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x Eastern Solomons - KI operation

BB	Jamato
CV	Taijo
DD	DesDiv7: Akebono, Sazanami, Ushio

42/08/24	cruise off Truk
42/08/29	Jamato and DesDiv7 arrived Truk

Main Force - 3rd Fleet

VAdm Cuici Nagumo VAdm Cuici Nagumo

CV	CarDiv1: Shokaku, Zuikaku
DD	Akizuki, Amacukaze (from 08/24) DesRon10/DesDiv10: Kazegumo, Jugumo, Akigumo, Makigumo DesRon10/DesDiv16: Hacukaze

RAdm Hiroaki Abe (ComBatDiv11)

BB	BatDiv11 (RAdm Hiroaki Abe): Hiei, Kirishima
CA	CruDiv7 (RAdm Shodzi Nishimura): Kumano, Suzuja Cikuma
CL	Nagara
DD	DesDiv4: Nowaki, Maikaze

RAdm Cuici Hara (ComCruDiv8)

CV	Rjudzo
CA	Tone/FF
DD	DesDiv16: Amacukaze, Tokicukaze

42/08/16	departed Kure for Truk
42/08/21	departed Truk
42/08/24	B A T T L E MarFor strike Henderson Field - Rjudzo sunk by planes from TF 11 - Amackaze transferred to StrFor1
42/08/25	StrFor1: Zuikaku + 3 DDs detached to cover 2ndFlt/TranGrp - strike Henderson Field
42/08/28	ForvScoFor departed for Truk
42/08/30	ForvScoFor arrived Truk
42/09/05	back in Truk

Advanced Forces - 2nd Fleet

VAdm Nobutake Kondo VAdm Nobutake Kondo

CA	CruDiv4 (VAdm Kondo): Atago, Maja, Takao CruDiv5 (VAdm Takeo Takagi): Mjoko, Haguro
AV	Citose

Screen RAdm Tomocu Takama (ComDesRon4) CL Jura DD DesRon2/DesDiv15: Kuroshio, Ojashio, Hajashio DesRon4/DesDiv9: Nacugumo, Minegumo, Asagumo

42/08/11	departed Hashiradzima for Truk
42/08/17	arrived Truk
42/08/20	AdvSupFor departed Truk
42/08/21	Minegumo departed Truk escorting AO Nippon Maru to join fleet
42/08/24	at night search for US forces hoping to night engagement
42/08/28	Citose and Minegumo arrived Truk
42/08/2?	refuel between Otong Java and Truk, then departed to screen reinforcement convoy to Guadalcanal
42/09/05	arrived to Truk

RAdm Raizo Tanaka (ComDesRon2)

CL	Dzincu
DD	DesDiv15: Kagero DesDiv24: Umikaze, Kawakaze (from 08/25), Suzukaze DesDiv30 (Cap Shiro Jasutake): Mucuki/DF, Uzuki, Jajoi Isokaze (attached from DesRon10 from 08/23)
DE	P-1, P-2, P-34, P-35
AP	Kinrju Maru, Boston Maru, Daifuku Maru

42/08/21	Kawakaze and Kagero start alternate in patrol duty off Guadalcanal
42/08/22	Kawakaze disabling Blue
42/08/23	Kagero shell Henderson Field
42/08/24	shell Henderson Field (Mucuki, Jajoi, Mocizuki) Dzincu damaged by SBD (VMSB-232)
42/08/25	attacked by SBD from Henderson: disabled Dzincu attacked by B-17: sunk Mucuki, Kinrju Maru; damaged Uzuki (near misses) Kawakaze and Kagero rejoined
42/08/26	arrived Shortland

8th Fleet

VAdm Gunici Mikawa VAdm Gunici Mikawa

CA	Cokai CruDiv6 (VAdm Gunici Mikawa): Aoba, Kinugasa, Furutaka

42/08/23	departed from Shortland - Furutaka attacked by PBY (VP-23)
42/08/24	x
42/08/25	x
42/08/26	arrived to bases: Cokai + Kinugasa to Rabaul, Aoba to Kieta, Furutaka to Shortland

Supply Ships Covering Force - SupCovFor

BB	Mucu
DD	DesDiv2: Murasame, Samidare, Harusame DesDiv19: Uranami, Ajanami, Shikinami

42/08/24	x
42/08/25	x
42/08/29	Uranami, Shikinami arrived Rabaul

Advanced Submarine Force - AdvSubFor

VAdm Teruhisa Komacu

SS

SubRon1 (RAdm Shigeaki Jamazaki): I-9/SF, I-15, I-17, I-19, I-26, I-31, I-33 SubRon7 (RAdm Sezuco Joshitomi): I-121, I-122, I-123, RO-34 SubRon3 (Cap Hanku Sasaki): I-11, I-174, I-175

42/08/26	SubRon1: I-17 & I-121 damaged by planes off Guadalcanal
42/08/28	SubRon7: I-123 sunk by Gamble SE of Savo Is
42/08/31	SubRon1: I-26 disabling Saratoga off San Cristobal

11th Air Fleet

VAdm Nishizo Cukahara RAdm Sadajoshi Jamada VAdm Seizo Jamagata

114 planes: 51 A6M, 41 G4M, 9 D3A, 2 J1N, 8 H6K, 3 H8K