World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 01.11.2006

Imperial Japanese Navy In cooperation with Jeff Donahoo Commanders and Assignments of Light Cruisers

The format is Japanese style: rank; last name, first name; (Eta Jima class, if known); day.month.year of command and assignment. Commanders marked with * are known to have died. UC = Under Construction FO = Fitting Out

Abukuma       • Capt Murayama Seiroko (42) 01.11.40 – 20.09.42       • Capt Shibuya Shiro (44) 20.09.42 – 18.08.43       • Capt Kaname Konishi (44) 18.08.43 – 26.03.44       • Capt Hanada Takuo (48) 26.03.44 – 27.10.44 1st Destroyer Squadron, 1st Fleet: 09.41 – 10.04.42 ? 10.04.42 – 01.04.43 1st Destroyer Squadron, 5th Fleet: 01.04.43 – 05.08.43 1st Destroyer Squadron, 5th Fleet, North East Area Fleet: 05.08.43 – 20.11.44 Combined Fleet: 20.11.44 – ? (removed)

Agano       • Capt Nakagawa Ko (42) 15.02.42 – 05.08.43       • *Capt Matsuda Takatomo (45) 05.08.43 – 17.02.44 Sasebo Navy Arsenal (UC): 18-06-40 – 22.10.41 Sasebo Navy Arsenal (FO): 22.10.41 – 31.10.42 Kure Naval District: 31.10.42 – 20.11.42 10th Destroyer Squadron, 3rd Fleet: 20.11.42 – 15.02.44

Ioshima       • LtCdr Hukuchi Akiji (??) 23.06.44 – 19.09.44 ?

Isuzu       • Capt Ura Koichi (46) 01.09..41 – 30.01.43       • Capt Shinoda Kiyohiku (43) 30.01.43 – 20.06.44       • Capt Matsuda Gengo (49) 20.06.44 – 06.04.45 15th Squadron, 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet, China Area Fleet: 15.09.41 – 10.04.42 16th Squadron, Southern Expeditionary Fleet, South West Area Fleet: 10.04.42 – 25.09.42 2nd Destroyer Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 25.09.42 – 20.01.43 16th Squadron, Southern Expeditionary Fleet, South West Area Fleet: 20.10.43 – 01.04.43 14th Squadron, 4th Fleet: 01.04.43 – 04.03.44 Central Pacific Fleet: 04.03.44 – 18.07.44 Combined Fleet: 18.07.44 – 20.08.44 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet: 20.08.44 – 20.11.44 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet, North East Area Fleet: 20.11.44 – 20.12.44 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet, South West Area Fleet: 20.12.44 – 20.01.45 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet, 10th Area Fleet: 20.01.45 – 05.02.45 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet: 05.02.45 – 15.03.45 31st Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 15.03.45 – 25.03.45 31st Squadron, 10th Area Fleet: 25.03.45 – 06.04.45

Jintsu       • Capt Kozai Torazo 15.10.41 – 26.12.42       • Capt Fujita Toshio 26.12.42 – 27.02.43       • *Capt Sato Tarajiro (43) 27.02.43 – 05.07.43 2nd Destroyer Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 09.41 – 08.10.42 Sesebo Navy Yard: 08.10.42 – 16.01.43 2nd Destroyer Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 16.01.43 – 05.07.43

Kashii       • Capt Kojima Hideo (44) 12.41 – 06.42       • Capt Shigenaga Kazue (46) 25.06.42 – 07.01.43       • Capt Takada Satoshi (44) 07.01.43 – 15.03.44       • *Capt Matsumura Midori (48) 15.03.44 – 12.01.45 Sasebo Naval District: 15.07.41 – 31.07.41 Southern Expeditionary Fleet: 31.07.41 – 03.01.42 1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet: 03.01.42 – 10.04.42 1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet, South West Area Fleet: 10.04.42 – 31.12.43 Kure Training Squadron: 31.12.43 – 15.04.44 General Escort Command: 15.04.44 – 01.05.44 1st Surface Escort Unit, General Escort Command: 01.05.44 – 15.11.44 101st Escort Squadron, General Escort Command: 15.11.44 – 10.12.44 101st Escort Squadron, 1st Escort Fleet: 10.12.44 – 12.01.45

Kashima       • Capt Senda Kinji (45) 01.09.41 – 07.09.42       • Capt Takada Sakae (46) 07.09.42 – 01.07.43       • Capt Hayashi Shigechika (45) 01.07.43 – 21.10.43       • Capt Kajiwara Sueyoshi (45) 21.10.43 – 03.12.43       • Capt Nagai Mitsuo (45) 03.12.43 – 09.12.43       • Capt Yamazumi Chuzaburo (48) 09.12.43 – 05.44       • Capt Takame Masayoshi (49) 05.44 – 08.44       • Capt Hiraoka Yoshitaka (47) 08.44 – 04.45       • Capt Takahashi Chojuro (49) 04.45 – 09.45 Training Squadron: 01.06.40 – 20.09.40 Kure Naval District: 20.09.40 – 15.11.40 18th Squadron, 4th Fleet: 15.11.40 – 01.12.41 4th Fleet: 01.12.41 – 10.11.43 Kure Naval District: 10.11.43 – 01.12.43 Kure Training Squadron: 01.12.43 – 01.01.45 102nd Escort Squadron, 1st Escort Fleet: 01.01.45 – 05.07.45 1st Escort Fleet, General Escort Command: 05.07.45 – 09.45

Katori       • Capt Owada Hisashi 44) 12.41 – 07.42       • Capt Nakaoka Nobuki (45) 01.07.42 – 28.11.42       • Capt Miyazaki Takeji (46) 28.11.42 – 20.07.43       • Capt Minaguchi Hyoe 20.07.43 – 10.43       • *Capt Oda Tamekiyo (43) 10.43 – 17.02.44 Yokosuka Naval District: 20.04.40 – 01.06.40 Training Squadron: 01.06.40 – 20.09.40 Yokosuka Naval District: 20.09.40 – 15.11.40 1st Submarine Squadron, 6th Fleet: 15.11.40 – 01.05.41 6th Fleet: 01.05.41 – 15.02.44 General Escort Command: 15.02.44 – 17.02.44

Kinu       • Capt Kato Yoshiro (43) 11.08.41 – 22.03.43       • Capt Uehara Yoshio (45) 22.03.43 – 04.02.44       • Capt Itakura Tokushi (42) 04.02.44 – 11.06.44       • *Capt Kawasaki Harumi (46) 11.06.44 – 27.10.44 4th Submarine Squadron, Combined Fleet: 09.41 – 10.04.42 16th Squadron, 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet: 10.03.42 – 10.04.43 16th Squadron, 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet, South West Area Fleet: 10.04.42 – 15.04.43 16th Squadron, Southwest Area Fleet: 15.03.43 – 15.11.44 South West Area Fleet: 15.11.44 – ? (removed)

Kiso       • Capt Ono Takeji (44) 10.11.41 – 20.09.42       • Capt Kawai Iwao (47) 20.09.42 – 04.10.43       • Capt Sawa Isamu (46) 04.10.43 – 25.02.44       • Capt Imamura Ryonosuke (49) 25.02.44 – 11.11.44 21st Squadron, 5th Fleet: 25.07.41 – 01.04.43 1st Destroyer Squadron, 5th Fleet: 01.04.43 – 20.05.43 21st Squadron, 5th Fleet: 20.05.43 – 30.08.44 Yokosuka Naval District: 30.08.44 – 10.11.44 1st Destroyer Squadron, 5th Fleet, North East Area Fleet: 10.11.44 – 11.11.44

Kitakami       • Capt Norimatsu Sanji (46) 28.11.41 – 05.09.42       • Capt Tsuruoka Nobumichi (43) 05.09.42 – 17.05.43       • Capt Nomura Tomekichi (46) 17.05.43 – 22.11.43       • Capt Tanaka Jo (47) 21.11.43 – 16.06.44       • Capt Kase Saburo (44) 06.44 – 08.44       • Capt Shimizu Masamoto (43) 08.44 – 12.44       • Capt Kanaoka Kokuzo (48) 12.44 – 09.45 9th Squadron, 1st Fleet: 20.11.41 – 20.11.42 Combined Fleet: 20.11.42 – 01.07.43 16th Squadron, South West Area Fleet: 01.07.43 – 15.11.44 Combined Fleet: 15.11.44 – 05.04.45 11th Destroyer Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 05.04.45 – 20.04.45 11th Destroyer Squadron, Combined Fleet: 20.04.45 – 09.45

Kuma       • Capt Shibuya Kiyomi (45) 20.09.41 – 14.11.42       • Capt Yokoyama Ichiro (47) 14.11.42 – 14.08.43       • Capt Sugino Shuichi (46) 14.08.43 – 11.01.44 16th Squadron, 3rd Fleet: 09.41 – 10.03.42 16th Squadron, 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet: 10.03.42 – 10.04.42 16th Squadron, 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet, South West Area Fleet: 10.04.42 – 15.04.43 16th Squadron, South West Area Fleet: 15.04.43 – 10.03.44 (removed)

Nagara       • Capt Naoi Toshio (47) 10.09.41 – 10.07.42       • Capt Tawara Yoshioki (43) 10.07.42 – 20.11.42       • Capt Shinoda Katsukiyo (44) 20.11.42 – 16.08.43       • Capt Kitamura Masayuki (45) 16.08.43 – 07.04.44       • Capt Kondo Shinichi (49) 07.04.44 – 08.05.44       • *Capt Nakahara Giichiro (48) 08.05.44 – 07.08.44 16th Squadron, 3rd Fleet: 09.41 – 10.03.42 16th Squadron, 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet: 10.03.42 – 10.04.42 10th Destroyer Squadron, 1st Air Fleet: 10.04.42 – 14.07.42 10th Destroyer Squadron, 3rd Fleet: 14.07.42 – 20.11.42 4th Destroyer Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 20.11.42 – 20.07.43 2nd Destroyer Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 20.07.43 – 20.08.43 8th Fleet, South East Area Fleet: 20.08.43 – 01.11.43 4th Fleet: 01.11.43 – 04.03.44 Central Pacific Fleet: 04.03.44 – 15.05.44 11th Destroyer Squadron, Combined Fleet: 15.05.44 – 07.08.44

Naka       • Capt Tawara Yoshioki (43) 01.08.41 – 07.07.42       • Capt Nakazato Ryuji 07.07.42 – 01.10.42       • Capt Takagi Banjiro 01.10.42 – 25.02.43       • Capt Imaizumi Yoshijiro (44) 25.02.43 – 07.01.44       • Capt Sutezawa Yoshimasa (48) 07.01.44 – 17.02.44 4th Destryoer Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 09.41 – 15.05.42 Maizuru Navy Yard: 15.05.42 – 01.04.43 14th Squadron, 4th Fleet: 01.04.43 – 04.03.44 Central Pacific Fleet: 04.03.44 – 31.03.44 (removed)

Natori       • Capt Sasaki Seigo (45) 28.07.41 – 01.07.42       • Capt Inoguchi Toshihira (46) 01.07.42 – 20.01.43       • Capt Ueda Mitsuharu (45) 20.01.43 – 20.07.43       • Capt Hirai Yasuji (43) 20.07.43 – 18.03.44       • *Capt Kubota Toshi (46) 18.03.44 – 18.08.44 5th Destroyer Squadron, 3rd Fleet: 09.41 – 10.03.42 16th Squadron, 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet: 10.03.42 – 10.04.42 16th Squadron, 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet, South West Area Fleet: 10.04.42 – 15.04.43 16th Squadron, South West Area Fleet: 15.04.43 – 01.07.43 Maizuru Navy Yard: 01.07.43 – 20.04.44 Central Pacific Fleet: 20.04.44 – 15.05.44 3rd Destroyer Squadron, Central Pacific Fleet: 15.05.44 – 18.07.44 3rd Destroyer Squadron, Combined Fleet: 18.07.44 – 18.08.44

Noshiro       • Capt Tawara Yoshioki (43) 2.43 – 12.43       • *Capt Kajiwara Sueyoshi (47) 12.43 – 10.44 Yokosuka Navy Aresenal (UC): 04.09.41 – 19.07.42 Yokosuka Navy Aresenal (FO): 19.07.42 – 30.06.43 1st Fleet: 30.06.43 – 15.08.43 2nd Destroyer Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 15.08.43 – 26.10.44

Oi       • Capt Motishuta Nobue (45) 01.09.41 – 10.04.42       • *Capt Narita Shigeru (43) 04.42 – 10.42       • Capt Nagai Takeo (47) 10.42 – 12.42       • Capt Soma Shinshiro (42) 24.12.42 – 23.07.43       • Capt Kawai Shigezo (46) 23.07.43 – 12.02.44       • Capt Shiba Katsuo (50) 12.02.44 – 19.07.44 9th Squadron, 1st Fleet: 20.11.41 – 20.11.42 Combined Fleet: 20.11.42 – 01.07.43 16th Squadron, South West Area Fleet: 01.07.43 – 10.09.44 (removed)

Oyodo       • Capt Tomioka Sadatoshi (45) 1.43 – 8.43       • Capt Shinoda Katsukiyo (44) 8.43 – 5.44       • Capt Abe Toshio (46) 5.44 – 8.44       • Capt Mutaguchi Kakuro (44) 8.44 – 2.45       • Capt Matsuura Tadashi (49) 2.45 – 5.45       • Capt Taguchi Shoichi (49) 5.45 – 7.45 Kure Navy Arsenal (UC): 14.02.41 – 02.04.42 Kure Navy Arsenal (FO): 02.04.42 – 28.02.43 Yokosuka Naval District: 28.02.43 – 04.01.43 3rd Fleet: 01.04.43 – 25.02.44 Combined Fleet: 25.02.44 – 17.11.44 2nd Fleet: 17.11.44 – 01.01.45 5th Squadron, South West Area Fleet: 01.01.45 – 20.01.45 5th Squadron, 10th Area Fleet, 20.01.45 – 10.02.45 4th Carrier Division, Combined Fleet: 10.02.45– 01.03.45 Kure Training Squadron: 01.03.45 – 28.07.45

Sakawa       • Capt Ohara Toshimichi (49) 25.09.44 – 9.45 Sasebo Navy Arsenal (UC): 21.11.42 – 09.04.44 Sasebo Navy Arsenal (FO): 09.04.44 – 30.11.44 Combined Fleet: 30.11.44 – 07.12.44 11th Destroyer Squadron, Combined Fleet: 07.12.44 – 01.04.45 11th Destroyer Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 01.04.45 – 20.04.45 11th Destroyer Squadron, Combined Fleet: 20.04.45 –09.45

Sendai       • Capt Shimazaki Toshiro (44) 15.07.41 – 25.04.42       • Capt Morishita Nobuei (45) 25.04.42 – 20.05.43       • *Capt Shoji Kiichiro (45) 20.05.43 – 03.11.43 3rd Destroyer Squadron, 4th Fleet: 09.41 – 03.11.42 3rd Destroyer Squadron, 8th Fleet, South East Area Fleet: 25.02.43 – 05.01.44 (removed)

Tama       • Capt Kawabata Masaharu (47) 20.09.41 – 01.08.42       • Capt Kanome Zensuke (44) 01.08.42 – 22.06.43       • Capt Kami Shigenori (48) 22.06.43 – 15.12.43       • *Capt Yamamoto Iwata (45) 15.12.43 – 25.10.44 21 Squadron, 5th Fleet: 25.07.41 – 20.08.44 11th Squadron, Combined Fleet: 20.08.44 – 25.10.44

Tatsuta       • Capt Baba Yoshifumi (46) 20.08.41 – 14.07.42       • Capt Yoshimura Matake (45) 14.07.42 – 01.01.43       • Capt Funaki Morie (48) 01.01.43 – 05.04.43       • Capt Ogawa Nobuki (46) 05.04.43 – 22.12.43       • Capt Torii Takemi (47) 22.12.43 – 12.03.44 18th Squadron, 4th Fleet: 09.41 – 14.07.42 18th Squadron, 8th Fleet: 14.07.42 – 10.12.42 8th Fleet: 10.12.42 – 24.12.42 8th Fleet, South East Area Fleet: 24.12.42 – 01.04.43 11th Destroyer Squadron, Combined Fleet: 01.04.43 – 12.03.44

Tenryu       • Capt Goto Mitsutaru (46) 20.08.41 – 05.06.42       • Capt Asano Shinpei (45) 05.06.42 – 12.12.42       • Capt Ueda Mitsuharu (45) 12.12.42 – 18.12.42 18th Squadron, 4th Fleet: 09.41 – 14.07.42 18th Squadron, 8th Fleet: 14.07.42 – 10.12.42 8th Fleet: 10.12.42 – 24.12.42

Yahagi       • Capt Yoshimura Matake (45) 12.43 – 20.12.44       • Capt Hara Tamichi (49) 20.12.44 – 07.04.45 Sasebo Navy Arsenal (UC): 21.11.21 – 25.10.42 Sasebo Navy Arsenal (FO): 25.10.42 – 29.12.43 11th Destroyer Squadron, 3rd Fleet: 29.12.43 – 15.11.44 2nd Destroyer Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 15.11.44 – 07.04.45

Yashojima       • LtCdr Matsumura Sonichiro 15.06.44 – 25.11.44 1st Transport Command, Combined Fleet: 25.09.44 – 10.01.45 (removed)

Yubari       • Capt Ban Masami (42) 01.11.41 – 15.08.42       • Capt Hirai Yasuji (43) 15.08.42 – 03.05.43       • Capt Sakai Takumi 03.05.43 – 26.12.43       • Capt Ooe Ranji (47) 26.12.43 – 30.01.44       • Capt Nara Takeo 30.01.44 – 28.4.44 6th Destroyer Squadron, 4th Fleet: 29.11.41 – 14.07.42 2nd Surface Escort Command, 4th Fleet: 14.07.42 – 01.04.43 8th Fleet, South East Area Fleet: 01.04.43 – 01.12.43 3rd Destroyer Squadron, 8th Fleet, South East Area Fleet: 01.12.43 – 01.05.44

Yura       • Capt Miyoshi Teruhiko (43) 01.09.41 – 20.04.42       • Capt Sato Shio (43) 20.04.42 – 25.10.42 5th Submarine Squadron, Combined Fleet: 09.41 – 20.04.42 4th Destroyer Squadron, 2nd Fleet: 20.04.42 – 25.10.42