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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 11/13/2010 9:21:45 PM   
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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 11/14/2010 3:31:42 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Where are all the other destroyers?


I was concerned for the Carriers, Battleships, and crusiers that would be involved and where they would be at.

I do have the destroyers.

I just didn't think they would be that important as far as the game is concerned.

Just to give you a sample I did Japanese and the Americans today.

More links

Translations
Free Polish English translation http://poltran.com/pl.php4

Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War History http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Spanish_Civil_War

Axis and Allied
Information on naval warships for 150 last years http://battleships.ru/
WWII Orders of Battle and Organizations http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/000_admin/000oob.htm

Axis
Axis List of Operations of World War II http://ww2db.com/ref.php?q=Ox
Regia Marina, 10 June 1940 http://comandosupremo.com/regiamarina.html
Hochseeflotte History http://www.german-navy.de/hochseeflotte/index.html
Nihon Kaugun http://www.combinedfleet.com/

Allied
Allied List of Operations of World War II http://ww2db.com/ref.php?q=Oa
Disposition of the U. S. Pacific Fleet at 8 a. m. on 7 Dec. 1941 (except ships in Pearl Harbor which are listed separately) http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/non-ph.html
World War II in the Pacific Menu to The Early Years http://www.ww2pacific.com/
Submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy 1906-2005 http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/
Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945 http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/
Battleship and Cruiser Naval history site http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/index.htm
HyperWar a hypertext history of World War II http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/
Military Aircraft http://www.military-aircraft.org.uk/index.htm
NavSource Naval History http://www.navsource.org/
TASK FORCE 6814, US ARMY IN AUSTRALIA DURING WW2 http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/usarmy/taskforce6814.htm
Task Force Lists http://pacific.valka.cz/
The Pacific War Online http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/index.htm
The Soviet Navy at the Outbreak and During the Great Patriotic War http://rusnavy.com/history/io7.htm?print=Y
This day in history war in the Pacific 65 years ago http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/ww2-general/day-war-pacific-65-years-ago-6103-4.html
Ships at Pearl Harbor http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/ph-ships.html
Ships Not at Pearl Harbor http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/non-ph.html
U.S. Ships by name http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usn-name.htm
History of war online http://www.historyofwaronline.com/WW2-3.html



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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 11/23/2010 11:29:47 AM   
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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 11/26/2010 10:40:01 AM   
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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/5/2010 4:16:31 PM   
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Just a FYI to explain the Japanese OOB that I am working on.

Merchant conversion 87:
During World War II the Japanese navy requisitioned at least 87 merchant vessels of 700 tons and over and converted them to Minelayers and Gunboats.

Merchant conversion 112:
During World War II the Japanese navy requisitioned at least 112 merchant vessels of under 700 tons (mostly whalers and trawlers) and converted them to Minesweepers.

These converted merchant ships whether designated Minesweepers or Minelayers were often used as Gunboats or Submarine Chasers.


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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/11/2010 5:35:59 PM   
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Operation "C" - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong (Second China Expeditionary Fleet Vice Admiral Niimi, Masaichi; Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Isuzu (CL))

Hong Kong Bombardment Force
Destroyer Ikazuchi (DD)) (from First Fleet Destroyer Division 6)
Destroyer Inazuma (DD) (from First Fleet Destroyer Division 6)
Second Class Destroyer Tsuga (DD) (from China Area Fleet; Shanghai Area Base Force)
Gunboat Tosho Maru (PG) (from China Area Fleet; Gunboat Division 14)

Escort Squadron 15 (from Second China Expeditionary Fleet)
Second Class Cruiser Isuzu (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
Torpedo Boat Kasasagi (TB)
Torpedo Boat Hiyodori (TB)

Torpedo Boat Division 11 Second China Expeditionary Fleet
Torpedo Boat Kari (TB)
Torpedo Boat Kiji (TB)


Hong Kong Assault Force
Gunboat Uji (PG) (from Second China Expeditionary Fleet; Special Base Force Canton Area)
Gunboat Hashidate (PG) (from Escort Squadron 15)
Gunboat Saga (PG) (from Escort Squadron 15)

Minesweeper Division 4 (elements from Special Base Force Canton Area)
Minesweeper Arashima Maru (AM)
Minesweeper Tsukushi Maru (AM)

Minesweeper Choun Maru #7 (AM) (from Second China Expeditionary Fleet Mako Guard District; Minesweeper Division 44)
Transport Asashi Maru (AP) (9,326 Tons)
Transport Ryujin Maru (AP) (6,234 Tons)

Fleet Oilers
Tanker San Luis Maru (AO)
Tanker Shinko Maru (AO)
Tanker Toen Maru (AO)

Questionable ships
Minesweeper Azuchi Maru (ex-Latouche (AP) 2,332 Tons) 01/02/42 captured by Japanese and renamed
Minesweeper Momo Maru (AM) (884 Tons) (listed as a transport)
Minesweeper Shinsei Maru (AM) (575 Tons or 4,740 Tons) (Which one? Neither listed as a Minesweeper)
Minesweeper Sozan Maru (AM) no information


23rd Army (Lieutenant General Sakai, Takashi) units moved overland to attack
38th Division (+)


Hankow, China
1st Air Brigade (Lieutenant General Sakai, Takashi)
54th Fighter Regiment (-) (24x Ki.27b (Nate) Type 97 Fighter)
10th Independent Fighter Company (10x Ki.27b (Nate) Type 97 Fighter)
18th Independent Reconnaissance Company (-) (9x Ki.15-II (Babs) Type 97 Command Reconnaissance)
66th Independent Bomber Company (12x Ki.30 (Ann) Type 97 Light Bomber)

Canton, China
44th Bomber Regiment (24x Ki.51 (Sonia) Type 99 Ground Attack Bomber; 8x Ki.15-II (Babs) Type 97 Command Reconnaissance)
45th Air Regiment (36x Ki.36 (Ida) Type 98 Direct Co-operation Aircraft (light bomber)
18th Independent Reconnaissance Company (-) (3x Ki.15-II (Babs) Type 97 Command Reconnaissance)

Nanking, China
54th Fighter Regiment (-) (12x Ki.27b (Nate) Type 97 Fighter)

Nanchang, China
8th Bomber Battalion (12x Ki.51 (Sonia) Type 99 Ground Attack Bomber)

Taiyuan, China
83rd Independent Reconnaissance Company (10x 8x Ki.15-II (Babs) Type 97 Command Reconnaissance)

Hakuraki, China
87th Independent Reconnaissance Company (10x 8x Ki.15-II (Babs) Type 97 Command Reconnaissance)



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Distant Cover Force for Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malayaand Operation "M" - The Invasion of the Philippines (Second Fleet Vice Admiral Kondo, Nobutake)

12/08/41 underway off Pulo Condore Island (Con Son Island, South Coast of Vietnam)
Battleship Division 3 (from First Fleet)
Section 1
Battlecruiser Kongo (BC) (3x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)
Battlecruiser Haruna (BC) (3x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)


Cruuiser Division 4 (elements from Second Fleet)
First Class Cruiser Takao (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Atago (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)


Destroyer Division 6 (elements from Second Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 1)
Destroyer Akatsuki (DD)
Destroyer Hibiki (DD)


Destroyer Division 8 (from Second Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 2)
Destroyer Arashio
Destroyer Asashio
Destroyer Oshio
Destroyer Michishio


Destroyer Division 4 (from Second Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 4)
Destroyer Arashi
Destroyer Hagikaze
Destroyer Maikaze
Destroyer Nowaki


Distant Cover Force Supply Unit (from Combined Fleet)
Tanker Kurashio Maru (AO)
Tanker Koryu Maru (AO)
Tanker San Clemente Maru (AO)
Ammunition Transport Onoe Maru (AE)


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Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya(Second Fleet Vice Admiral Kondo, Nobutake)


Submarine Squadron 4 (from Combined Fleet)
Second Class Cruiser Kinu (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Underway Southeast of Poulo Condore Island, French Indochina (Con Son Island, Vietnam}

Submarine Division 18
Submarine I-53 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-153) Patrolling 100nm East of Kuantan, British Malaya (Kuantan, Peninsular Malaysia)
Submarine I-54 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-154) Patrolling 30-40nm East of Kuantan, British Malaya (Kuantan, Peninsular Malaysia)
Submarine I-55 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-155) Patrolling 30-40nm East of Kuantan, British Malaya (Kuantan, Peninsular Malaysia)

Patrolling 30-80nm East of Kuantan, British Malaya (Kuantan, Peninsular Malaysia)
Submarine Division 19
Submarine I-56 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-156)
Submarine I-57 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-157)
Submarine I-58 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-158)


Submarine Squadron 5 (from Combined Fleet)
Second Class Cruiser Yura (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Underway South of Cape Camau, French Indochina (Viietnam)

Underway 30-80nm East of Terengganu, British Malaya (Terengganu, Malaysia)
Submarine Division 29
Submarine I-62 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-162)
Submarine I-64 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-164)

Submarine Division 30
Submarine I-65 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-165)
Submarine I-66 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-166)


Malaya Invasion Group (Vice Admiral Ozawa, Jisaburo; Flagship: First Class Cruiser Chokai (CA))

Escort Force (Vice Admiral Kurita, Takeo)
Cruiser Division 7 (from Second Fleet)
First Class Cruiser Kumano (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Mikuma (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Mogami ((2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Suzuya (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)

Destroyer Division 11 (from First Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 3)
Destroyer Fubuki (DD)
Destroyer Hatsuyuki (DD)
Destroyer Shirayuki (DD)



12/07/41 arrives off Isthmus of Kra, British Malaya (Thailand)
Isthmus of Kra Invasion Force (Captain Hisamune, Yonejiro)
Second Class Cruiser Kashii (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) (from Southern Expeditionary Fleet)
Destroyer Escort Shimushu (DE)


12/08/41 Army Transports debark troops at Chungpung Province, British Malaya (Chumphon Province, Thailand)
Transport Fushimi Maru (AP) (4,936 Tons)
Transport Ryoyo Maru (AP) (5,974 Tons)
143rd Infantry Regiment Headquarters (from 15th Army; 55th Division)
1st Battalion (-) (from 143 Infantry Regiment)
2nd Aviation Weather Company


12/08/41 Army Transports debark troops at Ban Dong Province, British Malaya (Surat Thani Province, Thailand)
Transport Yamaura Maru (AP) (6,789 Tons) 12/07/41
1st Company (from 15th Army; 55th Division; 143 Infantry Regiment; 1st Battalion)
7th Airfield Construction Unit
48th Labor Company


12/08/41 Army Transports debark troops at Nakhawn Province, Maiaya (Nakhon Si Thammarat Provence, Thailand)
Transport Miike Maru (AP) (11,738 Tons)
Transport Toho Maru (AP) (4,092 Tons)
Transport Zenyo Maru (AP) (6,742 Tons)
3rd Battalion (from 15th Army; 55th Division; 143 Infantry Regiment)
18th Air District Ground Support
15th Aviation Communication Detachment (-)
32nd Anti-aircraft Battalion (-)
6th Airfield Construction Unit


12/08/41 Army Transports debark troops at Prachub Province, Mayala (Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand)
Transport Johoru Maru (AP) (6,182 Tons)
2nd Battalion (from 15th Army; 55th Division; 143 Infantry Regiment)
9th Airfield Ground Support Detachment



12/07/41 arrives off Singora, Siam (Thailand)
Singora Invasion Force (Rear Admiral Hiraoka, Kumeichi)
Minelayer/ Netlayer Hatsutaka (AM/AN) (from Southern Expeditionary Fleet; Base Force 9)

Seaplane Tender Division 12 (from Third Fleet)
Auxiliary Seaplane Tender Kamikawa Maru (AV) (6x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane (and 2x reserve); 3x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane (and 1x reserve))
Auxiliary Seaplane Tender Sanyo Maru (AV) (6x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane; 2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane in reserve)
Auxiliary Seaplane Tender Sagara Maru (AV) (6x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane; 2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane in reserve)

Destroyer Division 20 (elements from First Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 3)
Destroyer Amagiri (DD)
Destroyer Asagiri (DD)
Destroyer Yugiri (DD)

Destroyer Murakumo (DD) (from First Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 3; Destroyer Division 12)

Minesweeper Division 1 (elements from Southern Expeditionary Fleet; Base Force 9)
Minesweeper W-1 (AM)
Minesweeper W-4 (AM)
Minesweeper W-5 (AM)
Minesweeper W-6 (AM)

Submarine Chaser CH-8 (PC) (from Southern Expeditionary Fleet; Base Force 9; Subchaser Division 11)
Auxiliary Minelayer Eiko Maru (ACM) ) (from Southern Expeditionary Fleet; Base Force 9)
Transport Nojima Maru (AP) (7,189 Tons) (from Southern Expeditionary Fleet; Base Force 9)


12/08/41 Army Transports debark troops at Singora Province, Siam (Thailand)
Transport Shinshu Maru (AP) (8,160 Tons)
Transport Aobasan Maru (AP) (8,812 Tons)
Transport Asaka Maru (AP) (7,398 Tons)
Transport Atsutasan Maru (AP) (8,663 Tons)
Transport Kansai Maru (AP) (8,614 Tons)
Transport Kashii Maru (AP) (8,408 Tons)
Transport Kyushu Maru (AP) (8,666 Tons)
Transport Naminoue Maru (AP) (4,731 Tons)
Transport Nako Maru (AP) (7,145 Tons)
Transport Sado Maru (AP) (7,180 Tons)
Transport Sasago Maru (AP) (7,100 Tons)

Headquarters 25th Army (Lieutenant General Yamashita, Tomoyuki)
1st Tank Regiment (37x Type 97 Chi-Ha Medium Tanks; 20x Type 95 Ha-Go Light Tanks)
9th Engineer Regiment (Railroad)

5th Division (-) (from 25th Army)
9th Infantry Brigade
5th Engineer Regiment
5th Reconnaissance Regiment

12th Air District Ground Support Group
15th Aviation Communications Detachment
21st Airfield Ground Support Squadron (-)
84th Airfield Ground Support Squadron
70th Transport Company



12/07/41 Army Transports debark troops at Patani, Siam (Thailand)
Patani Invasion Force

Destroyer Division 12 (elements from First Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 3
Destroyer Shinonome (DD)
Destroyer Shirakumo (DD)

Transport Hirokawa Maru (AP) (6,872 Tons)
Transport Sagami Maru (AP) (7,189 Tons)
Transport Kinka Maru (AP) (9,305 Tons)
Transport Tozan Maru (AP) (2,103 Tons)
22nd Airfield Ground Support Squadron
Labor Company 43
67th Transport Company
15th Communications Detachment
Ando Detachment (1st and 2nd Battalions (from 25th Army; 5th Division; 42nd Regiment )


12/07/41 Army Transports debark troops at Tape Peninsula, Siam (Thailand)
Transport Asosan Maru (AP) (8,812 Tons)
Transport Kinugawa Maru (AP) (6,937 Tons)
3rd Battalion (from 25th Army; 5th Division; 42nd Regiment )
5th Division Headquarters
20th Anti-aircraft Regiment
5th Airfield Ground Support Detachment
15th Communications Detachment



Kota Bharu Cover Force (Vice Admiral Ozawa, Jisaburo commander Kota Bharu Cover Force and Kota Bharu Invasion Force)
First Class Cruiser Chokai (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) (from Second Fleet]; Cruiser Division 4)
Destroyer Sagiri (DD) (from First fleet; Des Squadron 3; Destroyer Division 20)


Kota Bharu Invasion Force (Vice Admiral Ozawa, Jisaburo)
Second Class Cruiser Sendai (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)

Destroyer Division 19 (from First Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 3)
Destroyer Ayanami (DD)
Destroyer Isonami (DD)
Destroyer Shikinami (DD)
Destroyer Uranami (DD)

Submarine Chaser CH-9 (PC) (from Southern Expeditionary Fleet; Base Force 9; Subchaser Division 11)

Minesweeper Division 1 (elements from Southern Expeditionary Fleet; Base Force 9)
Minesweeper W-2 (AM)
Minesweeper W-3 (AM)


12/08/41 Army Transports debark troops at Kota Bharu Province, Siam (Thailand)
Transport Awajisan Maru (AP) (9,784 Tons)
Transport Ayatosan Maru (AP) (9,822 Tons)
Transport Sakura Maru (AP) (7,167 Tons)

Takumi Deachment (23rd Brigade) (from 25th Army, 18th Infantry Division) (Major-General Takumi, Hiroshi)
5th Airfield Ground Support
8th Airfield Construction Unit
15th Aviation Communications Detachment (-)
1st Aviation Weather Detachment
Detachment from 32nd Anti-aircraft Battalion (-)
68th Airfield Construction Detachment


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Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam (Fourth Fleet Vice Admiral Inouye, Shigeyoshi)
Guam Invasion Group (Rear Admiral Kasuga, Atsushi)

12/10/41 arrives off Guam, Mariana Islands
Guam Bombardment Force (Rear Admiral; Flagship:)
Cruiser Division 6 (from First Fleet[)
First Class Cruiser Aoba (CA) (2x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Kinugasa (CA) (2x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Kako (CA) (1x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Furutaka (CA) (1x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)


Support Force
Destroyer Division 23 (from First Air Fleet; Carrier Squadron 2)
Destroyer Kikuzuki (DD)
Destroyer Uzuki (DD)
Destroyer Yuzuki (DD)

Destroyer Oboro (DD) (from First Air Fleet; Carrier Squadron 5)


Guam Invasion Force (Rear Admiral Kasuga, Atsushi)
Minelayer Tsugaru (CM) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) (from Fourth Fleet; Minelayer Squadron 19)

Seaplane Tender Kiyokawa Maru (AV) (6x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 2x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) (from Fourth Fleet; Base Force 6; Naval Air Flotilla 24)

Submarine Chaser Fumi Maru #3 (PC) (from Fourth Fleet; Base Force 6; Submarine Chaser Division 63)

Gunboat Division 7 (elements from Fourth Fleet; Base Force 5)
Gunboat Kogyoku Maru (PG)
Gunboat Shotoku Maru (PG)
Gunboat Shoei Maru (PG)

Submarine Chaser Division 59 (from Fourth Fleet; Base Force 5)
Submarine Chaser Shonan Maru #5 (PC)
Submarine Chaser Shonan Maru #6 (PC)
Net Tender Shofuku Maru (AN)

Submarine Chaser Division 60 (from Fourth Fleet; Base Force 5)
Submarine Chaser Kyo Maru #8 (PC)
Submarine Chaser Kyo Maru #10 (PC)
Net Tender Shuko Maru (AN)

Transport China Maru (AP) (5,869 Tons)
Transport Cheribon Maru (AP) (4,016 Tons)
Transport Daifuku Maru (AP) (3,194 Tons)
Transport Kogyoko Maru (AP) (no information)
Transport Kuraido Maru (AP) (no information)
Transport Matsue Maru (AP) (7,061 Tons)
Transport Nichimei Maru (AP) (4,704 Tons)
Transport Venice Maru (AP) (6,571 Tons)
Tanker Moji Maru (AP) (380 Tons)

South Seas Deatachmen (144th Infantry Regoment) (from 55tth Infantry Division)
Base Force 5 Headquarters
Naval Defense Unit 5
Naval Signal Unit 5
Ports & Docks Unit 5



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Operation “GI” - Invasion of the Gilbert Islands
Gilbert Islands Invasion Group (Rear Admiral Shima, Kiyohide; commander Gilbert Islands Invasion Group and Minelayer Squadron 19; Flagship: Minelayer Okinoshima (CM))


Gilbert Islands Interdiction Force
fSubmarine Division 33 (from Fourth Fleet; Submarine Squadron 7)
Submarine RO-63 (SS)
Submarine RO-64 (SS)
Submarine RO-68 (SS)


12/10/41 arrives off Tarawa, Gilbert Islands (Republic of Kiribati)
Tarawa Invasion Force
Destroyer Division 29 (elements from Fourth Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 6)
Destroyer Asanagi (DD)
30x Men

Destroyer Yunagi (DD)
30x Men


12/10/41 arrives off Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands (Republic of Kiribati)
Makin Atoll Invasion Force
Minelayer Squadron 19 (elements from Fourth Fleet)
Minelayer Okinoshima (CM)
Minelayer Tokiwa (CM)
Auxiliary Minelayer Tenyo Maru (ACM)

Gunboat Nagata Maru (PG) (from Fourth Fleet; Gunboat Division 8)

92x Men from Minelayer Okinoshima (CM)
2nd Company Guard Unit 51
Equipment and materials to build a Seaplane base



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Operation "M" - The Invasion of the Philippines (North) (Second Fleet Vice Admiral Kondo, Nobutake)
Philippines Invasion Group (Vice Admiral Takahashi, Ibo commander Philippines Invasion Group and North Philippines Distant Cover Force; Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Ashigara (CL))

12/08/41 underway 200nm West of Vigan, Luzon, Philippines
North Philippines Distant Cover Force (Vice Admiral Takahashi, Ibo)
First Class Cruiser Haguro (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) (from Second Fleet; Cruiser Division 5)
First Class Cruiser Maya (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) (from Second Fleet; Cruiser Division 4)
Second Class Cruiser Kuma (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) (from Third Fleet; Cruiser Division 16)

Mine Division 17 (elements from Third Fleet)
Dual-purpose Mine/Net Layer Itsukushima (CMN)
Dual-purpose Mine/Net Layer Yaeyama (CMN)



12/08/41 arrives off Batan Island, Luzon Strait, Philippines
Luzon Strait Invasion Force (Rear Admiral Hirose, Sueto)

Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Destroyer Yamagumo (DD) (from Second Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 4; Destroyer Division 9)

Submarine Chaser Division 52 (from Third Fleet; Base Force 1)
Minesweeper Shonan Maru #17 (AMc)
Minesweeper Takunan Maru #5 (AMc)
Minesweeper Fukuei Maru #15 (AMc)

Torpedo Boat Division 21 (from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
Torpedo Boat Chidori (TB)
Torpedo Boat Hatsukari (TB)
Torpedo Boat Manazura (TB)
Torpedo Boat Tomozuru (TB)


Patrol Boat Division 1 (elements from Third Fleet; Special Base Force 32)
Patrol Boat #1 (ex-Shimakaze) (PB)
Patrol Boat #2 (ex-Nadakaze) (PB)

Minesweeper Division 11 (elements from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
Minesweeper W-13 (AM)
Minesweeper W-14 (AM)

Submarine Chaser Division 53 (from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
Gunboat Kyo Maru #2 (PG)
Gunboat Kyo Maru #11 (PG)
Auxiliary Netlayer Korei Maru (AN)

Submarine Chaser Division 54 (from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
Gunboat Shonan Maru #1 (PG)
Gunboat Shonan Maru #2 (PG)
Auxiliary Netlayer Nagara Maru (AN)

Special Base Force 32 (elements from Third Fleet)
Coastal Minelayer Kamome (CMc)
Coastal Minelayer Tsubame (CMc)

Transport Kumagawa Maru (ex Nichiyo Maru) (AP) (7,508 Tons) (from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
5x sea trucks
Base Force 2 Headquarters
Naval Defense Unit 2
Naval Signal Unit 2
Detachment 24th Air Regiment Airfield battalion12/09/41 Basco Airfield, Batan Island, Philippines starts operations


12/08/41 arrives off Calayan Island, Luzon Strait, Philippines
Calayan Island Invasion Detachment
Destroyer Tachikaze (DD) (from 11th Air Fleet; Destroyer Division 34)
Yokosuka No. 3 SNLF Battalion


12/10/41 arrives off Camiguin Island, Luzon Strait, Philippines
Camiguin Island Invasion Detachment
Gunboat Division 3 (from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
Gunboat Aso Maru (PG)
Gunboat Kiso Maru (PG)
Gunboat Nanpo Maru (PG)


Seaplane Tender Sanuki Maru (AV) (6x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane; 2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane in reserve) from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
2x Platoons of the Sasebo Combined SNLF
Materials to establish a seaplane base



12/10/41 arrives off Aparri, Luzon, Philippines
Aparri Invasion Force (Rear Admiral Hara, Kenzaburo Commander Aparri Invasion Force and Destroyer Squadron 5)

Destroyer Squadron 5 (from Third Fleet)
Second Class Cruiser Natori (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
Destroyer Division 5
Destroyer Asakaze (DD)
Destroyer Harukaze (DD)
Destroyer Hatakaze (DD)
Destroyer Matsukaze (DD)

Destroyer Division 22
Destroyer Fumizuki (DD)
Destroyer Minazuki (DD)
Destroyer Nagatsuki (DD)
Destroyer Satsuki (DD)


Minesweeper Division 11 (elements from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
Minesweeper W-15 (AM)
Minesweeper W-16 (AM)


Minesweeper W-19 (AM) ( from Third Fleet; Base Force 2; Minesweeper Division 30


Submarine Chaser Division 1 (from Third Fleet; Base Force 1)
Submarine Chaser CH-1 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-2 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-3 (PC)


Submarine Chaser Division 2 (from Third Fleet; Base Force 1)
Submarine Chaser CH-13 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-14 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-15 (PC)


Gunboat Division 2 (elements from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
Gunboat Kamitsu Maru (PG)
Minelayer Taiko Maru (CM)


Auxiliary Aircraft Transport Keiyo Maru (AVT) (from 11th Air Fleet; 11th Air Fleet Supply Unit)
5x sea trucks
11th Air Fleet Airbase Unit


12/10/41 Army Transports debark troops at Aparri, Luzon, Philippines
Transport Akiura Maru (AP) (6,803 Tons)
Transport Arizona Maru (AP) (9,663 Tons)
Transport Kazauura Maru (AP) (6,804 Tons)
Transport Kurama Maru (AP) (6,789 Tons)
Transport Matsukawa Maru (AP) (3,826 Tons)
Transport Yuzan Maru (AP) (3,809 Tons)

Tanaka Detachment (2nd Taiwan Infantry Regiment) (from 14th Army; 48th Division) (Colonel Tanaka, Toru)
11th Air District Ground Support Regiment
1st Communications Detachment
3rd Intelligence Detachment
Detachment 40th Anti-aircraft Battalion
3rd Aviation Weather Detachment
56th Labor Detachment
26th Airfield Ground Support Squadron (-)
40th Airfield Ground Support Squadron (-)
9th Depot Ground Support Detachment
123rd Transport Company
297th Truck Transport Company
298th Truck Transport Company (-)



08/12/41 arrives off Vigan, Luzon, Philippines
Vigan Invasion Force (Rear Admiral Nishimura, Shoji commander Vigan Invasion Force and Destroyer Squadron 4)
5x Sea Trucks

Destroyer Squadron 4 (elements from Second Fleet) (Rear Admiral Nishimura Shoji; Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Naka (CL))
Second Class Cruiser Naka (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
Destroyer Division 2
Destroyer Harusame (DD)
Destroyer Murasame (DD)
Destroyer Samidare (DD)
Destroyer Yudachi (DD)

Destroyer Division 9
Destroyer Asagumo (DD)
Destroyer Minegumo (DD)
Destroyer Natsugumo (DD)


Minesweeper Division 21 (elements from Third Fleet; Base Force 1)
Minesweeper W-9 (AM)
Minesweeper W-10 (AM)
Minesweeper W-11 (AM)
Minesweeper W-12 (AM)


Minesweeper Division 30 (elements from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
Minesweeper W-17 (AM)
Minesweeper W-18 (AM)


Submarine Chaser Division 21 (from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
Submarine Chaser CH-4 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-5 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-6 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-16 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-17 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-18 (PC)


Submarine Chaser Division 31 (from Third Fleet; Base Force 2)
Submarine Chaser CH-10 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-11 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-12 (PC)


12/10/41 Army Transports debark troops at Vigan, Luzon, Philippines
Transport Brisbane Maru (AP) (5,425 Tons)
Transport Hawaii Maru (AP) (9,467 Tons)
Transport Shunko Maru (AP) (6,781 Tons)
Transport Oigawa Maru (AP) (6,100 Tons)
Transport Takao Maru (AP) (4,282 Tons)
Tanker Sanko Maru (A0) (5,461 Tons)

Kanno Detachment (2nd Taiwan Infantry Regiment; 3rd Battalion) (from 14th Army; 48th Division) (Major or Lieutenant Colonel Kanno)
1st Company 45th Anti-aircraft Battalion
9th Airfield Construction Detachment
56th Labor Detachment
298th Truck Transport Detachment


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Operation "M" - The Invasion of the Philippines (South) Second Fleet (Vice Admiral Kondo, Nobutake)
Philippines Invasion Group (Vice Admiral Takahashi, Ibo commander Philippines Invasion Group and North Philippines Distant Cover Force; Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Ashigara (CL))

08/12/41 underway 100nm East of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
South Philippines Distant Cover Force (Rear Admiral Takagi, Takeo)

Cruiser Division 5 (elements from Second Fleet; Cruiser Division 5)
First Class Cruiser Myoko (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Nachi (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)


Light Aircraft Carrier Ryujo (CVL) (16x A5M4 (Claude) Type 96 Carrier Fighter; 18x (Kate) B5N2/12 Type 97 Torpedo Bomber) (from First Air Fleet; Carrier Division 4)
Destroyer Shiokaze (DD) (from First Air Fleet; Carrier Division 4; Destroyer Division 3)


Destroyer Squadron 2 (Rear Admiral Tanaka Raizo; Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Jintsu (CL)) (elements from Second Fleet)
Second Class Cruiser Jintsu (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
Destroyer Division 15
Destroyer Hayashio
Destroyer Kuroshio
Destroyer Natsushio
Destroyer Oyashio

Destroyer Division 16
Destroyer Amatsukaze
Destroyer Hatsukaze


12/12/41 arrives off Legaspi, Samar, Philippines
Legaspi Invasion Force (Rear Admiral Kubo, Kyuji)
Dual-purpose Mine/Net Layer Aotaka (CMN) (from Third Fleet; Base Force 1)
Minelayer Ikushima Maru (CM) (from Third Fleet; Base Force 1)
Auxiliary Minelayer Myoken Maru (ACM) (from Third Fleet; Base Force 1; Gunboat Division 1)
Tanker Hayatomo Maru (AO) (15,450 Tons) (from Third Fleet)
Transport Shinryu Maru (4,935 Tons)
5x Sea Trucks

Transport Matsumoto Maru (AP) (7,024 Tons) (from Combined Fleet; Combined Fleet Supply and Support Unit)
Kure No. 1 SNLF Battalion

Transport Yamafuku Maru (AP) (4,928 Tons)
1st Construction Regiment


Cruiser Division 16 (elements from Third Fleet)
Second Class Cruiser Nagara (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
Second Class Cruiser Ashigara (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)


Seaplane Tender Division 11 (from Combined Fleet)
Seaplane Tender Chitose (CVS) (16x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane; 4x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)
Seaplane Tender Mizuo (CVS) (16x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane; 4x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)


Destroyer Division 16 (elements from Second Fleet Destroyer Squadron 2)
Destroyer Tokitsukaze (DD)
Destroyer Yukikaze (DD)


Destroyer Division 24 (elements from Second Fleet Destroyer Squadron 4)
Destroyer Kawakaze (DD)
Destroyer Suzukaze (DD)
Destroyer Umikaze (DD)
Destroyer Yamakaze (DD)


Minesweeper Division 21 (elements from Third Fleet; Base Force 1)
Minesweeper W-7 (AM)
Minesweeper W-8 (AM)


Submarine Chaser Division 51 (from Third Fleet; Base Force 1)
Minesweeper Kyo Maru #12 (AMc)
Minesweeper Kyo Maru #13 (AMc)
Net-layer Toko Maru #1 (AN)


12/12/41 Army Transports debark troops at Legaspi, Samar, Philippines
Transport Haruna Maru (AP) (10,421 Tons)
Transport Myoko Maru (AP) (4,103 Tons)
Transport Shinaogawa Maru (AP) (7,503 Tons)
Transport Yasukawa Maru (AP) (6,710 Tons)

Kimura Detachment (from 14th Army; 16th infantry Division) (Major General Kimura, Naoki)



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Operation “U” – The Invasion of Wake Island

Wake Island Interdiction Force
Submarine Division 27 (from Fourth Fleet; Submarine Squadron 7
Submarine RO-65 (SS)
Submarine RO-66 (SS)
Submarine RO-67 (SS)


12/10/41 arrives off Wake Island
Wake Island Invasion Force (Rear Admiral Kajioka, Sadamichi)
Construction Unit 7 (detachment)
2x 80mm Anti-aircraft gun
4x E13A1 (from Base Force 4; Naval Air Group 17)

Armed Merchant Cruiser Kinryu Maru (CX) (9,310 Tons)

Armed Merchant Cruiser Kongo Maru (CX) (8,624 Tons)
Maizuru No. 2 SNLF

Base Force 6 (elements from Fourth Fleet)
Gunboat Fukui Maru (PG)
Gunboat Hakkaisan Maru (PG)
Gunboat Kaikei Maru (PG)
Gunboat Kaiun Maru (PG)

Gunboat Ikuta Maru (PG) (from Fourth Fleet; Base Force 6; Gunboat Division 8)


Wake Island Bombardment Force
Second Class Cruiser Yubari (CL) (from Fourth Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 6)

Cruiser Squadron 18 (elements from Fourth Fleet)
Second Class Cruiser Tenryu (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) (strafed in air attack)
Second Class Cruiser Tatsuta (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) (strafed in air attack)

Destroyer Division 29 (elements from Fourth Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 6)
Destroyer Hayate (DD) (Sunk by shore battery)
Destroyer Oite (DD) (Damaged by shore battery)

Destroyer Division 30 (from Fourth Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 6)
Destroyer Kisaragi (DD) (Sunk by air attack)
Destroyer Mochizuki (DD)
Destroyer Mutsuki (DD)
Destroyer Yayoi (DD) (Damaged by shore battery)

Patrol Boat Division 1 (elements from Third Fleet)
Patrol Boat #32 (ex-Aoi) (PB)
Patrol Boat #33 (ex-Hagi) (PB)


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Operation "Z" - The Attack on Pearl Harbor

Midway Bombardment Force
Destroyer Division 7 (from First Carrier Fleer; Carrier Division 1)
Destroyer Ushio (DD)
Destroyer Sazanami (DD)


12/08/41 Elements of the Japanese fleet sortie from Hashirajima, Honshu, Japan to Bonin Islands (600 miles South of Tokyo) to support the Pearl Harbor strike force
b]Battleship Division 1 (from Combined Fleet)
Battleship Nagato (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)
Battleship Mutsu (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)

Battleship Division 2 (from First Fleet)
Section 1
Battleship Hyuga (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)
Battleship Ise (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)

Section 2
Battleship Fuso (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)
Battleship Yamashiro (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)

Destroyer Division 21 (from First Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 1)
Destroyer Hatsuharu (DD)
Destroyer Hatsushimo (DD)
Destroyer Nenohi (DD)
Destroyer Wakaba (DD)


Destroyer Division 27 (from First Fleet; Destroyer Squadron 1)
Destroyer Ariake (DD)
Destroyer Shiratsuyu (DD)
Destroyer Shigure (DD)
Destroyer Yugure (DD)


Carrier Division 3 (from First Fleet)
Destroyer Mikazuki (DD)
Destroyer Yukaze (DD)
Light Aircraft Carrier Hosho (CVL) (11x A5M4 (Claude) Type 96 Carrier Fighter; 8x B4Y1 (Jean) Type 96 Torpedo bomber)


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1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet December 7/8,1941

Names are in the Japanese way of surname or family name then given name.
Dates are in month, day, and year sequence.

Ships sunk by Submarine: http://www.valoratsea.com/JANAC8.htm
Japanese Generals between 1932-1945: http://www.generals.dk/generals.php
Pacific War Database: http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/
People and Ships: http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm
OOB, People: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/_ijn.html
Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/_ops.html
Ship List and Movements: http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
Ship List: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_index.htm
Gunboat List: http://hmsfalcon.com/foreign/foreign.htm
Czechoslovakian OOB site: http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/ijn/index_frame.htm
Czechoslovakian Ship List site: http://www.warshipsww2.eu/typy.php?language=E&period=&stat=JAP
Hyperwar U.S. Intelligence Report 11/27/41: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/45-41.html
Hyperwar Japanese merchant ships sunk: http://funsite.unc.edu/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/JANAC-Losses/JANAC-Losses-4.html
Hyperwar Japanese Naval Ground Forces: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/KYE/CINCPAC-11-45/index.html
Hyperwar Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other operations: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/PTO-Campaigns/USSBS-PTO-2.html
Ship History: http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=O543
VERLUSTE JAPANISCHER HANDELSSCHIFFE 1941-1945: http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/verluste/jap.merch.loss.a-c.htm
Merchant ships: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/alaska.htm
Akitsu Maru Army auxiliary escort/assault aircraft carrier: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/ijn_cv.htm#akit-cl
Some OOB: http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/941JLNA.pdf
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=83952
Japanese Monograph No 116 "The Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II: A Graphic Presentation of the Japanese Naval Organization and List of Combatant and Non-Combatant Vessels Lost or Damaged in the War." Tokyo: Historical Section, G-2, GHQ, Far East Command, February 1952. 279p
Japanese Warships of Worl War II – Anthony J. Watts

Several sites list Patrol Division 1 and 2 as part of the China Area Fleet this is not possible due to the Patrol Squadron 1 being located in Japan.
Azuchi Maru was the ex-Latouche that was captured in the Philippines so it cannot be part of the China Fleet.
07/01/41 Seaplane Tender/Oiler Kamoi (AV) (Captain Hasebe Yoshizo) this is not a gunboat.
12/08/41 Second Class Destroyer Karukaya (DD2) (ex-destroyer No. 18) is assigned Chinkai (Korea) Guard District Destroyer Division 32 with ASAGAO and FUYO
Repair Ship Hayase (ex-Chinese) no information after 10/25/38



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Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan
Combined Fleet (Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku commanding Combined Fleet and Battleship Division 1 Flagship: Battleship Nagato (BB))
1st Combined Communications Force
Tokoyo Communications Unit
Takao Communications Unit
Chichijima Communications Unit
Okinawa Communications Unit
Communications Unit 3
Communications Unit 4
Communications Unit 5
Communications Unit 6
Communications Unit 6
Naval Defense Unit 1
Naval Defense Unit 2


Battleship Division 1 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; 12/08/41 fromHashirajima, Honshu, Japan to Bonin Islands (600 miles South of Tokyo)
Battleship Nagato (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)
Battleship Mutsu (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)
Battleship Yamato (BB) (7x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane planned) 09/05/41 to 12/16/41 fitting out at Kure


Cruiser Division 9 guard ships for Western Inland Sea, Japan
Second Class Cruiser Oi (CL) (2x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
Second Class Cruiser Kitakami (CL) (2x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)


Seaplane Tender Division 11 Operation "M" - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legaspi Invasion Force
Seaplane Tender Chitose (CVS) (16x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane; 4x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)
Seaplane Tender Mizuo (CVS) (16x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane; 4x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)
Seaplane/Midget Submarine Carrier Chiyoda (CVS) (Capacity: 12x aircraft; 12 midget submarines)


Auxiliary Cruiser Squadron 24
Armed Merchant Cruiser Hokoko Maru (CX) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane in reserve) North-northwest Pitcairn Islands 22.41°s 118.19°w
Armed Merchant Cruiser Aikoko Maru (CX) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane in reserve) North-northwest Pitcairn Islands 22.41°s 118.19°w
Armed Merchant Cruiser Kiyozumi Maru (CX) 12/18/41 completed conversion in Osaka, Honsu, Japan


Submarine Squadron 4
Second Class Cruiser Kinu (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya; Underway Southeast of Poulo Condore Island, French Indochina (Con Son Island, Vietnam}
Submarine Tender Nagoya Maru (AS) 11/24/41 to 12/10/41 underway from Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan to Camranh Bay, French Indochina (Vịnh Cam Ranh, Vietnam)

Submarine Division 18 Operation "E" - The Invasion of British Malaya
Submarine I-53 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-153) Patrolling 100nm East of Kuantan, British Malaya (Kuantan, Peninsular Malaysia)
Submarine I-54 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-154) Patrolling 30-40nm East of Kuantan, British Malaya (Kuantan, Peninsular Malaysia)
Submarine I-55 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-155) Patrolling 30-40nm East of Kuantan, British Malaya (Kuantan, Peninsular Malaysia)

Submarine Division 19 Operation "E" - The Invasion of British Malaya
Submarine I-56 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-156) Patrolling 30-80nm East of Kuantan, British Malaya (Kuantan, Peninsular Malaysia)
Submarine I-57 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-157) Patrolling 30-80nm East of Kuantan, British Malaya (Kuantan, Peninsular Malaysia)
Submarine I-58 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-158) Patrolling 30-80nm East of Kuantan, British Malaya (Kuantan, Peninsular Malaysia)


Submarine Squadron 5 Operation "E" - The Invasion of British Malaya
Second Class Cruiser Yura (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Underway South of Cape Camau, French Indochina (Viietnam)
Submarine Tender Rio de Janeiro Maru (AS) 11/24/41 to 12/08/41 underway from Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan to Camranh Bay, French Indochina (Vịnh Cam Ranh, Vietnam)

Submarine Division 28
Submarine I-59 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-159) refitting
Submarine I-60 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-160) refitting

Submarine Division 29 Operation "E" - The Invasion of British Malaya
Submarine I-62 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-162) Patrolling 30-80nm East of Terengganu, British Malaya (Terengganu, Malaysia)
Submarine I-64 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-164) Patrolling 30-80nm East of Terengganu, British Malaya (Terengganu, Malaysia)

Submarine Division 30 Operation "E" - The Invasion of British Malaya
Submarine I-65 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-165) Patrolling 30-80nm East of Terengganu, British Malaya (Terengganu, Malaysia)
Submarine I-66 (SS) (05/20/42 renumbered I-166) Patrolling 30-80nm East of Terengganu, British Malaya (Terengganu, Malaysia)


Combined Fleet Supply and Support Unit
Ammunition Transport Kogyo Maru (AE)
Stores Ship Banshu Maru (AF)
Stores Ship Hankurei Maru (AF)
Stores Ship Kosei Maru (AF)
Stores Ship Muroto (AF)
Stores Ship Sendai Maru (AF)
Stores Ship Suruga Maru (AF)
Repair Ship Ashi Maru (AR)
Repair Ship Tukasago Maru (AR)
Repair Ship Ashi (AR)
Miscellaneous Auxiliary Settsu (AG) Radio controlled target ship for training carrier pilots

Transport Azumasan Maru (AP) (7,623 Tons)
Transport Hinoda Maru (AP) (no information)
Transport Hokuriku Maru (AP) (8,365 Tons)
Transport Kirishima Maru (AP) (8,120 Tons)
Transport Konai Maru (AP) (no information)
Transport Matsumoto Maru (AP) (7,024 Tons) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines; Legapsi Invasion Force
Transport Nankai Maru (AP) (8,416 Tons)
Transport Ogami Maru (AP) (no information)
Transport Okitsu Maru (AP) (6,666 Tons)
Transport Shikano Maru (AP) (no information)
Transport Tenryo Maru (AP) (2,231 Tons)

Tanker Akebono Maru (AO) (10,182 Tons)
Tanker Erimo (AO) (6,500 Tons)
Tanker Goyo Maru (AO) (8,496 Tons)
Tanker Hishi Maru (AO) (492 Tons)
Tanker Hishi Maru #2 (AO) (856 Tons)
Tanker Kyoei Maru (AO) (602 Tons)
Tanker Kyoei Maru #2 (AO) (1,157 Tons)
Tanker Naruto (AO) (6,500 Tons)
Tanker Nichiei Maru (AO) (10,020 Tons)
Tanker Shiriya Maru (AO) (6,500 Tons)
Tanker Teiyo Maru (AO) (9,849 Tons)
Tanker Tsurumi Maru (AO) (6,500 Tons)

Collier/Oiler Irako Maru (ACO) (6,500 Tons)
Collier/Oiler Mamiya (ACO) (7,000 Tons)
Collier/Oiler Soyo Maru (ACO) (6,081 Tons)
Collier/Oiler Yodogawa Maru (ACO) (6,441 Tons)

Supply Unit 1 12/03/41 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; returning from refueling Pearl Harbor strike force
Tanker Kenyo Maru (AO) (10,022 Tons)
Tanker Kokyuto Maru (AO) (10,051 Tons)
Tanker Shinkoku Maru (AO) (10,020 Tons)
Tanker Kokuto Maru (AO) (10,018 Tons)

Supply Unit 2 12/03/41 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; returning from refueling Pearl Harbor strike force
Tanker Nippon Maru (AO) (9,974 Tons)
Tanker Toei Maru (AO) (10,023 Tons)
Tanker Toho Maru (AO) (9,997 Tons)

Distant Cover Force Supply Unit Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malayaand Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines
Tanker Kuroshio Maru (AO) (10,519 Tons)
Tanker Koryu Maru (AO) (974 Tons)
Tanker San Clemente Maru (AO) (7,354 Tons)
Ammunition Transport Onoe Maru (AE) (6,667 Tons)



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Hashirajima, Honshu, Japan
First Fleet (Vice Admiral Takasu Shiro)
Destroyer Tender Shinsho Maru (AGP)


Battleship Division 2 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor: 12/08/41 fromHashirajima, Honshu, Japan to Bonin Islands (600 miles South of Tokyo)
Section 1
Battleship Hyuga (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)
Battleship Ise (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)

Section 2
Battleship Fuso (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)
Battleship Yamashiro (BB) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)


Battleship Division 3
Section 1 Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malayaand Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines; Distant Cover Force
Battlecruiser Kongo (BC) (3x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)
Battlecruiser Haruna (BC) (3x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)

Section 2 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; from Takan (Hitokappu) bay, Kuril Islands to 230nm Northeast of Ohau, Territory of Hawaii
Battlecruiser Hiei (BC) (3x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)
Battlecruiser Kirishima (BC) (3x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane)


Cruiser Division 6 Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam; Bombardment Force
First Class Cruiser Aoba (CA) (2x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Kinugasa (CA) (2x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Kako (CA) (1x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Furutaka (CA) (1x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)


Carrier Division 3 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor: 12/08/41 fromHashirajima, Honshu, Japan to Bonin Islands (600 miles South of Tokyo)
Light Aircraft Carrier Hosho (CVL) (11x A5M4 (Claude) Type 96 Carrier Fighter; 8x B4Y1 (Jean) Type 96 Torpedo bomber)
Light Aircraft Carrier Zuiho (CVL) (16x A5M4 (Claude) Type 96 Carrier Fighter; 12x B5N1/11 (Kate) Type 96 Torpedo bomber)
Destroyer Mikazuki (DD)
Destroyer Yukaze (DD)


Destroyer Squadron 1 (Rear Admiral Omori Sentaro; Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Abukuma (CL))
Second Class Cruiser Abukuma (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; from Takan (Hitokappu) bay, Kuril Islands to 230nm Northeast of Ohau, Territory of Hawaii
Destroyer Division 6
Destroyer Akatsuki (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Escort and Distant Cover to invasion forces
Destroyer Hibiki (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Escort and Distant Cover to invasion forces
Destroyer Ikazuchi (DD) Operation “C” - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; Bombardment Force
Destroyer Inazuma (DD) Operation “C” - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; Bombardment Force

Destroyer Division 17 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; from Takan (Hitokappu) bay, Kuril Islands to 230nm Northeast of Ohau, Territory of Hawaii
Destroyer Hamakaze (DD)
Destroyer Isokaze (DD)
Destroyer Tanikaze (DD)
Destroyer Urakaze (DD)

Destroyer Division 21 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor: 12/08/41 fromHashirajima, Honshu, Japan to Bonin Islands (600 miles South of Tokyo)
Destroyer Hatsuharu (DD)
Destroyer Hatsushimo (DD)
Destroyer Nenohi (DD)
Destroyer Wakaba (DD)

Destroyer Division 27 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor: 12/08/41 fromHashirajima, Honshu, Japan to Bonin Islands (600 miles South of Tokyo)
Destroyer Ariake (DD)
Destroyer Shiratsuyu (DD)
Destroyer Shigure (DD)
Destroyer Yugure (DD)


Destroyer Squadron 3 (Rear Admiral Rear Admiral Hashimoto Shintaro; Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Sendai (CL))
Second Class Cruiser Sendai (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Kota Bharu Invasion Force
Destroyer Division 11
Destroyer Fubuki (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Malay Invasion Group; Escort Force
Destroyer Hatsuyuki (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Malay Invasion Group; Escort Force
Destroyer Shirayuki (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Malay Invasion Group; Escort Force

Destroyer Division 12
Destroyer Murakumo (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Malay Invasion Group; Escort Force
Destroyer Shinonome (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Malay Invasion Group; Patani Invasion Force
Destroyer Shirakumo (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Malay Invasion Group; Patani Invasion Force
Destroyer Usugumo (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Malay Invasion Group; Escort Force

Destroyer Division 19 Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Kota Bharu Invasion Force
Destroyer Ayanami (DD)
Destroyer Isonami (DD)
Destroyer Shikinami (DD)
Destroyer Uranami (DD)

Destroyer Division 20
Destroyer Amagiri (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Singora Invasion Force
Destroyer Asagiri (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Singora Invasion Force
Destroyer Sagiri (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Kota Bharu Cover Force
Destroyer Yugiri (DD) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya: Singora Invasion Force



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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/25/2010 1:36:43 PM   
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Posts: 1810
Joined: 6/14/2008
Status: offline 		1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Second Fleet December 7/8,1941

Names are in the Japanese way of surname or family name then given name.
Dates are in month, day, and year sequence.

Japanese Generals between 1932-1945: http://www.generals.dk/generals.php
Pacific War Database: http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/
OOB, People, and Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/_ijn.html
Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/_ops.html
Ship List and Movements: http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
Ship List: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_index.htm
Ship List: http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/ijn/index_frame.htm
Gunboat List: http://hmsfalcon.com/foreign/foreign.htm
Czechoslovakian site Ship List: http://www.warshipsww2.eu/typy.php?language=E&period=&stat=JAP
People and Ships: http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm
Some OOB: http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/941JLNA.pdf
Hyperwar U.S. Intelligence Report 11/27/41: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/45-41.html
Hyperwar Japanese merchant ships sunk: http://funsite.unc.edu/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/JANAC-Losses/JANAC-Losses-4.html
Hyperwar Japanese Naval Ground Forces: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/KYE/CINCPAC-11-45/index.html
Merchant ships: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/alaska.htm
Ship History: http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=O543
VERLUSTE JAPANISCHER HANDELSSCHIFFE 1941-1945: http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/verluste/jap.merch.loss.a-c.htm
Akitsu Maru Army auxiliary escort/assault aircraft carrier: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/ijn_cv.htm#akit-cl
Converted Merchant Vessels: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_esc_aux_sc.htm
Japanese Warships of Worl War II – Anthony J. Watts

Several sites list Patrol Division 1 and 2 as part of the China Area Fleet this is not possible due to the Patrol Squadron 1 being located in Japan.
Azuchi Maru was the ex-Latouche that was captured in the Philippines so it cannot be part of the China Fleet.
07/01/41 Seaplane Tender Kamoi (AP) (Captain Hasebe Yoshizo) this is not a gunboat.
12/08/41 Second Class Destroyer Karukaya (DD2) (ex-destroyer No. 18) is assigned Chinkai (Korea) Guard District Destroyer Division 32 with ASAGAO and FUYO
Repair Ship Hayase (ex-Chinese) no information after 10/25/38



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Hainan Island, China
Second Fleet (Vice Admiral Kondo Nobutake Flagship: First Class Cruiser Takao (CA))
Destroyer Tender Kamikaze Maru (AGP)


Cruuiser Division 4
First Class Cruiser Takao (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya and Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines; Distant Cover Force
First Class Cruiser Atago (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya and Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines; Distant Cover Force
First Class Cruiser Chokai (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya; Kota Bharu Cover Force
First Class Cruiser Maya (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); North Philippines Distant Cover Force


Cruiser Division 5 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines
First Class Cruiser Haguro (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) North Philippines Distant Cover Force
First Class Cruiser Myoko (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) South Philippines Distant Cover Force
First Class Cruiser Nachi (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) South Philippines Distant Cover Force


Cruiser Division 7 Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya; Escort Force
First Class Cruiser Kumano (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Mikuma (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Mogami ((2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Suzuya (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)


Cruiser Division 8 Operation "Z" - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; Pearl Harbor Strike Force; Support Unit
First Class Cruiser Tone (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)
First Class Cruiser Cikuma (CA) (2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 1x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)


Destroyer Squadron 2 (Rear Admiral Tanaka Raizo Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Jintsu (CL))
Second Class Cruiser Jintsu (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); South Philippines Distant Cover Force
Destroyer Division 8 Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya; Escort Force and Distant Cover Force
Destroyer Arashio (DD)
Destroyer Asashio (DD)
Destroyer Oshio (DD)
Destroyer Michishio (DD)

Destroyer Division 15 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); South Philippines Distant Cover Force
Destroyer Hayashio (DD)
Destroyer Kuroshio (DD)
Destroyer Natsushio (DD)
Destroyer Oyashio (DD)

Destroyer Division 16
Destroyer Amatsukaze (DD) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); South Philippines Distant Cover Force
Destroyer Hatsukaze (DD) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); South Philippines Distant Cover Force
Destroyer Tokitsukaze (DD) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legapsi Invasion Force
Destroyer Yukikaze (DD) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legapsi Invasion Force

Destroyer Division 18 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; from Takan (Hitokappu) bay, Kuril Islands to 230nm Northeast of Ohau, Territory of Hawaii
Destroyer Arare (DD)
Destroyer Kasumi (DD)
Destroyer Kagero (DD)
Destroyer Shiranuhi (DD)


Destroyer Squadron 4 (Rear Admiral Nishimura Shoji Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Naka (CL))
Second Class Cruiser Naka (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Destroyer Division 2 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Destroyer Harusame (DD)
Destroyer Murasame (DD)
Destroyer Samidare (DD)
Destroyer Yudachi (DD)

Destroyer Division 4 Operation “E” - The Invasion of British Malaya and Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines; Distant Cover Force
Destroyer Arashi (DD)
Destroyer Hagikaze (DD)
Destroyer Maikaze (DD)
Destroyer Nowaki (DD)

Destroyer Division 9
Destroyer Asagumo (DD) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Destroyer Minegumo (DD) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Destroyer Natsugumo (DD) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Destroyer Yamagumo (DD) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Unit

Destroyer Division 24 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines; Legapsi Invasion Force
Destroyer Kawakaze (DD)
Destroyer Suzukaze (DD)
Destroyer Umikaze (DD)
Destroyer Yamakaze (DD)



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Post #: 38
RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/25/2010 1:42:01 PM   
Extraneous

 

Posts: 1810
Joined: 6/14/2008
Status: offline 		1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Third Fleet December 7/8,1941

Names are in the Japanese way of surname or family name then given name.
Dates are in month, day, and year sequence.

Ships sunk by Submarine: http://www.valoratsea.com/JANAC8.htm
Japanese Generals between 1932-1945: http://www.generals.dk/generals.php
Pacific War Database: http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/
OOB, People, and Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/_ijn.html
Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/_ops.html
Ship List and Movements: http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
Ship List: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_index.htm
Ship List: http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/ijn/index_frame.htm
Gunboat List: http://hmsfalcon.com/foreign/foreign.htm
Czechoslovakian site Ship List: http://www.warshipsww2.eu/typy.php?language=E&period=&stat=JAP
People and Ships: http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm
Some OOB: http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/941JLNA.pdf
Hyperwar U.S. Intelligence Report 11/27/41: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/45-41.html
Hyperwar Japanese merchant ships sunk: http://funsite.unc.edu/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/JANAC-Losses/JANAC-Losses-4.html
Hyperwar Japanese Naval Ground Forces: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/KYE/CINCPAC-11-45/index.html
Merchant ships: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/alaska.htm
Ship History: http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=O543
VERLUSTE JAPANISCHER HANDELSSCHIFFE 1941-1945: http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/verluste/jap.merch.loss.a-c.htm
Akitsu Maru Army auxiliary escort/assault aircraft carrier: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/ijn_cv.htm#akit-cl
Converted Merchant Vessels: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_esc_aux_sc.htm
Japanese Warships of Worl War II – Anthony J. Watts

Several sites list Patrol Division 1 and 2 as part of the China Area Fleet this is not possible due to the Patrol Squadron 1 being located in Japan.
Azuchi Maru was the ex-Latouche that was captured in the Philippines so it cannot be part of the China Fleet.
07/01/41 Seaplane Tender Kamoi (AP) (Captain Hasebe Yoshizo) this is not a gunboat.
12/08/41 Second Class Destroyer Karukaya (DD2) (ex-destroyer No. 18) is assigned Chinkai (Korea) Guard District Destroyer Division 32 with ASAGAO and FUYO
Repair Ship Hayase (ex-Chinese) no information after 10/25/38
Gunboat Banjo Maru (Banyo Maru in some references) (GB) Laid down 02/1877 Complete 07/05/1880 Sold 1913



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Takao, Taiwan
Third Fleet (Vice Admiral Tajahashi Ibo Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Ashigara (CL))
Repair Ship Yamabiko Maru (AR)
Replenishment Tanker Kosei Maru (AOR)
Transport Senko Maru (AP) (4,472 Tons)
Tanker Hayatomo Maru (AO) (15,450 tons) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legaspi Invasion Force
Tanker Genyo Maru (AO) (10,018 Tons)
Water Tanker Koan Maru (AW)
Water Tanker Chozan Maru (AW)
Water Tanker Goryu Maru (AW)


Seaplane Tender Division 12 Operation “E” – The Invasion of British Malaya; Singora Invasion Force
Auxiliary Seaplane Tender Kamikawa Maru (AV) (6x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane (and 2x reserve); 3x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane (and 1x reserve))
Auxiliary Seaplane Tender Sanyo Maru (AV) (6x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane; 2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane in reserve)
Auxiliary Seaplane Tender Sagara Maru (AV) (6x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane; 2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane in reserve)


Cruiser Division 16
Second Class Cruiser Nagara (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legaspi Invasion Force
Second Class Cruiser Kuma (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines; North Philippines Distant Cover Force
Second Class Cruiser Ashigara (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legaspi Invasion Force


Mine Division 17
Operation "M" - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); North Philippines Distant Cover Force
Dual-purpose Mine/Net Layer Itsukushima (CMN) 12/10/41 to 12/11/41 laying 300 in San Bernardino Strait, Philippines
Dual-purpose Mine/Net Layer Yaeyama (CMN) 12/10/41 to 12/11/41 laying 133 mines in the Surigao Strait, Philippines
Operation “E” – The Invasion of British Malaya
Minelayer Tatsumiya Maru (CM) 12/06/41 to12/07/41 laying 456 mines between Tioman Island (Gunung Daik Bercabang Tiga) and the Anambas archipelago, British Malaya (Malaysia)


Destroyer Squadron 5 (Rear Admiral Hara, Kenzaburo) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Aparri Invasion Force
Second Class Cruiser Natori (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
Destroyer Division 5
Destroyer Asakaze (DD)
Destroyer Harukaze (DD)
Destroyer Hatakaze (DD)
Destroyer Matsukaze (DD)

Destroyer Division 22
Destroyer Fumizuki (DD)
Destroyer Minazuki (DD)
Destroyer Nagatsuki (DD)
Destroyer Satsuki (DD)


Submarine Squadron 6
Submarine Tender Chogei (AS)
Submarine Division 9
Submarine I-123 (SS) 12/08/41 laying 40 mines in the Balabac Strait, Philippines
Submarine I-124 (SS) 12/08/41 laying 39 mines off Manila Bay, Philippines, then proceeds to standby Southwest of Lubang Island, Mindoro, Philippines for air rescue

Submarine Division 13
Submarine I-121(SS) 12/08/41 laying 42 mines Northeast of Singapore
Submarine I-122 (SS) 12/08/41 laying 42 mines Northeast of Singapore


Base Force 1 (Rear Admiral Kubo, Kyuji)
Harbor Master
Communications Unit
Ports & Docks Unit
Naval Defense Unit
Naval Servey Unit
Dual-purpose Mine/Net Layer Shirataka (CMN)
Dual-purpose Mine/Net Layer Aotaka (CMN) Operation "M" - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legaspi Invasion Force
Minelayer Ikushima Maru (CM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legaspi Invasion Force
Transport Hakusan Maru (AP) (10,380 tons)
Transport Kimishima Maru (AP) (5,193 tons)
Transport Myoko Maru (AP) (5,087 tons)


Minesweeper Division 21
Minesweeper W-7 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legaspi Invasion Force
Minesweeper W-8 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legaspi Invasion Force
Minesweeper W-9 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Minesweeper W-10 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Minesweeper W-11 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Minesweeper W-12 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force


Gunboat Division 1
Gunboat Busho Maru (GB) Phase 2: Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Lamon Bay Invasion Force
Auxiliary Minelayer Keiko Maru (ACM) Phase 2: Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Lamon Bay Invasion Force
Auxiliary Minelayer Kanko Maru (ACM) Phase 2: Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Lamon Bay Invasion Force
Auxiliary Minelayer Myoken Maru (ACM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legaspi Invasion Force


Submarine Chaser Division 1 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Aparri Invasion Force
Submarine Chaser CH-1 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-2 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-3 (PC)


Submarine Chaser Division 2 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Aparri Invasion Force
Submarine Chaser CH-13 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-14 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-15 (PC)


Submarine Chaser Division 51 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (South); Legaspi Invasion Force
Minesweeper Kyo Maru #12 (AMc)
Minesweeper Kyo Maru #13 (AMc)
Netlayer Toko Maru #1 (AN)


Submarine Chaser Division 52 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Minesweeper Shonan Maru #17 (AMc)
Minesweeper Takunan Maru #5 (AMc)
Minesweeper Fukuei Maru #15 (AMc)


Base Force 2 (Rear Admiral Hirose, Sueto)
Harbor Master 2
Naval Defense Unit 2
Ports & Docks Unit 2
Naval Signal Unit 2
Naval Servey Unit 2

Seaplane Tender Sanuki Maru (AV) (6x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane; 2x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane in reserve) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines; Camiguin Island Invasion Detachment
Dual-purpose Mine/Net Layer Wakataka Maru (CMN)
Minelayer Imizu Maru (CM)
Coastal Minelayer Seian Maru (CMc)
Minelayer Shinko Maru (CM) 12/04/41 departs Nakagusuku Bay (AKA Buckner Bay), Okinawa for Kirun, Formosa (Keelung, Taiwan)
Transport Hakozaki Maru (AP) (10,413 Tons)
Transport Kumagawa Maru (ex-Nichiyo Maru) (AP) (7,508 tons) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Transport Sumanoura Maru (AP) (3,519 tons)
Transport Kenryu Maru (AP) (6,643 tons)
Kirun Maru (no information)
Survey Ship Kyodo Maru #36 (AGS)

Torpedo Boat Division 21 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Torpedo Boat Chidori (TB)
Torpedo Boat Hatsukari (TB)
Torpedo Boat Manazura (TB)
Torpedo Boat Tomozuru (TB)


Minesweeper Division 11
Minesweeper W-13 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Minesweeper W-14 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Minesweeper W-15 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Aparri Invasion Force
Minesweeper W-16 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Aparri Invasion Force


Minesweeper Division 30
Minesweeper W-17 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Minesweeper W-18 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Minesweeper W-19 (AM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Aparri Invasion Force
Minesweeper W-20 (AM)


Gunboat Division 2
Gunboat Kamitsu Maru (GB) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Aparri Invasion Force
Minelayer Okuyo Maru (CM)
Minelayer Taiko Maru (CM) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Aparri Invasion Force


Gunboat Division 3 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines; Camiguin Island Invasion Detachment
Gunboat Aso Maru (GB)
Gunboat Kiso Maru (GB)
Gunboat Nanpo Maru (GB)


Submarine Chaser Division 21 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Submarine Chaser CH-4 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-5 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-6 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-16 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-17 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-18 (PC)


Submarine Chaser Division 31 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Vigan Invasion Force
Submarine Chaser CH-10 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-11 (PC)
Submarine Chaser CH-12 (PC)


Submarine Chaser Division 53 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Gunboat Kyo Maru #2 (GB)
Gunboat Kyo Maru #11 (GB)
Auxiliary Netlayer Korei Maru (AN)


Submarine Chaser Division 54 Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Gunboat Shonan Maru #1 (GB)
Gunboat Shonan Maru #2 (GB)
Auxiliary Netlayer Nagara Maru (AN)


Special Base Force 32 (Rear Admiral Irifune, Naosaburo)
Coastal Minelayer Kamome (CMc) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Coastal Minelayer Tsubame (CMc) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Minelayer Imizu Maru (CM)
Coastal Minesweeper Nichiyu Maru (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Tatsuhuru Maru (AMc)

Patrol Boat Division 1
Patrol Boat #1 (ex-Shimakaze) (PB) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Patrol Boat #2 (ex-Nadakaze) (PB) Operation “M” - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment
Patrol Boat #32 (ex-Aoi) (PB) Operation “U” - The Invasion of Wake Island; Wake Island Bombardment Force
Patrol Boat #33 (ex-Hagi) (PB) Operation “U” - The Invasion of Wake Island; Wake Island Bombardment Force
Patrol Boat #34 (ex-Sutsuki) (PB) Phase 2: Operation "H" - The Invasion of Celebes, Netherlands East Indies
Patrol Boat #35 (ex-Tsuta) (PB) Phase 2: Operation “B” - The Invasion of Borneo; Tarakan
Patrol Boat #36 (ex-Fuji) (PB) Phase 2: Operation “B” - The Invasion of Borneo; Tarakan Invaision Force
Patrol Boat #37 (ex-Hishi) (PB) Phase 2: Operation “B” - The Invasion of Borneo;; Tarakan Invaision Force
Patrol Boat #38 (ex-Yomogi) (PB) Phase 2: Operation “B” - The Invasion of Borneo; Tarakan Invaision Force
Patrol Boat #39 (ex-Tade) (PB) Phase 2: Operation "H" - The Invasion of Celebes, Netherlands East Indies




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Post #: 39
RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/25/2010 1:46:06 PM   
Extraneous

 

Posts: 1810
Joined: 6/14/2008
Status: offline 		1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Fourth Fleet December 7/8,1941

Names are in the Japanese way of surname or family name then given name.
Dates are in month, day, and year sequence.

Ships sunk by Submarine: http://www.valoratsea.com/JANAC8.htm
Japanese Generals between 1932-1945: http://www.generals.dk/generals.php
Pacific War Database: http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/
People and Ships: http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm
OOB, People: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/_ijn.html
Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/_ops.html
Ship List and Movements: http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
Ship List: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_index.htm
Gunboat List: http://hmsfalcon.com/foreign/foreign.htm
Czechoslovakian OOB site: http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/ijn/index_frame.htm
Czechoslovakian Ship List site: http://www.warshipsww2.eu/typy.php?language=E&period=&stat=JAP
Hyperwar U.S. Intelligence Report 11/27/41: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/45-41.html
Hyperwar Japanese merchant ships sunk: http://funsite.unc.edu/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/JANAC-Losses/JANAC-Losses-4.html
Hyperwar Japanese Naval Ground Forces: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/KYE/CINCPAC-11-45/index.html
Hyperwar Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other operations: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/PTO-Campaigns/USSBS-PTO-2.html
Ship History: http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=O543
VERLUSTE JAPANISCHER HANDELSSCHIFFE 1941-1945: http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/verluste/jap.merch.loss.a-c.htm
Merchant ships: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/alaska.htm
Akitsu Maru Army auxiliary escort/assault aircraft carrier: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/ijn_cv.htm#akit-cl
Some OOB: http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/941JLNA.pdf
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=83952
Japanese Monograph No 116 "The Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II: A Graphic Presentation of the Japanese Naval Organization and List of Combatant and Non-Combatant Vessels Lost or Damaged in the War." Tokyo: Historical Section, G-2, GHQ, Far East Command, February 1952. 279p
Japanese Warships of Worl War II – Anthony J. Watts
Japanese Dictionary: http://www.freedict.com/onldict/jap.html

Several sites list Patrol Division 1 and 2 as part of the China Area Fleet this is not possible due to the Patrol Squadron 1 being located in Japan.
Azuchi Maru was the ex-Latouche that was captured in the Philippines so it cannot be part of the China Fleet.
07/01/41 Seaplane Tender Kamoi (AP) (Captain Hasebe Yoshizo) this is not a gunboat.
12/08/41 Second Class Destroyer Karukaya (DD2) (ex-destroyer No. 18) is assigned Chinkai (Korea) Guard District Destroyer Division 32 with ASAGAO and FUYO
Repair Ship Hayase (ex-Chinese) no information after 10/25/38



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Truk, Caroline Islands (Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia))
Fourth Fleet (Vice Admiral Inouye, Shigeyoshi Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Kashima (CL))

Armed Merchant Cruiser Kongo Maru (CX) (8,624 Tons) Operation “U” - Invasion of Wake Island; Wake Island Invasion Force
Armed Merchant Cruiser Kinryu Maru (CX) (9,310 Tons) Operation “U” - Invasion of Wake Island; Wake Island Invasion Force
Cable Ship Yomabato Maru (ARC)
Hospital Ship Hikawa Maru (AH)
Repair Ship Matsue Maru (ex-Shoei Maru) (AR)
(Not Possible) Transport Chichibu Maru (AP) (17,498 tons) (1939 renamed TITIBU MARU, 1941 renamed KAMAKURA MARU, 1942 converted to a troop ship) 10/29/41 to 12/15/41 at Yokosuka, Japan
Tanker Kaijo Maru #2 (AO) (8,691 tons)
Transport Chiyo Maru (AP) (4,107 tons)
Transport Haruna Maru (AP) (10,421 tons)
Transport Hokkai Maru (AP) (8,416 tons)
Transport Tateyama Maru (AP) (1,190 tons)
Water Tanker Amakasu Maru #1 (AW) (1,913 tons)

2nd Maizuru SNLF (-)
66th Naval Guard Unit
7th Construction Unit
4th Military Post Unit
4th Searchlight Unit
4th Naval Stores Depot
4th Naval Air Depot


Cruiser Squadron 18
Second Class Cruiser Kashima (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
Second Class Cruiser Tenryu (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “U” - Invasion of Wake Island; Wake Island Bombardment Force
Second Class Cruiser Tatsuta (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “U” - Invasion of Wake Island; Wake Island Bombardment Force


Minelayer Squadron 19
Minelayer Okinoshima (CM) Operation “GI” - Invasion of the Gilbert Islands; Makin Invasion Force
Minelayer Tokiwa (CM) Operation “GI” - Invasion of the Gilbert Islands; Makin Invasion Force
Minelayer Tsugaru (CM) Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam; Guam Invasion Force
Auxiliary Minelayer Tenyo Maru (ACM) Operation “GI” - Invasion of the Gilbert Islands; Makin Invasion Force


Destroyer Squadron 6
Second Class Cruiser Yubari (CL) Operation “U” - Invasion of Wake Island; Wake Island Bombardment Force
Destroyer Division 29
Destroyer Asanagi (DD) Operation “GI” - Invasion of the Gilbert Islands; Tarawa Invasion Force
Destroyer Hayate (DD) Operation “U” - Invasion of Wake Island; Wake Island Bombardment Force
Destroyer Oite (DD) Operation “U” - Invasion of Wake Island; Wake Island Bombardment Force
Destroyer Yunagi (DD) Operation “GI” - Invasion of the Gilbert Islands; Tarawa Invasion Force

Destroyer Division 30 Operation “U” - Invasion of Wake Island; Wake Island Bombardment Force
Destroyer Kisaragi (DD)
Destroyer Mochizuki (DD)
Destroyer Mutsuki (DD)
Destroyer Yayoi (DD)


Submarine Squadron 7
Submarine Tender Jingei (AS) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) 12/06/41 en-route from Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands (Republic of the Marshall Islands) to Wake Island
Submarine Division 26 on standby alert
Submarine RO-60 (SS)
Submarine RO-61 (SS)
Submarine RO-62 (SS)

Submarine Division 27 Operation “U” - Invasion of Wake Island; Wake Island Interdiction Force
Submarine RO-65 (SS)
Submarine RO-66 (SS)
Submarine RO-67 (SS)

Submarine Division 33 Operation “GI” - Invasion of the Gilbert Islands; Gilbert Islands Interdiction Force
Submarine RO-63 (SS)
Submarine RO-64 (SS)
Submarine RO-68 (SS)



Ruot, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands (Republic of the Marshall Islands)
Detachment 2nd Maizuru SNLF



Palau, Caroline Islands (Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia )
Base Force 3 (Rear Admiral Nakamura, Kazuo)
Naval Defense Unit 3
Naval Signal Unit 3
Ports & Docks Unit 3
Peleliu Depot
Arakanesan Battery
Goikul (Oikull) Battery
Koror Island Battery
Urukthapel Island Battery
West Passage Battery
Peleliu Anti-aircraft Battery


Minesweeper Division 13
Coastal Minesweeper Ataka Maru #3 (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Tomazono Maru #3 (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Tokasago Maru (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Toroshima Maru (AMc)


Gunboat Division 4
Gunboat Edo Maru (PG)
Gunboat Saiko Maru (PG)
Gunboat Fukuyama Maru (PG)


Subchaser Division 55
Gunboat Gamitsu Maru #1 (PG)
Gunboat Showa Maru #3 (PG)
Gunboat Showa Maru #5 (PG)
Gunboat Nichi Maru #1 (PG)


Naval Air Group 16 (8x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane; 4x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane)



Truk, Caroline Islands (Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia))
Base Force 4 (Rear Admiral Moizumi, Shinichi)
Naval Defense Unit 4
Naval Signal Unit 4
Ports & Docks Unit 4
Truk Anti-aircraft Battery
Truk Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery
Matalanin Defense Unit

Net Tender Koei Maru (AN)
Submarine Chaser Takunan Maru #10 (PC)


Minesweeper Division 14
Coastal Minesweeper Hogoromo Maru (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Noshiro Maru #2 (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Tama Maru (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Tama Maru #2 (AMc)


Gunboat Division 5
Gunboat Tama Maru #8 (PG)
Gunboat Toshi Maru #3 (PG)
Net Tender Kotobuki Maru (AN)


Gunboat Division 6
Gunboat Choko Maru #2 (PG)
Gunboat Choan Maru #2 (PG)
Gunboat Heij Maru (PG)


Submarine Chaser Division 56
Submarine Chaser Shonan Maru #15 (PC)
Submarine Chaser Takunan Maru #2 (PC)
Net Tender Kunimitsu Maru (AN)


Naval Air Group 17 (2x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane; 4x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane detached to Fourth Fleet)


Ponape, Caroline Islands (Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia))
Ponape Defense Unit
Radio Interception Detachment
Anti-aircraft Battery
Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery
Costal Battery



Saipan, Mariana Islands (Saipan, United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)
Base Force 5 (Rear Admiral Kasuga, Atsushi) Invasion of Guam and Wake Island
Naval Defense Unit 5
Naval Signal Unit 5
Ports & Docks Unit 5
Radio Interception Detachment
Saipan Anti-aircraft Battery
Saipan Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery
Costal Battery
Heavy Costal Battery

Gunboat Shoei Maru (PG)


Minesweeper Division 15
Coastal Minesweeper Fumi Maru #2 (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Seki Maru #3 (AMc)


Gunboat Division 7
Gunboat Kogyoku Maru (PG) Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam; Guam Invasion Force
Gunboat Shotoku Maru (PG) Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam; Guam Invasion Force
Gunboat Hirotama Maru (PG)
Gunboat Shoei Maru (PG) Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam; Guam Invasion Force


Submarine Chaser Division 59 Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam; Guam Invasion Force
Submarine Chaser Shonan Maru #5 (PC)
Submarine Chaser Shonan Maru #6 (PC)
Net Tender Shofuku Maru (AN)


Submarine Chaser Division 60 Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam; Guam Invasion Force
Submarine Chaser Kyo Maru #8 (PC)
Submarine Chaser Kyo Maru #10 (PC)
Net Tender Shuko Maru (AN)


Naval Air Group 18 (6x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane; 6x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane)



Ruot (Kwajalein Atoll), Marshall Islands (Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands)
Base Force 6 (Rear Admiral Yatsushiro, Sukeyoshi)
Naval Defense Unit 6
Naval Guard Unit 51
Naval Guard Unit 52
Naval Guard Unit 53
Naval Signal Unit 6
Ports & Docks Unit 6
Roi-Namur Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery
Ruot (Kwajalein Atoll) Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery
Yalut Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery

Gunboat Fukui Maru (PG)
Gunboat Hakkaisan Maru (PG)
Gunboat Kaikei Maru (PG)
Gunboat Kaiun Maru (PG)
Gunboat Kantori Maru (PG)
Gunboat Santos Maru (PG)
Gunboat Toyotsu Maru (PG)


Gunboat Division 8
Gunboat Chokai Maru (PG)
Gunboat Daido Maru (PG)
Gunboat Ikuta Maru (PG)
Gunboat Nagata Maru (PG)


Minesweeper Division 16
Coastal Minesweeper Shonan Maru #7 (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Shonan Maru #8 (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Tama Maru #3 (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Tama Maru #5 (AMc)


Submarine Chaser Division 62
Submarine Chaser Takuna Maru #6 (PC)
Submarine Chaser Takuna Maru #7 (PC)
Net Tender Katsura Maru (AN)


Submarine Chaser Division 63
Submarine Chaser Fumi Maru #3 (PC) Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam; Guam Invasion Force
Submarine Chaser Shonon Maru #3 (PC)
Net Tender Kotobuki Maru (AN)


Submarine Chaser Division 64
Submarine Chaser Shonon Maru #10 (PC)
Submarine Chaser Shonon Maru #11 (PC)
Net Tender Kashima Maru (AN)


Submarine Chaser Division 65
Submarine Chaser Kyo Maru #6 (PC)
Submarine Chaser Kyo Maru #7 (PC)
Net Tender Uji Maru (AN)


Elements of Naval Air Group 19 (6x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane; 6x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane)


Naval Air Flotilla 24 (Vice Admiral Goto, Eiji)
Aviation Depot Ship Kamoi (AVB)
Auxiliary Aircraft Transport Goshu Maru (AVT)
Auxiliary Aircraft Transport Mogamigawa Maru (AVT)
Seaplane Tender Kiyokawa Maru (AV) (6x E8N2 (Dave) Type 95 Recon Seaplane; 2x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam; Guam Invasion Force

Chitose Naval Air Group (36x G3M2 (Nell) Type 96 Twin-engined Bomber; 1x G3M1 (Nell) Type 96 Twin-engined Bomber; 24x A5M4 (Claude) Type 96 Fighter)

Naval Air Flotilla 24 Transport Unit (11x Transport Planes)


Jaluit (Yalut) Atoll, Marshall Islands (Jaluit Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands)
Elements of Naval Air Group 19 (4x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane; 2x F1M2 (Pete) Type 0 Observation Seaplane)


Yokohama Naval Air Group (from Air Flotilla 24) (8x H6K4 (Mavis) Type 97 Flying Boat; 3x H6K2-L (Mavis) Type 97 Flying Boat)



Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands (Maloelap Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands)
Radio Reveiving Detachment
Light Anti-aircraft Battery
Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery


Yokohama Naval Air Group (from Air Flotilla 24) (16x H6K4 (Mavis) Type 97 Flying Boat; 5x H6K2-L (Mavis) Type 97 Flying Boat)


Taroa Detachment (from Air Flotilla 24; Chitose Naval Air Group) (15x A5M4 (Claude) Type 96 Fighter)



Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands (Wotje Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands)
Radio Reveiving Detachment
Long Wave Station
Short Wave Station



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University of Science Music and Culture (USMC) class of 71 and 72 ~ Extraneous (AKA Mziln)

(in reply to Extraneous)
Post #: 40
RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/25/2010 1:47:04 PM   
Extraneous

 

Posts: 1810
Joined: 6/14/2008
Status: offline 		1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Fifth Fleet December 7/8,1941

Names are in the Japanese way of surname or family name then given name.
Dates are in month, day, and year sequence.

Ships sunk by Submarine: http://www.valoratsea.com/JANAC8.htm
Japanese Generals between 1932-1945: http://www.generals.dk/generals.php
Pacific War Database: http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/
People and Ships: http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm
OOB, People: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/_ijn.html
Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/_ops.html
Ship List and Movements: http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
Ship List: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_index.htm
Gunboat List: http://hmsfalcon.com/foreign/foreign.htm
Czechoslovakian OOB site: http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/ijn/index_frame.htm
Czechoslovakian Ship List site: http://www.warshipsww2.eu/typy.php?language=E&period=&stat=JAP
Hyperwar U.S. Intelligence Report 11/27/41: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/45-41.html
Hyperwar Japanese merchant ships sunk: http://funsite.unc.edu/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/JANAC-Losses/JANAC-Losses-4.html
Hyperwar Japanese Naval Ground Forces: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/KYE/CINCPAC-11-45/index.html
Hyperwar Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other operations: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/PTO-Campaigns/USSBS-PTO-2.html
Ship History: http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=O543
VERLUSTE JAPANISCHER HANDELSSCHIFFE 1941-1945: http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/verluste/jap.merch.loss.a-c.htm
Merchant ships: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/alaska.htm
Akitsu Maru Army auxiliary escort/assault aircraft carrier: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/ijn_cv.htm#akit-cl
Some OOB: http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/941JLNA.pdf
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=83952
Japanese Monograph No 116 "The Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II: A Graphic Presentation of the Japanese Naval Organization and List of Combatant and Non-Combatant Vessels Lost or Damaged in the War." Tokyo: Historical Section, G-2, GHQ, Far East Command, February 1952. 279p
Japanese Warships of Worl War II – Anthony J. Watts

Several sites list Patrol Division 1 and 2 as part of the China Area Fleet this is not possible due to the Patrol Squadron 1 being located in Japan.
Azuchi Maru was the ex-Latouche that was captured in the Philippines so it cannot be part of the China Fleet.
07/01/41 Seaplane Tender Kamoi (AP) (Captain Hasebe Yoshizo) this is not a gunboat.
12/08/41 Second Class Destroyer Karukaya (DD2) (ex-destroyer No. 18) is assigned Chinkai (Korea) Guard District Destroyer Division 32 with ASAGAO and FUYO
Repair Ship Hayase (ex-Chinese) no information after 10/25/38



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Ominato, Honshu, Japan
Fifth Fleet (Vice Admiral Hosogaya, Boshiro Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Tama (CL))
Naval Defense Unit 7
Naval Signal Unit 7
[Ports & Docks Unit 7

Transport Toko Maru #2 (AP) (probably Toko Maru (4,180 Tons))
Transport Akashisan Maru (AP) (4,521 Ton)
Tanker Nissho Maru (AO) (10,536 tons)


Cruiser Squadron 21
Second Class Cruiser Tama (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
Second Class Cruiser Kiso (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
Seaplane Tender Kimikawa Maru (AV) (8x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)


Auxiliary Cruiser Squadron 22
Armed Merchant Cruiser Akagi Maru (CX)
Armed Merchant Cruiser Asaka Maru (CX)
Armed Merchant Cruiser Awata Maru (CX)


Base Force 7 (Rear Admiral Abe, Kasuke)


Minesweeper Division 17
Coastal Minesweeper Keinan Maru (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Misago Maru #11(AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Toshi Maru #5 (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper Toshi Maru #8 (AMc)


Gunboat Division 10
Gunboat Magan Maru (GB)
Gunboat Shoei Maru (GB)
Gunboat Yoshida Maru (GB)


Submarine Chaser Division 66
Submarine Chaser Fumi Maru (PC)
Submarine Chaser Seki Maru #2 (PC)
Net Tender Kogi Maru (AN)


Chichijima Naval Air Group (6x E13A1 (Jake) Type 0 Recon Seaplane)



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University of Science Music and Culture (USMC) class of 71 and 72 ~ Extraneous (AKA Mziln)

(in reply to Extraneous)
Post #: 41
RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/25/2010 1:49:17 PM   
Extraneous

 

Posts: 1810
Joined: 6/14/2008
Status: offline 		1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Sixth Fleet December 7/8,1941

Names are in the Japanese way of surname or family name then given name.
Dates are in month, day, and year sequence.

Ships sunk by Submarine: http://www.valoratsea.com/JANAC8.htm
Japanese Generals between 1932-1945: http://www.generals.dk/generals.php
Pacific War Database: http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/
People and Ships: http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm
OOB, People: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/_ijn.html
Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/_ops.html
Ship List and Movements: http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
Ship List: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_index.htm
Gunboat List: http://hmsfalcon.com/foreign/foreign.htm
Czechoslovakian OOB site: http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/ijn/index_frame.htm
Czechoslovakian Ship List site: http://www.warshipsww2.eu/typy.php?language=E&period=&stat=JAP
Hyperwar U.S. Intelligence Report 11/27/41: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/45-41.html
Hyperwar Japanese merchant ships sunk: http://funsite.unc.edu/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/JANAC-Losses/JANAC-Losses-4.html
Hyperwar Japanese Naval Ground Forces: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/KYE/CINCPAC-11-45/index.html
Hyperwar Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other operations: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/PTO-Campaigns/USSBS-PTO-2.html
Ship History: http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=O543
VERLUSTE JAPANISCHER HANDELSSCHIFFE 1941-1945: http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/verluste/jap.merch.loss.a-c.htm
Merchant ships: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/alaska.htm
Akitsu Maru Army auxiliary escort/assault aircraft carrier: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/ijn_cv.htm#akit-cl
Some OOB: http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/941JLNA.pdf
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=83952
Japanese Monograph No 116 "The Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II: A Graphic Presentation of the Japanese Naval Organization and List of Combatant and Non-Combatant Vessels Lost or Damaged in the War." Tokyo: Historical Section, G-2, GHQ, Far East Command, February 1952. 279p
Japanese Warships of Worl War II – Anthony J. Watts

Several sites list Patrol Division 1 and 2 as part of the China Area Fleet this is not possible due to the Patrol Squadron 1 being located in Japan.
Azuchi Maru was the ex-Latouche that was captured in the Philippines so it cannot be part of the China Fleet.
07/01/41 Seaplane Tender Kamoi (AP) (Captain Hasebe Yoshizo) this is not a gunboat.
12/08/41 Second Class Destroyer Karukaya (DD2) (ex-destroyer No. 18) is assigned Chinkai (Korea) Guard District Destroyer Division 32 with ASAGAO and FUYO
Repair Ship Hayase (ex-Chinese) no information after 10/25/38



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Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ;

Ruot (Kwajalein Atoll), Marshall Islands (Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands)
Sixth Fleet (Vice Admiral Shimizu, Mitsumi; Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Katori (CL))
Second Class Cruiser Katori (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane)
Ammunition Ship Aratama Maru (AE) (6,873 Tons)
Tanker Ondo (AO) (15,450 Tons)
Tanker Toa Maru (AO) (10,051 Tons)


Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Squadron 1 (Rear Admiral Sato, Tsutomu; Flagship: Submarine I-9 (SS))
Submarine I-9 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 25-50nm North of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Auxiliary Submarine Tender Yasukuni Maru (AS)

Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Division 1
Submarine I-15 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 25-50nm North of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-16 (SS) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 15nm South of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-17 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 25-50nm North of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii

Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Division 2
Submarine I-18 (SS) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 15nm South of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-19 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 110nm Northeast of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-20 (SS) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 15nm South of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii

Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Division 3
Submarine I-21 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 110nm Northeast of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-22 (SS) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 15nm South of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-23 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 110nm Northeast of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii

Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Division 4
Submarine I-24 (SS) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 15nm South of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-25 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 25-50nm North of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-26 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; underway between Pearl Harbor and San Francisco, California


Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Squadron 2 (Rear Admiral Yamazaki, Shigeaki; Flagship: Submarine I-7 (SS))
Submarine I-7 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; underway between Molokai and Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-10 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane) on patrol between Fiji Islands (Republic of the Fiji Islands) and Samoa Islands (Independent State of Samoa)
Auxiliary Submarine Tender Santos Maru (AS)

Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Division 7 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; underway between Molokai and Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-1 (SS)
Submarine I-2 (SS)
Submarine I-3 (SS)

Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Division 8 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; underway between Molokai and Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-4 (SS)
Submarine I-5 (SS)
Submarine I-6 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane)


Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Squadron 3 (Rear Admiral Miwa, Shigeyoshi; Flagship: Submarine I-8 (SS))
Submarine I-8 (SS) (1x E14Y1 (Glen) Type 0 Sub-Borne Seaplane) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 25-50nm South of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Auxiliary Submarine Tender Taigei (AS)

Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Division 11 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 25-50nm South of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-74 (SS)
Submarine I-75 (SS)

Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Division 12 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 25-50nm South of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-68 (SS)
Submarine I-69 (SS)
Submarine I-70 (SS)

Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; Submarine Division 20 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor ; on patrol 25-50nm South of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
Submarine I-71 (SS)
Submarine I-72 (SS)
Submarine I-73 (SS)




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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/25/2010 1:50:44 PM   
Extraneous

 

Posts: 1810
Joined: 6/14/2008
Status: offline 		Imperial Japanese Navy China Expeditionary Fleets December 7/8,1941

Names are in the Japanese way of surname or family name then given name.
Dates are in month, day, and year sequence.

Pacific War Database: http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/
OOB, People, and Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/_ijn.html
Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/_ops.html
Ship List and Movements: http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
Ship List: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_index.htm
Ship List: http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/ijn/index_frame.htm
Gunboat List: http://hmsfalcon.com/foreign/foreign.htm
Czechoslovakian site Ship List: http://www.warshipsww2.eu/typy.php?language=E&period=&stat=JAP
People and Ships: http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm
Some OOB: http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/941JLNA.pdf
Hyperwar U.S. Intelligence Report 11/27/41: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/45-41.html
Hyperwar Japanese merchant ships sunk: http://funsite.unc.edu/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/JANAC-Losses/JANAC-Losses-4.html
Hyperwar Japanese Naval Ground Forces: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/KYE/CINCPAC-11-45/index.html
Merchant ships: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/alaska.htm
Ship History: http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=O543
VERLUSTE JAPANISCHER HANDELSSCHIFFE 1941-1945: http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/verluste/jap.merch.loss.a-c.htm
Akitsu Maru Army auxiliary escort/assault aircraft carrier: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/ijn_cv.htm#akit-cl
Converted Merchant Vessels: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_esc_aux_sc.htm
Japanese Warships of Worl War II – Anthony J. Watts

Several sites list Patrol Division 1 and 2 as part of the China Area Fleet this is not possible due to the Patrol Squadron 1 being located in Japan.
Azuchi Maru was the ex-Latouche that was captured in the Philippines so it cannot be part of the China Fleet.
07/01/41 Seaplane Tender Kamoi (AP) (Captain Hasebe Yoshizo) this is not a gunboat.
12/08/41 Second Class Destroyer Karukaya (DD2) (ex-destroyer No. 18) is assigned Chinkai (Korea) Guard District Destroyer Division 32 with ASAGAO and FUYO
Repair Ship Hayase (ex-Chinese) no information after 10/25/38



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Shanghai, China
China Area Fleet (Vice Admiral Koga Mineici Flagship: Armored Cruiser Izumo (CD))
Armored Cruiser Izumo (CD) (1x E4N2 Type 90-2 Recon Seaplane)
Hospital Ship Muro Maru (AH) Merchant conversion 6
Gunboat Kotaka (PG)
Second Class Destroyer Hosu (DD2)
Gunboat Asuga (PG) (ex-Yung Chien) (MTB depot ship)


Supply Unit (All ships in this unit are suspect)
Hospital Ship Muro Maru (AH) Merchant conversion 6 (was listed as a AK)
Transport Azusa Maru (AP) (1,370 tons)
Transport Banshu Maru #21 (AP)
Transport Kosoku Maru #3 (AP)
Transport Minowa Maru (AP)
Transport Tenran Maru (AP)
Transport Zuiho Maru (AP) (Tanker Zuiho Maru (AO) (5,135 Tons) sunk off Hong Kong carrying Allied POW’s)
Transport Kasagisan Maru (AP) (2,427 tons)
Tanker Junko Maru (AO) (471 tons) (departing Sasebo for the Taichow Islands, China)
Tanker Koryu Maru (AO) (974 tons) (departing Sasebo for the Taichow Islands, China)
Tanker Moji Maru (AO) (318 tons)
Tanker Toen Maru (AO) (5,125 tons) (11/18/41 begins conversion to fleet oiler; 12/17/41 departs Sasebo to replenish China Area Fleet units in the Hong Kong area)


Shanghai Area Base Force (Vice Admiral Makita Kakusaburo)
Shanghai SNLF

Gunboat Toba (PG)
Second Class Destroyer Kuri (DD2)
Second Class Destroyer Hasu (DD2)
Second Class Destroyer Tsuga (DD2)
Destroyer Tender Nipponkai Maru (AD)

Gunboat Division 13
Gunboat Hyakufuku Maru (PG) Merchant conversion 87
Gunboat Shosei Maru (PG) Merchant conversion 87
Gunboat Unkai Maru #10 (PG) Merchant conversion 87

Gunboat Division 14
Gunboat Nishho Maru #2 (PG) Merchant conversion 87
Gunboat Shinko Maru #1 (PG) Merchant conversion 87
Gunboat Tosho Maru (PG) Merchant conversion 87


China Area Fleet Naval Air Group (8x B5M1 (Mabel) type 97-2 Carrier torpedo bomber; 1x L3Y2 (Tina) Type 96 land based transport)


Nanking Base Force
Nanking SNLF



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Hankow, China
First China Expeditionary Fleet (Vice Admiral, Prince, Komatsu Teruhisa commander First China Expeditionary Fleet and Yangtze River Squadron Flagship: Gunboat Uji (PG))
Converted Yacht Ataki (PY)
Auxiliary Gunboat Haruko Maru (PG)
Communications Ship Kasai (AGMR)
2x Patrol Motor Boat (PB)
12x Barges
11x Inboard Motor Ships
2x Outboard Motor Ships
8x Skimming Boats
Yangtze SNLF - deployed in companies along the Yangtze River

Hankow Area Base Force (Rear Admiral Ichise Shinichi)
Hankow SNLF
Communications ship Kosai (AGMR) (ex-Korean lighthouse tender)
Repair Ship Hitonose (AR) (ex-Chinese) http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/45-41.html

Patrol Squadron 11
Gunboat Ataka (PG) First China Expeditionary Fleet 12/24/41 Joins Lower River Division
Gunboat Atami (PG) Lower River Division
Gunboat Futami (PG) Lower River Division
Gunboat Fushimi (PG) Upper River Division
Gunboat Hira (PG) Upper River Division
Gunboat Kataka (PG) Upper River Division
Gunboat Seta (PG) Lower River Division
Gunboat Sumida (PG) Middle River Division
Gunboat Toba (PG) China Area Fleet Shanghai Base Force


Upper River Division
Gunboat Fushimi (PG)
Gunboat Hira (PG)
Gunboat Kataka (PG)
6x Patrol Motor Boat (PB)

Middle River Division
Gunboat Sumida (PG)
Gunboat Hozu (PG)
Gunboat Shinkoko (PG) (Transport Shinfufu Maru (AP)?)
8x Patrol Motor Boat (PB)

Lower River Division
Gunboat Atami (PG)
Gunboat Seta (PG)
Gunboat Chikubu (PG) (this ship is suspect)
Gunboat Futami (PG)
7x Patrol Motor Boat (PB)


Anching, Anhwei province, China
Ankei SNLF



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Second China Expeditionary Fleet (Vice Admiral Niimi, Masaichi Flagship: Second Class Cruiser Isuzu (CL))

Escort Squadron 15
Second Class Cruiser Isuzu (CL) (1x E7K2 (Alf) Type 94 Recon Seaplane) (Operation “C” - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Bombardment Force)
River Gunboat Hashidate (PR) (Operation “C” - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Assault Force)
River Gunboat Saga (PR) (Operation “C” - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Assault Force)
Torpedo Boat Kasasagi (TB) (Operation “C” - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Bombardment Force)
Torpedo Boat Hiyodori (TB) (Operation “C” - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Bombardment Force)


Torpedo Boat Division 11 (Operation “C” - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Bombardment Force)
Torpedo Boat Kari (TB)
Torpedo Boat Kiji (TB)


Special Base Force Amoy Area (Vice Admiral Hatakeyama, Koichiro)
Amoy Guard Unit
Tug Boat Kasashima (AT)
Transport Seisho Maru (AP)


Special Base Force Canton Area (Rear Admiral Inoue, Yasuo)
Gunboat Uji (PG) (Operation “C” - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Assault Force)
Repair Ship Hitonnose (ex-Chinese)
Gunboat Sozan Maru (PG)

Minesweeper Division 2
Minesweeper Ranzan Maru (AM)
Minesweeper Tsukushi Maru (AM) (Operation “C” - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Assault Force)
Minesweeper Arashima Maru (AM) (Operation “C” - The Invasion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Assault Force)


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Third China Expeditionary Fleet (05/07/41 to 12/26/41 Rear Admiral Sugiyama, Rokuzo Flagship: Armored Cruiser Iwate (CD))

Torpedo Division 11
Torpedo Boat Hato
Torpedo Boat Sagi
Torpedo Boat Kari
Torpedo Boat Kiji


North Patrol Division
Destroyer Tender Vessel Shuri Maru (AD)


South Patrol Division
Armored Cruiser Iwate (CD)


Base Force 2
Torpedo Boat Division 21 (Operation "M" - The Invasion of the Philippines (North); Batan Island Invasion Detachment)
Torpedo Boat Tomozuru (TB)
Torpedo Boat Hatsukari (TB)
Torpedo Boat Manazuru (TB)
Torpedo Boat Chidori (TB)


Base Force Kainan (Hainan Island, China)) (Vice Admiral Sunagawa, Kaneo)

Torpedo Division 1
Torpedo Boat Otori (TB)
Torpedo Boat Hayabusa (TB)


Seito (Ching Tao, Tsingtao, now Qingdao) Special Base Force



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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/25/2010 1:51:46 PM   
Extraneous

 

Posts: 1810
Joined: 6/14/2008
Status: offline 		Imperial Japanese Navy First Air Fleet December 7/8,1941

Names are in the Japanese way of surname or family name then given name.
Dates are in month, day, and year sequence.

Ships sunk by Submarine: http://www.valoratsea.com/JANAC8.htm
Japanese Generals between 1932-1945: http://www.generals.dk/generals.php
Pacific War Database: http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/
People and Ships: http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm
OOB, People: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/_ijn.html
Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/_ops.html
Ship List and Movements: http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
Ship List: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_index.htm
Gunboat List: http://hmsfalcon.com/foreign/foreign.htm
Czechoslovakian OOB site: http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/ijn/index_frame.htm
Czechoslovakian Ship List site: http://www.warshipsww2.eu/typy.php?language=E&period=&stat=JAP
Hyperwar U.S. Intelligence Report 11/27/41: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/45-41.html
Hyperwar Japanese merchant ships sunk: http://funsite.unc.edu/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/JANAC-Losses/JANAC-Losses-4.html
Hyperwar Japanese Naval Ground Forces: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/KYE/CINCPAC-11-45/index.html
Hyperwar Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other operations: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/PTO-Campaigns/USSBS-PTO-2.html
Ship History: http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=O543
VERLUSTE JAPANISCHER HANDELSSCHIFFE 1941-1945: http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/verluste/jap.merch.loss.a-c.htm
Merchant ships: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/alaska.htm
Akitsu Maru Army auxiliary escort/assault aircraft carrier: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/ijn_cv.htm#akit-cl
Some OOB: http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/941JLNA.pdf
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=83952
Japanese Monograph No 116 "The Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II: A Graphic Presentation of the Japanese Naval Organization and List of Combatant and Non-Combatant Vessels Lost or Damaged in the War." Tokyo: Historical Section, G-2, GHQ, Far East Command, February 1952. 279p
Japanese Warships of Worl War II – Anthony J. Watts

Several sites list Patrol Division 1 and 2 as part of the China Area Fleet this is not possible due to the Patrol Squadron 1 being located in Japan.
Azuchi Maru was the ex-Latouche that was captured in the Philippines so it cannot be part of the China Fleet.
07/01/41 Seaplane Tender Kamoi (AP) (Captain Hasebe Yoshizo) this is not a gunboat.
12/08/41 Second Class Destroyer Karukaya (DD2) (ex-destroyer No. 18) is assigned Chinkai (Korea) Guard District Destroyer Division 32 with ASAGAO and FUYO
Repair Ship Hayase (ex-Chinese) no information after 10/25/38



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Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan
First Air Fleet (Vice Admiral Nagumo, Chuichi; Flagship: Aircraft Carrier Akagi (CV))

Carrier Squadron 1 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; from Takan (Hitokappu) bay, Kuril Islands to 230nm Northeast of Ohau, Territory of Hawaii
Aircraft Carrier Akagi (Akagi “Red Castle”) (CV) Capacity 91 aircraft (21x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter; 18x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber; 27x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
1st Fighter Squadron (27x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter)
1st Torpedo-bomber Squadron (8x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
2nd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (8x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
3rd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (8x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
4th Torpedo-bomber Squadron (3x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
21st Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
22nd Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
23rd Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
25th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
26th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
27th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)

Aircraft Carrier Kaga (Kaga named after Kaga Province) (CV) Capacity 90 aircraft (21x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter; 27x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber; 27x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
2nd Fighter Squadron (27x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter)
1st Torpedo-bomber Squadron (18x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
2nd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (3x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
3rd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (3x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
4th Torpedo-bomber Squadron (3x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
21st Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
22nd Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
23rd Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
24th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
25th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
26th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
27th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
28th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
29th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)

Destroyer Division 7
Destroyer Akebono (DD) patrolling the Inland Sea
Destroyer Ushio (DD) Operation "Z" - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; Midway Bombardment Force
Destroyer Sazanami (DD) Operation "Z" - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; Midway Bombardment Force


Carrier Squadron 2 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; from Takan (Hitokappu) bay, Kuril Islands to 230nm Northeast of Ohau, Territory of Hawaii
Aircraft Carrier Soryu (Sôryû “Blue Dragon”) (CV) Capacity 68 aircraft (21x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter; 18x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber; 18x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
3rd Fighter Squadron (27x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter)
1st Torpedo-bomber Squadron (12x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
2nd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (2x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
3rd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (2x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
4th Torpedo-bomber Squadron (2x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
21st Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
22nd Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
23rd Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
24th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
25th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
26th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)

Aircraft Carrier Hiryu (Hiryû "Flying Dragon") (CV) Capacity 73 aircraft (21x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter; 18x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber; 18x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
4th Fighter Squadron (24x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter)
1st Torpedo-bomber Squadron (7x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
2nd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (7x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
3rd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (2x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
4th Torpedo-bomber Squadron (2x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
21st Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
22nd Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
23rd Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
24th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
25th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
26th Dive-Bomber Squadron (3x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)

Destroyer Division 23 Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam; Support Force
Destroyer Kikuzuki (DD)
Destroyer Uzuki (DD)
Destroyer Yuzuki (DD)


Carrier Squadron 4
Light Aircraft Carrier Ryujo (Ryūjō "Prancing Dragon") (CVL) Capacity 48 aircraft (16x A5M4 (Claude) Type 96 Carrier Fighter; 18x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
Auxiliary Carrier Kasuga maru (AV) (08/31/42 renamed Escort Aircraft Carrier Taiyo (CVE) (Taiyō “goshawk”)) en-route from Takao, Formosa (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) to Sasebo, Kyushu Island, Japan

Destroyer Division 3
Destroyer Shiokaze (DD) 100nm East of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
Destroyer Hokaze (DD) patrolling the Inland Sea


Carrier Squadron 5 Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; from Takan (Hitokappu) bay, Kuril Islands to 230nm Northeast of Ohau, Territory of Hawaii
Aircraft Carrier Shokaku (Shôkaku “Flying Crane”) (CV) Capacity 84 aircraft (18x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter; 27x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber; 27x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
5th Fighter Squadron (15x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter)
1st Torpedo-bomber Squadron (9x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
2nd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (9x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
3rd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (9x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
1st Dive-Bomber Squadron (9x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
2nd Dive-Bomber Squadron (9x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
3rd Dive-Bomber Squadron (9x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)

Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku (Zuikaku “Fortunate Crane”) (CV) Capacity 84 aircraft (18x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter; 27x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber; 27x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
6th Fighter Squadron (15x A6M2/21 Zero/Zeke Fighter)
1st Torpedo-bomber Squadron (9x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
2nd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (9x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
3rd Torpedo-bomber Squadron (9x B5N2/12 Kate Torpedo-bomber)
1st Dive-Bomber Squadron (9x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
2nd Dive-Bomber Squadron (9x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)
3rd Dive-Bomber Squadron (9x D3A1/11 Val Dive-Bomber)

Destroyer Akigumo (DD) Operation “Z” - The Attack on Pearl Harbor; from Takan (Hitokappu) bay, Kuril Islands to 230nm Northeast of Ohau, Territory of Hawaii
Destroyer Oboro (DD) Operation “G” – The Invasion of Guam; Support Force
Destroyer Yugumo (DD) patrolling the Inland Sea



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Post #: 44
RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/25/2010 1:52:34 PM   
Extraneous

 

Posts: 1810
Joined: 6/14/2008
Status: offline 		Imperial Japanese Navy 11th Air Fleet December 7/8,1941

Names are in the Japanese way of surname or family name then given name.
Dates are in month, day, and year sequence.

Ships sunk by Submarine: http://www.valoratsea.com/JANAC8.htm
Japanese Generals between 1932-1945: http://www.generals.dk/generals.php
Pacific War Database: http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/
People and Ships: http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm
OOB, People: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/_ijn.html
Operations: http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/014_japan/_ops.html
Ship List and Movements: http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
Ship List: http://navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_index.htm
Gunboat List: http://hmsfalcon.com/foreign/foreign.htm
Czechoslovakian OOB site: http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/ijn/index_frame.htm
Czechoslovakian Ship List site: http://www.warshipsww2.eu/typy.php?language=E&period=&stat=JAP
Hyperwar U.S. Intelligence Report 11/27/41: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/pha/misc/45-41.html
Hyperwar Japanese merchant ships sunk: http://funsite.unc.edu/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/JANAC-Losses/JANAC-Losses-4.html
Hyperwar Japanese Naval Ground Forces: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/KYE/CINCPAC-11-45/index.html
Hyperwar Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other operations: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/PTO-Campaigns/USSBS-PTO-2.html
Ship History: http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=O543
VERLUSTE JAPANISCHER HANDELSSCHIFFE 1941-1945: http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/verluste/jap.merch.loss.a-c.htm
Merchant ships: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/alaska.htm
Akitsu Maru Army auxiliary escort/assault aircraft carrier: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/ijn_cv.htm#akit-cl
Some OOB: http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/941JLNA.pdf
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=83952
Japanese Monograph No 116 "The Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II: A Graphic Presentation of the Japanese Naval Organization and List of Combatant and Non-Combatant Vessels Lost or Damaged in the War." Tokyo: Historical Section, G-2, GHQ, Far East Command, February 1952. 279p
Japanese Warships of Worl War II – Anthony J. Watts

Several sites list Patrol Division 1 and 2 as part of the China Area Fleet this is not possible due to the Patrol Squadron 1 being located in Japan.
Azuchi Maru was the ex-Latouche that was captured in the Philippines so it cannot be part of the China Fleet.
07/01/41 Seaplane Tender Kamoi (AP) (Captain Hasebe Yoshizo) this is not a gunboat.
12/08/41 Second Class Destroyer Karukaya (DD2) (ex-destroyer No. 18) is assigned Chinkai (Korea) Guard District Destroyer Division 32 with ASAGAO and FUYO
Repair Ship Hayase (ex-Chinese) no information after 10/25/38



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Takao, Formosa (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China)
Eleventh Air Fleet (Vice Admiral Tsukahara, Nishizo)
Auxiliary Aircraft Transport Kamogawa Maru (AVT)
Auxiliary Aircraft Transport Keiyo Maru (AVT)
Auxiliary Aircraft Transport Lyons Maru (AVT)
Transport Amagisan Maru (AP) (7,620 Tons)
Transport Tashushin Maru (AP) (no information)
Transport Nikkoku Maru (AP) (2,728 Tons)
Gasoline Tanker Hino Maru #5 (AOG) (2,725 Tons)
Gasoline Tanker Nana Maru (AOG) (6,764 Tons)


Destroyer Division 31
Destroyer Akikaze (DD)
Destroyer Hakaze (DD)
Destroyer Tachikaze (DD)


Tainan, Formosa (Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China)
Naval Air Flotilla 21 (Rear Admiral Tada, Takeo)
Naval Air Transport Group 21 (8x Transport Planes)
Auxiliary Aircraft Transport Katsuragi Maru (ATV)


Naval Air Group 1 (48x G3M2 (Nell) Type 96 Twin-engined Bomber; 2x LO (Thelma) Type LO Transport)


Palau, Caroline Islands (Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia)
Toko Naval Air Group (6x H6K4 (Mavis) Type 97 Flying Boat)

Palau, Caroline Islands (Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia)
Toko Naval Air Group
ToKo Naval Seaplane Base: 6x H6K4 (Mavis) Type 97 Flying Boat
Arakabesan Naval Air Station: 6x H6K4 (Mavis) Type 97 Flying Boat; 6x H6K2-L (Mavis) Type 97 Flying Boat
Palau Naval Air Base: 13x A5M4 (Claude) Type 96 Fighter


Taichu, Formosa (Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China)
Detachment of Kanoya Naval Air Group (46x G3M2 (Nell) Type 96 Twin-engined Bomber; 2x LO (Thelma) Type LO Transport)


Chiai, Formosa (Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China)
Yokosuka 1 SNLF
Yokosuka 3 SNLF

Naval Air Group 1001 (25x L3Y1 (Tina) type 96 Transport; 2x G6M-L2 (Betty) Type 1 Paratroop Transport)


Saigon, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Naval Air Flotilla 22 (Rear Admiral Matsunaga, Sadaichi)
Naval Air Transport Group 22 (5x Transport Planes)
Auxiliary Aircraft Transport Komaki Maru (ATV)

Genzan Naval Air Group (48x G3M2 (Nell) Type 96 Twin-engined Bomber)

Kanoya Naval Air Group (36x G3M1 (Nell) Type 96 Twin-engined Bomber)


Thi Dai Moi, French Indochina
Bihoro Naval Air Group (48x G3M2 (Nell) Type 96 Twin-engined Bomber)


Soc Trang, French Indochina(Soc Trang, Vietnam)
Yamada Unit (25x A6M2/11 (Zeke) Type 0 Fighter; 11x A5M4 (Claude) Type 96 Fighter; 6x C5M2 (Babs) Type 98 Scout Plane)


Takao, Formosa (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China)
Naval Air Flotilla 23 (Rear Admiral Takenaka, Ryuzo)
Naval Air Transport Group 23 (12x Transport Planes)
Auxiliary Aircraft Transport Komaki Maru (ATV)

Naval Air Group 3 (53x A6M2/11 (Zeke) Type 0 Fighter; 7x A5M4 (Claude) Type 96 Fighter; 9x C5M2 (Babs) Type 98 Scout Plane)


Tainan, Formosa (Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China)
Tainan Naval Air Group 3 (54x A6M2/11 (Zeke) Type 0 Fighter; 6x A5M4 (Claude) Type 96 Fighter; 8x C5M2 (Babs) Type 98 Scout Plane)

Takao, Formosa (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China)
Takao Naval Air Group 3 (54x G4M1 (Betty) Type 1 Twin-engined Bomber; 3x LO (Thelma) Type LO Transport)



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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/30/2010 12:50:15 PM   
Froonp


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Looks like there is a megaton of researches here !



Thanks for everyone here !

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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/31/2010 4:32:50 AM   
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Extraneous, I am going to chuck my library card and start paying taxes to support you instead. You've amassed a truly amazing wealth of information here!

Thank you, thank you, thank you...


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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/31/2010 11:56:38 AM   
Extraneous

 

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Status: offline 		You will note I did not list any game sites (not even Matrix forums) due to the variations of ship classes for the named ships. There are cases, at game sites, where the same named ship was listed as a gunboat, transport, or more than one class at the same site.

Matrix was one of the few that had people requesting name changes to correct this.


When in doubt about a ship I looked for the listing of its sinking or its wreck site.


“No information” doesn’t necessarily mean there is no information. It really means either unverifiable, questionable, conflicting, or dubious information.


There are many cases where the name of the ship was very close to another name. This could have been due to differences when being translated. If I could verify the correct ship name I corrected the name.


Complete records of the Japanese are not in existence. I did Phase 1 because it is easier to verify Phase 2 is very intermittent on information. Sometimes you get everything other times you know there were ships but you only find where ship X rescued survivors from shipY but 10,000 men were landed.


No website is perfect all websites have errors. You can only go with what you can verify.



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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/31/2010 6:13:41 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

You will note I did not list any game sites (not even Matrix forums) due to the variations of ship classes for the named ships. There are cases, at game sites, where the same named ship was listed as a gunboat, transport, or more than one class at the same site.

Matrix was one of the few that had people requesting name changes to correct this.


When in doubt about a ship I looked for the listing of its sinking or its wreck site.


“No information” doesn’t necessarily mean there is no information. It really means either unverifiable, questionable, conflicting, or dubious information.


There are many cases where the name of the ship was very close to another name. This could have been due to differences when being translated. If I could verify the correct ship name I corrected the name.


Complete records of the Japanese are not in existence. I did Phase 1 because it is easier to verify Phase 2 is very intermittent on information. Sometimes you get everything other times you know there were ships but you only find where ship X rescued survivors from shipY but 10,000 men were landed.


No website is perfect all websites have errors. You can only go with what you can verify.



Hmmm. If the label "No information" isn't always accurate, perhaps you could replace it with "unverifiable, questionable, conflicting, or dubious information" where appropriate.

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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 12/31/2010 8:59:09 PM   
Extraneous

 

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Status: offline 		Or as in some cases absolutely, positively, nothing found for this ship name anywhere.

Or "This ship didn't exist at this time".

Or "This site sometimes replaces the letter "J" with "Y"".


Trust me on this; the label covers a multitude of sins.


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RE: For the Purists September 9. 1939 - 5/18/2011 5:03:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Operation TORCH (ex Operation Gymnast) 11/08/42 – 11/12/42
OOB Casablanca http://www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_WWII_Mediterranean/OOB_WWII_Casablanca.htm
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_dieppe1.html
HOME FLEET - October to December 1942 http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-HF1942d.htm
Service Histories by Name, Type, and Class http://wow.naval-history.net/xGM-aContents.htm
Operation Train http://www.killifish.f9.co.uk/Malta%20WWII/Operations.htm
Fleet Air Arm http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ships/Aircraftcarrierindex.html
Siri Holm Lawson Warsailors.com http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/kmsconvoys.html
Arnold Hague Convoy Database http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hague/index.html
http://www.bluestarline.org/lamports/browning3.html
www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/saint.htm
http://uncleted.jinak.cz/utorch.htm
http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/algeria/algeria.htm
http://www.duchessofbedford.com/ssdob/
http://usswashington.com/worldwar2plus55/dl08no42b.htm
http://www.amazon.com/If-Perish-Frontline-Nurses-World/dp/product-description/0375415149
Generals names http://www.generals.dk/
Polish Navy http://www.polishnavy.pl/index.html
RN and RNR Officers http://www.unithistories.com/
French Moroccan Fleet http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/ETO/Ultra/SRH-BA-Appendix/Appendix-17.html
HMS Aircraft Carriers http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/ESCORT/index.htm
French Oran Fleet http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/1942/11/08.htm
http://oceania.pbworks.com/w/page/8473543/UK_Silver-Line

NCXF = Naval Commander Expeditionary Force

Landing Ship Infantry (S) = Landing Ship Infantry (Small)
Landing Ship Infantry (M) = Landing Ship Infantry (Medium)
Landing Ship Infantry (L) = Landing Ship Infantry (Large)
Landing Ship Infantry (H) = Landing Ship Infantry (Hand-Hoisted Boats)

How to read a convoy name during this time period
Convoy first letter is for origin second is for destination (except for a WS convoy which were known as Winston Specials)
U – United States of America
K – United Kingdom
G – Gibraltar
M – Mediterranean

Convoy third letter is for speed of the convoy
F – Fast
S – Slow

Further convoy numbers and letters are to differentiate when there are multiple convoys on the same route

Example – UGF.1 – Fast convoy from USA to Gibraltar number 1
Example – KMS.1G - Slow convoy from the United Kingdom to the Mediterranean number 1G
Example – KMS.2G - Slow convoy from the United Kingdom to the Mediterranean number 2G


WESTERN NAVAL TASK FORCE - Task Force 34 – Rear Admiral Henry Kent Hewitt, Flagship: Heavy Cruiser Augusta (CA-31)

Western Task Force - Major General George Smith Patton Jr., USA (I Armored Corps) Headquarters on Heavy Cruiser Augusta (CA-31) - approximately 34,000 Troops.
2nd Armored Division
3rd Infantry Division
9th Infantry Division
70th Tank Battalion
756th Tank Battalion
603rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
609th Tank Destroyer Battalion
702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
36th Combat Engineer Regiment
2 signal companies
Sufficient support units

Southern Attack Group - Operation Blackstone (Safi, French Morocco) – Force X - Major General Ernest Harmon, USA - 6,423 men, 54x M-4 Sherman medium and 54x M-3 Stuart light tanks

Operation Blackstone’s objectives were to silence all coastal batteries, seize the town and port of Safi, French Morocco to allow the landing of the bulk of the 2nd Armored Division that would turn North and attack Casablanca.

The 47th Regimental Combat Team, 9th Infantry Division, USA lands at Safi, French Morocco
The 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, USA lands at Safi, French Morocco


Center Attack Group - Operation Brushwood (Fedala, French Morocco) - Force Y - Major General Jonathan Waverly Anderson, USA (3rd Infantry Division) - 18,783 men, 79x M-3 Stuart light tanks

Operation Brushwood’s objectives were to silence all coastal batteries, seize the town and port of Fedala as well as all roads and rail lines serving them, and then turn south to envelop Casablanca from the landward side.

The 7th Regimental Combat Group – 7th Regimental Combat Team (+) lands to the east of Fedala, French Morocco
The 15th Regimental Combat Group - 15th Regimental Combat Team (+) lands to the east of Fedala, French Morocco
The 30th Regimental Combat Group – 30th Regimental Combat Team (+) lands at Fedala, French Morocco
The 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, USA lands at Fedala, French Morocco


Northern Attack Group - Operation Goalpost (Mehedia, French Morocco and Port-Lyatuey, French Morocco) - Force Z – Major General W. R. Truscott, USA - 9,099 men, 65x M-3 Stuart light tanks

Operation Goalpost’s main objectives were airfields at Port-Lyautey and at Sale, 25 miles south, near Rabat. To reach them the Troops would first have to take the coastal village of Mehdia and the town of Port-Lyautey five miles inland on the Sebou River.

The 60th Regimental Combat Team, 9th Infantry Division, USA lands off Mehedia, Algeria
The 1st Battalion (+), 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, (USA) lands off Mehedia, Algeria
The 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Armored Division, (USA) lands off Mehedia, Algeria
The 756th Tank Battalion lands off Mehedia, Algeria
The 1st Battalion, 540th Engineers USA lands off Mehedia, Algeria



CENTRAL NAVAL TASK FORCE - Commodore Thomas Hope Troubridge Flagship: Landing Ships Headquarters (Large) HMS Largs
Air Group
Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious (47)
801 Squadron FAA 12x Supermarine Seafire Fighter
807 Squadron FAA 12x Supermarine Seafire IIC Fighter
822 Squadron FAA 9x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber

Escourt Aircraft Carrier HMS Argus (I49)
880 Squadron FAA 12x Supermarine Seafire IIC Fighter

Covering/Support Force
Battleship HMS Rodney (29) Detached from Force H

Landing Ships Headquarters (Large) HMS Largs (ex MV Charles Plumier (French)) (4,504 tons)

Transports
Transport SS Monarch of Bermuda (CW) (22,424 tons) 2,683 Troops
Transport SS Mooltan (CW) (20,952 tons) 3,608 Troops
Transport SS Orbita (CW) (15,495 tons) 2,000 Troops

Western Landing Group (Oran, Algeria)
Transport SS Stefan Batory (14,287 tons)
Landing Ship Infantry (M) HMS Queen Emma (ex Koningin Emma (Dutch)) (4.180) (4,135 tons) 8x Landing Craft
Landing Ship Infantry (M) HMS Princess Beatrix (ex Prinses Beatrix (Dutch)) (4.44) (4,135 tons) 8x Landing Craft


Center Landing Group (Oran, Algeria)
Transport Division 26 (TRANSDIV 26) 22x LCA, 10x LCP (LCVP), and 11x LCM III
Transport SS Derbyshire (11,660 tons)
Transport SS Llangibby Castle (CW) (11,951 tons) MT, Stores 62 tons, 1,646 Troops
Landing Ship Infantry Durban Castle (CW) (17,388 tons) 18x Landing Craft
Landing Ship Infantry (L) HMS Glengyle (4.196) (9,919 tons)


Eastern Landing Group (Arzew Bay, Algeria)
Transport Division 16 (TRANSDIV 16)
Transport SS Warwick Castle (CW) (20,107 tons) 12X LCA 11/14/42 Sunk by U-413
Transport SS Duchess of Bedford (CW) (20,123 tons) 11x LCA and 3,044 Troops

Transport Division 18 (TRANSDIV 18)
Transport SS Ettrick (CW) (11,279 tons) 10x LCA and 1,760 Troops 11/15/42 Sunk by U-155
Transport SS RMMV Reina Del Pacifico (CW) (17,702 tons) 12x LCA and 2,500 Troops
Transport SS Tegelberg (Dutch) (14,150 tons) 10x LCA and 3,200 Troops
Landing Ship Infantry (H) HMS Royal Ulsterman (F 63) (3,244 tons) 5x LCA
Landing Ship Infantry (H) HMS Ulster Monarch (F 69) (3,791 tons) 5x LCA
Landing Ship Infantry (H) HMS Royal Scotsman (F 115) (3,244 tons) 5x LCA



Center Task Force - Major General Lloyd Ralston Fredendall, USA (II Corps)
1st Armored Division
1st Infantry Division
1st Ranger Battalion
2xnd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Take the roads, villages, and two airfields in the area, and converge on the Oran, Algeria from three sides.

11/07/42 Tafraoui airfield (15 south of Oran) and La Senia airfield (5 miles south of Oran)
The US 2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment bad weather and faulty communications caused varying numbers of planes to land at Gibraltar, French French Morocco, Spanish French Morocco, and several points along the Algerian coast. Some of the Troops arriving in Algeria became prisoners of civil police, while the rest were too disorganized to contribute to the battle for Oran.

Western Landing Group (Oran, Algeria) – Task Force Green - Colonel Paul McDonald Robinett, USA

Objective was to capture the town of Lourmel, Algeria and then move on to Oran, Algeria

Task Force Green lands at beach X (Mersa Bou Zadjar) twenty-eight miles west of Oran, Algeria
1st Tank Batalion, 13th Armored Regiment, Combat Command B, 1st Armored Division, USA
1st Armored Infantry Batalion, 6th Armored Infantry Regiment, Combat Command B, 1st Armored Division, USA
And Support Units


Center Landing Group (Oran, Algeria) – Task Force Green – Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., USA

The 26th Regimental Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, USA lands at beach Y (Les Andalouses) West of Oran, Algeria


Eastern Landing Group (Oran, Algeria) – Force Z – Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen, USA

The 1st US Ranger Battalion lands at night at Arzew Bay, Algeria and silences two gun batteries.

The 18th Regimental Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, USA lands at beach Z at Arzew Bay, Algeria
The 16th Regimental Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, USA lands at beach Z at Arzew Bay, Algeria

11/08/42 Operation Reservist
The Sloop HMS Hartland (ex USCG Cutter Pontechartrain) (Y00) and Sloop HMS Walney (ex USCG Cutter Sebago) (Y04) are sunk trying to land 400 Troops of the 6th Armored Infantry Regiment, USA who were to prevent damage to the port. Only 47 American Troops were actually landed.



EASTERN NAVAL TASK FORCE - Vice Admiral Sir Harold Martin Burrough Flagship: Landing Ships Headquarters (Large) HMS Bulolo (F.82)
Eastern Task Force - Lieutenant General Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, British (Major General Charles Wolcott Ryder, USA was selected to lead the initial landing force at Algiers)

Anti-submarine Trawler HMS Lord Nuffield (FY 221) 11/10/42 Heavily damages Italian submarine Emo (Marcello class) off Algiers. After the Emo’s crew abandons ship then it is scuttled.

Force O – Vice Admiral Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt Flagship: Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C24)
Escort Aircraft Carrier HMS Avenger (D14) 11/15/42 Sunk by U-155 West of Gibraltar
802 Squadron FAA 9x Hawker Sea Hurricane IIB Fighter
833 Squadron FAA 3x Fairey Swordfish II Torpedo Bomber detached at Gibraltar for anti-submarine patrols
883 Squadron FAA 6x Hawker Sea Hurricane IIC Fighter

Elements of Tenth Cruiser Division
Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C24) (Flagship: Tenth Cruiser Division) 11/07/42 Transfer’s US Troops to Destroyer HMS Malcolm (D19) and Destroyer HMS Broke (D83) for landings.
Light AA Cruiser HMS Charybdis (88)
Light AA Cruiser HMS Scylla (98)


Cover Force/Escort
Monitor HMS Frederick Roberts (F.40)

Anti-aircraft Ship HMS Palomares (F.38)
Anti-aircraft Ship HMS Pozarica
Anti-aircraft Ship HMS Tynwald 11/12/42 Sunk by Italian submarine Argo at Bougie, Algeria

61st Escort Group
Sloop HMS Enchantress (L 56)
Sloop HMS Stork (L 81)

Submarines
Submarine HMS Unrivalled (P.45)
Submarine HMS P.48 11/23/42 Sunk by Italian Motor Torpedo Boats Ardente and Ardito north-west of the island of Zembra, Tunis
Submarine HMS Sibyl (P.217)

Transports
Transport SS Cathay (CW) (15,225 tons) 11/12/42 Sunk by Axis aircraft
Transport SS Letitia (CW) (13,595 tons)
Transport SS Nieuw Zeeland (Dutch) (11,069 tons) 1,933 Troops 11/11/42 Sunk by U-380
Transport SS Strathnaver (CW) (22,283 tons) 3,179 Troops
Attack Transport USS Thomas Stone (APA-29) (10,210 tons) MT and 1,449 Troops 11/07/42 Torpedoed by U-205 11/19/42 towed to Algiers 11/24-25/42 attacked at night by Axis Aircraft 04/01/1944 declared unsalvageable


Western Landing Group (Algiers, Algeria)
Landing Ship Gantry RFA Dewdale (A151)(CW) (8,265 tons) 14x LCMs, FFO, and Petrol (Convoy KMS.1G)
Landing Ship Infantry (L) HMS Karanja (F 128) (9,891 tons) 11/12/42 Sunk by Axis aircraft
Transport SS Lalande (CW) (7,453 tons) MT, Guns, Stores 4 tons and 78 Troops (Convoy KMS.1G)
Transport SS Marnix Van St. Aldegonde (Dutch) (19,355 tons)
Transport SS Manchester Port (CW) (7,071 tons) MT, Guns, Stores 10 tons and 305 Troops Apple Beach, near Algiers (Convoy KMS.1G)
Transport SS Ocean Wanderer (CW) (7,178 tons) MT, Guns, Petrol 5 tons, Stores 4 tons and 30 Troops (Convoy KMS.1G)
Transport SS Ocean Victory (CW) (7,174 tons) MT, Stores26 tons and 10 Troops (Convoy KMS.1G)
Transport SS Viceroy of India (CW) (19,627 tons) 2,800 Troops 11/11/42 Returning to Gibraltar Sunk by U-407


Center Landing Group (Algiers, Algeria)
Landing Ships Headquarters (Large) HMS Bulolo (F.82) (6,267 tons)
Landing Ship Gantry RFA Ennerdale (A173) (8,280 tons) 15x LCMs
Transport SS Winchester Castle (CW) (20,012 tons)
Transport SS Otranto (CW) (20,026 tons)
Transport SS Sobiieski (Polish) (11,030 tons)
Transport SS Awatea (CW) (13,482 tons)


Eastern Landing Group (Algiers, Algeria)
Attack Transport USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) (10,812 tons)
Attack Cargo Ship USS Almaack (AKA-10) (9,902 tons)
Attack Transport USS Leedstown (AP-73) (9,135 tons) 11/09/42 Sunk by Axis aircraft
Transport SS Dempo (Dutch) (17,024 tons)
Transport SS Exceller (USA) (6,597 tons)


Western Landing Group (Algiers, Algeria) – Brigadier General Edward Earnshaw Eden Cass

The 11th Infantry Brigade, 78th Infantry Division (British) lands at beach APPLES (Castiglione Beach) East of Algiers, Algeria


Center Landing Group (Algiers, Algeria) – Colonel John Wilson O'Daniel

The 168th Regimental Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, USA lands at beach BEER (near Sidi Ferruch) East of Algiers, Algeria

The 6th Commando (British) lands Northwest of Algiers, Algeria


Eastern Landing Group (Algiers, Algeria) – Colonel Benjamin Franklin Caffey Jr.

The 39th Regimental Combat Team, 9th Infantry Division, USA lands at beach CHARLIE (between Sourcouf and Taya) West of Algiers, Algeria

11/08/42 Operation Terminal: 3rd Battalion (Colonel Edwin Swenson, USA), 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, USA.
Destroyer HMS Malcolm (D19) and Destroyer HMS Broke (D83) attempt to land toops under the command of Colonel Edwin Swenson, USA to capture and prevent damage to the port facilities at Algiers, Algeria. Destroyer HMS Malcolm (D19) is forced to retire with severe damage while Destroyer HMS Broke (D83) is able to land its Troops but will sink later. The Troops surrender 7 hours after landing but are able to prevent the destruction of the port before the French defenders have to surrender to larger Allied forces.


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10/05/42 - 11/05/42 Force Q (Azores Covering Force)
Elements of First Cruiser Squadron
Heavy Cruiser HMS Cumberland (57)
Heavy Cruiser HMS Norfolk (78)

5x Destroyers



10/20/42 - 10/30/42 Operation Train: From the Clyde, Scotland to delever 29x Spitfires to Malta 2x Spitfires remain onboard with defects returns to Gibraltar to prepare for Operation TORCH
Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious (47)
801 Squadron FAA 12x Supermarine Seafire Fighter
807 Squadron FAA 12x Supermarine Seafire IIC Fighter
822 Squadron FAA 9x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber

Light Cruiser HMS Aurora (12)
Light AA Cruiser HMS Charybdis (88) (from Tenth Cruiser Division)
Destroyer HMS Escapade (H 17)
Destroyer HMS Achates (H 12) 11/08/42 Assisted Destroyer HMS Westcott (D 47) in sinking of Vichy French submarines Actaeon and Argonaute
Destroyer HMS Vanoc (H33)
Destroyer HMS Verity (D63)
Destroyer HMS Westcott (D 47) 11/08/42 Assisted Destroyer HMS Achates (H 12) in sinking of Vichy French submarines Actaeon and Argonaute
Destroyer HMS Wishart (D67) 11/07/42 detached to stand by Attack Transport USS Thomas Stone (APA-29)
Destroyer ORP Blyskawica (DD)
Escort Destroyer HMS Bramham (L 51)
Escort Destroyer HMS Cowdray (L52)



10/22/42 – 11/05/42 Convoy KMS.1G (Slow assault convoy) from the Clyde, Scotland to Gibraltar Commodore: Captain Jeffery Elliot DSO RD RNR Flagship: Transport SS Alphard (Dutch)
Vice Commodore: Ship’s Master in Transport SS Glenfinlas (CW)
Escort 11/07/42 Departs Convoy KMS.1G
Escort Aircraft Carrier HMS Avenger (D14) 11/14/42 Departs to join Convoy MKF.1Y 11/15/42 Sunk by U-155 West of Gibraltar
802 Squadron FAA 9x Hawker Sea Hurricane IIB Fighter
833 Squadron FAA 3x Fairey Swordfish II Torpedo Bomber detached at Gibraltar for anti-submarine patrols
883 Squadron FAA 6x Hawker Sea Hurricane IIC Fighter

Destroyer HMS Vansittart (D64) 11/12/42 Departs to join MKF.1X

Corvette HMS Convolvulus (K45)

Anti-aircraft Ship HMS Alynbank

Minesweeper HMS Acute (M106)
Minesweeper HMS Alarm (J 140)
Minesweeper HMS Albacore (J 101)
Minesweeper HMS Cadmus (J 230)

Corvette HMS Violet (K 35)
Corvette HMS Penstemon (K 61)
Corvette HMS Rhododendron (K 78)
Corvette HMS Marigold (K 87)
Corvette HMS Gardenia (K 99) 11/09/42 Sunk in collision with armed trawler Minesweeper Trawler HMS Fluellen (T 157).
Corvette HMS Samphire (K128)
Corvette HMS Vetch (K 132)

Sloop HMS Deptford (L 53)
Sloop HMS Stork (L 81)


Transports
Attack Transport USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52) (7,177 tons) MT, Petrol 224 tons, Stores 500 tons and 49 Troops

Landing Ship Gantry RFA Derwentdale (A114) (8,390 tons) 14x LCM I (TRANSDIV 16)
Landing Ship Gantry RFA Dewdale (A151) (8,265 tons) 14x LCMs, FFO, and Petrol
Landing Ship Gantry RFA Ennerdale (A173) (8,280 tons) 15x LCMs

Tanker SS Kaia Knudsen (Norwegian) (9,063 tons) NOT LISTED IN SIGNALS, BUT DA
Transport SS Alcinous (Dutch) (6,189 tons) MT, Petrol 20 tons, Stores 382 tons and 352 Troops
Transport SS Alphard (Dutch) (5,483 tons) MT, Petrol 239 tons, Stores 558 tons and 307 Troops
Transport SS Antigone (CW) (4,545 tons) NOTIONAL ARRIVAL DATE. NOT LISTED IN SIGNALS, BUT DATES FIT
Transport SS Ardeola (CW) (2,609 tons) Fodder, Independent to Malta Intercepted by the French
Transport SS Benalbanach (CW) (7,153 tons) MT, Petrol 77 tons, Stores 141 tons and 278 Troops
Transport SS Charles H. Cramp (USA) (6,220 tons) MT, Petrol 201 tons, Stores 309 tons and 293 Troops
Transport SS Chattanooga City (USA) (5,687 tons) MT, Petrol 188 tons, Stores 663 tons and 295 Troops
Transport SS City of Worcester (CW) (5,469 tons) MT, Petrol 242 tons, Stores 839 tons and 21 Troops
Transport SS Clan Mactaggart (CW) (7,622 tons) MT, Petrol 45 tons, Stores 445 tons and 310 Troops
Transport SS Delilian (CW) (6,423 tons) MT, Petrol 174 tons, Stores 341 tons and 330 Troops
Transport SS Empire Confidence (CW) (5,023 tons) MT, Petrol 223 tons, Stores 377 tons and 28 Troops
Transport SS Empire Day (CW) (7,242 tons) NOT LISTED IN SIGNALS.
Transport SS Empire Mordred (CW) (7,024 tons) MT, Petrol 277 tons, Stores 483 tons and 55 Troops
Transport SS Fort McLoughlin (CW) (7,129 tons)
Transport SS Glenfinlas (CW) (7,479 tons) MT, Petrol 82 tons, Stores 541 tons and 127 Troops
Transport SS Havildar (CW) (5,401 tons) AFV, MT, Petrol 3 tons, Stores 221 tons and 83 Troops
Transport SS Hopecrown (CW) (5,180 tons)
Transport SS Jean Jadot (Belgian) (5,859 tons) MT, Petrol 143 tons, Stores 705 tons and 10 Troops
Transport SS Lalande (CW) (7,453 tons) MT, Guns, Stores 4 tons and 78 Troops
Transport SS Lochmonar (CW) (9,412 tons) MT, Petrol 289 tons, Stores 451 tons and 79 Troops
Transport SS Lycaon (CW) (7,350 tons) MT, Petrol 232 tons, Stores 131 tons and 56 Troops
Transport SS Macharda (CW) (7,998 tons) MT, Petrol 83 tons, Stores 231 tons and 280 Troops
Transport SS Manchester Port (CW) (7,071 tons) MT, Guns, Stores 10 tons and 305 Troops Apple Beach, near Algiers
Transport SS Mark Twain (USA) (7,176 tons) AFV, MT, Guns, Stores 61 tons and 55 Troops
Transport SS Maron (CW) (6,487 tons) MT, Petrol 275 tons, Stores 273 tons and 284 Troops
Transport SS Mary Slessor (CW) (5,027 tons) MT, Petrol 51 tons, Stores 47 tons and 394 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Rider (CW) 7,178 MT, Petrol 240 tons, Stores 28 tons and 10 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Victory (CW) (7,174 tons) MT, Stores26 tons and 10 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Volga (CW) (7,174 tons) MT and 9 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Wanderer (CW) (7,178 tons) MT, Guns, Petrol 5 tons, Stores 4 tons and 30 Troops
Transport SS Pacific Exporter (CW) (6,734 tons) MT, Petrol 240 tons, Stores 600 tons and 151 Troops
Transport SS Recorder (CW) (2,276 tons) 81x MT, Stores 44 tons and 62 Troops
Transport SS Salacia (CW) (5,495 tons) MT, Petrol 48 tons, Stores 445 tons and 302 Troops
Transport SS Sobo (CW) (5,353 tons) MT, Petrol 118 tons, Stores 527 tons and 421 Troops
Transport SS St. Essylt (CW) (5,634 tons) AFV, Guns, MT, Stores 109 tons and 293 Troops
Transport SS Stanhill (CW) (5,969 tons) MT, Petrol 82 tons, Stores 486 tons and 32 Troops
Transport SS Tadorna (CW) (1,947 tons) Fodder, Independent to Malta Intercepted by the French
Transport SS Theseus (CW) (6,527 tons) MT, Petrol240 tons, Stores 328 tons and 51 Troops
Transport SS Tiba (Dutch) (5,239 tons) MT, 117 Petrol, 553 Stores and 38 Troops
Transport SS Urlana (CW) (6,852 tons) MT, Petrol 109 tons, Stores 572 tons and 7 Troops
Transport SS Walt Whitman (USA) (7,176 tons) MT, 6 Petrol, 51 Stores and 54 Troops
Transport SS William Floyd (USA) (7,176 tons) MT, Petrol 202 tons, Stores 420 tons and 71 Troops
Transport SS William Wirt (USA) (7,191 tons) MT, Petrol 765 tons, Stores 514 tons and 54 Troops
Transport SS Zebulon B. Vance (USA) (7,177 tons) MT, Petrol 216 tons, Stores 421 tons and 46 Troops



10/23/42 – 10/29/42 From Scapa Flow, Scotland to Gibraltar
Battleship HMS Rodney (29)

Destroyer HMS Lookout (G32)
Destroyer HMS Panther (G41)

Escort Destroyer HMS Penn (G77)



10/24/42 - 11/08/42 Convoy UGF.1 From Hampton Roads, USA to Casablanca, French Morocco
Task Force 34 – Rear Admiral Henry Kent Hewitt, Flagship: Heavy Cruiser Augusta (CA-31)

TG 34.1 Covering Group - Rear Admiral Robert Carlisle Giffen
Battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
Heavy Cruiser USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37)
Heavy Cruiser USS Wichita (CA-45)

Fleet Oiler USS Chemung (AO-30) (11,335 tons)

Destroyer Squadron 8 (DESRON 8)
Destroyer USS John Mayrant (DD-402)
Destroyer USS Alexander Colden Rhind (DD-404)
Destroyer USS Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (DD-419)
Destroyer USS Thornton A. Jenkins (DD-447)


TG 34.8 Northern Attack Group (Operation Goalpost) - Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly
Air Group
Escort Aircraft Carrier USS Sangamon (CVE-26)
VGS-26 9x TBF Avenger Torpedo bomber, 9x SBD Dauntless Dive bomber
VGF-26 12x F4F Wildcat Fighter

Escort Aircraft Carrier USS Chenango (CVE-28)
Ferrying 76x USAAF P-40F Warhawk Fighter

Destroyer Division 19 (DESDIV 18)
Destroyer USS Samuel Hambleton (DD-455)
Destroyer USS David B. Macomb (DD-458)


Auxiliaries Escort
Destroyer USS Alexander J. Dallas (DD-199) (as APD for beaches Red 1 and Red 2)
Destroyer USS Edward Walter Eberle (DD-430)


Auxiliaries
Fleet Oiler USS Kennebec (AO-36) (10,221 tons)
Seaplane Tender USS Barnegat (AVP-10)
Minesweeper USS Raven (AM-55)
Minesweeper USS Osprey (AM-56)
Transport SS Contessa (5,512 tons) (USA)


Transport Escort/Fire Support
Battleship USS Texas (BB-35)
Light Cruiser USS Savannah (CL-42)

Destroyer Squadron 11 (DESRON 11)
Destroyer USS Francis Asbury Roe (DD-418)
Destroyer USS Samuel Livermore (DD-429)
Destroyer USS Lawrence Kearny (DD-432)
Destroyer USS John Ericsson (DD-440)
Destroyer USS Foxhall A. Parker Jr. (DD-604)


Transport Division 5 (TRANSDIV 5)
Attack Transport USS Henry T. Allen (AP-30) (14,174 tons)
Attack Transport USS John Penn (AP-51) (9,360 tons)
Attack Transport USS George Clymer (AP-57) (18,000 tons)
Attack Transport USS Florence Nightingale (AP-70) (7,773 tons)
Attack Transport USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) (8,195 tons)
Attack Transport USS Anne Arundel (AP-76) (7,796 tons)
Cargo Transport USS Electra (AK-21) (8,113 tons) 11/15/42 Damaged by U-173 after landing
Cargo Transport USS Algorab (AK-25) (8,656 tons)



TG 34.9 Center Attack Group (Operation Brushwood) - Captain Robert Emmet Flagship: Attack Transport USS Leonard Wood (AP-25)
Air Group - Rear Admiral Ernest McWhorter Flagship: Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger (CV-4)
Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger (CV-4)
VS-41 18x SBD-3 Dauntless Dive Bomber, 1x TBF Avenger Torpedo Bomber
VF-9 27x F4F-4 Wildcat Fighter
VF-41 27x F4F-4 Wildcat Fighter

Escort Aircraft Carrier USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
VGS-30 9x TBF Avenger Torpedo Bombers
VGF-28 15x F4F Wildcat Fighter
VGF-30 15x F4F Wildcat Fighter

Light Cruiser USS Cleveland (CL-35)

Destroyer Division 10 - Captain J.L. Holloway
Destroyer USS Theodore Gordon Ellyson (DD-454)
Destroyer USS Dulany Forrest (DD-461)
Destroyer USS LeRoy Fitch (DD-462)
Destroyer USS Jean Constance Corry (DD-463)
Destroyer USS Richmond Pearson Hobson (DD-464)


Fire Support Group
Heavy Cruiser Augusta (CA-31)
Light Cruiser Brooklyn (CL-40)

Destroyer Division 26 - Commander E.R. Durgin
Destroyer USS Augustus C. Ludlow (DD-438)
Destroyer USS Charles Wilkes (DD-441)
Destroyer USS Claude A. Swanson (DD-443)
Destroyer USS John McLeod Murphy (DD-603)


Minecraft/Auxiliaries
Mine Squadron 7 - Commander A.G. Cook
Destroyer Minesweeper USS James Shedden Palmer (DMS-5)
Destroyer Minesweeper USS Daniel Hogan (DMS-6)
Destroyer Minesweeper USS John Stansbury (DMS-8)
Minelayer USS Terror (CM-5)
Minelayer USS Miantonomah (CMc-10)
Minesweeper USS Auk (AM-57)
Fleet Oiler USS Winooski (AO-38) (9,900 tons) 11/11/42 Damaged off Fedala by U-173


Transport screen
Destroyer Squadron 13 - Captain John Heffernan
Destroyer USS Stephen C. Rowan (DD-405)
Destroyer USS Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (DD-437)
Destroyer USS Thomas Alva Edison (DD-439)
Destroyer USS Mark Lambert Bristol (DD-453)
Destroyer USS Thomas Boyle (DD-600)
Destroyer USS Benjamin Ryan Tillman (DD-641)

Transport Division 3 (TRANSDIV 3) - Captain R.G. Coman
Attack Transport USS William P. Biddle (AP-15) (7,884 tons)
Attack Transport USS Leonard Wood (AP-25) (13,712 tons)
Attack Transport USS Joseph T. Dickman (AP-26) (13,869 tons)
Attack Transport USS Tasker H. Bliss (AP-42) (12,568 tons) 11/12/42 Sunk off Fedala by U-130
Attack Transport USS Hugh L. Scott (AP-43) (12,579 tons) 11/12/42 Sunk off Fedala by U-130
Attack Transport USS Joseph Hewes (AP-50) (9,359 tons) 11/11/42 Sunk off Fedala by U-173
Attack Transport USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52) (7,177 Tons) Petrol 224 Tons, Stores 500 tons, and 49 Troops 11/12/42 Sunk off Fedala by U-130
Attack Transport USS Charles Carroll (AP-58) (8,429 tons)
Attack Transport USS Thomas Jefferson (AP-60) (10,210 tons)

Transport Division 9 (TRANSDIV 9) - Captain W.M. Quigley
Attack Transport USS Ancon (AP-66) (10,021 tons)
Attack Transport USS Elizabeth C. Stanton (AP-69) (7,864 tons)
Attack Transport USS Thurston (AP-77) (6,509 tons)
Cargo Transport USS Arcturus (AK-18) (6,200 tons)
Cargo Transport USS Procyon (AK-19) (7,940 tons)
Cargo Transport USS Oberon (AK-56) (7,371 tons)



TG 34.10 Southern Attack Group (Operation Blackstone) - Rear Admiral Lyal Ament Davidson Flagship: Light Cruiser Philadelphia (CL-41)
Air Group
Escort Aircraft Carrier USS Santee (CVE-29) Captain W.D. Sample
VGF-29 14x F4F-4 Wildcat Fighter
VGS-29 8x TBF Avenger Torpedo Bomber, 9x SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber

Destroyer USS Hugh Rodman (DD-456)
Destroyer USS George Foster Emmons (DD-457)


Fire Support Group/Escort
Battleship USS New York (BB-34)
Light Cruiser Philadelphia (CL-41)

Destroyer Squadron 15
Destroyer USS William Mervine (DD-489)
Destroyer USS Austin M. Knight (DD-633)
Destroyer USS Frank Edmund Beatty (DD-640)


Submarine Force
Submarine USS Shad (SS-235) (off Port Lyatuey)
Submarine USS Gunnel (SS-253) (off Casablanca)
Submarine USS Herring (SS-233) (off Casablanca)
Submarine USS Barb (SS-220) (off Safi)


Minecraft/Auxiliaries
Destroyer Minesweeper USS Charles W.Howard (DMS-7)
Destroyer Minesweeper USS Archibald Hamilton (DMS-18)
Minelayer USS Monadnock (CMc-9)
Fleet Oiler USS Housatonic (AO-35) (10,097 tons)
Fleet Oiler USS Merrimack (AO-37) (10,221 tons)
Fleet Tug Cherokee (AT-66) (1,235 tons)


Transport Screen
Destroyer Division 30 - Commander H.C. Robison
Destroyer USS John H. Quick (DD-490)
Destroyer USS Thomas Jefferson Cowie (DD-632)
Destroyer USS John James Doran (DD-634)


TG 34.10 Transports - Captain Wallace B. Phillips
Attack Transport USS John Harris (AP-8) (13,529 tons)
Attack Transport USS Lakehurst (AP-49) (8,108 tons) (carrying medium tanks)
Attack Transport USS Calvert (AP-65) (8,429 tons)
Attack Transport USS Dorothea L. Dix (AP-67) (6,736 tons)
Attack Transport USS Mary Lyon (AP-71)
Cargo Transport USS Titania (AK-55) (7,296 tons)
Destroyer USS Edward B. Cole (DD-155) (acting as APD)
Destroyer USS John Baptiste Bernadou (DD-153) (acting as APD



10/25/42 - 11/12/42 Convoy KMS.2G Departs Loch Ewe, Scotland joins Convoy KMS.1G at sea Commodore: Rear Admiral Charles Edward Turle Flagship: Transport SS Dorelian (CW)
Vice Commodore: Ships’s Master in Transport SS Bernard Carter (USA)
Escort
Destroyer HMS Bradford (H 72) (ex Destroyer USS McLanahan (DD-264)) 10/27/42 Detached

Escort Destroyer HMS Albrighton (L 12) 11/02/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G 11/10/42 Detached
Escort Destroyer HNorMS Eskdale (L 36) (Norwegian) 11/02/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G 11/10/42 Detached
Escort Destroyer HMS Cleveland (L 46) 11/02/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G 11/10/42 Detached

Corvette HMS Spiraea (K 08) 10/11/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Corvette HMS Geranium (K 16) 10/11/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Corvette HMS Cyclamen (K 83) 10/11/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Corvette HMS Coltsfoot (K 140) 11/07/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Corvette HMCS Louisburg (K 143) 10/26/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Corvette HMCS Prescott (K 161) 10/26/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G 11/10/42 Detached
Corvette HMS Armeria (K 187) 10/11/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Corvette HMCS Woodstock (K 238) 10/26/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G 11/10/42 Detached

Frigate HMS Swale (K217) 25/10/42 10/27/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G 10/27/42 Detached

Sloop HMS Sandwich (L 12) 10/26/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Sloop HMS Scarborough (L 25) 10/26/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Sloop HMS Leith (L 36) 10/26/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Sloop HMS Bideford (L 43) 10/25/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G 10/27/42 Detached
Sloop HMS Rochester (L 50) 10/26/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Sloop HMS Londonderry (L 76) 10/26/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G 11/10/42 Detached
Sloop HMS Erne (U 03) 10/26/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Sloop HMS Landguard (Y 56) (ex Cutter USCG Shoshone) 26/10/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Sloop HMS Lulworth (Y 60) (ex Cutter USCG Chelan) 10/26/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G

Minesweeper Trawler HMS Kintyre (T 165) 11/10/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Minesweeper Trawler HMS Westray (T 182) 11/10/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G
Minesweeper Trawler HMS Hunda (T 298) 11/10/42 Joined Convoy KMS.2G


Transports
Fleet Oiler SS Abbeydale (CW) (8,299 tons) joined 10/11/42
Tanker SS Agatha (Dutch) (3,369 tons) Put back to port
Tanker SS Christian Holm (CW) (9,119 tons) Probably returned in MKS 002, No signals
Tanker SS Ensis (CW) (6,207 7619 tons) Fuel Furnace Oil Oran, Algeria
Tanker SS Lewant (Polish) (1,942 tons) Petrol 2,486 tons
Transport SS Andrew Hamilton (USA) (7,191 tons) MT, Petrol 6 tons, Stores 2,099 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Artemas Ward (USA) (7,177 tons) MT, Petrol 267 tons, Stores 2,355 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Bayou Chico (USA) (5,401 tons) MT, Petrol 600 tons and 8 Troops
Transport SS Bernard Carter (USA) (7,191 tons) MT, GUNS, Stores 1,347 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Browning (CW) (5,332 tons) MT, Petrol 292 tons, Stores 1,395 tons and 9 Troops. 11/12/42 Sunk off Oran, Algeria by U-593
Transport SS Calumet (CW) (7,268 tons) MT, GUNS, Stores 277 tons and 8 Troops
Transport SS City of Christchurch (CW) (6,009 tons) MT, Petrol 295 tons, Stores 576 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS City of Norwich (CW) (6,726 tons) MT, Petrol 744 tons, Stores 635 tons and 10 Troops
Transport SS Derwenthall (CW) (4,934 tons) MT, Petrol 34 tons, Stores 3,002 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Dorelian (CW) (6,431 tons) MT, Petrol 479 tons, Stores 530 tons and 10 Troops
Transport SS Empire Baxter (CW) (7,024 tons) MT, Stores 8 tons and 10 Troops
Transport SS Empire Buckler (CW) (7,046 tons) MT, Petrol 600 tons, Stores 843 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Empire Ruskin (CW) (7,037 tons) MT, Stores 1,135 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Empire Splendour (CW) (7,335 tons) MT, 266 Petrol 266 tons, Stores 1,343 tons and 10 Troops
Transport SS Fort Augustus (CW) (7,134 tons) MT, Stores 176 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Gudrun Maersk (CW) (2,294 tons) Petrol 3,226 tons
Transport SS Hardingham (CW) (7,269 tons) MT, Petrol 500 tons, Stores 30 tons and 8 Troops
Transport SS Harpalycus (CW) (5,629 tons) MT, Petrol 979 tons, Stores 188 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Horace Binney (USA) (7,191 tons 7x AFV, MT, Petrol 515 tons, and Stores
Transport SS John Davenport (USA) (7,176 tons) MT, GUNS, Stores 4 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS John P Pope (USA) (7,191 tons) MT, Petrol 2 tons, Stores 807 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS John Sergeant (USA) (7,191 tons) MT, Petrol 550 tons and 76 Stores
Transport SS Junecrest (CW) (6,945 tons) MT,232 tons Stores and 10 Troops
Transport SS Lambrook (CW) (7,038 tons) MT, Petrol 6 tons, Stores 183 tons and 10 Troops
Transport SS Loriga (ex Glenariffe) (CW) (6,665 tons) MT, Petrol 625 tons, Stores 1,550 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Luther Martin (USA) (7,191 tons) Returned to port
Transport SS Mahsud (CW) (7,540 tons) MT, Petrol 969 tons, Stores 1,641 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Melmore Head (CW) (5,273 tons) MT, Petrol 34 tons, Stores 2,107 tons and 5 Troops
Transport SS Nairung (CW) (5,414 tons) MT, Petrol 81 tons, Stores 1,430 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Athlete (CW) (7,178 tons) MT, Coal 1,250 tons, Stores 808 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Fame (CW) (7,173 tons) MT, Coal 1,257 tons, Stores 871 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Liberty (CW) (7,174 tons) MT,GUNS, Stores 1,354 tons and 8 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Merchant (CW) (7,178 tons) MT, Stores 1531 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Strength (CW) (7,173 tons) MT,AFV, Petrol 31 tons, Stores 2,215 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Trader (CW) (7,178 tons) MT, Petrol 50 tons, Stores 244 tons and 11 Troops. FIRE IN HOLD
Transport SS Ocean Vengeance (CW) (7,174 tons) MT, AFV, GUNS, Stores 2,074 tons and 10 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Veteran (CW) (7,174 tons) MT, AFV, GUNS, Stores 2,318 tons and 8 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Virtue (CW) (7,174 tons) MT, Petrol 110 tons, Stores 2,083 tons and 7 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Viscount (CW) (7,174 tons) MT, Stores 739 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Ocean Vista (CW) (7,174 tons) MT, Petrol 579 tons, Stores 1,489 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Prince De Liege (Belgian) (2,588 tons) Petrol 2,603 tons
Transport SS Richard Henry Lee (USA) (7,191 tons) MT, Petrol 713 tons, Stores 453 tons and 9 Troops
Transport SS Thomas Hooker (USA) (7,176 42 tons) MT, Coal 914 tons, Stores 116 tons and 4 Troops
Transport SS Torr Head (CW) (5,021 tons) MT, 313 Petrol 313 tons, Stores 1,990 tons and 12 Troops
Transport SS West Point (CW) (4,999 tons) MT, Petrol 40 tons, Stores 1,484 tons and 9 Troops


10/26/42 - 11/08/42 Convoy KMF.1 the principal assault convoy for Operation 'Torch - from the Clyde, Scotland to Gibraltar
Escort
Escort Aircraft Carrier HMS Biter (D97)
800 Squadron FAA 15x Hawker Sea Hurricane Fighter
”A” Flight 833 Squadron FAA 3x Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber

Light Cruiser HMS Jamaica (C44)

Destroyer HMS Malcolm (D 19) 11/08/42 Operation Terminal
Destroyer HMS Velox (D 34)
Destroyer HMS Wrestler (D 35) 11/15/42 Sank U-98 west of Gibraltar
Destroyer HMS Amazon (D 39)
Destroyer HMS Westcott (D 47)
Destroyer HMS Verity (D 63)
Destroyer HMS Wivern (D 66)
Destroyer HMS Wishart (D 67)
Destroyer HMS Broke (D 83) 11/08/42 Operation Terminal 11/10/42 sunk from damage received from shore batteries durring Operation Terminal
Destroyer HMS Achates (H 12)
Destroyer HMS Vanoc (H 33)
Destroyer HMS Antelope (H 36)
Destroyer ORP Blyskawica (H 34)

Escort Destroyer HMS Bicester (L 34)
Escort Destroyer HMS Bramham (L 51)
Escort Destroyer HMS Cowdray (L 52)

57th Destroyer Division 11/06/42 Joins Convoy KMF.1
Escort Destroyer HMS Zetland (L 59)
Escort Destroyer HMS Lamerton (L 88)
Escort Destroyer HMS Wheatland (L 122)
Escort Destroyer HMS Wilton (L 128)

Frigate HMS Exe (K 92) 11/07/42 Detached
Frigate HMS Swale (K217)
Frigate HMS Rother (K224)
Frigate HMS Tay (K 232)
Frigate HMS Spey (K 426) 11/07/42 Detached


41st Escort Group
Destroyer HMS Clare (ex USS Abel P. Upshur (DD-193)) (I 14) 41st Escort Group

Sloop HMS Aberdeen (L 97)
Sloop HMS Enchantress (L 56) 41st Escort Group
Sloop HMS Ibis (U99) 11/04/42 Joins Convoy KMF.1 11/10/42 Sunk by Axis bombers
Sloop HMS Hartland (ex USCG Cutter Pontechartrain) (Y00) 11/08/42 Operation Reservist: Sunk by French surface ships at Oran, Algeria
Sloop HMS Walney (ex USCG Cutter Sebago) (Y 04) 11/08/42 Operation Reservist: Sunk by French surface ships at Oran, Algeria



EASTERN NAVAL TASK FORCE - Vice Admiral Sir Harold Martin Burrough Flagship: Landing Ships Headquarters (Large) HMS Bulolo (F.82)
Western Landing Group (Algiers, Algeria)

Transports
Attack Cargo Ship USS Almaack (AKA-10) (9,902 tons)
Transport SS Awatea (CW) (13,482 tons)
Transport SS Cathay (15,225 tons) 11/12/42 Sunk by Axis aircraft
Transport SS Dempo (Dutch) (17,024 tons)
Transport SS Exceller (USA) (6,597 tons)
Transport SS Letitia (CW) (13,595 tons)
Transport SS Marnix Van St. Aldegonde (Dutch) (19,355 tons)
Transport SS Nieuw Zeeland (Dutch) (11,069 tons) 1,933 Troops
Transport SS Otranto (CW) (20,026 tons)
Transport SS Sobiieski (Polish) (11,030 tons)
Transport SS Strathnaver (CW) (22,283 tons) 3,179 Troops
Transport SS Winchester Castle (CW) (20,012 tons)
Transport SS Viceroy of India (CW) (19,627 tons) 2,800 Troops 11/11/42 Returning to Gibraltar Sunk by U-407
Landing Ships Headquarters (Large) HMS Bulolo (F.82) (6,267 tons)
Landing Ship Infantry (L) HMS Karanja (F 128) (9,891 tons) 11/12/42 Sunk by Axis aircraft
Landing Ship Infantry (L) HMS Keren (F 132) (9,890 tons)
Attack Transport USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) (10,812 tons)
Attack Transport USS Thomas Stone (APA-29) (10,210 tons) MT and 1,449 Troops 11/07/42 Torpedoed by U-205 11/19/42 towed to Algiers 11/24-25/42 attacked at night by Axis Aircraft 04/01/1944 declared unsalvageable
Attack Transport USS Leedstown (AP-73) (9,135 tons) 11/09/42 Sunk by Axis aircraft

Covering Force
Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C24)
Light AA Cruiser HMS Scylla (98)
Landing Ships Headquarters (Large) HMS Largs (ex MV Charles Plumier (French)) (4,504 tons)
Monitor HMS Frederick Roberts (F.40)
Anti-aircraft Ship HMS Palomares (F.38)
Anti-aircraft Ship HMS Pozarica

CENTRAL NAVAL TASK FORCE - Commodore Thomas Hope Troubridge Flagship: Landing Ships Headquarters (Large) HMS Largs
Air Group
Escort Aircraft Carrier HMS Biter (D97)
800 Squadron FAA 15x Hawker Sea Hurricane Fighter
891 Squadron FAA 12x Hawker Sea Hurricane IIC Fighter

Escort Aircraft Carrier HMS Dasher (D37)
804 Squadron FAA 12x Hawker Sea Hurricane IIC Fighter


Transports
Transport SS Monarch of Bermuda (CW) (22,424 tons) 2,683 Troops
Transport SS Mooltan (CW) (20,952 tons) 3,608 Troops
Transport SS Orbita (CW) (15,495 tons) 2,000 Troops


Western Landing Group (Oran, Algeria)
Transport SS Stefan Batory (14,287 tons)
Landing Ship Infantry (M) HMS Queen Emma (ex Koningin Emma (Dutch)) (4.180) (4,135 tons) 8x Landing Craft
Landing Ship Infantry (M) HMS Princess Beatrix (ex Prinses Beatrix (Dutch)) (4.44) (4,135 tons) 8x Landing Craft


Center Landing Group (Oran, Algeria)
Transport Division 26 (TRANSDIV 26) 22x LCA, 10x LCP (LCVP), and 11x LCM III
Transport SS Derbyshire (11,660 tons)
Transport SS Llangibby Castle (CW) (11,951 tons) MT, Stores 62 tons, 1,646 Troops
Landing Ship Infantry Durban Castle (CW) (17,388 tons) 18x Landing Craft
Landing Ship Infantry (L) HMS Glengyle (4.196) (9,919 tons)


Eastern Landing Group (Arzew Bay, Algeria)
Transport Division 16 (TRANSDIV 16)
Transport SS Warwick Castle (CW) (20,107 tons) 12X LCA 11/14/42 Sunk by U-413
Transport SS Duchess of Bedford (CW) (20,123 tons) 11x LCA and 3,044 Troops

Transport Division 18 (TRANSDIV 18)
Transport SS Ettrick (CW) (11,279 tons) 10x LCA and 1,760 Troops 11/15/42 Sunk by U-155
Transport SS RMMV Reina Del Pacifico (CW) (17,702 tons) 12x LCA and 2,500 Troops
Transport SS Tegelberg (Dutch) (14,150 tons) 10x LCA and 3,200 Troops
Landing Ship Infantry (H) HMS Royal Ulsterman (F 63) (3,244 tons) 5x LCA
Landing Ship Infantry (H) HMS Ulster Monarch (F 69) (3,791 tons) 5x LCA
Landing Ship Infantry (H) HMS Royal Scotsman (F 115) (3,244 tons) 5x LCA



10/26/42 – 10/29/42 From Plymouth, England to Gibraltar to join Force H
Light Cruiser HMS Bermuda (52) (from Tenth Cruiser Division)



10/26/42 - 10/27/42 from Belfast, Ireland joins Convoy KMF.1
Tenth Cruiser Division (Rear Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt, CBE Flagship: Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C24))
Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C24) 10/26/42 Embarked 670 members of US combat team for passage to Gibraltar. 11/07/42 Transfers US Troops to Destroyer HMS Malcolm (D19) and Destroyer HMS Broke (D83) for Operation Terminal landings.



10/27/42 Force Q (Azores Covering Force) from Scapa Flow, Scotland to the Ponta Delgado, Azores
Elements of First Cruiser Squadron
Heavy Cruiser HMS Cumberland (57)
Heavy Cruiser HMS Norfolk (78)

5x Destroyers



10/27/42 - 11/03/42 Force LX from the Clyde, Scotland to Gibraltar
Aircraft Carrier HMS Argus (I 49)
880 Squadron FAA 12x Supermarine Seafire IIC Fighter

Escort Aircraft Carrier HMS Dasher (D 37)
804 Squadron FAA 6x Hawker Sea Hurricane IIC Fighter
891 Squadron FAA 6x Hawker Sea Hurricane IIC Fighter

Light Cruiser HMS Delhi (D 47)
Light Cruiser HMS Jamaica (C 44)

4x destroyers



10/27/42 From Milford Haven (Welsh - Aberdaugleddau, meaning "mouth of the two Rivers Cleddau"), Wales to Gibraltar
Anti-aircraft Ship HMS Palomares (F.38)
Anti-aircraft Ship HMS Pozarica
Anti-aircraft Ship HMS Tynwald 11/12/42 Sunk by Italian submarine Argo at Bougie, Algeria

57th Destroyer Division
Escort Destroyer HMS Lamerton (L 88)
Escort Destroyer HMS Wheatland (L 122)
Escort Destroyer HMS Wilton (L 128)



10/04/42 – 10/16/42 WS.23 From Oversay, England to Freetown, South Africa
Escort
Light Cruiser HMS Despatch (D 30) 10/15/42 Detached on arrival of Local Escort from Freetown
Light Cruiser HMS Durban (D 99) 10/15/42 Detached on arrival of Local Escort from Freetown

Destroyer HMS Antelope (H 46) 10/14/42 Joins Convoy WS.23
Escort Destroyer HMS Puckeridge (L 108) 10/14/42 Joins Convoy WS.23 10/15/42 Detached on arrival of Local Escort from Freetown Detached 59th Destroyer Division
Destroyer HMS Velox (D 34) 10/13/42 Joins Convoy WS.23
Destroyer HMS Wrestler (D 35) 11/04/42 Joins KMS.1 for Operation Torch 11/15/42 Sank U-98 west of Gibraltar 10/10/42 Detached
Destroyer HMS Beagle (H 30) 10/08/42 Detached and returned to the Clyde, Scotland for Operation Torch

Escort Destroyer HMS Bicester (L 34) 10/10/42 Detached and returned to the Clyde, Scotland for Operation Torch, Oran
Escort Destroyer HMS Zetland (L 59) 10/04/42 – Detached and returned to Londonderry, Northern Ireland for repairs
Escort Destroyer RHS Kanaris (L 53) (ex Escort Destroyer HMS Hatherleigh (L 53)) (Greek) 10/15/42 Detached

Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Carthage (F 99) (14,182 tons)
Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Queen of Bermuda (F 73) (22,575 tons) 1,918 Troops 10/15/42 Detached on arrival of Local Escort from Freetown

Destination Aden, Yemen
Transport SS Highland Monarch (14,137 tons) 1,883 Troops
Transport SS Kina II (CW) (9,823 tons) 12 Troops
Transport SS Port Jackson (CW) (9,687 tons) 3 Troops
Transport SS Straat Malakka (8,315 tons) (Dutch) (the real one not the Q Ship Kormoran) 3 Troops

Destination Bombay, India
Transport SS Capetown Castle (CW) (27,000 tons) 4,018 Troops
Transport SS Dilwara (CW) (11,080 tons)
Transport SS Empress of Russia (CW) (16,810 tons) 2,053 Troops
Transport SS Silversandal (CW) (6,770 tons)

Destination Freetown, South Africa
Transport SS Rimutaka (CW) (ex SS Mongolia) (16,576 tons)
Transport SS Moreton Bay (CW) (14,376 tons) 1,825 Troops



10/20/42 – 11/05/42 WS.23F From Freetown, South Africa to Durban, South Africa
Light Cruiser HMS Despatch (D 30) 10/31/42 Detached returns to Freeport, South Africa to join WS.24
Light Cruiser HMS Durban (D 99)

Destroyer HMAS Norman (G 49)

Escort Destroyer HMS Avon Vale (L 06) 10/23/42 Returns to Freeport, South Africa 59th Destroyer Division
Escort Destroyer RHS Kanaris (L 53) (ex Escort Destroyer HMS Hatherleigh (L 53)) (Greek)

Sloop HMS Milford (L 51) 10/23/42 Joins Convoy WS.23F relieves Escort Destroyer HMS Avon Vale (L 06) 10/31/42 Detached returns to Freeport, South Africa with Light Cruiser HMS Despatch (D 30)

Corvette HMS Amaranthus (K 17) 10/25/42 Joins Convoy WS.23F 10/26/42 Detached
Corvette HMS Rockrose (K 51) 11/05/42 Detached joined Ocean Escort
Corvette HMS Tamarisk (K 216) 10/20/42 Joins Convoy WS.23F 10/25/42 Detached
Corvette HMS Thyme (K 210) 11/05/42 Detached joined Ocean Escort

Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Carthage (F 99) (14,182 tons)



10/22/42 – 11/04/42 Convoy KX.4A From the Clyde, Scotland to Gibraltar
Escort
Destroyer HMS Malcolm (D19) Joins KMS.1 for Operation Torch 11/08/42 Operation Terminal
Destroyer HMS Wrestler (D 35) Joins KMS.1 for Operation Torch 11/15/42 Sank U-98 west of Gibraltar
Destroyer HMS Broke (D83) Joins KMS.1 for Operation Torch 11/08/42 Operation Terminal
Destroyer HMS Venomous (D 75) Detached to escort military convoys to Gibraltar

Minesweeper HMS Brixham (J 105)

Minesweeper Trawler HMS Kintyre (T 165) Joins KMS.2G for Operation Torch
Minesweeper Trawler HMS Westray (T 182) Joins KMS.2G for Operation Torch
Minesweeper Trawler HMS Foula (T 203)
Minesweeper Trawler HMS Hunda (T 298) Joins KMS.2G for Operation Torch

Transports
Transport SS Alresford (CW) (2,472 tons) 3,232 tons Coal
Transport SS Brisk (Norwegian) (1,594 tons)
Transport SS Coxwood (CW) (1,124 tons) 1,347 tons Petrol
Transport SS Devon Coast (CW) (646 tons)
Transport SS Dorset Coast (CW) (646 tons)
Transport SS Dux (Norwegian) (1,590 tons)
Transport SS Flaminian (CW) (2,711 tons) RETURNED
Transport SS Garlinge (CW) (2,012 tons)
Transport SS Kroman (Polish) (1,864 tons) 2,037 tons Coal
Transport SS Lochee (CW) (964 tons) 1,204 tons Petrol
Transport SS Moray Coast (CW) (687 tons)
Transport SS North Devon (CW) (3,658 tons)
Transport SS Ocean Coast (CW) (1,173 tons) 1,386 tons Petrol
Transport SS Pendeen (CW) (4,174 tons) RETURNED
Transport SS Ronan (CW) (1,489 tons) 1,642 tons Petrol
Transport SS Star (Norwegian) (1,531 tons)
Transport SS Welsh Coast (CW) (646 tons)

Landing Ship Tank (Mk 1) HMS Bachaquero (CW) (4,890 tons)
Landing Ship Tank (Mk 1) HMS Misoa (CW) (4,800 tons) 11/08/42 Western Naval Task Force; Center Task Force; beach Z; Oran, Algeria: Lands Combat Command B, 1st Armored Division. USA
Landing Ship Tank (Mk 1) HMS Tasajera (CW) (3,952 tons) 11/08/42 Western Naval Task Force; Center Task Force; beach Z; Oran, Algeria: Lands Combat Command B, 1st Armored Division. USA



10/28/42 – 11/06/42 From Londonderry, Northern Ireland to Gibraltar to join 57th Destroyer Division
Escort Destroyer HMS Zetland (L 59) Algiers



10/21/42 – 11/05/42 WS.23 From Freetown, South Africa to Durban, South Africa
Destination Aden, Yemen
Transport SS Highland Monarch (14,137 tons)
Transport SS Kina II (CW) (9,823 tons)
Transport SS Port Jackson (CW) (9,687 tons)
Transport SS Straat Malakka (8,315 tons) (Dutch) (the real one not the Q Ship Kormoran)

Destination Bombay, India
Transport SS Capetown Castle (CW) (27,000 tons)
Transport SS Dilwara (CW) (11,080 tons)
Transport SS Empress of Russia (CW) (16,810 tons)
Transport SS Silversandal (CW) (6,770 tons)



10/31/42 - 11/15/42 Convoy WS.24 From Londonderry to Bahia, Brazil Specially routed to avoid conflicting with Operation Torch convoys.
Destroyer HMS Sardonyx (H 26)
Destroyer HMS Skate (H 49)
Destroyer HMS Onslow (G 17)
Destroyer HMS Offa (G 29)
Destroyer HMS Oribi (G 66)

Escort Destroyer HMS Holcombe (L 56)
Seaplane Tender USS Barnegat (AVP-10)

Transport SS Tamaroa (ex Sophocles) (12,341 tons)
Transport SS Athlone Castle (25,564 tons)
Transport SS Stirling Castle (25,550 tons)
Transport SS Indochinois (6,966 tons)
Transport SS Largs Bay (14,182 tons)
Transport SS Arawa (14,462 tons)
Transport SS Empress of Scotland (ex Empress of Japan) (26,032 tons)



10/29/42 From Plymouth, England to Gibraltar
Light Cruiser HMS Scylla (98) (10/28/42 Transferred to 12th Cruiser Squadron. Embarked Naval Commander for allied landings in North Africa Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham) ETF

Destroyer HMS Opportune (G 80)



10/30/42 - 10/31/42 Force X From Scapa Flow, Scotland rendezvous and joins with Force H off Northwest Ireland
Battleship HMS Duke of York (17) (From Second Battle Squaddron)
Battleship HMS Nelson (28) (Attached Battleship from Home Fleet)
Battlecruiser HMS Renown (72)

Light Cruiser HMS Argonaut (61) (from Tenth Cruiser Division)

Elements of Third Destroyer Flotilla
Destroyer HMS Milne (G14)
Destroyer HMS Meteor (G74)

Elements of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla
Destroyer HMS Eskimo (F75)
Destroyer HMS Tartar (F43)
Destroyer HMS Ashanti (F51)

Destroyer HMS Martin (G44) 11/10/42 sunk by U-431 off Algiers
Destroyer HMAS Quiberon (G 81)
Destroyer HMS Marne (G 35)



10/30/42 - 11/06/42 Force H from the Clyde, Scotland to Gibraltar
Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious (R38)
809 Squadron FAA 6x Fairey Fulmar
817 Squadron FAA 9x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
832 Squadron FAA 12x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
882 Squadron FAA 11x Martlet IV Fighter
893 Squadron FAA 15x Supermarine Seafire IIC Fighter

Aircraft Carrier HMS Formidable (67)
820 Squadron FAA 6x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
885 Squadron FAA 6x Supermarine Seafire IB and IIC Fighter
888 Squadron FAA 12x Martlet IV Fighter
893 Squadron FAA 12x Martlet IV Fighter

Destroyer HMS Pathfinder (G10)
Destroyer HMS Partridge (G30)
Destroyer HMS Porcupine (G93)
Destroyer HMS Quentin (G 78)
Destroyer HMS Quality (G62)
Destroyer HMS Brilliant (H 84)
Destroyer HMS Boadicea (H 65)



11/01/42 From Plymouth, England to Gibraltar
Minesweeper HMS Welshman (M48)



11/01/42 - 11/12/42 KMF.2 From the Clyde, Scotland to Algiers, Algeria
Escort
Destroyer HMS Verity (D 63)
Destroyer HMS Wivern (D 66)
Destroyer HMS Westcott (D 47)
Destroyer HMS Escapade (H 17)

Sloop HMS Fleetwood (L 47)
Sloop HMS Egret (L 75)
Sloop HMS Pelican (L 86)
Sloop HMS Sennen (ex USCG Cutter Champlain) (Y 21)
Sloop HMS Banff (ex USCG Cutter Saranac) (Y 43)

Convoy Escort Vessel (Yacht) HMS Philante

Tanker SS British Lady (CW) (6,098 tons) (Escort Oiler)

Gibraltar
Landing Ship Infantry (L) HMS Lamont (4.420) (7,250 tons) MT, Petrol 1,765 tons, and Stores 5,271 tons
Transport SS Empire Kamal (CW) (7,862 tons)
Transport SS Lanarkshire (CW) (9,816 tons) MT, Petrol 1,602 tons, and 4,865 T Stores
Transport SS Silverlaurel (CW) (6,142 tons) MT, Petrol 1,666 tons, and 4,476 T Stores

Oran
Transport SS Argentina (USA) (20,614 tons)
Transport SS Brazil (USA) (20,614 tons)
Transport SS Empress of Canada (CW) (21,517 tons)
Transport SS Uruguay (USA) (20,183 tons)

Algiers
Transport SS Arundel Castle (CW) (19,118 tons)
Transport SS Cameronia (CW) (16,297 tons)
Transport SS Circassia (CW) (11,136 tons)
Transport SS Duchess of Richmond (CW) (20,022 tons)
Transport SS Dunnottar Castle (CW) (15,007 tons)
Transport SS Narkunda (CW) (16,632 tons) 11/14/42 Sunk by Axis aircraft
Transport SS Ormond (CW) (14,982 tons)
Transport SS Stratheden (CW) (23,722 tons) 4,836 Troops
Transport SS Strathmore (CW) (23,428 tons) 4,827 Troops



11/05/42 Joins Force H after being detached from convoy KMF.1
Destroyer HNMS Isaac Sweers (G 83) 11/13/42 Sunk by U-431



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= 11/05/42 - 11/08/42 All ships for Operation pass through Gibraltar =
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11/05/42 - 11/99/42 Force O - Vice Admiral Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt Flagship: Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C24) joins KMF.1
Escourt Aircraft Carrier HMS Argus (I49)
880 Squadron FAA 12x Supermarine Seafire IIC Fighter

Escort Aircraft Carrier HMS Avenger (D14) 11/15/42 Sunk by U-155 West of Gibraltar
802 Squadron FAA 9x Hawker Sea Hurricane IIB Fighter
833 Squadron FAA 3x Fairey Swordfish II Torpedo Bomber detached at Gibraltar for anti-submarine patrols
883 Squadron FAA 6x Hawker Sea Hurricane IIC Fighter

Elements of Tenth Cruiser Division
Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C24)
Light AA Cruiser HMS Charybdis (88)
Light AA Cruiser HMS Scylla (98)



11/08/42
Force H Commander: Vice Admiral Sir Edward Neville Syfret CB RN; Flagship: Battleship HMS Nelson (28)
Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious (R38)
809 Squadron FAA 6x Fairey Fulmar
817 Squadron FAA 9x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
832 Squadron FAA 12x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
882 Squadron FAA 11x Martlet IV Fighter
893 Squadron FAA 15x Supermarine Seafire IIC Fighter

Aircraft Carrier HMS Formidable (67)
820 Squadron FAA 6x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
885 Squadron FAA 6x Supermarine Seafire IB and IIC Fighter
888 Squadron FAA 12x Martlet IV Fighter
893 Squadron FAA 12x Martlet IV Fighter


Battleship HMS Duke of York (17)
Battleship HMS Nelson (28)
Battleship HMS Rodney (29) 11/06/42 joins Force H from Gibraltar
Battlecruiser HMS Renown (72)

Light Cruiser HMS Bermuda (52) (from Tenth Cruiser Division)
Light AA Cruiser HMS Argonaut (61) (from Tenth Cruiser Division)
Light AA Cruiser HMS Sirius (82)

Elements of Third Destroyer Flotilla
Destroyer HMS Milne (G 14)
Destroyer HMS Meteor (G 74)

Destroyer HMS Pathfinder (G 10)
Destroyer HMS Partridge (G 30)
Destroyer HMS Lookout (G 32) 11/06/42 joins Force H from Gibraltar
Destroyer HMS Panther (G 41) 11/06/42 joins Force H from Gibraltar
Destroyer HMS Eskimo (F 75) from Sixth Destroyer Flotilla
Destroyer HMS Opportune (G 80)
Destroyer HMS Porcupine (G 93)
Destroyer HMS Beagle (H 30)
Destroyer HMS Boreas (H 77)
Destroyer HMS Bulldog (H 91)

Escort Destroyer HMS Penn (G 77) 11/06/42 joins Force H from Gibraltar

59th Destroyer Division
Escort Destroyer HMS Avon Vale (L 06) 10/23/42 Detached from Convoy WS.23
Escort Destroyer HMS Farndale (L 70) CTF
Escort Destroyer HMS Calpe (L 71)
Escort Destroyer HMS Puckeridge (L 108)



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11/08/42 The Naval Battle of Casablanca

Morocco Naval Division (la Division navale du Maroc) (Casablanca, French Morocco)
Battleship (Cuirassé) Jean Bart (BB) (Capt. Barthes) (Damaged)

Light Cruiser (Croiseur Léger) Primauguet (CL) (1x Gourdou-Lesseurre GL-832 shipboard floatplane) (Capt. Mercier) (Abandoned)

Colonial Sloop (Aviso) La Grandière (PS) (Bougainville class) (Damaged)
Minesweeper Sloop (Aviso-Dragueur de mines) Commandant Delage (PMS) (Elan class) (Damaged)
Minesweeper Sloop (Aviso-Dragueur de mines) La Gracieuse (PMS) (Elan class) (Damaged)


2nd Light Squadron (R. Adm. Gervis de la Fond, aboard Milan)
11th Large Destroyer Division (Cdr. Cosbet aboard Milan)
Destroyer (Contre-torpilleur) Milan (DL) (Cdr. Cosbet) (Wrecked and beached)
Destroyer (Contre-torpilleur) Albatros (DL) (Cdr. Peries) (Wrecked and beached)


2nd Destroyer Division (Cdr. Sticca aboard Fougueux)
Destroyer (Torpilleur) Fougueux (DD) (Sunk)
Destroyer (Torpilleur) Frondeur (DD) (Lcdr. Bergouen-Demeaux) (Sunk)
Destroyer (Torpilleur) L'Alcyon (DD) (Lcdr. De Bragelongne) (Damaged)


5th Destroyer Division (Cdr. Mariani aboard Brestois)
Destroyer (Torpilleur) Boulonnais (DD) (Lcdr. De Prenoufl (Sunk)
Destroyer (Torpilleur) Brestois (DD) (Cdr. Mariani) (Sunk)


6th Destroyer Division (Cdr. Delphanque aboard Tempete)
Destroyer (Torpilleur) DD Tempete (Cdr. Delpanque) (Damaged)
Destroyer (Torpilleur) DD Simoun (Lcdr. O'Neill) (Damaged)


8th Large Destroyer Division
Destroyer (Contre-torpilleur) Le Malin (DL) (Damaged)


Moroccan Submarine Flotilla (Cdr. Chevilbte)
1st Submarine Division
Submarine Le Conquèrant (SS) (Sunk)
Submarine Le Tonnant (SS) (Scuttled at Cadiz)

8th Submarine Division
Submarine (Sous-marin) Sidi Ferruch (SS) (Sunk)

16th Submarine Division
Submarine (Sous-marin) Amazone (SS) (Captured Intact)
Submarine (Sous-marin) Antiope (SS) (Captured Intact)
Submarine (Sous-marin) La Sibylle (SS) (Captured Intact)
Submarine (Sous-marin) Orphée (SS) (Captured Intact)

18th Submarine Division
Submarine (Sous-marin) Amphitrite (SS) (Sunk)
Submarine (Sous-marin) La Psyché (SS) (Sunk)
Submarine (Sous-marin) Méduse (SS) (Damaged)
Submarine (Sous-marin) Oréade (SS) (Sunk)

Auxiliaries
Tanker Lot (AO) (Captured Intact)
Tanker Elore (AO) (Captured Intact)



WESTERN NAVAL TASK GROUP – Center Landing Group (Casablanca, Morocco)

TG 34.1 Covering Group - Rear Admiral Robert Carlisle Giffen
Battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59)

Heavy Cruiser USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37)
Heavy Cruiser USS Wichita (CA-45)

Destroyer Squadron 8 (DESRON 8)
Destroyer USS John Mayrant (DD-402)
Destroyer USS Alexander Colden Rhind (DD-404)
Destroyer USS Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (DD-419)
Destroyer USS Thornton A. Jenkins (DD-447)


Fire Support Group
Task Force 34 – Rear Admiral Henry Kent Hewitt, Flagship: Heavy Cruiser Augusta (CA-31)
Heavy Cruiser Augusta (CA-31)

Light Cruiser Brooklyn (CL-40)

Destroyer Division 26 - Commander E.R. Durgin
Destroyer USS Augustus C. Ludlow (DD-438)
Destroyer USS Charles Wilkes (DD-441)
Destroyer USS Claude A. Swanson (DD-443)
Destroyer USS John McLeod Murphy (DD-603)


Transport screen
Destroyer Squadron 13 - Captain John Heffernan
Destroyer USS Stephen C. Rowan (DD-405)
Destroyer USS Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (DD-437)
Destroyer USS Thomas Alva Edison (DD-439)
Destroyer USS Mark Lambert Bristol (DD-453)
Destroyer USS Thomas Boyle (DD-600)
Destroyer USS Benjamin Ryan Tillman (DD-641)

Air Cover
Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger (CV-4)
VS-41 18x SBD-3 Dauntless Dive Bomber, 1x TBF Avenger Torpedo Bomber
VF-9 27x F4F-4 Wildcat Fighter
VF-41 27x F4F-4 Wildcat Fighter

Escort Aircraft Carrier USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
VGS-30 9x TBF Avenger Torpedo Bombers
VGF-28 15x F4F Wildcat Fighter
VGF-30 15x F4F Wildcat Fighter


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11/08/42 Naval Action at Algiers

French Fleet Algeria (Algiers, Algeria)
Destroyer (Contre-torpilleur) Épervier (DL) Damaged by Light Cruiser HMS Aurora (12) and destroyers and beached off Oran

Minesweeper Sloop (Aviso-Dragueur de mines) La Surprise (PMS) (Chamois class) Sunk by Destroyer HMS Brilliant (H 84) off Oran

7th Destroyer Division
Destroyer (Torpilleur) Tornade (DD) Damaged by Light Cruiser HMS Aurora (12) later sinks.
Destroyer (Torpilleur) Tramontane (DD) Damaged by Light Cruiser HMS Aurora (12). Runs aground under the cliffs off Cape Aiguille.
Destroyer (Torpilleur) Typhon (DD) Damaged by Light Cruiser HMS Jamaica (C44). Scuttled in Oran harbor.


5th Patrol Boat Flotilla
Escort L`Ajaccienne (PS) (converted merchant ship)
Escort La Toulonnaise (PS) (converted merchant ship)
Escort La Sétoise (PS) (converted merchant ship)


Submarines
Submarine (Sous-marin) Actéon (SS) (Sunk)
Submarine (Sous-marin) Argonaute (SS) (Sunk)



CENTRAL NAVAL TASK FORCE – Western Landing Group (Oran, Algeria)

Destroyer HMS Broke (D83) Operation Terminal: Damaged by Vichy coastal batteries, abandoned, and scuttled.

Destroyer HMS Achates (H 12) Assisted Destroyer HMS Westcott (D 47) in sinking of Submarine (Sous-marin) Argonaute (SS)
Destroyer HMS Westcott (D 47) Sank Submarine (Sous-marin) Actéon (SS) and Assisted Destroyer HMS Achates (H 12) in sinking of Submarine (Sous-marin) Argonaute (SS)


Light Cruiser HMS Aurora (12) (Capt Agnew)
Light Cruiser HMS Jamaica (C44)

Escort Destroyer HMS Farndale (L 70)
Escort Destroyer HMS Calpe (L 71) (Naval History Net says HMS Capel this is a typo)




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Fleet Aircraft Carrier HMS Indomitable (92) 07/12/42 Heavily damaged by Stuka's flown by Italian pilots
806 Squadron FAA 10x Martlet fighters (the British version of the American wildcat)
800 Squadron FAA 12x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
880 Squadron FAA 12x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
827 Squadron FAA 6x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
831 Squadron FAA 8x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber

Fleet Aircraft Carrier HMS Eagle (94) 08/11/43 Sunk by U-73
801 Squadron FAA 8x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
813 Squadron FAA 8x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter

Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious (R 38)
809 Squadron FAA 8x Fairey Fulmar fighter
884 Squadron FAA 8x Fairey Fulmar fighter
865 Squadron FAA 6x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
817 Squadron FAA 7x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
832 Squadron FAA 7x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber

Aircraft Carrier HMS Argus (D 49) (ex Conte Rosso (Italian))
801 Squadron FAA 12x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter

Anti-aircraft Cruiser HMS Phoebe (43) (15th Cruiser Squadron element)
Anti-aircraft Cruiser HMS Sirius (82)

18th Destroyer Flotilla (elements)
Destroyer HMS Vansittart (D 64)
Destroyer HMS Wrestler (D 35) 11/15/42 West of Gibraltar sinks U-98

19th Destroyer Flotilla (elements)
Destroyer HMS Lightning (G 55)
Destroyer HMS Laforey (G 99)

Destroyer HMS Intrepid (D 10) (3rd Destroyer Flotilla element)
Destroyer HMS Westcott (D 47) (13th Destroyer Flotilla element)
Destroyer HMS Foresight (H 79) (8th Destroyer Flotilla 16th Division element)


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08/02/42 – 08/10/42 Convoy WS.21S (Operation Pedestal) from the Clyde, Scotland to Gibraltar
Commodore: Commander A. G. Venables, RN (Retired), in the Port Chalmers

Fleet Aircraft Carrier HMS Indomitable (92) 07/12/42 Heavily damaged by Stuka's flown by Italian pilots
806 Squadron FAA 10x Martlet fighters (the British version of the American wildcat)
800 Squadron FAA 12x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
880 Squadron FAA 12x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
827 Squadron FAA 6x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
831 Squadron FAA 8x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber

Fleet Aircraft Carrier HMS Eagle (94) 08/11/43 Sunk by U-73
801 Squadron FAA 8x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
813 Squadron FAA 8x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter

Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious (R 38)
809 Squadron FAA 8x Fairey Fulmar fighter
884 Squadron FAA 8x Fairey Fulmar fighter
865 Squadron FAA 6x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
817 Squadron FAA 7x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
832 Squadron FAA 7x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber

2nd Battle Squadron (elements)
Battleship HMS Nelson (28)
Battleship HMS Rodney (29)

10th Cruiser Squadron (elements)
Light Cruiser HMS Kenya (14)
Light Cruiser HMS Nigeria (60)

Light Cruiser HMS Manchester (15) (18th Cruiser Squadron element)

3rd Destroyer Flotilla (elements)
Destroyer HMS Intrepid (D 10)
Destroyer HMS Pathfinder (G 10)
Destroyer HMS Quentin (G 78)
Destroyer HMS Ithuriel (H 05) (ex Gayret)
Escort Destroyer HMS Penn (G 77)

6th Destroyer Flotilla (elements)
Destroyer HMS Icarus (D 03)
Destroyer HMS Tartar (F 43)
Destroyer HMS Ashanti (F 51)
Destroyer HMS Eskimo (F 75)
Destroyer HMS Somali (L 33)

57th Destroyer Division (elements)
Escort Destroyer HMS Bicester (L 34)
Escort Destroyer HMS Lamerton (L 88)
Escort Destroyer HMS Wilton (L 128)

Destroyer HMCS Buxton (H 96) (ex USS Edwards (DD-265)) (26th Escort Group element)
Destroyer HMS Sardonyx (H 26) (21st Escort Group element)
Destroyer HMS Wolverine (D 78) (30th Escort Group element)
Destroyer HMS Malcolm (D 19) (8th Escort Group element)
Destroyer HMS Amazon (D 39) (3rd Escort Group element)
Destroyer HMS Venomous (D 75) (1st Escort Group element)
Destroyer HMS Fury (H 76) (8th Destroyer Flotilla 16th Division element)
Destroyer HMS Wishart (I 67) (13th Destroyer Flotilla element)
Destroyer ORP Blyskawica (Blyskavica) (WZ.44) (25th Escort Group element)

Escort Destroyer HMS Derwent (L 83) (5th Destroyer Flotilla element)
Escort Destroyer HMS Ledbury (L 90) (4th Destroyer Flotilla element)

Transport SS Almeria Lykes (7,773 tons) (USA)
Transport SS Brisbane Star (12,791 tons) (CW)
Transport SS Clan Ferguson (7,347 tons) (CW)
Transport SS Deucalion (7,516 tons) (CW)
Transport SS Dorset (10,624 tons) (CW)
Transport SS Empire Hope (12,688 tons) (CW)
Transport SS Glenorchy (8,982 tons) (CW)
Transport SS Melbourne Star (12,806 tons) (CW)
Tanker SS Ohio (9,514 tons) (USA)
Transport SS Port Chalmers (8,535 tons) (CW)
Transport SS Rochester Castle (7,795 tons) (CW)
Transport SS Santa Elisa (8,379 tons) (USA)
Transport SS Waimarama (12,843 tons) (CW)
Transport SS Wairangi (12,400 tons) (CW)


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08/11/42 – 08/13/42 Convoy WS.21S (Operation Pedestal) from Gibraltar to Malta
Commodore: Commander A. G. Venables, RN (Retired), Flagship: Transport SS Port Chalmers

Force W (distant cover force) Rear Admiral Aircraft Carrier's, Home Fleet, Rear Admiral Sir A.L.St. A.Lyster, CB Flagship Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious (R 38)
Fleet Aircraft Carrier HMS Indomitable (92) 07/12/42 Heavily damaged by Stuka's flown by Italian pilots
806 Squadron FAA 10x Martlet fighters (the British version of the American wildcat)
800 Squadron FAA 12x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
880 Squadron FAA 12x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
827 Squadron FAA 6x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
831 Squadron FAA 8x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber

Fleet Aircraft Carrier HMS Eagle (94) 08/11/43 Sunk by U-73
801 Squadron FAA 8x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
813 Squadron FAA 8x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter

Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious (R 38)
809 Squadron FAA 8x Fairey Fulmar fighter
884 Squadron FAA 8x Fairey Fulmar fighter
865 Squadron FAA 6x Hawker Sea Hurricane fighter
817 Squadron FAA 7x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber
832 Squadron FAA 7x Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber

2nd Battle Squadron (elements)
Battleship HMS Nelson (28)
Battleship HMS Rodney (29)

Light Anti-aircraft Cruiser HMS Phoebe (43) (15th Cruiser Squadron element)
Light Anti-aircraft Cruiser HMS Sirius (82)
Light Anti-aircraft Cruiser HMS Charybdis (88)

3rd Destroyer Flotilla (elements)
Destroyer HMS Quentin (G 78)
Destroyer HMS Ithuriel (H 05) (ex Gayret)

6th Destroyer Flotilla (elements)
Destroyer HMS Tartar (F 43)
Destroyer HMS Eskimo (F 75)
Destroyer HMS Somali (L 33)

19th Destroyer Flotilla (elements)
Destroyer HMS Lookout (G 32)
Destroyer HMS Lightning (G 55)
Destroyer HMS Laforey (G 99)

57th Destroyer Division (elements)
Escort Destroyer HMS Wilton (L 128) 07/12/42 detached from Force W to join Force X on the return to Gibraltar.
Escort Destroyer HMS Zetland (L 59)

Destroyer HMS Vansittart (D64) (18th Destroyer Flotilla element)
Destroyer HMS Antelope (H 36) (23rd Escort Group element)
Destroyer HMS Wishart (I 67) (13th Destroyer Flotilla element)


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08/11/42 – 08/13/42 Force X (Operation Pedestal) from Gibraltar to Malta Rear Admiral Harold Martin Burrough, CB, DSO Flagship: Light Cruiser HMS Kenya (14)
Close Support Group
10th Cruiser Squadron (elements)
Light Cruiser HMS Kenya (14) 07/12/42 Heavily damaged by the Italian submarine Axum
Light Cruiser HMS Nigeria (60) 07/13/42 Hit by 1 torpedo from the Italian submarine Alagi

Light Cruiser HMS Manchester (15) (18th Cruiser Squadron element) 07/13/42 eventually scuttled after being hit by torpedoes from Italian motor torpedo boats Ms 16 & Ms 22
Light Anti-aircraft Cruiser HMS Cairo (D 87) 07/13/42 Sunk by gunfire after being torpedoed by Italian submarine Axum

3rd Destroyer Flotilla (elements)
Destroyer HMS Pathfinder (G 10)
Destroyer HMS Intrepid (D 10)
Escort Destroyer HMS Penn (G 77)

6th Destroyer Flotilla (elements)
Destroyer HMS Icarus (D 03)
Destroyer HMS Ashanti (F 51)

57th Destroyer Division (elements)
Escort Destroyer HMS Bicester (L 34)
Escort Destroyer HMS Lamerton (L 88)

8th Destroyer Flotilla
16th Division (elements)
Destroyer HMS Fury (H 76)
Destroyer HMS Foresight (H 79) 08/12/42 Seriously damaged when hit aft by torpedo from aircraft 07/13/42 Sunk by Destroyer HMS Tartar (F 43) with torpedo

Escort Destroyer HMS Derwent (L 83) (5th Destroyer Flotilla element)
Escort Destroyer HMS Ledbury (L 90) (4th Destroyer Flotilla element)
Escort Destroyer HMS Bramham (L 51) (57th Destroyer Division element)

Tugboat HMS Jaunty


Transport Group
Transport SS Almeria Lykes (7,773 tons) (USA) 08/13/42 torpedoed and sunk by German E boats
Transport SS Brisbane Star (12,791 tons) (CW) 08/12/42 bow damaged by torpedo from an Italian SM79
Transport SS Clan Ferguson (7,347 tons) (CW) 08/12/42 Hit by torpedo from an Italian SM79 08/13/42 finally sunk by Italian submarine Bronzo
Transport SS Deucalion (7,516 tons) (CW) 08/12/42 torpedoed and sunk by 2 Heinkel He-111s
Transport SS Dorset (10,624 tons) (CW) 08/13/42 abandoned due to dive-bombers setting fire to high-octane cargo she later sinks after repeated air attacks
Transport SS Empire Hope (12,688 tons) (CW) 08/13/42 20:50 Hit by 2 bombs from enemy aircraft. The fire was reported as being a 'beacon until nearly midnight' when she was finished off by an Italian submarine
Transport SS Glenorchy (8,982 tons) (CW) 08/13/42 sunk by Italian motor torpedo boat MS 31
Transport SS Melbourne Star (12,806 tons) (CW) arrived safely
Tanker SS Ohio (USA) (9,514 tons) 08/12/42 torpedoed by Italian submarine Axum nearing Malta she was again bombed with one Junkers Ju 87 crashed nearby and bounced onto the deck where it remained. A Junkers Ju 88 hit by gunfire crashed into the sea slid into her side exploding blowing out the boilers Ohio sank on arrival but her cargo was salvaged
Transport SS Port Chalmers (8,535 tons) (CW) arrived safely
Transport SS Rochester Castle (7,795 tons) (CW) 08/12/42 damaged by torpedo probably from Italian motor torpedo boat Ms 26
Transport SS Santa Elisa (8,379 tons) (USA) 08/13/42 torpedo and sunk by Italian motor torpedo boat Mas 564
Transport SS Waimarama (12,843 tons) (CW) 08/13/42 Bombed and sunk by Ju 88's
Transport SS Wairangi (12,400 tons) (CW) 08/13/42 scuttled after being torpedoed by Italian motor torpedo boats Mas 552 & 554 (probably both)

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08/11/42 – 08/13/42 Force R (Operation Pedestal) from Gibraltar to Malta
Escort Group
13th Destroyer Flotilla (elements)
Corvette HMS Spiraea (K 08)
Corvette HMS Geranium (K 16)
Corvette HMS Jonquil (K 69)
Corvette HMS Coltsfoot (K 140)

Auxiliary Group
Fleet Oiler RFA Brown Ranger (A 169) (6,700 tons)
Fleet Oiler RFA Dingledale (A 144) (16,836 tons)


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08/11/42 – 08/13/42 Minesweeping Force (Operation Pedestal) from Gibraltar to Malta sweeping a path from Gibraltar to Malta
1st Minesweeping Flotilla
Minesweeper HMS Hebe (J 24)
Minesweeper HMS Speedy (J 17)

14th Minesweeping Flotilla
Minesweeper HMS Hythe (J 194)
Minesweeper HMS Rye (J 76)

3rd Motor Launch Flotilla
Motor Launch ML-121
Motor Launch ML-126
Motor Launch ML-134
Motor Launch ML-135
Motor Launch ML-168

29th Motor Launch Flotilla
Motor Launch ML-459
Motor Launch ML-462

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08/10/42 – 08/14/42 Force Y (Operation Ascendant) from Malta to Gibraltar
Escort Group
Destroyer HMS Matchless (G 52) (17th Destroyer Flotilla element)
Escort Destroyer HMS Badsworth (L 03) (20th Escort Group element)


Transport Group
Transport SS Orari (10,350 tons) (CW)
Transport SS Troilus (7,422) (CW)


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08/11/42 Operation Bellows: sailing with Force W to fly off 37 Spitfires to Malta then return to Gibraltar
Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious (47)

13th Destroyer Flotilla (elements)
Destroyer HMS Westcott (D 47)
Destroyer HMS Vidette (D 48)

1st Escort Group (elements)
Destroyer HMS Venomous (D 75)
Destroyer HMS Keppel (D 84)

Destroyer HMS Amazon (D 39) (3rd Escort Group element)
Destroyer HMS Wrestler (D 35) (18th Destroyer Flotilla element)
Destroyer HMS Malcolm (D 19) (8th Escort Group element)
Destroyer HMS Wolverine (D 78) (30th Escort Group element)




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11/08/42 Operation Terminal (Algiers, Algeria)

10/26/42 Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C 24) Embarked 670 personnel of US combat team and Departs Belfast, Ireland
10/27/42 Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C 24) joins Force O
11/07/42 Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C 24) Transfers US personnel to Destroyer HMS Malcolm (D19) and Destroyer HMS Broke (D83)

Destroyer HMS Malcolm (D 19) (8th Escort Group element)
Destroyer HMS Broke (D 83) (6th Escort Group element)


The 3rd Battalion (Colonel Edwin Swenson, USA), 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, USA. attempts to land, capture, and prevent damage to the port facilities at Algiers, Algeria.

01:40 Orders are received from Rear Admiral Harold Martin Burrough for HMS Malcolm and HMS Broke start toward the Bay of Algiers

04:00 HMS Malcolm is badly hit with her deck on fire she is forced to withdraw. Casualties were 10 killed and 25 wounded. At her at top speed and fourth try HMS Broke succeeds in breaking through the harbors barrier boom.

05:20 HMS Broke lands companies L and M at the Môle Louis Billiard.

08:00 The mole itself, the electric power station, and the petroleum tank farm have been captured. The landing force has begun slowly extending their positions northward to the seaplane base and along the street paralleling the shore. No indications of scuttling or sabotage have been encountered. Artillery fire from the Jetée du Nord drives HMS Broke to another mooring and then to a third where she is unable to support the landing force.

09:20 HMS Broke quickly has several hits or has near misses from unseen artillery. HMS Broke sounds the recall signal and approximately 60 men near the ship re-board. Colonel Swenson and the rest of the landing force are unable to return to the ship and stay ashore to await the 168th regimental combat team.

09:40 HMS Broke struggles out into the bay partially hidden by smoke. Escort Destroyer HMS Zetland (L 59) stops bombarding the Batterie du Lazaret on Cap Matifou to cover HMS Broke, and later takes aboard all her passengers, and tows HMS Broke out to sea.

11:00 6 Albacore dive bombers silence the coastal guns at the northern end of the harbor and the determined fire of the landing force temporarily holds back the troops which have them hemmed in. But ammunition is running low.

11:30 French tanks and armored cars arrive making the landing forces position hopeless.

12:30 Colonel Swenson surrenders his force but has been able to prevent the destruction of the port before the French have to surrender to a larger Allied force.

11/10/42 HMS Broke sinks from damage received from shore batteries




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11/08/42 Operation Reservist (Oran, Algeria)
Escort Group withdraws after coming under heavy fire
Destroyer HMS Westcott (D 47) (13th Destroyer Flotilla element)
Destroyer HMS Antelope (H 36) (23rd Escort Group element)

2x Motor Launches

Assault Group
41st Escort Group (elements)
Sloop HMS Hartland (Y00) (ex Cutter USCGC Pontchartrain (WPG 70)) (Sunk by gunfire from Vichy French warship Typhon & shore batteries, at Oran harbor)
Sloop HMS Walney (Y 04) (ex Cutter USCGC Sebago (WHEC-42)) (Sunk by gunfire from Vichy French warship La Surprise, at Oran Harbor)

17 officers, 376 men, from the 6th Armored Infantry, 1st Armored Division, USA (Lieutenant Colonel George F. Marshall, USA)
22 seamen of the U.S. Navy, 6 U.S. Marines and 52 Royal Navy officers and ratings, as well as the ships' crews


02:45 HMS Walney approaches the harbor in the shadow of the cliffs on the eastern edge of the bay followed in five minutes' by HMS Hartland

The harbor is enclosed on its northern edge by a breakwater and across the eastern end by a small jetty extending from the Môle du Ravin Blanc with an opening about 200 yards wide blocked by a floating boom. Fixed fortified batteries commanded the entrance, the harbor itself, and all adjacent waters. While dual-purpose artillery, machine guns, and the naval guns of warships in the northwestern corner of the harbor can be brought to bear on intruders.

03:00 the sloops near the entrance and one of the motor launches speeds ahead to lay a smoke screen. As a searchlight sweeps the bay and tracer bullets hit far in front of HMS Walney. Then the searchlight finds her and artillery fire starts to range in. A large American flag at her stern, and a loud speaker repeatedly asserting the approaching force was friendly, makes no difference to the French. The ship is soon jarred by a hit the ship that throws men to the deck. Captain Peters turns to the north, with the HMS Hartland still following, and circles to try for the harbor entrance at top speed. He seems to have disregarded a message he received during his approach to the harbor from headquarters on HMS Largs, which reported: "No shooting thus far; landings unopposed"; and instructed the RESERVIST force: "Don't start a fight unless you have to."

The second approach

HMS Walney is hit by artillery and machine gun fire, but she reaches the boom, brakes it, and slips inside the harbor and the French shift their fire to HMS Hartland. No longer under fire HMS Walney launches three canoes in the western end of the port. Just after passing between the Môle du Ravin Blanc and a floating dry-dock moored near the northern breakwater, a French destroyer approaches head on from the west. HMS Walney fails in an attempt to ram the destroyer and is subjected to intense fire from the destroyer as the two ships scrape past each other. Shortly after this HMS Walney is hit by intense fire from ahead, port, and starbord sides. HMS Walney is on fire, her ammuntion exploading, her guns out of action, and all bridge officers dead except one that is wounded. The troops under Colonel Marshall keep up small arms fire until thy fall or receive word to abandon ship. HMS Walney is left a semi-submerged wreck in the western end of the harbor.

HMS Hartland Is caught by heavy fire just short of the smoke screen at the harbor mouth. A shell splinter temporarily blinds Commander Billot, while most of her gun crews and many of the troops crouching below decks were wounded or killed during this approach. In the darkness and Unable to find the entrance HMS Hartland strikes the jetty south of it. The wounded Commander Billot has the vessel backed off and again sent forward despite the damage already received and succeeds in entering the port. As HMS Hartland swings around the end of the Môle du Ravin Blanc to reach her debarkation point and runs into the pointblank fire from the French destroyer Typhon moored beside the mole. The shells tear through the unarmored hull and explode inside HMS Hartland knocking out her controls and setting her on fire in several places. Adrift and in danger of exploding Commander Billot orders abandon ship.

04:00 HMS Hartland’s survivors leave the burning vessel in two motor launches and withdraw seaward.

Of the 17 officers and 376 enlisted men of the 6th Armored Infantry, 9 officers and 180 enlisted men were killed or presumed dead while 5 officers and 152 enlisted men were wounded. Only 3 officers and 44 enlisted men landed unhurt.
U.S. Navy casualties were 5 killed and 7 wounded; Royal Navy losses, 113 killed and 86 wounded.

All survivors were held first as civil, then military, prisoners while the battle for Oran continued, its ultimate outcome almost unaffected by this bloody episode.




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Transport SS Ardeola (CW) (2,609 tons) Fodder, Independent to Malta Intercepted and sized by Vichy France
Transport SS Tadorna (CW) (1,947 tons) Fodder, Independent to Malta Intercepted and sized by Vichy France

Attempting to take advantage of the confusion from Operation Torch the disguised transports Ardeola and Tadorna were sent out with Convoy KMS.1G. They detached west of Gibraltar and passed the Straits and proceeded along the North African coast as far as Cape Bon where they were fired on and ordered to stop by French shore batteries. One of the assumptions of Operation Torch was that there would be little if any opposition by the French. So when both ships were fired on and ordered to stop, they didn’t scuttle their ships, on the assumption that they could "explain" and be allowed to proceed. They were in fact captured and taken in to Bizerta where they were unloaded, their cargoes seized, and the ships turned over to the Italians. Ardeola was renamed Aderno and Tadorna was renamed Balzac.

07/23/43 Aderno (ex Ardeola) torpedoed and sunk by Submarine HMS Torbay (N 79) about 2 miles from Civitavecchia.
03/07/43 Balzac (ex Tadorna) sunk by U.S. aircraft 20 nautical miles North/Northeast of Zembra Island




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11/10/42 - 11/11/42 Operation Perpetual The Assault on Bougie and Djidjelli Note: do not confuse this with Operation Perpetual 11/10/41 – 11/12/41
SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, MARCH 23, 1949

Ships listed as Landing Ship Infantry (LSI)
Landing Ship Infantry (L) HMS Karanja (F 128) (9,891 tons) 11/12/42 Sunk by Axis Ju-88 aircraft
Transport SS Marnix Van St. Aldegonde (Dutch) (19,355 tons)
Transport SS Cathay (15,225 tons) 11/12/42 Sunk by Axis Ju-88 aircraft
Transport SS Awatea (CW) (13,482 tons) 11/11/42 Sunk by Axis Ju-88 aircraft

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11/10/42 - 11/11/42 11:40 Force "O" Bougie/ Djidjelli Air Cover Force

Air Cover Group
Escourt Aircraft Carrier HMS Argus (D 49)
880 Squadron FAA 11x Supermarine Seafire IIC Fighter (4 transferred from HMS Avenger)


12th Cruiser Squadron (elements)
Light Anti-aircraft Cruiser HMS Charybdis (88)
Light Anti-aircraft Cruiser HMS Scylla (98)


Destroyer HMS Vanoc (H33) (29th Escort Group element)
Destroyer HMS Wrestler (D 35) (18th Destroyer Flotilla element) 11/15/42 West of Gibraltar sinks U-98


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11/10/42 17:00 - 11/12/42 Bougie Assault Convoy (Slow)
Escort Group
Monitor HMS Frederick Roberts (F.40) 11/11/42 damaged by Axis Ju-88 bombers

Destroyer ORP Blyskawica (Blyskavica) (WZ.44) (25th Escort Group element)

36th Escort Group (elements)
Corvette HMS Samphire (K128)
Corvette HMS Penstemon (K 61)

5th Trawler Group (elements)
Minesweeper Trawler HMS Inchcolm (T 18)
Minesweeper Trawler HMS Hoy (T 114)
Minesweeper Trawler HMS Rysa (T 164)

Transport Group
Transport SS Glenfinlas (CW) (7,479 tons) MT, Petrol 82 tons, Stores 541 tons, 127 Personnel from Convoy KMS.1G (Slow)
Transport SS Stanhill (CW) (5,969 tons) MT, Petrol 82 tons, Stores 486 tons, 32 Personnel from Convoy KMS.1G (Slow)
Transport SS Urlana (CW) (6,852 tons) MT, Petrol 109 tons, Stores 572 tons, 7 Personnel from Convoy KMS.1G (Slow)
Transport SS Ocean Volga (CW) (7,174 tons) MT and 9 Personnel, Stores 61 tons, 55 Personnel from Convoy KMS.1G (Slow)


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11/10/42 18:00 - 11/12/42 Bougie Assault Convoy (Slow) delayed refueling ships

Minesweeper Trawler HMS Mull (T 110) (5th Trawler Group element)

Landing Ship Gantry RFA/Oiler Dewdale (A151) (8,265 tons) 14x LCMs, FFO, Petrol


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11/10/42 20:00 - 11/12/42 Bougie Assault Convoy (Fast)
Escort Group
10th Cruiser Division (element) (Rear Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt, CBE Flagship: Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C24))
Light Cruiser HMS Sheffield (C 24) 11/10/42 03:45 detached to act independently to support the assault 11/11/42 11:40 joins HMS Argus and escourt and withdraws

Anti-aircraft Ship HMS Tynwald 11/12/42 05:17 Sunk by Italian submarine Argo at Bougie, Algeria

Escort Destroyer HMS Bramham (L 51) (57th Destroyer Division element)

12th Minesweeping Flotilla (elements)
Minesweeper HMS Albacore (J 101)
Minesweeper HMS Cadmus (J 230)

Western Approaches Escort Group (elements)
Frigate HMS Rother (K 224)
Frigate HMS Spey (K 426)


Transport Group
Landing Ship Infantry (L) HMS Karanja (F 128) (9,891 tons) 11/12/42 Sunk by Axis Ju-88 bombers
Transport SS Marnix Van St. Aldegonde (Dutch) (19,355 tons)
Transport SS Cathay (15,225 tons) 11/12/42 Sunk by Axis Ju-88 bombers

36th Infantry Brigade
5th Battalion The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
6th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment 11/11/42 06:15 lands at Cap Carbon
8th Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders


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11/10/42 20:00 - 11/12/42 Djidjelli Assault Convoy (Fast) 11/11/42 16:25 sailed for Algiers having finished unloading RAF personnel, fuel, and supplies
Escort Group
57th Destroyer Division (elements)
Escort Destroyer HMS Bicester (L 34)
Escort Destroyer HMS Wilton (L 128)

Transport SS Awatea (CW) (13,482 tons) from Convoy KMF.1 11/11/42 Sunk by Axis Ju-88 bombers and He-111 torpedo bombers




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OOB Casablanca http://www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_WWII_Mediterranean/OOB_WWII_Casablanca.htm
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_dieppe1.html
HOME FLEET - October to December 1942 http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-HF1942d.htm
Service Histories by Name, Type, and Class http://wow.naval-history.net/xGM-aContents.htm
Operation Train http://www.killifish.f9.co.uk/Malta%20WWII/Operations.htm
Fleet Air Arm http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ships/Aircraftcarrierindex.html
Siri Holm Lawson Warsailors.com http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/kmsconvoys.html
Arnold Hague Convoy Database http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hague/index.html
http://www.bluestarline.org/lamports/browning3.html
www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/saint.htm
http://uncleted.jinak.cz/utorch.htm
http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/algeria/algeria.htm
http://www.duchessofbedford.com/ssdob/
http://usswashington.com/worldwar2plus55/dl08no42b.htm
http://www.amazon.com/If-Perish-Frontline-Nurses-World/dp/product-description/0375415149
Generals names http://www.generals.dk/
Polish Navy http://www.polishnavy.pl/index.html
RN and RNR Officers http://www.unithistories.com/
French Moroccan Fleet http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/ETO/Ultra/SRH-BA-Appendix/Appendix-17.html
HM Aircraft Carriers http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/ESCORT/index.htm
French Oran Fleet http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/1942/11/08.htm
http://oceania.pbworks.com/w/page/8473543/UK_Silver-Line
http://www.secondworldwar.org.uk/stork.html
http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8896
Naval North Africa http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-RN-II/UK-RN-II-13.html
Appendix H Torch http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-RN-II/index.html#index
http://hulltrawler.net/Sidewinder.html
http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/default.asp?ldr=ja/en&loc=en
http://www.wikiled.com/japaneseromajikanji-english-Default.aspx
http://read2ch.com/r/army/1268410478/
Harbour Defence Motor Launch (HDML) http://www.hmsmedusa.org.uk/index.html
http://www.killifish.f9.co.uk/Malta%20WWII/Pedestal.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-MTO-NWA/USA-MTO-NWA-11.html
Oran landings: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-MTO-NWA/USA-MTO-NWA-11.html
Algiers landings: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-MTO-NWA/USA-MTO-NWA-13.html
http://www.world-war.co.uk/pedestal1.php3
http://www.netherlandsnavy.nl/Sweers_his.htm




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When I repost it. It will have the submarines at HMS Talbot Royal Navy submarine base at Malta, I figured out the name of the Cable Ship used at torch, the Ships at Gibraltar (as many as possible), and everything will have been checked (again, and again, and again…), and etc.
 


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