Military unit
The 3rd Carrier Division (第三航空戦隊,, Dai San Kōkū Sentai, "San Kōsen") was primarily a seaplane tender unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet.
Organization
| Date |
Higher unit |
Ships and air units
|
| 1 June 1936 (original) |
Combined Fleet |
Kamoi, Destroyer Squadron 28 : Asanagi, Yūnagi
|
| 1 December 1936 |
disbanded
|
| 27 August 1937 |
3rd Fleet |
Kamoi
|
| 20 October 1937 |
China Area Fleet |
Kamoi, Notoro
|
| 1 December 1937 |
3rd Fleet |
Kamoi, Kagu Maru, Kamikawa Maru
|
| 1 February 1938 |
5th Fleet |
Kamoi, Kagu Maru, Kamikawa Maru
|
| 15 December 1938 |
disbanded
|
| 15 November 1940 |
1st Fleet |
Ryūjō, Hōshō, Destroyer Division 34 : Akikaze, Tachikaze, Hakaze
|
| 11 August 1941 |
Zuihō, Hōshō, Mikazuki, Yūzuki
|
| 1 April 1942 |
disbanded
|
| 1 February 1944 |
3rd Fleet |
Chitose, Chiyoda, Zuihō, 653rd Naval Air Group[1]
|
| 15 August 1944 |
Zuikaku, Chitose, Chiyoda, Zuihō, 653rd Naval Air Group
|
| 15 November 1944 |
disbanded
|
Commander
|
Rank |
Name |
Date |
Note
|
| 1 |
R.ADM |
Takamoto Togari |
1 June 1936 |
|
| x |
|
disbanded |
1 December 1936 |
|
| 2 |
Capt./R.ADM |
Kōkichi Terada |
27 August 1937 |
Rear-Admiral on 1 December 1937
|
| x |
|
disbanded |
15 December 1938 |
|
| 3 |
R.ADM |
Kakuji Kakuta |
15 November 1940 |
|
| 4 |
R.ADM |
Torao Kuwabara |
1 September 1941 |
|
| x |
|
disbanded |
1 April 1942 |
|
| x |
|
vacant post |
1 February 1944 |
|
| 5 |
R.ADM |
Sueo Ōbayashi |
15 February 1944 |
|
| 6 |
|
vacant post |
1 October 1944 |
|
| x |
|
disbanded |
15 November 1944 |
|
Bibliography
- "Monthly The Maru" series, and "The Maru Special" series, "Ushio Shobō". (Japan)
- "Monthly Ships of the World" series, "Kaijinsha". (Japan)
- "Famous Airplanes of the World" series and "Monthly Kōku Fan" series, Bunrindō (Japan)
