10th Area Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)

The 10th Area Fleet (第十方面艦隊, Dai-jyū Hōmen Kantai) was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) established during World War II as a result of IJN commands being isolated in the Philippines.

10th Area Fleet
Active1 February 1944 – Sep 1945
Country
Branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Battle honoursPacific Theatre of World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Shigeru Fukudome
Admiral Shigeru Fukudome, CIC of the IJN 10th Area Fleet

History

The commander in chief of the IJN 1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet based in Singapore was named commander in chief of the newly created Tenth Area Fleet on 1 February 1944. As the Southwest Area Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) command staff was isolated in the Philippines, a new command structure was necessary to direct the 1st and 2nd Fleets and the surviving elements of the IJN 5th Fleet. It was supported by the IJN 13th Air Fleet. The 10th Area Fleet had responsibility for the defenses of Indonesia and Indochina. It lost most of its combat capability at the Battle of the Malacca Strait and when Ashigara was sunk by HMS Trenchant and was disbanded at the end of the Pacific War.[1]

The Tenth Area Fleet was a theatre command and its name was taken sequentially from the numbered fleets rather than from the area in which it was located.

Structure of the 10th Area Fleet
DateHigher unitLower units
5 February 1945 (original)Combined FleetIJN 1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet, 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet, 13th Air Fleet,
5th Cruiser Division, Auxiliary survey ship Hakusa, Auxiliary gunboat Nankai
1 June 1945IJN 1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet, 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet, 13th Air Fleet,
5th Cruiser Division, Auxiliary gunboat Nankai, No.27 Special Base Force, No.25 Base Force, No.28 Base Force
12 September 1945Surrendered to United Kingdom in Singapore.

Commanders of the 10th Area Fleet

Commander in chief [2]

RankNameDateAdditional post
1Vice-AdmiralMinoru Tayui1 February 1944 - 5 Feb 1945Commander of the IJN 1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet and the 13th Air Fleet
2Vice-AdmiralShigeru Fukudome5 Feb 1945 - Sep 1945Commander of the IJN 1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet and the 13th Air Fleet

Chief of staff

RankNameDateAdditional post
1Rear-AdmiralBunji Asakura5 Feb 1945 - Sep 1945Chief of staff of the IJN 1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet and the 13th Air Fleet
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References

Notes
  1. D'Albas, Death of a Navy
  2. Wendel, Axis History Database

Books
  • D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub. ISBN 0-8159-5302-X.
  • Dull, Paul S. (1978). A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-097-1.
  • Lacroix, Eric; Linton Wells (1997). Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-311-3.
  • Winton, John (1981). Sink the Haguro. Saunders of Toronto Ltd. ISBN 0-85422-152-2.
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