First Fleet

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Imperial Japanese Navy unit fleet naval formation

The First Fleet was a principal operational fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, active in major naval engagements during the early 20th century and World War II.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Navy unit → fleet → naval formation →
activeInConflict	Russo-Japanese War → Second Sino-Japanese War → World War I → World War II →
activeInPeriod	early 20th century →
allegiance	Emperor of Japan →
commandStructure	under Combined Fleet headquarters →
country	Empire of Japan →
disestablishedIn	1945 →
era	Imperial Japanese Navy era →
historicalSignificance	core element of Japanese battle fleet strategy → key component of Imperial Japanese Navy operations in World War II → participated in major naval engagements of the early 20th century →
languageOfCommand	Japanese →
militaryBranch	Navy →
notableEngagement	Battle of Leyte Gulf → Battle of Surigao Strait → Battle of Tsushima → Battle of the Philippine Sea → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea → Battle of the Yellow Sea → Battle off Cape Engaño →
notableShipType	aircraft carrier → dreadnought battleship → pre-dreadnought battleship →
operatedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy →
partOf	Combined Fleet →
primaryTheater	East China Sea → Pacific Ocean → Sea of Japan →
role	battle fleet → principal operational fleet →
serviceBranch	Imperial Japanese Navy →
status	disbanded →
typeOfUnit	capital ship formation →
typicalComposition	battlecruisers → battleships → destroyers → heavy cruisers → support vessels →
usedDoctrine	decisive battle doctrine →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Combined Fleet →	subordinateUnit