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Imperial Japanese Navy
Commanders of Escort Forces
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The format for names is Japanese style: rank; last name, first name; (if known, Japanese Naval Academy at Etajima class), note that traditionally it indicated the imperial year, which was based on the mythical founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu in 660 BC.
Dates are given thus: day.month.year
Commanders marked with * are known to have died.

1st Surface Escort Fleet
   also known as 1st Maritime Escort Fleet
   activated 10.04.42
   under SWAF 04.42 – 11.43
   under General Escort Command 11.43 –
      • R.Adm Inoue Yasuo (38) 04.42 – 01.43
      • R.Adm Nakajima Torahiko (39) 01.43 – 11.44
      • R.Adm Kishi Fukuji (40) 11.44 – 12.44
      • R.Adm Matsuyama Mitsuharu

2nd Surface Escort Division/Fourth Fleet
   also known as 2nd Maritime Escort Fleet
   activated 10.04.42
      • V.Adm Moizumi Shinichi (37) 04.42 – 06.42
      • V.Adm Takeda Moriji 06.42 – 07.43
      • V.Adm Wakabayashi Seisaku (39) 07.43 – 02.44
      • R.Adm Arima Kaoru 02.44 – 03.44
      • *R.Adm Tsujimura Takahisa (42) 03.44 – 07.44
      • *R.Adm Takahashi Ichimatsu (40) 07.44 – 08.44

General Escort Command (also known as Maritime Escort Fleet)
activated 11.43

1st Escort Fleet
   activated 12.44
      • V.Adm Kishi Fukuji (40) 12.44 – 07.45
      • V.Adm Tayui Minoru (39) 07.45 – 09.45
      101st Escort Squadron
         activated 11.44
         deactivated 25.03.45
         • *R.Adm Shibuya Shiro (44) 11.44 – 01.45
      102nd Escort Squadron
         Activated 01.45
            • R.Adm Hamada Kiyoshi (42) 01.45 – 07.45
      103st Escort Squadron
         Activated 01.45
            • R.Adm Hisamune Yonejiro (41) 01.45 – 09.45
      104th Escort Squadron
         Activated 04.45
            • R.Adm Watanabe Seishichi (42) 04.45 – 09.45
      105th Escort Squadron
         Activated 05.45
            • R.Adm Matsuyama Mitsuharu (40) 05.45 – 09.45

Maritime Escort Fleet
   activated 11.43
      • V.Adm Oikawa Koshiro (31) 11.43 – 09.44
      • V.Adm Nomura Naokuni (35) 09.44 – 05.45
      • V.Adm Ozawa Jisaburo (37) 05.45 – 09.45
      3rd Maritime Escort Unit
            • R.Adm Nakamura Motoji (39) 05.44 – 04.45
      4th Maritime Escort Unit
            • R.Adm Nippa Teizo (39) 04.44 – 01.45
            • R.Adm Komazawa Katsumi (42) 02.45 – 05.45
      5th Maritime Escort Unit
            • R.Adm Sato Tsutomu
      8th Maritime Escort Unit
            • R.Adm Yoshitomi Settauzo
      1st Convoy HQ
            • *R.Adm Ijuin Matsuji (43) 04.44 – 05.44
      2nd Convoy HQ
            • R.Adm Kiyota Takahiko (42) 04.44 – 07.44
      3rd Convoy HQ
            • R.Adm Tsuruoka Nobukichi (43) 04.44 – 06.44
            • *R.Adm Monzen Tei (42) 06.44
      4th Convoy HQ
            • R.Adm Nakamura Motoji (39) 04.44 – 05.44
            • *R.Adm Ota Minoru 01.45 – 06.45
      5th Convoy HQ
            • R.Adm Sato Namizo (39) 04.44
            • R.Adm Yoshitomi Setauzo (39) 04.44 – 12.44
            • R.Adm Hisamune Yonejiro (41) 12.44 – 01.45
      6th Convoy HQ
            • *R.Adm Kajioka Sadmichi (39) 04.44 – 09.44
      7th Convoy HQ
            • R.Adm Matsuyama Mitsuharu (40) 08.44 – 12.44
            • R.Adm Komazawa Katsumi (42) 12.44 – 02.45
      8th Convoy HQ
            • R.Adm Sato Tsutomu (40) 04.44 – 01.45
 
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