Combined Fleet

Combined Fleet
聯合艦隊 (Rengō Kantai)
Active1894–1945
Country Empire of Japan
Allegiance Emperor of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Navy
TypeSea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Main TheatrePacific Ocean
WarsFirst Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
World War I
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefItō Sukeyuki (first)
Jisaburō Ozawa (last)
Insignia
Identification
symbol

Imperial Seal of Japan and Seal of the Imperial Japanese Navy

The Combined Fleet (聯合艦隊, Rengō Kantai) was the main sea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Until 1933, the Combined Fleet was not a permanent organization, but a temporary force formed for the duration of a conflict or major naval maneuvers from various units normally under separate commands in peacetime.