Training Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)

The Training Fleet (練習艦隊 Renshū Kantai) was a training unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Organized after the Russo-Japanese War, however, systematized in 1902 by the Training Detachment (練習枝隊 Renshū Shitai) in Standing Fleet. This article handles Training Fleet and Training Detachment.

Organizations of the Training Detachment

Term Commander Vessels Destinations
2 November 1902 – 21 August 1903 Rear-Admiral Hikonojō Kamimura Cruiser Matsushima, Itsukushima, Hashidate Southeast Asia, Australia
17 December 1903 – 3 January 1904 Rear-Admiral Masamichi Tōgō Cruiser Matsushima, Itsukushima, Hashidate Cruise was canceled and detachment was dissolved in halfway for war preparations.

Organizations of the Training Fleet

Term Commander Vessels Destinations
15 February 1906 – 25 August 1906 Rear-Admiral Hayao Shimamura Cruiser Itsukushima, Hashidate, Matsushima Australia, Southeast Asia
31 January 1907 – 3 August 1907 Rear-Admiral Sadayasu Tomioka Cruiser Itsukushima, Matsushima, Hashidate Hawaiian Islands, Australia, Southeast Asia
25 January 1908 – 30 April 1908 Rear-Admiral Motarō Yoshimatsu Cruiser Itsukushima, Matsushima, Hashidate Southeast Asia; cruise was canceled in halfway, because Matsushima was sunk in Magong.
14 March 1909 – 7 August 1909 Rear-Admiral Hikojirō Ijichi Cruiser Aso, Sōya Hawaiian Islands, North America
1 February 1910 – 3 July 1910 Rear-Admiral Hikojirō Ijichi Cruiser Aso, Sōya Australia, Southeast Asia
16 October 1910 – 6 March 1911 Rear-Admiral Rokurō Yashiro Cruiser Asama, Kasagi Hawaiian Islands, North America, Central America
25 November 1911 – 28 March 1912 Vice-Admiral Sadakichi Katō Cruiser Aso, Sōya Southeast Asia
5 December 1912 – 21 April 1913 Rear-Admiral Sōjirō Tochinai Cruiser Azuma, Sōya Southeast Asia, Australia
20 April 1914 – 11 August 1914 Rear-Admiral Teijirō Kuroi Cruiser Azuma, Asama Hawaiian Islands, North America
20 April 1915 – 23 August 1915 Rear-Admiral Tomojirō Chisaka Cruiser Aso, Sōya Southeast Asia, Australia
20 April 1916 – 22 August 1916 Rear-Admiral Tatsuo Matsumura Cruiser Iwate, Azuma Southeast Asia, Australia
5 April 1917 – 17 August 1917 Rear-Admiral Toshitake Iwamura Cruiser Tokiwa, Yakumo North America (West coast), Hawaiian Islands, South Pacific
2 March 1918 – 6 July 1918 Vice-Admiral Kantarō Suzuki Cruiser Iwate, Asama North America (West coast), Central America (West coast), Hawaiian Islands, South Pacific
1 March 1919 – 26 July 1919 Vice-Admiral Naoe Nakano Cruiser Tokiwa, Azuma Southeast Asia, Australia
21 August 1920 – 2 April 1921 Vice-Admiral Kajishirō Funakoshi Cruiser Asama, Iwate South America, Southern Africa
20 August 1921 – 4 April 1922 Vice-Admiral Hanroku Saitō Cruiser Yakumo, Izumo Europe
26 June 1922 – 8 February 1923 Vice-Admiral Naomi Taniguchi Coast defence ship Iwate, Izumo, Asama South America, Southern Africa
7 November 1923 – 5 April 1924 Vice-Admiral Shichigorō Saitō Coast defence ship Iwate, Izumo, Asama Southeast Asia, Australia
10 November 1924 – 4 April 1925 Vice-Admiral Saburō Hyakutake Coast defence ship Yakumo, Asama, Izumo North America (West coast)
10 November 1925 – 6 April 1926 Vice-Admiral Saburō Hyakutake Coast defence ship Iwate Southeast Asia, Australia
30 June 1926 – 17 January 1927 Vice-Admiral Eisuke Yamamoto Coast defence ship Yakumo, Izumo Mediterranean Sea
30 June 1927 – 16 December 1927 Vice-Admiral Osami Nagano Coast defence ship Iwate, Asama North America (East coast)
23 April 1928 – 3 October 1928 Vice-Admiral Seizō Kobayashi Coast defence ship Yakumo, Izumo Southeast Asia, Australia
1 July 1929 – 27 December 1929 Vice-Admiral Kichisaburō Nomura Coast defence ship Iwate, Asama North America (East coast)
5 March 1931 – 15 August 1931 Vice-Admiral Seizō Sakonji Coast defence ship Yakumo, Izumo Mediterranean Sea
1 March 1932 – 14 July 1932 Vice-Admiral Shinjirō Imamura Coast defence ship Iwate, Asama Southeast Asia, Australia
6 March 1933 – 26 July 1933 Vice-Admiral Gengo Hyakutake Coast defence ship Iwate, Yakumo North America (West coast), Central America (West coast)
15 February 1934 – 26 July 1934 Vice-Admiral Hajime Matsushita Coast defence ship Iwate, Asama Mediterranean Sea
20 February 1935 – 22 July 1935 Vice-Admiral Kamezaburō Nakamura Coast defence ship Asama, Yakumo Southeast Asia, Australia, Hawaiian Islands
9 June 1936 – 20 November 1936 Vice-Admiral Zengo Yoshida Coast defence ship Yakumo, Iwate North America (East coast)
7 June 1937 – 19 October 1937 Vice-Admiral Mineichi Koga Coast defence ship Yakumo, Iwate Mediterranean Sea
6 April 1938 – 29 June 1938 Rear-Admiral Shirō Takasu Coast defence ship Yakumo, Iwate Southeast Asia, South Pacific
16 November 1938 – 30 January 1939 Vice-Admiral Umatarō Tanimoto Coast defence ship Yakumo, Iwate Southeast Asia
4 October 1939 – 20 November 1939 Vice-Admiral Yorio Sawamoto Coast defence ship Yakumo, Iwate Hawaiian Islands, South Pacific
7 August 1940 – 28 September 1940 Vice-Admiral Mitsumi Shimizu Cruiser Katori, Kashima Sea of Japan, East China Sea

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