World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 26.04.2005

Imperial Japanese Navy In cooperation with Jeff Donahoo Commanders of Destroyer Divisions

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.

 

Destroyer Division 1       • Capt Kagawa Kiyota (46) 12.41 – 1.43       • Cdr Wakida Kiichiro (48) 1.43 – 8.43       • *Capt Watanabe Yasumasa (49) 7.43 – 12.43       • *LtCdr Ebihara Tarou 12.43 – 3.45 Destroyer Division 2       • Capt Tachibana Masao (45) 12.41 – 7.43       • Capt Shiraishi Nagayoshi 8.44 – 2.45 Destroyer Division 3       • Capt Ooe Ranji (47) 10.40 – 8.41    deactivated 1.42 Destroyer Division 4       • Capt Aruga Kosaku (45) 12.41 – 2.43       • Capt Sugiura Kaju (46) 2.43 – 12.43       • *Capt Isohisa Kenma (48) 12.43 – 2.44       • *Capt Takahashi Kameshirou (49) 2.44 – 10.44 Destroyer Division 5       • Capt Nomaguchi Kanetomo (48) 12.41 – 9.42       • Capt Ono Takeiji (44) 9.42 – 11.42    deactivated 25.02.43 Destroyer Division 6       • Capt Narita Shigeru (43) 12.41 – 4.42       • *Capt Yamada Yusuke (48) 4.42 – 11.42       • Capt Takahashi Kameshirou (49) 12.42 – 2.44       • *Capt Tomura Kiyoshi 4.44 – 5.44    deactivated 5.44 Destroyer Division 7       • Capt Konishi Kaname (44) 12.41 – 1.43       • Capt Yamamoto Iwata (46) 1.43 – 12.43       • Capt Koga Magatarou 12.43 – 9.44 Destroyer Division 8       • Capt Abe Toshio (46) 12.41 – 3.42       • Capt Ogawa Nobuki (46) 3.42 – 6.42       • *Capt Sato Yasuo (44) 6.42 – 3.43 Destroyer Division 9       • Capt Sato Yasuo (44) 12.41 – 6.42       • Capt Konishi Kaname (44) 2.43 – 8.43       • Capt Inoue Yoshio (48) 8.43 – 3.44 Destroyer Division 10       • Capt Abe Toshio (46) 4.42 – 1.43       • Capt Yoshimura Matake (45) 1.43 – 9.43       • Capt Amano Shigetaka (47) 9.43 – 3.44 Destroyer Division 11       • Capt Shoji Kiichiro (45) 12.41 – 7.42       • Capt Sugino Shuichi (46) 7.42 – 8.43    deactivated 12.43 Destroyer Division 12       • Capt Ogawa Nobuki (46) 12.41 – 3.42    deactivated 3.42 Destroyer Division 13       • Cdr Amaya Yoshishige (47) 11.41 – 7.42    deactivated 10/12.42 Destroyer Division 14 Destroyer Division 15       • Capt Sato Torajiro (43) 12.41 – 4.42       • Capt Mutaguchi Kakuro (43) 12.42 – 5.43    deactivated 5.43 Destroyer Division 16       • Capt Shibuya Shiro (44) 12.41 – 9.42       • Capt Shoji Kiichiro (45) 8.42 – 4.43       • *Capt Furukawa Bunji (49) 12.43 – 1.44    deactivated 3.44 Destroyer Division 17       • Capt Sugiura Kaju (46) 12.41 – 4.42       • Capt Kitamura Masayuki (45) 4.42 – 6.43       • Capt Miyazaki Toshio (48) 1.43 – 12.43       • *Capt Tanii Tomotsu (50) 12.43 – 11.44       • *Capt Shintani Kiichi 11.44 – 4.45 Destroyer Division 18       • Capt Miyasaki Yoshito (47) 12.41 – 7.42    deactivated 7.42    reactivated 3.44       • *Capt Inoue Yoshio (48) 3.44 – 10.44

Destroyer Division 19       • Capt Ooe Ranji (47) 8.41 – 1.43       • Capt Furuoka Tokujiro (48) 2.43 – 12.43       • Capt Ohara Toshimichi (49) – 9.44 Destroyer Division 20       • *Capt Yamada Yuji (46) 12.41 – 8.42 Destroyer Division 21       • Capt Shimizu Toshio (46) 12.41 – 8.42       • Capt Amano Shigetaka (47) 8.42 – 8.43       • Capt Wakida Kiichiro (48) 8.43 – 5.44       • Capt Yamamoto Yuji (51) 5.44 – 8.44       • Capt Ishii Hisashi (50) 8.44 – 3.45       • *Capt Kotaki Hisao (50) 3.45 – 4.45 Destroyer Division 22    deactivated 20/08.44       • Capt Sugino Shuichi (46) 12.41 – 7.42       • Capt Wakita Kiichiro (48) 7.42 – 12.42       • Capt Kanaoka Kunizo (7.43)       • Cdr Oka Michio (2.44) Destroyer Division 23       • Capt Yamada Isamu (48) 12.41 – 5.42    deactivated 25.05.42 Destroyer Division 24       • Capt Hirai Yasuji (43) 12.41 – 7.42       • Capt Murakami Chonosuke (44) 7.42 – 9.42       • Capt Nakahara Giichiro (48) 9.42 – 7.43       • Capt Kubota Toshi (46) 7.43 – 3.44 Destroyer Division 25 Destroyer Division 26 Destroyer Division 27       • Capt Yoshimura Matake (45) 12.41 – 7.42       • Capt Setoyama Yasuhide (45) 7.42 – 1.43       • Capt Hara Tameichi (49) 1.43 – 12.43       • *Capt Shirahama Masashichi (49) 12.43 – 6.44 Destroyer Division 29       • Capt Setoyama Yasuhide (45) 12.41 – 5.42    deactivated 4/1.43 Destroyer Division 30       • *Capt Yasutake Shiro (47) 12.41 – 9.42    • deactivated 01.12.42    • reactivated 31.03.43       • Capt Orita Tsuneo (49) 3.43 – 9.43       • Capt Sawamura Seiji 6.44 – (12.44) Destroyer Division 31       • *Capt Shimizu Toshiro (46) 8.42 – 11.42       • *Capt Kagawa Kiyota (46) 2.43 – 11.43       • Capt Furuoka Tokujiro (48) 2.44 – 12.44 Destroyer Division 32 (the first)       • Cdr Yamamoto Iwata (46) 12.41 – 1.43    deactivated 12.10.42 Destroyer Division 32 (the second)       • Capt Nakahara Giichiro (48) 8.43 – 4.44       • *Capt Orita Tsuneo (49) 4.44 – 6.44       • *Capt Aoki Kyuuji (50) 6.44 – 7.44       • Capt Oshima Ichitaro 7.44 – 11.44 Destroyer Division 34       • Capt Murakami Chonosuke (44) 12.41 – 7.42       • Capt Amaya Yoshishige (47) 7.42 – 4.43 Destroyer Division 41       • Capt Wakita Kiichiro (48) 7.44 – 11.44       • Capt Yoshida Masayoshi (50) 11.44 – Destroyer Division 43       • Capt Sugama Ryokichi (50) (12.44)       • Cdr Kanma Ryokichi Destroyer Division 52       • *Capt Iwagami Juichi (50) 11.44 – 1.45 Destroyer Division 53 Destroyer Division 61       • Capt Norimatsu Sanji (46) 10.42 – 2.43       • Capt Ooe Ranji (47) 2.43 – 12.43       • *Capt Tomari Mitsuyoshi (46) 12.43 – 1.44       • *Capt Amano Shigetaka (47) 3.44 – 10.44