Second Fleet (Japanese Navy)

Second Fleet 第二艦隊 Daini Kantai, or 2F

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Commander-in-chief, Second Fleet

no	date of appointment	rank	name	class	previous job	next job	note
1	28 Dec 1903	VADM	Kamimura Hikonojo	4th class, NA	Cdr, Readiness Fleet	CinC, Yokosuka District
2	20 Dec 1905	VADM	Dewa Shigetoo	5th class, NA	CinC, 4th Fleet	Dir, NEC
3	22 Nov 1906	VADM	Ijuin Goro		Dir, NSC	CinC, 1st Fleet
4	26 May 1908	VADM	Dewa Shigetoo	5th class, NA	Dir, NEC	CinC, Sasebo District
5	1 Dec 1909	VADM	Shimamura Hayao	7th class, NA	Cdt, Naval College	CinC, Sasebo District
6	1 Dec 1911	VADM	Yoshimatsu Motaro	7th class, NA	Cdr, Takeshiki GD	Dir, NEC
7	1 Dec 1912	VADM	Ijichi Suetaka	7th class, NA	Dir, Kure NYd	Dir, NSC
8	1 Dec 1913	VADM	Kato Sadakichi	10th class, NA	Dir, Yokosuka NYd	Dir, NEC
9	5 Feb 1915	VADM	Nawa Matahachiro	10th class, NA	Dir, NEC	CinC, Maizuru District
10	13 Dec 1915	VADM	Yashiro Rokuro	8th class, NA	Wait	CinC, Sasebo District
11	1 Dec 1917	VADM	Prince Yorihito		CinC, Yokosuka District	Member, Adms' Cmtee
12	13 Jun 1918	VADM	Yamaya Tanin	12th class, NA	Vice Chief, NGS	CinC, 1st Fleet	25 Nov 1919 ADM
13	1 Dec 1919	VADM	Prince Hiroyasu		Member, Adms' Cmtee	Military Councillor
14	1 Dec 1920	VADM	Suzuki Kantaro	14th class, NA	Cdt, Naval Academy	CinC, 3rd Fleet	1 Dec 1921 disbanded
15	1 Dec 1922	VADM	Nakano Naoe	15th class, NA	CinC, 3rd Fleet	Member, Adms' Cmtee
16	1 Jun 1923	VADM	Kato Hiroharu	18th class, NA	Vice Chief, NGS	CinC, Yokosuka District
17	1 Dec 1924	VADM	Saito Hanroku	17th class, NA	Att, NGS	Att, NGS
18	16 Sept 1925	VADM	Taniguchi Naomi	19th class, NA	Cdt, Naval Academy	CinC, Kure District
19	10 Dec 1926	VADM	Yoshikawa Yasuhira	22nd class, NA	Dir, NSC	CinC, Yokosuka District
20	16 May 1928	VADM	Otani Koshiro	23rd class, NA	Cdr, Maizuru GD	CinC, Kure District
21	10 Dec 1928	VADM	Osumi Mineo	24th class, NA	Vice Minister of Navy	CinC, Yokosuka District
22	11 Nov 1929	VADM	Iida Nobutaro	24th class, NA	CinC, Sasebo District	Att, NGS
23	1 Dec 1930	VADM	Nakamura Ryozo	27th class, NA	Att, NGS	CinC, Sasebo District
24	1 Dec 1931	VADM	Suetsugu Nobumasa	27th class, NA	Cdr, Maizuru GD	CinC, Combined Fleet
25	15 Nov 1933	VADM	Takahashi Sankichi	29th class, NA	Vice Chief, NGS	CinC, Combined Fleet
26	15 Nov 1934	VADM	Yonai Mitsumasa	29th class, NA	CinC, Sasebo District	CinC, Yokosuka District
27	2 Dec 1935	VADM	Kato Takayoshi	31st class, NA	Vice Chief, NGS	CinC, Kure District
28	1 Dec 1936	VADM	Yoshida Zengo	32nd class, NA	Cdr, Training Fleet	CinC, Combined Fleet
29	1 Dec 1937	VADM	Shimada Shigetaro	32nd class, NA	Vice Chief, NGS	CinC, Kure District
30	15 Nov 1938	VADM	Toyoda Soemu	33rd class, NA	CinC, 4th Fleet	Dir, NSC
31	21 Oct 1939	VADM	Koga Mineichi	34th class, NA	Vice Chief, NGS	CinC, China Area Fleet
32	1 Sep 1941	VADM	Kondo Nobutake	35th class, NA	Vice Chief, NGS	Military Councillor	29 Apr 1943 ADM
33	9 Aug 1943	VADM	Kurita Takeo	36th class, NA	Att, NGS	Att, NGS
34	23 Dec 1944	VADM	Ito Seiichi	39th class, NA	Att, NGS	KIA	7 Apr 1945 KIA 20 Apr 1945 disbanded

Commander, Second Fleet

no	date of appointment	end of appointment	rank	name	class	previous job	next job	note
	11 Mar 1911	1 Dec 1911	RADM	Yashiro Rokuro	8th class, NA	Cdr, Training Fleet	Cdt, Naval College
	10 Aug 1913	15 Nov 1913	RADM	Suzuki Kantaro	14th class, NA	Cdr, Maizuru Torpedo Unit	Cdr, Maizuru Torpedo Unit
	18 Aug 1914	1 Dec 1914	RADM	Okada Keisuke	15th class, NA	Chief, Ord Div, Sasebo NYd	Cdr, 1Sd

Chief of Staff, Second Fleet

no	date of appointment	rank	name	class	previous job	next job	note
1	28 Dec 1903	CAPT	Kato Tomozaburo	7th class, NA	Staff, NA-Bu, MoN	CoS, Combined Fleet	1 Sept 1904 RADM
	12 Jan 1905	CAPT	Fujii Koichi	7th class, NA	CO, Azuma	CoS, 1st Fleet	2 Nov 1905 RADM
	20 Dec 1905
	1 Dec 1911	CAPT	Abo Kiyokazu	18th class, NA	Staff, 2nd Fleet	Att, NGS
	1 Dec 1912	CAPT	Yoshida Kiyokaze	18th class, NA	CO, Otowa	acting CoS, 2nd Fleet
	1 Dec 1914	CAPT	Yoshida Kiyokaze	18th class, NA	CoS, 2nd Fleet	Chief, Div2, NGS	acting
	1 Feb 1915
	15 Sept 1917	CAPT	Hyakutake Saburo	19th class, NA	CO, Haruna	CoS, Sasebo District	1 Dec 1917 RADM
	10 Nov 1918	CAPT	Nakagawa Shigeushi	19th class, NA	CO, Hyuga	Cdr, Bako GD	1 Dec 1918 RADM
	1 Dec 1919
	1 Dec 1922	CAPT	Nakamura Ryozo	27th class, NA	CO, Kasuga	acting Cdr, 1Sd
	6 Nov 1923
	1 Dec 1925	RADM	Yonai Mitsumasa	29th class, NA	CO, Mutsu	Chief, Div3, NGS
	1 Dec 1926	RADM	Matsuyama Shigeru	30th class, NA	CoS, Maizuru GD	Chief, Div2, NGS
	1 Dec 1927
	6 Sept 1929	RADM	Shiozawa Koichi	32nd class, NA	Att, NGS	CoS, GF / 1st Fleet
	30 Nov 1929	RADM	Shimada Shigetaro	32nd class, NA	CO, Hiei	CoS, 1st Fleet / GF
	1 Dec 1930
	15 Nov 1934	RADM	Miki Taichi	35th class, NA	CO, Kongo	Cdr, 2Sd
	15 Nov 1935	RADM	Mito Shunzo	36th class, NA	Att, Kure District	Att, Kure District
	1 Apr 1936
	15 Nov 1937	CAPT	Ito Seiichi	39th class, NA	CO, Haruna	Att, NGS	1 Dec 1937 RADM
	15 Nov 1938	RADM	Takagi Takeo	39th class, NA	CO, Mutsu	Att, NGS
	1 Nov 1939
	2 Jul 1943	RADM	Koyanagi Tomiji	42nd class, NA	Att, 2nd Fleet HQ	Att, GF HQ
	25 Nov 1944	RADM	Morishita Nobuei	45th class, NA	CO, Yamato	Att, NGS	20 Apr 1945 disbanded

Chief Engineer

no	date of appointment	rank	name	class	previous job	next job	note
	10 Dec 1907	CAPT(E)	Hirabe Teiichi	1885 class, NEA	Supt, Engineering School	Chief Eng, Kure Resv Fleet
	10 Dec 1908
	1 Apr 1916	CAPT(E)	Miyakawa Kunimoto	1st class, NEA	Inst, Naval College	Chief, EB Div, Kure NYd
	1 Dec 1916
	15 Nov 1938	CAPT(E)	Sawa Tatsu	22nd class, NEA	Chief, Sect3, Edu Bu, MoN	Chief Inst, Enginer Academy
	15 Nov 1939

Chief Surgeon

no	date of appointment	rank	name	class	previous job	next job	note
	1 Dec 1916	S-SrM	Kurita Shunzo		Chief, Div2, Sasebo NH	VDir, Maizuru NH
	1 Dec 1917
	1 Dec 1922	CAPT(S)	Sasano Masato	U of Tokyo	Chief Surgeon, Paymaster Academy	Chief, Div1, Yokosuka NH
	1 Dec 1923

Commanding officer, Destroyer Unit

no	from	to	rank	name	class	previous job	next job	note
	14 Jun 1905	14 Nov 1905	CAPT	Yajima Junkichi	12th class, NA	CO, Destroyer Unit, 1st Fleet	Wait

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