3rd Carrier Division (Imperial Japanese Navy): Difference between revisions

Third Carrier Division
Third Carrier Division
	Zuikaku in Autumn 1944
Active	June 1, 1936 – November 15, 1944
Country	Empire of Japan
Allegiance	Axis Powers of World War II
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Type	Naval aviation unit
Role	Aircraft carrier support
Engagements	Battle of the Philippine Sea; Battle of Leyte Gulf
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Kakuji Kakuta
Insignia
Identification; symbol	Kamoi; Kamoi (カモイ); Notoro; Notoro (ノトロ); Zuihō, 1941-42; CI-xxx; Hōshō, 1941-42; CII-xxx; Chitose, early 1944; 331-xxx; Chiyoda, early 1944; 332-xxx; Zuihō, early 1944; 333-xxx; late 1944; 653-xxx

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The 3rd Carrier Division (第三航空戦隊,, Dai San Kōkū Sentai, "San Kōsen") was an seaplane tender unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet at first.

Date	Higher unit	Ships and air units
1 June 1936 (original)	Combined Fleet	Kamoi, Destroyer Division 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, MV Kagu Maru, Kamikawa Maru
1 February 1938	5th Fleet	Kamoi, MV Kagu Maru, MV Kamikawa Maru
15 December 1938	disbanded
15 November 1940	1st Fleet	Ryūjō, Hōshō, Destroyer Division 34 : Akikaze, Tachikaze, Hakaze
11 August 1941	1st Fleet	Zuihō, Hōshō, Mikazuki, Yūzuki
1 April 1942	disbanded
1 February 1944	3rd Fleet	Chitose, Chiyoda, Zuihō, 653rd Naval Air Group^[1]
15 August 1944	3rd Fleet	Zuikaku, Chitose, Chiyoda, Zuihō, 653rd Naval Air Group
15 November 1944	disbanded

"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)

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 ==Commander==
 {| class=wikitable
-!  || Rank|| Name || Date || Note ||
+!  || Rank|| Name || Date || Note
 |-
-|1|| R.ADM || [[Takamoto Togari]] || 1 June 1936 || ||
+|1|| R.ADM || [[Takamoto Togari]] || 1 June 1936 ||
 |-
-|x|| || disbanded || 1 December 1936 || ||
+|x|| || disbanded || 1 December 1936 ||
 |-
-|2|| Capt./R.ADM || [[Kōkichi Terada]] || 27 August 1937 || Rear-Admiral on 1 December 1937 ||
+|2|| Capt./R.ADM || [[Kōkichi Terada]] || 27 August 1937 || Rear-Admiral on 1 December 1937
 |-
-|x|| || disbanded || 15 December 1938 || ||
+|x|| || disbanded || 15 December 1938 ||
 |-
-|3|| R.ADM || [[Kakuji Kakuta]] || 15 November 1940 || ||
+|3|| R.ADM || [[Kakuji Kakuta]] || 15 November 1940 ||
 |-
-|4|| R.ADM || [[Torao Kuwabara]] || 1 September 1941 || ||
+|4|| R.ADM || [[Torao Kuwabara]] || 1 September 1941 ||
 |-
-|x|| || disbanded || 1 April 1942 || ||
+|x|| || disbanded || 1 April 1942 ||
 |-
 |x|| || vacant post || 1 February 1944 ||
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 |5|| R.ADM || [[Sueo Ōbayashi]] || 15 February 1944 ||
 |-
-|6|| || vacant post || 1 October 1944 || ||
+|6|| || vacant post || 1 October 1944 ||
 |-
-|x|| || disbanded || 15 November 1944 || ||
+|x|| || disbanded || 15 November 1944 ||
 |-
 |}