Historical Formations

Template:Under Construction This page is a listing of a number of historical naval formations containing ships that appear in KanColle. Note that many of these formations had multiple 'generations', that ships were often part of multiple formations at a time, and that accurate historical records of these units are very difficult to ascertain. Multiple reorganizations occurred over the course of the war as losses took their toll.

Battle Squadrons

In Japanese, there is no distinction drawn between Battleship and Cruiser divisions, they are simply called "squadrons" (sentai).

English Name	Japanese	Unit Members
First Battleship Division : BatDiv 1	第一戦隊	Nagato (Flagship), Mutsu, Later: Yamato (Flagship), Musashi
Second Battleship Division: BatDiv 2	第二戦隊	Ise (Flagship), Hyuuga, Yamashiro, Fusou
Third Battleship Division: BatDiv 3	第三戦隊	Kongou (Flagship), Hiei, Haruna, Kirishima
Fourth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 4	第四戦隊	Atago (Flagship), Takao, Maya, Choukai
Fifth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 5	第五戦隊	Myoukou (Flagship), Nachi, Haguro
Sixth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 6	第六戦隊	Aoba (Flagship), Furutaka, Kako, Kinugasa
Seventh Cruiser Division: CruDiv 7	第七戦隊	Kumano (Flagship), Mogami, Mikuma, Suzuya
Eighth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 8	第八戦隊	Tone, Chikuma
Ninth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 9	第九戦隊	Kitakami, Ooi
Sixteenth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 16	第十六戦隊	Ashigara (Flagship), Nagara, Kuma
Eighteenth Cruiser Division: CruDiv 18	第十八戦隊	Tenryuu, Tatsuta
Twenty-First Cruiser Division: CruDiv 21	第二十一戦隊	Tama, Kiso

Carrier Divisions

The Carrier Divisions (Koukuu sentai) were part of a different fleet system than the Battlegroups and Torpedo Squadrons, though they often had Destroyer Divisions attached to them to act as escorts.  The japanese names of the Carrier divisions are often shortened by the shipgirls, for instance 第一航空戦隊, "Dai-ichi Koukuu Sentai" is shortened to 一航戦, "Ikkousen".  In most translations, this is written as abbreviating "First Carrier Division" to "CarDiv1."

English Name	Japanese	Unit Members
First Carrier Division: CarDiv 1	第一航空戦隊	Akagi (Flagship), Kaga, Seventh Destroyer Division
Seventh Destroyer Division: DesDiv 7	第七駆逐隊	Ushio (Flagship), Akebono, Sazanami
Second Carrier Division: CarDiv 2	第二航空戦隊	Souryuu (Flagship), Hiryuu, Twenty-Third Destroyer Division
Twenty-Third Destroyer Division: DesDiv 23	第二十三駆逐隊	Kikuzuki (Flagship), Uzuki also Mutsuki-class Yuzuki
Third Carrier Division:  CarDiv 3	第三航空戦隊	Zuihou, Houshou, Mikazuki (Escort)
Fourth Carrier Division: CarDiv 4	第四航空戦隊	Ryuujou, Later Ise and Hyuuga
Fifth Carrier Division: CarDiv 5	第五航空戦隊	Shoukaku, Zuikaku, Oboro (Escort)

Torpedo Squadrons

Torpedo Squadrons (Suirai sentai) and their sub-components, Destroyer Divisions (Kuchikutai), were created as part of the Japanese plan to slowly wear down American forces as they came across the Pacific with superior night-fighting and long-range torpedo bombardment tactics. They were led by a single Light Cruiser flagship supervising a number of Destroyer Divisions. Destroyer Divisions who have no members implemented in KanColle are not mentioned. Some sources translate 'Torpedo Squadron' as 'Destroyer Squadron', it is this that is abbreviated to 'Desron'

English Name	Japanese	Unit Members
First Torpedo Squadron: Desron 1	第一水雷戦隊	Abukuma (Flagship), Sixth Destroyer Division, Twenty-First Destroyer Division, Twenty-Seventh Destroyer Division, Seventeenth Destroyer Division
Sixth Destroyer Division:  DesDiv 6	第六駆逐隊	Hibiki (Flagship), Akatsuki, Inazuma, Ikazuchi
Seventeenth Destroyer Division: Desdiv 17	第十七駆逐隊	Urakaze (Flagship), Isokaze, Hamakaze, Tanikaze
Twenty-First Destroyer Division:  DesDiv 21	第二十一駆逐隊	Wakaba (Flagship), Hatsuharu, Nenohi, Hatsushimo
Twenty-Seventh Destroyer Division:  DesDiv 27	第二十七駆逐隊	Shigure (Flagship), Shiratsuyu, Also Hatsuharu-class Ariake and Yuugure
Second Torpedo Squadron: Desron 2	第二水雷戦隊	Jintsuu (Flagship), later Noshiro (Flagship), Sixteenth Destroyer Division, Fifteenth Destroyer Division, Eighteenth Destroyer Division, Eighth Destroyer Division, Thirty-First Destroyer Division
Eighth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 8	第八駆逐隊	Asashio (Flagship), Arashio, Ooshio, Michishio
Fifteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 15	第十五駆逐隊	Kuroshio, Oyashio, also Kagerou-class Natsushio (Flagship), Hayashio, later Kagerou
Sixteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 16	第十六駆逐隊	Yukikaze (Flagship), Amatsukaze, Hatsukaze, Tokitsukaze
Eighteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 18	第十八駆逐隊	Shiranui (Flagship), Kagerou, Arare, Kasumi
Thirty-First Destroyer Division: Desdiv 31	第三十一駆逐隊	Naganami (Flagship), also Yuugumo-class Makinami
Second Destroyer Division:  Desdiv 2  (1944)	第二駆逐隊	Hayashimo (Flagship), Kiyoshimo, also Yuugumo-class Akishimo
Third Torpedo Squadron: Desron 3	第三水雷戦隊	Sendai (Flagship), Eleventh Destroyer Division, Ninteenth Destroyer Division, Twelfth Destroyer Division
Eleventh Destroyer Division: DesDiv 11	第十一駆逐隊	Hatsuyuki (Flagship), Fubuki, Shirayuki
Twelfth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 12	第十二駆逐隊	Murakumo, also Fubuki-class Shirakumo (Flagship), Shinonome
Nineteenth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 19	第十九駆逐隊	Uranami (Flagship), Ayanami, Shikinami, Isonami
Fourth Torpedo Squadron: Desron 4	第四水雷戦隊	Naka (Flagship), Second Destroyer Division, Fourth Destroyer Division, Twenty-Fourth Destroyer Division
Second Destroyer Division: DesDiv 2	第二駆逐隊	Murasame (Flagship), Yuudachi, Harusame, Samidare
Fourth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 4	第四駆逐隊	Arashi (Flagship), Maikaze, Nowaki, Hagikaze
Ninth Destroyer Division:  DesDiv 9	第九駆逐隊	Asagumo, Yamagumo, also Asashio-class Natsugumo, Minegumo
Twenty-Fourth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 24	第二十四駆逐隊	Umikaze (Flagship), Yamakaze, Kawakaze, Suzukaze
Fifth Torpedo Squadron: Desron 5	第五水雷戦隊	Natori (Flagship), Twenty-Second Destroyer Division
Fifth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 5	第五駆逐隊	Asakaze, Harukaze, Matsukaze, also Kamikaze-class Hatakaze
Twenty-Second Destroyer Division: DesDiv 22	第二十二駆逐隊	Satsuki (Flagship), Fumizuki, Minazuki, Nagatsuki
Sixth Torpedo Squadron: Desron 6	第六水雷戦隊	Yuubari (Flagship), Thirtieth Destroyer Division
Thirtieth Destroyer Division: DesDiv 30	第三十駆逐隊	Mutsuki (Flagship), Kisaragi, Yayoi, Mochizuki, later Uzuki
Tenth Torpedo Squadron: Desron 10	第十戦隊	Nagara, later Agano (Flagship), later Yahagi (Flagship), Fourth Destroyer Division, Sixteenth Destroyer Division, Seventeenth Destroyer Division, Sixty-First Destroyer Division The 10th Desron was formed in 1942 somewhat ad-hoc and so contains divisions that were previously members of other squadrons, plus the newly-formed 61st Division.
Sixty-First Destroyer Division: DesDiv 61	第六十一駆逐隊	Akizuki, Teruzuki, later Wakatsuki, Hatsuzuki, Suzutsuki .

Submarine Squadrons

Because there were many, many Submarines and Submarine Tenders which are not represented in Kancolle, this section is a bit sparse.  It is included primarily to show the ships that were part of any Submarine Squadrons or Submarine Divisions.

English Name	Unit Members
First Submarine Squadron: Subron 1	Second Submarine Division: I-19
Third Submarine Squadron: Subron 3	Taigei (Flagship), Third Submarine Division: I-8 (Flagship), Twelfth Submarine Division: I-168
Fourth Submarine Squadron: Subron 4	Kinu (Flagship)
Fifth Submarine Squadron: Subron 5	Yura (Flagship)
Eleventh Submarine Squadron: Subron 11	First Submarine Division: I-401, Fifteenth Submarine Division: I-58

Fleets

The IJN had a number of different 'Fleet' units of varying purposes and sizes.  They were primarily administrative formations rather than combat formations.  All were considered part of the "Combined Fleet", which was the primary administrative unit of the IJN.  It is included separately to show the ships and units that were directly attached to it.

English Name	Unit Members
Combined Fleet	Yamato (Flagship), First Battleship Division, 4th Submarine Squadron, 5th Submarine Squadron, 11th Seaplane Tender Division: Chitose, Also Directly Attached: Akashi, Chiyoda Contained as Subdivisions: First Fleet, Second Fleet, Third Fleet, Fourth Fleet, Fifth Fleet, Sixth Fleet, First Air Fleet
First Fleet	Second and Third Battleship Divisions, Sixth and Ninth Cruiser Divisions, First and Third Destroyer Squadrons, Third Carrier Division
Second Fleet	Atago (Flagship), Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Cruiser Divisions, Second and Fourth Destroyer Squadrons
Third Fleet	Ashigara (Flagship), Sixteenth Cruiser Division, Fifth Destroyer Squadron
Fourth Fleet	Eighteenth Cruiser Division, Sixth Destroyer Squadron
Fifth Fleet	Twenty-First Cruiser Division
Sixth Fleet	First Submarine Squadron, Second Submarine Squadron, Third Submarine Squadron
Eighth Fleet	Choukai (Flagship), Sixth Cruiser Division, Eighteenth Cruiser Division, Yuubari Also known as the Mikawa fleet, after its Admiral, Mikawa Gunichi.
First Air Fleet	First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Carrier Divisions

Battle Participants [in progress]

The main battles of the war and the ships that too part.

Ships in red = sunk/scuttled/abandoned, while ships in orange = heavily damaged/fighting ability impaired. (Raised) refers to the ship being refloated and repaired.

For consistancy Axis ships appear as the top listing and Allies below. Generally speaking ships appear roughly in size/class order with the flagship first, no set order beyond that.

Aeroplane count is listed seperately from fleets and includes land and carrier planes where appropriate (scout/float planes not specified), generally sourced from Wiki for consistency's sake. However as a result take these numbers with a pinch of salt, as they may be incorrect or not match up, and in some cases have been approximated by me by logical assumption. Late war Japanese aircraft losses are extra heavy because of Kamikaze attacks and poor training. Note  ~ means approximately, + means the number given is a minimum.

For simplicity main sources are Wikipedia and navweaps.com, with some books used as reference.

Pacific Theatre:

Battle Name	Unit Members
Attack on Pearl Harbor (Operation AI)	Combined Fleet: Akagi, Kaga, Souryuu, Hiryuu, Shoukaku, Zuikaku, Hiei, Kirishima, Tone, Chikuma, Abukuma, Akigumo, Arare, Isokaze, Kagero, Kasumi, Sazanami, Tanikaze, Urakaze, Ushio, I-19, I-21, I-23 6th Fleet: I-1, I2, I3, I-4, I-5, I-6, I-8, I-10, I-15, I-16, I-17, I-18, I-20, I-22, I-24, I-25, I-26, I-168, I-169, I-70, I-171, I-172, I-173, I-174, I-75 + five midget subs (5 sunk) 414 aircraft (29 lost) --- USS Arizona, Oklahoma, West Virginia (raised), California (raised), Nevada (raised), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Maryland, Utah, Phoenix, Honolulu, St. Louis, Helena, Raleigh, Cassin, Downes, Shaw, Curtis, Vestal, Narwhal, Dolphin, Cachalot, Tautog + ~70 other destroyers, minesweepers and other auxiliaries (two sunk, both raised). 390 aircraft (188 lost)
Force Z	I-58, I-65 Ozawa Fleet (covering force, no combat): Choukai, Mogami, Mikuma, Kumano, Suzuya, Yura, Kinu, Hamakaze, Isokaze, Urakaze, Tanikaze Kondo Fleet (ambush force, no combat): Kongou, Haruna, Atago, Takao, Maya, Arashi, Akatsuki, Hatakaze, Hagikaze, Hibiki, Maikaze, Michishio, Nowaki 88 aircraft (four lost) --- Force Z: HMS Prince of Wales, Repulse, Electra, Express, Tenedos, HMAS Vampire
Battle of Wake Island	Yuubari, Tenryuu, Tatsuta, Mochizuki, Yayoi, Mutsuki, Hayate, Kisaragi, PB 32/Aoi, PB 33/Hagi Later reinforced by: Souryuu, Hiryuu, Tone, Chikuma --- Land based defences 12 aircraft (12 lost)
Battle off Endau	Sendai, Fubuki, Asagiri, Amagiri, Hatsuyuki, W-1, W-3 --- HMS Thanet, HMAS Vampire
First Battle of Balikpapan	PB 36, PB 37, PB 38, 12 transports (six sunk) --- USS John D Ford, Parrot, Paul Jones, Pope HNLMS K XVIII
Battle of Makassar Strait	~45 planes (4+ lost) --- HNLMS De Ruyter, Tromp, Banckert, Piet Hein, Van Ghent, USS Houston, Marblehead, Barker, Bulmer, John D Edwards, Stewart
Battle of Badung Strait	Asashio, Ooshio, Michishio, Arashio, four transports --- Group one: HNLMS De Ruyter, Java, Piet Hein, USS John D Ford, Pope Group two: HNLMS Tromp, USS John D Edwards, Parrot, Pilsbury, Stewart HMS Truant, USS Seawolf 20 aircraft
Battle of the Java Sea	Nachi, Haguro, Jintsuu, Yukikaze, Tokitsukaze, Amatsukaze, Asagumo, Hatsukaze, Naka, Yuudachi, Samidare, Murasame, Harusame, Kawakaze, Sazanami, Ushio, Minegumo, Yamakaze --- HMS Exeter, Electra, Encounter, Jupiter, HMAS Perth, HNLMS De Ruyter, Java, Kortenaer, Witte de With, USS Houston, Alden, John D. Edwards, John D. Ford, Paul Jones
Battle of Sunda Strait	Mogami, Mikuma, Natori, Fubuki, Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki, Murakumo, Shikinami, Shirakumo, W-2 (sunk by friendly torpedo, along with four transports) Also present but not involved in battle: Suzuya, Kumano, Ryuujou, Chiyoda, Isonami --- HMAS Perth, USS Houston, HNLMS Evertson
Second Battle of the Java Sea	Ryuujou, Myoukou, Nachi, Ashigara, Haguro, Inazuma, Akebono --- HMS Exeter, Encounter, USS Pope
Indian Ocean Raid (Operation C)	Carrier Striking Force (Nagumo): Akagi, Souryuu, Hiryuu, Zuikaku, Shoukaku, Kongou, Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna, Tone, Chikuma, Abukuma, Isokaze, Hamakaze, Kagerou, Tanikaze, Shiranui, Arare, Urakaze, Kasumi, Akigumo Malaya Force (Ozawa): Ryuujou, Chokai, Kumano, Suzuya, Mogami, Mikuma, Yura, Fubuki, Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki, Murakumo. Later: Amagiri, Asagiri, Shirakumo, Yugiri ~350 aircraft (~20 destroyed)                                                         --- Force A: HMS Warspite, Indomitable, Formidable, Cornwall, Dorsetshire, Enterprise, Emerald, Paladin, HMAS Napier, Nestor Force B: HMS Ramilles, Resolution, Royal Sovereign, Revenge, Hermes, Caledon, Dragon, Griffen, Arrow, Decoy, Scout, Fortune, Hollyhock, HMAS Vampire, Norman, HNLMS Heemskerk, Isaac Sweers HMS Tenedos, Hector, Erebus, HMIS Indus, 23 merchant ships ~100 aircraft (~40 destroyed)
Battle of the Coral Sea (Operation Mo)	Group 1 (Tulagi force): Okinoshima, Kikutsuki, Yuzuki + several minesweepers and sub chasers (three sunk) and transport Asuman Maru Group 2 (Support force): Tenryuu, Tatsuta, Kamikawa Maru + three gunboats Group 3 (Invasion force): Yuubari, Asanagi, Mutsuki, Mochitsuki, Oite, Uzuki, Yayoi, Tsugaru + five minesweepers, 11 transports Group 4 (Covering force): Shouhou, Aoba, Kinugasa, Kako, Furutaka, Sazanami Group 5 (Striking force): Shoukaku, Zuikaku, Myoukou, Haguro, Ariake, Akebono, Yuugure, Shiratsuyu, Shigure, Ushio Group 6 (Sub force): RO-33, RO-34, I-21, I-22, I-24, I-28, I-29 127 aircraft (~92 lost) --- TG 17.2 (Attack): USS Minneapolis, New Orleans, Astoria, Chester, Portland, Phelps, Dewey, Farrogut, Aylwin, Monaghan TG 17.3 (Support): HMAS Australia, Hobart, USS Chicago, Perkins, Walker TG 17.5 (Carrier): USS Yorktown, Lexington, Morris, Anderson, Hammann, Russel TG 17.6 (Fueling: USS Neosho, Tippecanoe, Sims, Worden TG 17.9 (Search): USS Tangier 128 aircraft (69 lost)
Battle of Midway (Operation MI)	Main Body: Yamato, Nagato, Mutsu, Houshou, Chiyoda, Nisshin, Sendai, Ayanami, Fubuki, Hatsuyuki, Isonami, Murakumo, Shirayuki, Shikinami, Uranami, Yukaze + auxiliaries First Carrier Force: Akagi, Kaga, Hiryuu, Souryuu, Haruna, Kirishima, Chikuma, Tone, Nagara, Arashi, Hagikaze, Hamakaze, Isokaze, Kazagumo, Maikaze, Makigumo, Nowaki, Tanikaze, Urakaze, Yuugumo + auxiliaries Midway Invasion Force: Zuihou, Kongou, Hiei, Atago, Chokai, Haguro, Kumano, Mikuma, Mogami, Myoukou, Jintsuu, Yura, Amatsukaze, Asashio, Arashio, Arare, Asagumo, Hatsukaze, Harusame, Kagerou, Kasumi, Kuroshio, Mikazuki, Minegumo, Murasame, Natsugumo, Oyashio, Samidare, Shiranuhi, Tokitsukaze, Yukikaze, Yuudachi, Chitose, Kamikawa Maru, Akashi + minesweepers, troops ships and auxiliaries etc.. 6th Fleet: Katori, Yasukuni Maru, I-121, I-122, I-123, I-156, I-157, I-158, I-159, I-162, I-165, I-166, I-168, I-169, I-171, I-174, I-175 248 aircraft (248 lost) --- TF 16: USS Enterprise, Hornet, Atlanta, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Vincennes, Northampton, Pensacola, Phelps, Aylwin, Monaghan, Worden, Balch, Conyngham, Benham, Ellet, Maury, Dewey, Monssen + resupply ships Cimarron, Platte TF 17: USS Yorktown, Astoria, Portland, Anderson, Hammann, Hughes, Morris, Russell TF 7 (Sub Force): USS Cachalot, Flying Fish, Tambor, Trout, Grayling, Nautilus, Grouper, Dolphin, Gato, Cuttlefish, Gudgeon, Grenadier, Narwhal, Plunger, Trigger, Tarpon, Pike, Finback, Growler Fueling Unit: USS Blue, Ralph Talbot, Guadalope 360 aircraft (~150 lost)
Aleutian Islands Invasion (Operation AL)	Aleutians Force: Ryuujou, Junyou, Maya, Nachi, Takao, Akebono, Inazuma, Ikazuchi, Sazanami, Ushio Attu Force: Abukuma, Hatsuharu, Hatsushimo, Nenohi, Wakaba Kiska Force: Kiso, Tama, Akatsuki, Hibiki, Hokaze, Kimikawa Maru + minesweepers and transports Guard Force: Hyuuga, Ise, Fusou, Yamashiro, Kitakami, Ooi, Amagiri, Asagiri, Kawakaze, Shirakumo, Suzukaze, Umikaze, Yamakaze, Yuugiri Sub Squadron 1: I-9, I-15, I-17, I-19, I-25, I-26 85 aircraft (seven lost) --- US land based defences, three non combat ships (one sunk) 30 aircraft (14 lost)
Battle of Savo Island	Choukai, Aoba, Kako, Furutaka, Kinugasa, Yuubari, Tenryuu --- USS Blue, Ralph Talbot, Chicago, Bagley, Patterson, Vincennes, Quincey, Astoria, Helm, Wilson, HMAS Australia, Canberra USS San Juan, Monssen, Buchanan, Jarvis, HMAS Hobart (nearby but did not take part)
Battle of the Eastern Solomons (Second Battle of the Solomon Islands)	2nd Fleet Advance Force: Atago, Maya, Takao, Haguro, Myoukou, Yura, Chitose, Asagumo, Kuroshio, Oyashio, Hayashio, Minegumo, Natsugumo 3rd Fleet Striking Force: Shoukaku, Zuikaku, Ryuujou, Hiei, Kirishima, Kumano, Suzuya, Chikuma, Tone, Nagara, Kazagumo, Yuugumo, Makigumo, Akigumo, Hatsukaze, Akizuki, Nowaki, Maikaze, Tanikaze, Amatsukaze, Tokitsukaze 8th Fleet Out Seas Force: Chokai, Kinugasa, Aoba, Furutaka, Jintsuu, Suzukaze, Kawakaze, Umikaze, Kagerou, Isokaze, Mutsuki, Yayoi, Uzuki, PB 1, PB 2, PB 34, PB 35 + three transports (one sunk) 6th Fleet: I-15, I-17, I-19, I-26, I-31, I-33, I-121, I-122, I-123, RO-34, I-11, I-174, I-175 180+ aircraft (75 lost) --- TF 11: USS Saratoga, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Phelps, Farragut, Worden, MacDonough, Dale TF 16: USS Enterprise, North Carolina, Portland, Atlanta, Balch, Maur, Ellett, Benham, Grayson, Monssen Tf 18: USS Wasp, San Francisco, San Juan, Salt Lake, Farenholt, Aaron Ward, Buchanan, Lang, Stack, Sterett, Selfridge 176+ aircraft (20 lost)
Battle of Cape Esperance	Aoba, Kinugasa, Furutaka, Hatsuyuki, Fubuki, Akizuki, Asagumo, Shirayuki, Murakumo (sunk day after) --- USS San Francisco, Boise, Salt Lake City, Helena, Farenholt, Duncan, Buchanan, McCalla, Laffey
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands	Advance Force: Junyou, Haruna, Kongou, Atago, Maya, Myoukou, Takao, Makinami, Kawakaze, Suzukaze, Naganami, Umikaze, Takanami, Kuroshio, Hayashio, Oyashio, Kagerou Carrier Strike Force: Shoukaku, Zuikaku, Zuihou, Hiei, Kirishima, Chikuma, Tone, Suzuya, Kumano, Nagara, Hatsukaze, Yukikaze, Maikaze, Hamakaze, Amatsukaze, Tokitsukaze, Arashi, Teruzuki, Makigumo, Akigumo, Urakaze, Kazagumo, Fugumo, Tanikaze, Isokaze, Nowaki  + auxiliaries Outer Seas Force: Yura, Akatsuki, Ikazuchi, Shiratsuya, Akizuki, Harusame, Yuudachi, Murasame, Samidare Expenditionary Force: I-4, I-5, I-7, I-9, I-15, I-21, I-22, I-24, I-174, I-175, I-176 199 aircraft (99 lost) --- TF 16: USS Enterprise, South Dakota, Portland, San Juan, Porter, Mahan, Cushing, Preston, Smith, Maury, Conyngham, Shaw TF 17: USS Hornet, Northampton, Pensacola, San Diego, Juneau, Morris, Anderson, Hughes, Mustin, Russell, Barton 136+ aircraft (81 lost)
First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	Hiei , Kirishima, Nagara, Samidare, Murasame, Asagumo, Amatsukaze, Yukikaze, Ikazuchi, Inazuma, Akatsuki, Harusame, Yuudachi Shigure, Shiratsuyu (rear guard, did not engage in combat) Post battle support: Junyou, I-26 45+ aircraft (? lost) --- USS San Francisco, Portland, Helena, Juneau, Atlanta, Cushing, Laffey, Sterett, O'Bannon, Aaron Ward, Barton, Monssen, Fletcher Post Battle support: USS Enterprise, Saratoga 200+ aircraft (one lost)
Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	Kirishima , Takao, Atago, Nagara, Sendai, Kinugasa (sunk morning before), Shikinami, , Asagumo, Samidare, Hatsuyuki, Shirayuki, Inazuma + four transports (four lost) --- USS Washington, South Dakota, Benham, Gwin, Preston, Walke
Battle of the Komandorski Islands	Maya, Nachi, Tama, Abukuma, Wakaba, Hatsushimo, Inazuma, Ikazuchi --- USS Salt Lake City, Richmond, Coghlan, Bailey, Dale, Monaghan
Battle of Tassafaronga (Battle at Lunga Point)	Naganami, Takanami, Suzukaze, Kawakaze, Kuroshio, Kagerou, Kiyonami --- USS Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pensacola, Northampton, Honolulu, Fletcher, Perkins, Maury, Drayton, Lamson, Lardner
Battle of the Bismarck Sea	Shirayuki, Arashio, Asashio, Tokitsukaze, Yukikaze, Shikinami ~100 planes (20 lost) --- 168 RAAF/USAF planes (six lost)
Battle of Kula Gulf	Niizuki, Suzukaze, Tanikaze, Mochizuki, Mikazuki, Hamakaze, Nagatsuki, Satsuki, Amagiri, Hatsuyuki --- USS Honolulu, St, Louis, Helena, Nicholas, O'Bannon, Jenkins, Radford
Battle of Kolombangara	Jintsuu , Yukikaze, Mikazuki, Hamakaze, Satsuki --- USS Honolulu, St. Louis, Nicholas, O'Bannon, Taylor, Jenkins, Radford, Ralph Talbot, Buchanan, Maury, Woodworth, Gwin, HMNZS Leander
Battle of Vella Gulf	Arashi , Kawakaze, Hagikaze, Shigure --- USS Dunlap, Craven, Maury, Lang, Sterett, Stack
Battle of Vella Lavella	Akigumo, Kazagumo, Isokaze, Yuugumo, Shigure, Samidare, Fumizuki, Matsukaze, Yūnagi --- USS Selfridge, Chevalier, O'Bannon, Ralph Talbot, Taylor, La Vallette
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay	Myoukou, Haguro, Agano, Naganami, Hatsukaze, Sendai, Shigure, Samidare, Shiratsuyu 100+ planes (25 lost) --- USS Montpelier, Cleveland, Columbia, Denver, Charles Ausburne, Dyson, Stanley, Claxton, Spence, Thatcher, Converse, Foote
Raids on Rabaul	Atago , Choukai, Maya, Takao, Haguro, Myoukou, Mogami, Suzuya, Agano, Noshiro, Yuubari, Fujinami, Wakatsuki, Naganami, Makinami, Suzunami, Urakaze, Umikaze, Wakatsuki ~200 planes (52 lost) --- TF 38: USS Saratoga, Princeton, San Diego, San Juan, Fahrenholt, Buchanan, Lansdowne, Lardner, Woodworth, Fullam, Bennett, Guest, Hudson TF 50: USS Essex, Bunker Hill, Independence,  Sterrett, Bullard, Murray, McKee, Stack, Wilson, Edwards, Kidd, Chauncey 631 planes (27 lost)
Battle of Cape St. George	Amagiri, Yuugiri, Uzuki, Onami, Makinami --- USS Charles Ausburne, Claxton, Dyson, Converse, Spence
Operation Hailstone (Raid on Truk)	Akashi, Akitsushima, Agano, Katori, Naka, Oite, Fumizuki, Matsukaze,Maikaze, Nowaki, Yamagumo, Shigure, Tachikaze, I-10, RO-42, SC 20, SC 24, SC 29, Akagi Maru, Kiyosumi Maru, Shonan Maru 15, Hakachi + 50 merchant vessels (32 sunk) 350 planes (250+ lost) --- TG 58.1: USS Enterprise, Yorktown, Belleau Wood, Santa Fe, Mobile, Biloxi, Oakland  + nine destroyers TG 58.2: USS Essex, Intrepid, Cabot, Baltimore, Wichita, San Francisco, San Diego + nine destroyers TG 58.3: USS Bunker Hill, Monterey, Cowpens, Minneapolis, New Orleans + 11 destroyers TG 50.9: USS Iowa, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Alabama, South Dakota, North Carolina Submarine covering force: Searaven, Seal, Sunfish, Skate, Tang, Aspro, Burrfish, Darter, Dace, Gato 560 aircraft (25 lost)
Battle of the Philippine Sea	A Force: Taihou, Shoukaku, Zuikaku, Haguro, Myoukou, Yahagi, Asagumo, Urakaze, Isokaze, Wakatsuki, Hatsuyuki, Akizuki, Shimotsuki B Force: Junyou, Hiyou, Ryuuhou, Nagato, Mogami, Michishio, Nowaki, Yamagumo, Shigure, Samidare, Hayashimo, Akishimo C Force: Chitose, Chiyoda, Zuihou, Yamato, Musashi, Kongou, Haruna, Atago, Takao, Chokai, Maya, Kumano, Suzuya, Chikuma, Noshiro, Asashimo, Kishimani, Okinami, Tamanami, Fujinami, Shimakaze, Hamakaze Tanker Groups: Hibiki, Hatsushimo, Yunagi, Tsuga, Yukikaze, Uzuki, Hayasui + five other tankers (two sunk) 24 Submarines ~750 planes (550-645 lost) --- TF 58.1: USS Yorktown, Hornet, Belleau Wood, Bataan, Baltimore, Boston, Canberra, Oakland + nine DDs TF 58.2: USS Bunker Hill, Wasp, Cabot, Monterey, Santa Fe, Mobile, Biloxi, San Juan + nine DDs TF 58.3: USS Enterprise, Lexington, San Jacinto, Princeton, Indianapolis, Reno, Montpelier, Cleveland, Birmingham + 13 DDs TF 58.4: USS Essex, Langley, Cowpens, San Diego, Vincennes, Houston, Miami + 13 DDs TF 58.7: USS Washington, North Carolina, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, South Dakota, Alabama, Wichita, Minneapolis, New Orleans, San Francisco + 14 DDs TF 17: 28 Submarines ~900 planes (123 lost)
Convoy HI-71/Battle of Dasol Bay	HI-71: Taiyou, Asakaze, Fujinami, Yunagi, Etorofu, Matsuwa, Sado, Hiburi, Hirato, Kurahashi, Mikura, Shonan, CD-11, Hayasui, Irako + eleven other mixed vessels (six sunk) CD-22, PB-102 --- USS Spadefish Redfish, Picuda, Rasher, Bluefish, Raton, Harder, Haddo, Hake
Leyte Gulf: Palawan Passage	Center Force (Kurita Fleet):  Yamato, Musashi, Nagato, Kongou, Haruna, Atago, Takao, Maya, Choukai, Myoukou, Haguro, Kumano, Suzuya, Tone, Chikuma, Noshiro, Shimakaze, Hayashimo, Okinami, Naganami, Asashimo, Yahagi, Nowaki, Kiyoshimo, Urakaze, Yukikaze, Hamakaze, Isokaze --- USS Dace, Darter
Leyte Gulf: Battle of the Sibuyan Sea	Center Force (Kurita Fleet):  Yamato, Musashi, Nagato, Kongou, Haruna, Choukai, Myoukou, Haguro, Kumano, Suzuya, Tone, Chikuma, Noshiro, Shimakaze, Hayashimo, Okinami, Naganami, Asashimo, Yahagi, Nowaki, Kiyoshimo, Urakaze, Yukikaze, Hamakaze, Isokaze --- TG 38.1: USS Wasp, Hornet, Hancock, Monterey, Cowpens, Chester, Pensacola, Salt Lake City, Boston, San Diego, Oakland + 21 destroyers TG. 38.2: USS Intrepid, Cabot, Independence, Iowa, New Jersey, Biloxi, Vincennes, Miami + 18 destroyers TG 38.3: USS Lexington, Essex, Princeton, Langley, Massachusetts, South Dakota, Santa Fe, Birmingham, Mobile, Reno + 14 destroyers TG 38.4: USS Franklin, Enterprise, San Jacinto, Belleau Wood, Washington, Alabama, Wichita, New Orleans + 11 destroyers
Leyte Gulf: Battle of Surigao Strait	Southern Force (Nishimura Fleet): Yamashiro, Fusou, Mogami, Shigure, Michishio, Asagumo, Yamagumo Second Striking Force (Shima Fleet): Nachi, Ashigara, Abukuma, Akebono, Ushio, Kasumi, Shiranui, Wakaba, Hatsuharu, Hatsushimo --- Left Flank: USS Louisville, Portland, Minneapolis, Denver, Columbia, Newcomb, R P Leary, A W Grant, Robinson, Halford, Bryrant, H L Edwards, Leutze, Bennion Centre: USS Mississippi, West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, California, Pennsylvania, Claxton, Thorn, Welles, Aulick, Cony, Sigourney Right Flank: USS Phoenix, Boise, Hutchins, Daly, Bache, Killen, Beale, HMAS Shropshire, Arunta Picket line: USS Remey, McGowan, Melvin, McDermut, Monssen
Leyte Gulf: Battle off Samar	Center Force (Kurita Fleet):  Yamato, Nagato, Kongou, Haruna, Choukai, Haguro, Kumano, Suzuya, Tone, Chikuma, Noshiro, Shimakaze, Hayashimo, Okinami, Naganami, , Yahagi, Nowaki, Urakaze, Yukikaze, Isokaze, Akishimo, Kishinami, Hamanami, Fujinami Nearby on return from troop run: Aoba, Kinu, Uranami --- Taffy 1: USS Sangamon, Suwannee, Santee, Petrof Bay, McCord, Trathen, Hazelwood, Richard S. Bull, Richard M. Rowell, Eversole, Coolbaugh Taffy 2: USS Natoma Bay, Manila Bay, Marcus Island, Kadashan Bay, Savo Island, Ommaney Bay, Haggard, Franks, Hailey, Richard W. Suesens, Abercrombie, LeRay Wilson, Walter C. Wann Taffy 3: USS Fanshaw Bay, St. Lo, White Plains, Gambier Bay, Kalinin Bay, Kitkun Bay, Hoel, Heerman, Johnston, Dennis, John C. Butler, Raymond, Samuel B Roberts
Leyte Gulf: Battle off Cape Engano	Northern Force (Ozawa Fleet):  Zuikaku, Zuihou, Chitose, Chiyoda, Ise, Hyuuga,  Hatsuzuki, Isuzu, Ooyodo, Tama, Akizuki, Shimotsuki, Fuyutsuki, Hatsuzuki, Wakatsuki, Kuaw, Maki, Suri, Kiri --- TG 38.1: USS Wasp, Hornet, Hancock, Monterey, Cowpens, Chester, Pensacola, Salt Lake City, Boston, San Diego, Oakland + 21 destroyers TG. 38.2: USS Intrepid, Cabot, Independence,  Biloxi, Vincennes, Miami + 18 destroyers TG 38.3: USS Lexington, Essex, Langley, Santa Fe, Mobile, Reno + 6 destroyers TG 38.4: USS Franklin, Enterprise, San Jacinto, Belleau Wood, + 9 destroyers TG 34: USS Iowa, New Jersey, Washington, Massachusetts, South Dakota, Alabama, Wichita, New Orleans, Vincennes, Miami, Biloxi, Santa Fe, Mobile + 16 destroyers
Convoy HI-81	Shinyou , Akitsu Maru, Kiyokawa Maru, Kashi, Etorofu, Tsushima, Daitou, Kume, Shonan, CD No.9, CD No.61, SC No.156 + eight other vessels (one sunk) --- USS Spadefish, Peto, Sunfish, Queenfish, Picuda, Barb
Mindoro bombardment	Ashigara, Kasumi, Asashimo, Kiyoshimo, Ooyodo --- US planes and PT boats
Operation Ten-Go	Yamato , Yahagi, Yukikaze, Hatsushimo, Hamakaze, Isokaze, Kasumi, Asashimo, Suzutsuki, Fuyutsuki ~115 aircraft (~100 destroyed) --- TG 58.1: USS Hornet, Bennington, Belleau Wood, San Jacinto TG 58.3: USS Essex, Bunker Hill, Hancock and Bataan Surface force in reserve: USS Massachusetts, Indiana, New Jersey, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Missouri, over 30 cruisers and destroyers 386 aircraft (10 lost)
Battle of Malacca Strait	Haguro , Kamikaze --- HMS Saumaerz, Venus, Verulam, Vigilant, Virago
Raids on Kure and Japanese mainland (AKA the end of the IJN)	Remains of the IJN: Amagi, Katsuragi, Houshou, Kaiyo, Taigei/Ryuuhou, Shimane Maru, Hyuuga, Ise, Haruna, Aoba, Tone, Kitakami, Ooyodo, Iwate, Izumo, Yoitsuki, Yukikaze, Hagi, Kaba, Nashi (raised), Tsubaki, CD-2, CD-4, CD-6, CD-30, CD-45, CD-190, Habushi, Okinawa, Takane, I-153, I-202, I-205, I-404 + many other minor warships and auxiliaries (Several sunk) Unknown aircraft (300+ lost) --- TF 38.1: USS Lexington, Bennington, Hancock, Belleau Wood, San Jacinto, Indiana, Massachusetts, Alabama + 24 CLs and DDs TF 38.3: USS Wasp, Ticonderoga, Randolph, Essex, Monterey, Bataan, North Carolina, South Dakota + 22 CLs and DDs TF 38.4: USS Shangri-La, Yorktown II, Bon Homme Richard, Independence, Cowpens, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin + 22 CAs, CLs and DDs TF 37: HMS Formidable, Implacable, Indefatigable, Victorious, King George V + 24 CLs and DDs 1350+ USN, USAAF and RN aircraft (133 lost)

Atlantic & Mediterranean Theatre:

Battle Name	Participants
Battle of Mers-el-Kébir	MN Dunkerque, Strasbourg, Bretange, Provence, Commandant Teste, Mogador, Volta, Terrible, Kersaint, Lynx, Tigre --- HMS Ark Royal, Hood, Valiant, Resolution, Arethusa, Enterprise, Active, Faulknor, Fearless, Foxhound, Forester, Foresight, Escort, Keppel, Wrestler, Vidette, Vortigern ~54 aircraft (six lost)
Battle of Calabria	First Squadron: RM Conte de Cavour, Giulio Cesare, Da Barbiano, Di Giussano, Abruzzi, Garibaldi, Freccia, Saetta, Dardo, Strale, Folgore, Fulmine, Baleno, Lampo, Vivaldi, Da Noli, Pancaldo, Pigafetta, Zeno, Da Recco, Pessagno, Usodimare (Note some of these DDs fell back before battle) Second Squadron: RM Zara, Fiume, Goriza, Pola, Bolzano, Trento, Eugenio Di Savoia, Duca D'Aosta, Attendolo, Montecuccoli, Alfieri, Carducci, Gioberti, Oriani, Artigliere, Camicia Nera, Aviere, Geniere, Lanciere, Carabinere, Corazziere, Ascari (Note some of these DDs fell back before battle) Convoy Escort: RM Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Bartolomeo Colleoni, Maestrale, Libeccio, Grecale, Scirocco, Ugolino Vivaldi, Antonio da Noli, Leone Pancaldo, Luca Tarigo, Rosolino Pilo, Giuseppe Missori ~200 planes (? lost) --- Force A: HMS Orion, Neptune, Gloucester, Liverpool, HMAS Sydney Force B: HMS Warspite, Nubian, Mohawk, Hero, Hereward, Decoy, HMAS Stuart Force C: HMS Eagle, Malaya, Royal Sovereign, Hyperion, Hostile, Hasty, Ilex, Dainty, Defender, Juno, Janus, HMAS Vampire, Voyager ~20 planes
Battle of Dakar	MN Richelieu, Georges Leygues, Montcalm, L'Audacieux, Le Fantasque, Le Malin, Le Hardi, Calais, Commandant Rivière, D'Entrecasteaux, D'Iberville, Gazelle, Surprise, El Djezair, El Kantara, El Mansour, Schoelcher, Ville d'Oran, Ajax, Bévéziers, Persée --- HMS Ark Royal, Barham, Resolution, Cumberland, Devonshire, Dragon, Delhi, Echo, Eclipse, Escapade, Faulknor, Foresight, Forester, Fortune, Fury, Griffin, Greyhound, Inglefield, Bridgewater, Milford, Stella Sirius HMAS Australia, FF Commandant Dominé, Commandant Duboc, Président Houduce, Savorgnan de Brazza ~54 aircraft (six lost)
Attack on Taranto	RM Littorio, Vittorio Veneto, Conte di Cavour, Giulio Cesare, Caio Duilio, Giulio Cesare, Pola, Zara, Goriza, Fiume, Bolzano, Trento, Trieste, Abruzzi, Garibaldi, Carducci, Alfieri, Oriani, Gioberti, Lampo, Baleno, Folgore, Libeccio, Giuseppe, Miraglia --- HMS Illustrious, Gloucester, York, Berwick, Glasgow, Hasty, Havock, Ilex, Hyperion 21 aircraft (two lost)
Battle of Cape Matapan	RM Vittorio Veneto, Zara, Fiume, Pola, Trieste, Trento, Bolzano, Duca Degli, Abruzzi, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Nicoloso da Recco, Emanuele Pessagno, Vincenzo Gioberti, Vittorio Alfieri, Alfredo Oriani, Giosue Carducci, Ascari, Carabiniere, Corazziere, Alpino, Bersagliere, Fuciliere, Granatiere Two aircraft (one lost) --- HMS Formidable, Warspite, Barham, Valiant, Orion, Ajax, Gloucester, Jervis, Janus, Mohawk, Nubian, Greyhound, Griffin, Ilex, Hasty, Hereward, Havock, Hotspur, HMAS Perth, Stuart, Vendetta (withdrew early) 36+ aircraft (one lost)
Battle of Denmark Strait	KM Bismarck, Prinz Eugen --- HMS Hood, Prince of Wales Norfolk, Suffolk (Shadowing but did not take part)
Hunt for Bismarck	KM Bismarck --- HMS Ark Royal, Victorious, King George V, Rodney, Norfolk, Dorsetshire, Sheffield, Cossack, Sikh, Zulu, Maori, Mashona, Tartar, ORP Piorun ~90 aircraft
Duisberg Convoy	Close Escort: RM Maestrale, Grecale, Libeccio, Fulmine, Euro, Alfredo Oriani + seven merchants (seven sunk) Distant Escort: RM Trieste, Trento, Granatiere, Fuciliere, Bersagliere, Alpino --- Force K: HMS Aurora, Penelope, Lance, Lively
First Battle of Sirte
Second Battle of Sirte
Operation Pedestal	Cruiser Force: RM Gorizia, Bolzano, Trieste, Eugenio di Savoia, Raimondo Montecuccoli, Muzio Attendolo, Aviere, Geniere, Camicia Nera, Legionario, Ascari, Corsaro, Grecale, Maestrale, Gioberti, Oriani, Fuciliere, Malocello Ambush Forces: RM Bronzo, Ascianghi, Alagi, Dessiè, Avorio, Dandolo, Emo, Cobalto, Otaria, Axum, Asteria, Brin, Wolframio, Granito, Dagabur, Giada, Uarsciek, Vellela + 13 E-boats, KM U-73, U-205, U-333 + four E-boats ~589 planes (62 lost) --- Force F: HMS Victorious, Indomitable, Eagle, Furious, Nelson, Rodney, Sirus, Phoebe, Charybdis, Nigeria, Kenya, Manchester, Cairo + 32 destroyers (Foresight sunk), 14 merchants (nine sunk, SS Ohio barely afloat) 10th Sub Flotilla: HMS Safari, Unbroken, United, Utmost, P222, P31, P34, P46 ~102 planes (34 lost)

Submarine Successes [in progress]

To include all individual submarine actions in the battles section would be far too space consuming, however there are notable actions that are of interest or relevant to the girls in game. Unless otherwise notable only major warship attacks shall be listed (eg. Destroyer or larger). Crippling refers to a ship being out of action for significant time.

A couple of these have already been represented in the battles list, but are easy to re-produce here for clearer reference.

Not in definitive chronological order, but roughly correct.

Year	Submarine	Ship(s) attacked	Sunk/Crippled	Notes
1939
	U-29	HMS Courageous	Sunk	First RN ship sunk by enemy
1940
1941
	U-81	HMS Ark Royal	Sunk
	HMS Upholder	Libeccio	Sunk
1942
	USS Seawolf	Naka	Crippled
	I-6	USS Saratoga	Crippled
	HMS Trident	Prinz Eugen	Crippled
	USS S-44	Kako	Sunk
	I-168	USS Yorktown USS Hammann	Sunk Sunk	Battle of Midway
	I-19	USS Wasp USS North Carolina USS O'Brien	Sunk Crippled Sunk	Considered the most effective torpedo salvo launched
	I-26	USS Juneau	Sunk
	USS Albacore	Tenryuu	Sunk
1943
	HMS Tally Ho	Kuma	Sunk
	HMS Taurus	I-34	Sunk	Yanagi mission to Germany
	USS Sailfish	Chuuyou	Sunk
1944
	HMS Templar	Kitakami	Crippled
	USS Skate	Agano	Sunk
	USS Sand Lance	Tatsuta	Sunk
	USS Albacore	Taihou	Sunk
	USS Archerfish	Shinano	Sunk	Largest Submarine kill
	USS Hardhead	Natori	Sunk
	USS Flasher	Ooi	Sunk
	USS Sawfish	I-29	Sunk	Yanagi mission from Germany
	USS Bluegill	Yuubari	Sunk
	USS Redfish	Unryuu	Sunk
	USS Bluefish	Hayasui	Sunk
	USS Darter	Atago	Sunk
	USS Dace	Maya	Sunk
	USS Barb	Un'you	Sunk
	USS Queenfish	Akitsu Maru	Sunk
	USS Jallao	Tama	Sunk
	USS Sealion	Kongou	Sunk	Sunk in same manner as cousins HMS Barham and Royal Oak (ammo explosion)
	USS Sealion	Mamiya	Sunk
1945
	HMS Venturer	U-864	Sunk	Only submerged sub v sub kill
	USS Charr	Isuzu	Sunk
	HMS Trenchant	Ashigara	Sunk	One of longest range torpedo kills in terms of max torp range
	I-58	USS Indianapolis	Sunk	Last major US ship to be lost