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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 26 Feb 2022, 05:02

Awesome...thanks! What info is available for these Supply Bureaus? Are there any others? TIA for any help with them.

Mako Supply Bureau
Deactivated on 1 April 1943
Directors
(P) CAPT KAWAMURA Hiroshi (Pay. 3) - 1 April 1941 - 23 September 1942
??? - 23 September 1942 - 1 April 1943

Takao Supply Bureau
Activated on 1 April 1943
Directors
??? - 1 April 1943 - 20 October 1943
(P) CAPT / (P) RADM IWASAKI Mitsu (Pay. 4) - 20 October 1943 - 15 February 1945
(P) CAPT / (P) RADM NAGANO Masatoshi (Pay. 5) - 15 February 1945 - 15 August 1945

Hainan Supply Bureau
Activated on 10 April 1941
Directors
??? - 10 April 1941 - 1 October 1942
(E) CAPT / CAPT IBUSUKI Fujio (Eng. 25) - 1 October 1942 - 15 March 1944
??? - 15 March 1944 - 15 August 1945

Chinkai Supply Bureau
Directors
CAPT Count UENO Masao (40) - 15 November 1940 - 20 March 1943
CAPT YAMATAKA Matsujiro (44) - 20 March 1943 - 16 September 1944
??? - 16 September 1944 - 15 August 1945

Osaka Supply Bureau
Activated on 20 November 1941
Directors
(E) CAPT NAKANO Sadao (Eng. 24) - 20 November 1941 - 15 June 1942
CAPT GOTO Shukichi (Eng. 26) - 15 March 1943 - 25 September 1943
CAPT AKAMATSU Yoshiichiro (Eng. 25) - 25 September 1943 - 20 July 1944
??? - 20 July 1944 - 15 August 1945

Ominato Supply Bureau
Directors
(E) CAPT KONDO Tojiro (Eng. 22) - 1 April 1941 - 10 January 1942
(E) CAPT AKINAGA Moriichi (Eng. 24) - 10 January 1942 - 21 September 1942
??? - 21 September 1942 - 15 August 1945

Maizuru Supply Bureau
Directors
(E) CAPT KATAYAMA Seiji (Eng. 16) - 1 December 1931 - 15 November 1933
(E) CAPT UJIIE Chikaharu (Eng. 17) - 15 November 1933 - 15 November 1934
??? - 15 November 1934 - 1 December 1939
(E) CAPT HOSOTANI Shinzaburo (Eng. 21) - 1 December 1939 - 20 September 1940
(E) CAPT / RADM ONO Iori (Eng. 22) - 20 September 1940 - 23 January 1942
RADM KUROHARA Taizo (Eng. 22) - 23 January 1942 - 25 August 1942
RADM NOMIYA Saburo (Eng. 22) - 25 August 1942 - 20 April 1943
RADM KONDO Tojiro (Eng. 22) - 20 April 1943 - 10 June 1944
(P) RADM ADACHI Matahiko (Pay. 4) - 10 June 1944 - 1 April 1945
(P) RADM KUWABARA Hideo (Pay. 4) - 1 April 1945 - 30 November 1945

Sasebo Supply Bureau
Directors
(E) CAPT KANZAKI Tamotsu (Eng. 10) - 1 April 1923 - 15 April 1925
(E) CAPT NITTA Yoshio (Eng. 11) - 15 April 1925 - 20 May 1926
(E) CAPT / RADM NISHI Yoshikatsu (Eng. 11) - 20 May 1926 - 30 November 1929
(E) CAPT YAMANAKA Masayuki (Eng. 13) - 30 November 1929 - 1 December 1930
RADM HONDA Keitaro (Eng. 13) - 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1932
(E) CAPT / RADM KAJIMOTO Kinpei (Eng. 16) - 1 December 1932 - 15 November 1934
RADM KATAYAMA Seiji (Eng. 16) - 15 November 1934 - 1 December 1936
RADM SUDA Minoru (Eng. 17) - 1 December 1936 - 15 November 1938
RADM GOSHO Shizuka (Eng. 19) - 15 November 1938 - 15 November 1939
??? - 15 November 1939 - 10 October 1943
RADM FUKUCHI Hideo (Eng. 24) - 10 October 1943 - 10 June 1944
RADM KONDO Tojiro (Eng. 22) - 10 June 1944 - 1 May 1945
RADM YATSUGI Arito (Eng. 26) - 1 May 1945 - 20 September 1945
RADM HIROSE Tozo (Eng. 26) - 20 September 1945 - 30 November 1945

Director, Okinawa Branch
CAPT / RADM* HAMANO Gunichi (Eng. 29) - 25 August 1944 - 13 June 1945 (KIA)

Kure Supply Bureau
Directors
CAPT / RADM TOKIWA Morie (30) - 1 December 1925 - 1 December 1927
??? - 1 December 1927 - 10 December 1928
CAPT / RADM* TOMIOKA Aijiro (32) - 10 December 1928 - 16 October 1929 (DONC)
VACANT - 16 October 1929 - 1 November 1929
CAPT / RADM HIROTA Minoru (32) - 1 November 1929 - 1 December 1930
CAPT INOUE Choji (33) - 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1931
RADM KURAGANO Akira (33) - 1 December 1931 - 1 December 1932
CAPT / RADM NAGOYA Jiro (34) - 1 December 1932 - 15 November 1934
RADM HOSHINO Shuichi (35) - 15 November 1934 - 15 July 1935
CAPT / RADM YUKISHITA Katsumi (36) - 15 July 1936 - 1 December 1936
??? - 1 December 1936 - 15 November 1939
(P) RADM KATAOKA Kakutaro (Pay. 1) - 15 November 1939 - 15 October 1941
RADM SAWA Tatsu (Eng. 22) - 15 October 1941 - 22 February 1943
RADM MIHARA Taizo (Eng. 22) - 22 February 1943 - 4 March 1944
RADM SHIMADA Tojiro (Eng. 24) - 4 March 1944 - 15 November 1945

Director, Tokuyama Branch
(E) CAPT KOBAYASHI Tadashi (Eng. 26) - 20 September 1941 - 15 June 1942

Yokosuka Supply Bureau
Directors
(P) CAPT MURAKAMI Haruichi (1907) - 1 December 1923 - 1 December 1924
(P) CAPT SERIZAWA Masato (1906) - 1 December 1924 - 1 December 1926
(P) CAPT YOSHIMURA Umekichi (1908) - 1 December 1926 - 10 December 1928
(P) CAPT / (P) RADM IKEBE Yasuo (1908) - 10 December 1928 - 1 December 1932
(P) RADM TAKAMATSU Chozo (1912) - 1 December 1932 - 15 November 1934
(P) RADM IKEDA Heisaku (1911) - 15 November 1934 - 21 September 1935 (DONC)
VACANT - 21 September 1935 - 10 October 1935
(P) RADM OTSUKA Takeo (1911) - 10 October 1935 - 1 December 1937
(P) RADM SUZUKI Toru (1911) - 1 December 1937 - 15 November 1939
RADM MIYATA Hajime (Eng. 20) - 15 November 1939 - 15 October 1941
(P) RADM SHIRAKAMI Kimitaro (Pay. 2) - 15 October 1941 - 10 July 1943
(P) RADM HAYAKAWA Teikichi (Pay. 3) - 10 July 1943 - 1 April 1945
(P) RADM IWASAKI Mitsu (Pay. 4) - 1 April 1945 - 30 September 1945
(P) RADM TOMATSU Nobuzo (Pay. 6) - 30 September 1945 - 30 November 1945

Director, Yokkaichi Branch
(E) CAPT IBUSUKI Fujio (Eng. 25) - 5 August 1941 - 21 September 1942

1st Supply Bureau
Director
(P) RADM SHIRAKAMI Kimitaro (Pay. 2) - 15 January 1941 - 15 October 1941
(P) RADM TAMEMOTO Hiroatsu (Pay. 3) - 15 October 1941 - 10 April 1942
??? - 10 April 1942 - 1 November 1942
(P) RADM KIDERA Kanji (Pay. 4) - 1 November 1942 - 25 September 1943
(P) CAPT / (P) RADM OKA Yasuzo (Pay. 4) - 25 September 1943 - 21 May 1945
(P) RADM /(P) VADM OMATSUZAWA Bunpei (Pay. 4) - 21 May 1945 - 15 November 1945

Director, Kanko Branch
(E) CAPT TORIYAMA Yuzo (Eng. 24) - 25 December 1941 - 10 October 1942

2nd Supply Bureau
Directors
CAPT KASE Saburo (44) - 10 March 1942 - 1 May 1943
??? - 1 May 1943 - 15 August 1945

4th Supply Bureau
Directors
CAPT TONOMURA Senzaburo (40) - 15 September 1942 - 6 September 1943
??? - 6 September 1943 - 15 August 1945

Director, Kwajalein Branch
CDR / CAPT / RADM* MURATA Toshio (Eng. 29) - 20 July 1943 - 6 February 1944 (KIA)

Director, Saipan Branch
CDR / CAPT / RADM* MIZUMOTO Akiyoshi (Eng. 30) - 10 September 1943 - 8 July 1944 (KIA)

8th Supply Bureau
Directors
(E) CAPT / CAPT NAKANO Sadao (Eng. 24) - 15 June 1942 - 1 April 1943
CAPT KOBAYASHI Tadashi (Eng. 26) - 1 April 1943 - 30 September 1943
CAPT / RADM SATO Meijiro (Eng. 24) - 30 September 1943 - 15 August 1945

Director, Medan Branch
CDR KONO Rokuro (Eng. 29) - 10 November 1943 - 10 January 1944

101st Supply Bureau
Directors
(E) CAPT / RADM KONDO Tojiro (Eng. 22) - 10 January 1942 - 15 April 1943
CAPT / RADM OGAWA Tokuichi (Eng. 24) - 15 April 1943 - 1 May 1944
RADM NAKANO Sadao (Eng. 24) - 1 May 1944 - 15 June 1945
RADM WATANABE Mizuhiko (Eng. 24) - 15 June 1945 - 15 August 1945

Staff Officers
CAPT / RADM* ICHIMURA Josuke (Eng. 21) - 5 April 1944 - 10 June 1944 (DONC)

102nd Supply Bureau
Directors
CAPT FUJINAGA Shiro (42) - 1 June 1942 - 20 April 1943
(P) CAPT / (P) RADM YAMAMOTO Kameji (Pay. 3) - 20 April 1943 - 1 September 1943
(P) RADM ADACHI Matahiko (Pay. 4) - 1 September 1943 - 10 June 1944
(P) CAPT / (P) RADM SHIMAZU Izuo (Pay. 5) - 10 June 1944 - 15 August 1945

Director, Balikpapan Branch
CAPT WATANABE Isaburo (Eng. 26) - 1 February 1943 - 20 April 1943

103rd Supply Bureau
Directors
(P) CAPT ADACHI Matahiko (Pay. 4) - 25 December 1941 - 1 October 1942
(P) CAPT IWASAKI Mitsu (Pay. 4) - 1 October 1942 - 10 October 1943
??? - 10 October 1943 - 15 August 1945
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 05 Mar 2022, 01:42

Is there any information on personnel for captured gunboat ATADA (ex-Chinese YAT SEN)? Was a normal crew even assigned to her? TIA for any info.
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Post by Steve E » 05 Mar 2022, 13:33

Hi Guys, Who was the CO of the No-71 submarine ?
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Post by fontessa » 05 Mar 2022, 15:23

Steve E wrote:
05 Mar 2022, 13:33
Hi Guys, Who was the CO of the No-71 submarine ?
Regards Steve.
The No. 71 submarine was an experimental ship. Her CO was not appointed because she was dismantled without being incorporated into the fleet.

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Post by fontessa » 05 Mar 2022, 15:31

ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
05 Mar 2022, 01:42
Is there any information on personnel for captured gunboat ATADA (ex-Chinese YAT SEN)? Was a normal crew even assigned to her?
She was categorized as not a gunboat, but a 雑役船 Miscellaneous Ship (Etajima Training Ship). So normal crew was not appointed.

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 05 Mar 2022, 21:20

fontessa wrote:
05 Mar 2022, 15:31
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
05 Mar 2022, 01:42
Is there any information on personnel for captured gunboat ATADA (ex-Chinese YAT SEN)? Was a normal crew even assigned to her?
She was categorized as not a gunboat, but a 雑役船 Miscellaneous Ship (Etajima Training Ship). So normal crew was not appointed.

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Post by fontessa » 10 Mar 2022, 19:47

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
14 Oct 2021, 23:11
Question about carrier-based air units at the Battle of the Philippine Sea:
I would like to show the data マリアナ沖海戦 The Battle of the Philippine Sea written by 川崎まなぶ Kawasaki Manabu which seems to be quite reliable.

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14 Oct 2021, 23:11

Air Group 601
TAIHO
22 A6M5 carrier fighters - LT / LCDR* KAWAZOE Toshitada (67) (KIA)
22 D4Y1 carrier bombers
18 B6N1 carrier attack aircraft

ZUIKAKU
24 A6M5 carrier fighters - LT / LCDR* SAKAMI Ikuro (69) (KIA)
11 A6M* carrier fighter-bombers - LT / LCDR* SUZUKI Toshio (70) (KIA)
18 D4Y1 carrier bombers & 03 D3A2 carrier bombers - LT / LCDR* SHIMADA Masami (68) (KIA)
14 B6N1 carrier attack aircraft
02 D4Y1 carrier bombers (serving as reconnaissance aircraft)
03 B6N2 carrier attack aircraft (serving as reconnaissance aircraft)

SHOKAKU
34 A6M5 carrier fighters - LT MASUYAMA Yasuo
10 D4Y1 carrier bombers
03 D3A2 carrier bombers
09 B6N1 carrier attack aircraft
10 D4Y1 carrier bombers (serving as reconnaissance aircraft)
03 B6N2 carrier attack aircraft (serving as reconnaissance aircraft)
TAIHO
20 A6M5
17 D4Y1
03 D3A2
13 B6N1
03 D4Y1 (serving as reconnaissance aircraft)

ZUIKAKU
24 A6M5
11 A6M2 (serving as fighter - bomber)
18 D4Y1
03 D3A2
15 B6N1
02 D4Y1 (serving as reconnaissance aircraft)
02 B6N2 (serving as reconnaissance aircraft - equipped with Radar)

SHOKAKU
34 A6M5
18 D4Y1
03 D3A2
09 B6N1
09 D4Y1 (serving as reconnaissance aircraft)
03 B6N2 (serving as reconnaissance aircraft - equipped with Radar)

ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
14 Oct 2021, 23:11
Air Group 652
JUNYO
18 A6M5 carrier fighters
09 A6M* carrier fighter-bombers
11 D4Y1 carrier bombers
09 D3A2 carrier bombers
06 B6N1 carrier attack aircraft

HIYO
18 A6M5 carrier fighters
09 A6M* carrier fighter-bombers
20 D3A2 carrier bombers
05 B6N1 carrier attack aircraft

RYUHO
18 A6M5 carrier fighters
09 A6M* carrier fighter-bombers
05 B6N1
11 D4Y1
JUNYO
18 A6M5
09 A6M2 (serving as fighter - bomber)
19 D3A2
05 B6N1

HIYO
17 A6M5
09 A6M2 (serving as fighter - bomber)
19 D3A2
05 B6N1

RYUHO
18 A6M5
09 A6M2 (serving as fighter - bomber)
05 B6N1
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
14 Oct 2021, 23:11
Air Group 653
ZUIHO
06 A6M5 carrier fighters - LT NAKAGAWA Kenji
15 A6M* carrier fighter-bombers - LT ITO Keishiro
06 B5N2 carrier attack aircraft
03 B6N1 carrier attack aircraft

CHITOSE
06 A6M5 carrier fighters
16 A6M* carrier fighter-bombers - LTJG / LT* FURUSAWA Eiichi (71) (KIA)
06 B5N2 carrier attack aircraft

CHIYODA
05 A6M5 carrier fighters
01 A6M* carrier fighter
15 A6M* carrier fighter-bombers - LTJG / LT IWANO Tadashi (71) (KIA)
06 B5N2 carrier attack aircraft
03 B6N1 carrier attack aircraft
ZUIHO
05 A6M5
01 A6M2
15 A6M2 (serving as fighter - bomber)
05 B5N2 (serving as enemy search)
03 B6N1 (serving as navigation aid for A6M2 *)

CHITOSE
06 A6M5
15 A6M2 (serving as fighter - bomber)
06 B5N2 (serving as enemy search)
03 B6N1 (serving as navigation aid for A6M2 *)

CHIYODA
06 A6M5
14 A6M2 (serving as fighter - bomber)
06 B5N2 (serving as enemy search)
03 B6N1 (serving as navigation aid for A6M2 *)

* Single-seat airplane A6M2 couldn't do dead reckoning by itself, so it needed the navigation aid of a two or three-seat airplane. The below shows 編流測定線 Diffusion Measurement Line drawn on the vertical stabilizer of Kate for the calculation of the "Deviation from the Route" swept away by the crosswind.

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 10 Mar 2022, 22:15

Awesome...thanks! Question:

Who was in command of TAIHO's 3 D4Y1 reconnaissance aircraft? Were they with the other carrier bombers under LT HIRAHARA Masao (66), or did they have someone else in charge? If it was someone else, any idea who it was, and did they survive the battle?
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Post by fontessa » 11 Mar 2022, 01:42

ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
10 Mar 2022, 22:15
Who was in command of TAIHO's 3 D4Y1 reconnaissance aircraft? Were they with the other carrier bombers under LT HIRAHARA Masao (66), or did they have someone else in charge? If it was someone else, any idea who it was, and did they survive the battle?
I would like to emphasize that they belonged not to Taiho, but to 601st Naval Air Group in the air-land separation system. LT Fukai Shizuo 深井静夫 (64) was the Hikotaicho of 601st Naval Air Group Reconnaissance Branch, which had D4s, B6s, B5s and dispatched them to three aircraft carriers. 6 pairs for 3 D4s seemed to be dispatched to Taiho and a FWO was the most senior NCO. At last, 3 pairs were MIA with their D4s.

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Re: No-71 Submarine

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Post by Steve E » 11 Mar 2022, 13:54

Hans Lengerer & Sumie Kobler-Edamatsu published a very detailed article in the German publication "Marine Rundschau" in August 1983 about the No-71 Submarine. He mentions that during open sea trials the boat rolled about 40 degrees and the whole crew suffered severe sea-sickness and vomiting except for the "Captain, the Chief Engineer and Lt.Cdr Tominaga Hideo (he was one of the designers)" who did not vomit.
My point is that there was a captain appointed even though the boat was not incorporated in the IJN as you correctly pointed out.
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Post by fontessa » 11 Mar 2022, 21:53

Steve E wrote:
11 Mar 2022, 13:54
Hans Lengerer & Sumie Kobler-Edamatsu published a very detailed article in the German publication "Marine Rundschau" in August 1983 about the No-71 Submarine. He mentions that during open sea trials the boat rolled about 40 degrees and the whole crew suffered severe sea-sickness and vomiting except for the "Captain, the Chief Engineer and Lt.Cdr Tominaga Hideo (he was one of the designers)" who did not vomit.
My point is that there was a captain appointed even though the boat was not incorporated in the IJN as you correctly pointed out.
Thanks for the comment.
No. 71 was a trial submarine, so the persons who Lengerer & Sumie Kobler-Edamatsu says "Captain" and "the Chief Engineer", I think, were an "officer performed Captain's job" and an “officer performed Chief Engineer's job”. Though the intention of the authors to use the words "Captain" and "the Chief Engineer" is unknown. In another word, I'm skeptical that they have confirmation. I think they were her "Test Pilots". No.71 was completed in Kure Naval Yard Torpedo Factory on 21 August 1938 and was designated as confidential. At least no one was appointed the Captain and the Chief Engineer of No.71 submarine between June and August 1938. So I think the appointments of her "Captain" and "the Chief Engineer" were conducted in the form of such as “Attached to Kure Naval Yard”, “Attached to Kure Naval Distinct”, etc. For example, equipping officers of Yamato was attached to Kure Naval Distinct on the document for confidentiality.

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Post by Steve E » 12 Mar 2022, 13:34

Thank you fontessa, I think you are correct, some one from the Kure Naval Yard was appointed officer to perform the Captain's job and an officer to perform the Chief Engineer's job. Who they were we will never know.
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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 13 Mar 2022, 10:13

Can anyone help fill in the blanks for the assignments to these cruisers and capital ships? TIA for any help with these.

YAKUMO
??? - 20 June 1900 - 1904
CruDiv 2 - 1904 - 1905 (exact dates?)
??? - 1905 - 1 April 1909 (exact dates?)
Yokosuka Naval District - 1 April 1909 - 22 May 1909
??? - 22 May 1909 - 25 September 1921
Training Fleet - 25 September 1921 - 23 December 1939
??? - 23 December 1939 - 5 September 1943
1st Fleet - 5 September 1943 - 1 December 1943
Kure Naval District - 1 December 1943 - 1 October 1945

TAMA
??? - 1 May 1940 - 15 November 1940

OI
??? - 3 October 1921 - 5 October 1921

NAGARA
??? - 21 April 1922 - 1 December 1922

NATORI
??? - 15 September 1922 - 1 December 1922

KINU
??? - 10 November 1922 - 1 December 1924

YURA
??? - 20 March 1923 - 1 April 1923

FURUTAKA
??? - 1 December 1932 - 15 November 1933

KAKO
RESERVE - 15 November 1933 - ???
??? - ??? - September 1941 (exact dates?)

MOGAMI
Kure Naval District - 28 July 1935 - September 1935 (exact dates?)
CruDiv 7 - September 1935 - 15 November 1935 (exact dates?)

MIKUMA
??? - 29 August 1935 - September 1935 (exact dates?)
CruDiv 7 - September 1935 - 15 November 1935 (exact dates?)

SUZUYA
??? - 16 January 1936 - 31 October 1937

HOSHO
??? - 27 December 1922 - 2 February 1932

??? - 15 November 1940 - 10 April 1941

RYUJO
??? - 9 May 1933 - 15 November 1934

KONGO
??? - 16 August 1913 - 5 November 1913

YAMASHIRO
RESERVE – 3 November 1919 – ???
??? – ??? – 1 June 1923
RESERVE – 1 June 1923 – ???
??? – ??? – 11 December 1933

Yokosuka Guard Unit – 1 June 1936 – ???
??? – ??? – 15 March 1941
CruDiv 5 – 15 March 1941 – 15 September 1941

NAGATO
??? - 25 November 1920 - 1 December 1920
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Post by fontessa » 14 Mar 2022, 23:19

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
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YAKUMO
??? - 20 June 1900 - 1904
CruDiv 2 - 1904 - 1905 (exact dates?)
??? - 1905 - 1 April 1909 (exact dates?)
Yokosuka Naval District - 1 April 1909 - 22 May 1909
??? - 22 May 1909 - 25 September 1921
Training Fleet - 25 September 1921 - 23 December 1939
??? - 23 December 1939 - 5 September 1943
1st Fleet - 5 September 1943 - 1 December 1943
Kure Naval District - 1 December 1943 - 1 October 1945
Move (Stettin → Yokosuka); 22 June 1900 - 30 August 1900
1st Class Reserve Ship with all crew: 31 August 1900 - 9 October 1900
常備艦隊 Standing Fleet: 9 October 1900 - 8 June 1901
1st Class Reserve Ship with all crew (Yokosuka Naval District?): 8 June 1901 - 1 October 1901
Standing Fleet: 1 October 1901 - 21 April 1903
1st Class Reserve Ship with all crew (Yokosuka Naval District?): 21 April 1903 - 1 July 1903
Standing Fleet: 1 July 1903 - 28 December 1903
CruDiv 2 / 2nd Fleet: 28 December 1903 - 14 June 1905
3rd Fleet (Flag Ship): 14 June 1905 - 20 December 1905
1st Fleet: 20 December 1905 - 18 January 1907
1st Class Reserve Ship with all crew (Yokosuka Naval District?): 18 January 1907 - 17 May 1908
1st Class Reserve Ship with a limited crew (Yokosuka Naval District?): 17 May 1908 - 22 September 1908
1st Fleet: 22 September 1908 - 20 November 1908
1st Class Reserve Ship with all crew (Yokosuka Naval District?): 20 November 1908 - 1 April 1909
1st Class Reserve Ship with a limited crew (Yokosuka Naval District): 1 April 1909 - 1 September 1909
1st Class Reserve Ship with all crew (Yokosuka Naval District?): 1 September 1909 - 1 December 1909
2nd Fleet: 1 December 1909 - 1 December 1910
2nd Class Reserve Ship with all crew (Yokosuka Naval District?): 1 December 1910 - 1 December 1913
2nd Fleet: 1 December 1913 - 1 September 1916
Training Fleet: 1 September 1916 - 25 August 1917
Unclear: 25 August 1917 - 20 October 1917
第1特務艦隊 1st Special Duty Fleet: 20 October 1917 - 1 May 1921
Training Fleet: 1 May 1921 - 5 April 1925
Unclear: 5 April 1925 - 15 January 1926
Training Fleet: 15 January 1926 - 1 April 1927
第1遣外艦隊 1st Expeditionary Fleet: 1 April 1927 - 15 January 1928
Training Fleet: 15 January 1928 - 1 February 1929
Unclear: 1 February 1929 - 1 October 1930
Training Fleet: 1 October 1930 - 1 October 1931
Classified to Gunboat: 1 April 1931
Unclear: 1 October 1931 - 28 November 1931
第2遣外艦隊 2nd Expeditionary Fleet: 28 November 1931 - 8 July 1932
Unclear: 8 July 1932 - 1 August 1932
Training Fleet: 1 August 1932 - 1 September 1933
Unclear: 1 September 1933 - 1 December 1933
Yokosuka Guard Squadron: 1 December 1933 - 1 September 1934
Training Fleet: 1 September 1934 - 1 August 1935
Yokosuka Guard Squadron: 1 August 1935 - 15 November 1935
Training Fleet: 15 November 1935 - 1 September 1943
(Classified to 1st Class Cruiser: 1 July 1942)
Attached to Kure Naval Distinct: 1 September 1943 - 1 December 1943
Kure Training Squadron: 1 December 1943 - 10 July 1945
(Classified to Training Ship and Guard Ship)
Attached to Kure Naval Distinct: 10 July 1945 - 1 December 1945
Attached to Kure Rural Demobilized Bureau: 1 December 1945 - 26 June 1946
(Classified to Special Transport Ship: 1 December 1945 - 1 April 1946)
Removed from the list: 26 June 1946

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TAMA
??? - 1 May 1940 - 15 November 1940
Affiliation undecided: 1 May 1940 - 15 November 1940
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
13 Mar 2022, 10:13
OI
??? - 3 October 1921 - 5 October 1921
Affiliation undecided: 3 October 1921 - 5 October 1921

As for the rest of the ship, if you ask between commissioned date and 1st assigned date, the answers are “Affiliation undecided”.

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 14 Mar 2022, 23:38

Awesome...thanks!
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