North American Task Force

IJN North American Task Force
Active1914–1918
CountryJapan
Branch - Imperial Japanese Navy
TypeFleet
RoleProtection of Western Canada
Part ofCommander, Japanese Command

The IJN North American Task Force (遣米支隊, Kenbei Shitai) was an Imperial Japanese Navy fleet. In accordance with the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, the fleet defended the West Coast of Canada as well as Allied shipping in the Pacific during World War I.

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