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1st Mobile Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Military unit
The 1st Mobile Fleet (第一機動艦隊, Dai-Ichi Kidō Kantai) was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy established during World War II.
Structure
![]() Task Force A, 1st Mobile Fleet during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on 20 June 1944
| Date |
Higher Fleet |
Lower Fleets |
Divisions, Squadrons and attached elements
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| 1 March 1944 (original) |
Combined Fleet |
2nd Fleet |
4th CruDiv., 5th CruDiv., 2nd CruDesron.
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| 3rd Fleet |
1st CarDiv., 2nd CarDiv., 3rd BatDiv., 7th CruDiv., 10th CruDesron.,
Aircraft carrier Chitose, Heavy cruiser Mogami, Light cruiser Ōyodo, 601st NAG
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| 1 April 1944 |
2nd Fleet |
4th CruDiv., 5th CruDiv., 7th CruDiv., 2nd CruDesron.
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| 3rd Fleet |
1st CarDiv., 2nd CarDiv., 3rd CarDiv., 3rd BatDiv., 10th CruDesron.,
Heavy cruiser Mogami, 601st NAG
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| 1 May 1944 |
2nd Fleet |
4th CruDiv., 5th CruDiv., 7th CruDiv., 2nd CruDesron.
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| 3rd Fleet |
1st CarDiv., 2nd CarDiv., 3rd CarDiv., 4th CarDiv., 3rd BatDiv., 10th CruDesron.,
Heavy cruiser Mogami, 601st NAG
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| 10 July 1944 |
2nd Fleet |
1st BatDiv., 4th CruDiv., 5th CruDiv., 7th CruDiv., 2nd CruDesron.
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| 3rd Fleet |
1st CarDiv., 3rd CarDiv., 4th CarDiv., 3rd BatDiv., 10th CruDesron.,
Heavy cruiser Mogami, 601st NAG
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| 15 August 1944 |
2nd Fleet |
1st BatDiv., 3rd BatDiv., 4th CruDiv., 5th CruDiv., 7th CruDiv., 2nd CruDesron.
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| 3rd Fleet |
1st CarDiv., 3rd CarDiv., 4th CarDiv., 10th CruDesron.,
Heavy cruiser Mogami, 601st NAG
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| 15 October 1944 |
2nd Fleet |
1st BatDiv., 2nd BatDiv., 3rd BatDiv., 4th CruDiv., 5th CruDiv., 7th CruDiv., 2nd CruDesron.
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| 3rd Fleet |
1st CarDiv., 3rd CarDiv., 4th CarDiv., 10th CruDesron.,
Heavy cruiser Mogami, 601st NAG
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| 6th Fleet |
7th Subron., 8th Subron., 11th Subron., 15th Subflotilla, 34th Subflotilla, Submarine I-12,
22nd CruDiv., 11th CruDesron., 31st CruDesron.,
Aircraft carrier Hōshō, Seaplane tender Akitsushima, Auxiliary submarine tender Tsukushi Maru,
No.30 Submarine Base Unit, No.31 Submarine Base Unit
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| 15 November 1944 |
disbanded
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Commanders
Commander in chief
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Rank |
Name |
Date |
Additional post
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| 1 |
Vice-Admiral |
Jisaburō Ozawa |
1 March 1944 |
Commander of the 3rd Fleet and the 1st Carrier Division
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| 1 October 1944 |
Commander of the 3rd Fleet (and direct control for the 3rd Carrier Division)
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Chief of staff
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Rank |
Name |
Date |
Additional post
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| 1 |
Rear-Admiral |
Keizō Komura |
1 March 1944 |
Chief of staff of the 3rd Fleet
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| 2 |
Rear-Admiral |
Sueo Ōbayashi |
1 October 1944 |
Chief of staff of the 3rd Fleet
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