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Combined Fleet November 1944 Movements

Reorganization

BB	Jamato/FltF BatDiv3 (VAdm Suzuki): Nagato, Kongo, Haruna CarDiv4: Ise, Hijuga
DD	DesRon2	DesDiv2: Asashimo (till 45/02/10) DesDiv7: Kasumi (till 45/03/10), Ushio, Hibiki (from 45/01/25) DesDiv21 Hacushimo, Shigure, Kasumi (from 45/03/10), Asashimo (from 45/02/10) DesDiv17 (from 44/11/15): Jukikaze, Isokaze, Urakaze (Sunk 44/11/21) DesDiv41: Suzucuki, Fujucuki

44/11/15	2nd Fleet: BatDiv1 disjoined - Jamato designed as 2nd Fleet Flagship, Nagato transferred to BatDiv3 Mobile Fleet: dissolved, CarDiv3, CruDiv 4, CruDiv7 deactivated
44/11/20	DesRon1, DesRon10 deactivated, survivors merged into DesRon2

1st Diversion Attack Force - 1stDivAtFor

CV	Dzunjo
CL	Kiso
DD	DesDiv30: Juzuki/DF, Akikaze, Uzuki

44/10/30	departed Sasebo with supplies and ammo for Kurita's fleet in Brunei Bay
44/11/03	attacked by Pintado S of Mako - Akikaze sunk
44/11/06	arrived Brunei

CV	Dzunjo
CA	Tone
CL	Kiso (till 11/11)
DD	DesDiv30: Juzuki/DF, Uzuki Shigure

44/11/08	departed Brunei for Manila > Kure
44/11/10	arrived Manila
44/11/11	departed Manila for Kure - all but Kiso
44/11/13	attacked by Jallao (wolfpack Clarey's Crushers) S of Mako - arrived Mako
44/11/14	departed Mako for Kure
44/11/15	attacked by Barb
44/11/16	arrived Sasebo
44/11/17	arrived Kure

Operation "TA" - Leyte/Luzon Reinforcement Convoys Support

DD	DesDiv17 (Cap Tamocu Tamii): Isokaze, Urakaze/DF, Hamakaze

44/11/09	departed Brunei to Sulu Sea in support of Leyte troop convoys
44/11/12	arrived back to Brunei

Retreat from Brunei to Japan November 1944

VAdm Takeo Kurita

BB	Jamato, Nagato, Kongo
DD	CortRon31/DesDiv43: Ume, Kiri

CL	Jahagi/SF
DD	DesDiv17 (Cap Tamocu Tamii): Urakaze/DF, Hamakaze, Isokaze, Jukikaze

44/11/16	Hacushimo, Asashimo and Take arrived Brunei USAF strike on Brunei BBs and DesRon2 departed Brunei towards Kure
44/11/20	passed Formosa, DesDiv43 joined
44/11/21	Kongo & Urakaze sunk by Sealion II 65 miles NNW of Keelung, Formosa (26-09N, 121-23E)
44/11/24	arrived Kure