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Second Fleet

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naval fleet operational fleet

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

Aliases (2)

Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) ×49
第二艦隊 ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	naval fleet → operational fleet →
activeInConflict	Pacific War → Russo-Japanese War → Second Sino-Japanese War → World War II →
allegiance	Imperial Japanese government →
country	Empire of Japan →
disbandedAfter	Japan’s surrender in 1945 →
engagedInBattle	Battle of Leyte Gulf → Battle of Midway → Battle of Tsushima → Battle of the Coral Sea → Battle of the Eastern Solomons → Battle of the Java Sea → Battle of the Philippine Sea → Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea → Battle of the Yellow Sea → Battle off Samar → Guadalcanal Campaign →
era	World War II era → early 20th century →
function	offensive surface operations → support of carrier task forces →
militaryBranch	navy →
nativeName	第二艦隊 →
notableCommander	Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō → Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita → Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi →
notableOperation	operations in the Solomon Islands campaign → support of Japanese offensives in Southeast Asia →
notableShipAssigned	battleship Nagato → battleship Yamato → heavy cruiser Atago → heavy cruiser Chōkai → heavy cruiser Maya → heavy cruiser Takao →
operationalArea	Indian Ocean → South China Sea → Western Pacific Ocean →
partOf	Imperial Japanese Navy →
role	main striking force → principal operational fleet →
status	disbanded →
typicalComposition	battleships → destroyers → heavy cruisers → light cruisers →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) ("第二艦隊") →	nativeName
Combined Fleet →	subordinateUnit