676:
2671:
2629:
2626:
2616:
2603:
2597:
2580:
2574:
2561:
2558:
2553:
2552:
2547:
2540:
2532:
2528:
2519:
2515:
2507:
2503:
2498:
2469:Kengo Kobayashi
2293:Koichi Shiozawa
2229:Naotaro Ominato
2117:Saburo Horiuchi
2054:position vacant
2040:Isamu Takeshita
2008:Kaneo Nomaguchi
1943:Tomosaburō Katō
1926:Hayao Shimamura
1884:
1876:
1869:
1863:
1859:
1833:
1826:
1820:
1818:Shimizu Mitsumi
1816:
1793:
1784:
1776:
1769:
1763:
1759:
1735:
1727:
1715:
1708:
1701:
1697:
1669:
1662:
1655:
1648:
1644:
1623:Naval Councilor
1613:
1606:
1599:
1595:
1567:
1560:
1553:
1546:
1544:Mitsumasa Yonai
1542:
1518:Naval Councilor
1511:
1504:
1497:
1490:
1486:
1460:
1451:
1444:
1437:
1430:
1426:
1402:Naval Councilor
1392:
1385:
1378:
1376:Kobayashi Seizō
1374:
1350:Naval Councilor
1343:
1336:
1329:
1322:
1315:
1313:Yamamoto Eisuke
1311:
1288:
1279:
1272:
1265:
1258:
1251:
1249:Taniguchi Naomi
1247:
1223:Naval Councilor
1216:
1209:
1202:
1195:
1191:
1168:
1161:Naval Councilor
1156:
1149:
1142:
1138:
1117:Naval Councilor
1110:
1103:
1096:
1089:
1085:
1065:
1059:
1057:
1052:
1044:
1035:
1028:
1021:
1019:Takeshita Isamu
1017:
997:
986:
974:
967:
960:
953:
951:Tochinai Sojirō
949:
930:from 1 May 1920
929:
918:
909:
902:
895:
888:
884:
864:
859:
853:Naval Councilor
846:
839:
832:
825:
821:
801:
799:
794:
788:Naval Councilor
781:
774:
767:
760:
753:
749:
726:
717:
710:
703:
696:
692:
664:
657:
650:
643:
641:Katō Tomosaburō
639:
615:Naval Councilor
608:
601:
594:
587:
583:
559:Naval Councilor
552:
545:
538:
531:
527:
507:
496:
487:
480:
473:
466:
462:
437:
430:
423:
416:
412:
391:
382:
375:
368:
361:
357:
337:
332:
324:
315:
308:
301:
294:
292:Tōgō Heihachirō
290:
251:
183:
164:Readiness Fleet
152:
134:
131:Dai-ichi Kantai
121:
115:
105:
101:
97:
93:
91:Heihachiro Togo
86:
67:
65:
51:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3353:
3351:
3343:
3342:
3337:
3332:
3322:
3321:
3315:
3314:
3312:
3311:
3306:
3301:
3296:
3291:
3286:
3281:
3275:
3273:
3267:
3266:
3264:
3263:
3258:
3253:
3247:
3245:
3239:
3238:
3236:
3235:
3230:
3225:
3220:
3215:
3210:
3205:
3200:
3195:
3189:
3187:
3181:
3180:
3178:
3177:
3172:
3167:
3162:
3157:
3152:
3147:
3142:
3137:
3131:
3129:
3123:
3122:
3120:
3119:
3114:
3109:
3104:
3099:
3093:
3091:
3085:
3084:
3082:
3081:
3076:
3071:
3066:
3061:
3056:
3051:
3045:
3043:
3037:
3036:
3034:
3033:
3028:
3023:
3018:
3013:
3008:
3003:
2998:
2993:
2988:
2983:
2978:
2973:
2968:
2963:
2958:
2952:
2950:
2944:
2943:
2941:
2940:
2935:
2930:
2925:
2920:
2914:
2912:
2906:
2905:
2903:
2902:
2897:
2891:
2889:
2883:
2882:
2880:
2879:
2874:
2869:
2864:
2859:
2854:
2849:
2844:
2839:
2833:
2831:
2825:
2824:
2822:
2821:
2816:
2811:
2806:
2801:
2795:
2793:
2787:
2786:
2775:
2773:
2772:
2765:
2758:
2750:
2741:
2740:
2738:
2737:
2732:
2727:
2722:
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893:1 December
837:1 December
830:1 December
772:1 December
648:1 December
599:1 December
592:1 December
543:1 December
536:1 December
478:1 December
464:Ijūin Gorō
172:destroyers
140:battleship
87:commanders
80:Commanders
2814:Northeast
2809:Southeast
2804:Southwest
2715:Air Units
1941:Viscount
1791:Attendant
1786:4th Fleet
1768:11 August
1713:11 August
1706:30 August
1671:2nd Fleet
1660:30 August
1513:2nd Fleet
1453:2nd Fleet
965:24 August
911:2nd Fleet
900:24 August
701:10 August
655:10 August
489:2nd Fleet
384:3rd Fleet
269:Next Post
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35:1st Fleet
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2510:Kaigun
1974:Baron
1924:Baron
471:26 May
435:26 May
272:Notes
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2556:Books
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1702:山本五十六
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1090:鈴木貫太郎
961:栃内曽次郎
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826:山下源太郎
761:吉松茂太郎
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644:加藤友三郎
532:上村彦之丞
467:伊集院五郎
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295:東郷平八郎
263:Dates
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1871:1943
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1764:高須四郎
1716:1941
1709:1939
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1649:吉田善吾
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1600:永野修身
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1547:米内光政
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1498:1934
1491:高橋三吉
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1431:末次信正
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1379:小林躋造
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1330:1929
1323:山本英輔
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1259:谷口尚真
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546:1911
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481:1909
474:1908
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431:1906
424:有馬新一
376:1906
369:1905
362:片岡七郎
309:1905
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224:and
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125:第一艦隊
117:The
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