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Southwest Area Fleet
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1st South Expeditionary Force
2nd South Expeditionary Force
1st Surface Escort Division - SurfCortDiv1
3rd South Expeditionary Force

CL CruDiv16: Kuma
DD DesDiv19: Uranami, Isonami, Shikinami, Amagiri (from 44/03/31)
43/04/15 DesDiv19 transferred from 1st Surface Escort Division
43/09/20 DesDiv19 transferred to CruDiv16
44/03/31 Amagiri transferred to DesDiv19 (under repairs at Kure)

1st South Expeditionary Force
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DD DesDiv5: Harukaze, Asakaze, Macukaze, Hatakaze
Amacukaze (from 44/03/31)

12th Spacial Base Force - SpecBaseFor12
PT Kari

42/02/15 SpecBaseFor12 - Kari joined
44/03/10 DesDiv5 joined from 3rd Fleet
44/03/31 Amacukaze joined

2nd South Expeditionary Force
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DD DesDiv22: Fumizuki, Minazuki, Nagacuki, Sacuki
23rd Special Base Force - SpecBaseFor23
PT from 42/03/10: Cidori (till 42/05/05), Manazuru (till 42/05/05), Tomozuru (till 43/06/01), Hacukari (till 43/01/20), Kasasagi (from 43/06/01)
24rd Special Base Force - SpecBaseFor24
PT Kidzi (43/01/20-11/30)

42/03/10 DesDiv22 and SpecBaseFor23 joined from 3rd Fleet
42/04/10 DesDiv22 transferred to 1st Surface Escort Division
42/05/05 Cidori transferred to Osaka Guard District
43/01/20 Hacukari transferred to 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet
Kidzi joined from China Area Fleet
43/06/01 Tomozuru transferred to 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet, Kasasagi joned from China Expeditionary Fleet
43/11/30 SpecBaseFor24 transfferred to 4thSoExpFlt
43/05/20 SpecBaseFor24 joined from 4thSoExpFlt
43/06/20 Kidzi transferred to 4thSoExpFlt/SpecBaseFor26

1st Surface Escort Division - SurfCortDiv1
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DD DesDiv13 (dissolved 42/12/10): Wakatake, Kuretake, Sanae
DesDiv22 (dissolved 42/12/10): Fumizuki, Minazuki, Nagacuki, Sacuki
DesDiv32 (dissolved 42/12/10): Asagao, Fujo, Karukaja
DesDiv19 (43/02/25 - 04/15): Isonami, Uranami, Shikinami
Shiokaze (from 42/08/15), Hokaze (from 42/10/01), Mikazuki (from 42/06/20) Harukaze (from 43/02/25), Macukaze (from 43/02/02)
PT Manazuru (43/09/05-43/11/15), Tomozuru (43/10/01), Hajabusa (42/04/10 - 43/10/01), Sagi (from 42/04/10-43/09/05)

42/04/10 created for Southwest Area convoy escort duty:
DesDiv13 joined from Kure Naval District
DesDiv22 joined from 2ndExpFor
DesDiv32 joined from Chinkai (Korea) Guard District
Hajabusa joined from Hainan Guard District, Sagi joined
42/06/20 Mikazuki joined from 1stAirFlt
42/08/15 Shiokaze joined from 5th Fleet
42/10/01 Hokaze joined from 5th Fleet
42/12/10 DesDiv13, DesDiv22, DesDiv32 dissolved, ships assigned directly to SurfCortDiv2
43/01/21 Minazuki, Fumizuki, Nagacuki, Sacuki departed Sasebo to escort Kamikawa Maru to Truk > Rabaul > Shortland
43/01/29 Minazuki, Fumizuki, Nagacuki, Sacuki arrived Shortland from Sasebo escorting Kamikawa Maru
43/02/25 Minazuki, Fumizuki, Nagacuki, Sacuki disjoined to 8th Fleet reactivated DesRon3/DesDiv22
43/04/15 DesDiv19 transferred directly to SW Area Flt
43/09/05 Manazuru joined from Jokosuka Naval District, Sagi transferred to Kure Naval District
43/10/01 Tomozuru joined from 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet, Hajabusa transferred to 3rd South Expeditionary Fleet
43/11/15 reassigned directly to General Escort Command
3rd South Expeditionary Force
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PT Hajabusa

43/10/01 Hajabusa joined from SurfCortdiv1

4th South Expeditionary Force
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24rd Special Base Force - SpecBaseFor24
PT Kidzi

26rd Special Base Force - SpecBaseFor26
PT Kidzi

43/11/30 SpecBaseFor24 joined from 2ndSoExpFlt
44/05/20 SpecBaseFor24 transferred to 2ndSoExpFlt
44/06/20 Kidzi joined to SpecBaseFor26

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