Order of battle of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

This is the attack on Pearl Harbor's order of battle for both the Empire of Japan and the United States.

1 Imperial Japanese Navy
2 United States Navy
3 References

Imperial Japanese Navy

Naval General Staff—Admiral Osami Nagano

Combined Fleet
- Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

First Air Fleet
- Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo

1st Carrier Division
- Vice Admiral Nagumo

Akagi (flag)—Captain Kiichi Hasegawa
- Air Officer—Commander Masuda Shogo
  - VTB Leader—Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
    - 1st Squadron (5x B5N2 "Kate")—Commander Fuchida
    - 2nd Squadron (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Iwasaki Goro
    - 3rd Squadron (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Furukawa Izumi
  - VT Leader—Lieutenant Commander Murata Shigeharu
    - 1st Squadron (3xB5N)-Lieutenant Commander Shigehara
    - 2nd Squadron (3xB5N)
    - 3rd Squadron (3xB5N)-Lieutenant Negishi Asao
    - 4th Squadron (3xB5N)
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Takehiko Chihaya
    - 21st Squadron (3xD3A1 "Val")—Lieutenant Chihaya
    - 22nd Squadron (3xD3A) (1 aircraft lost)
    - 23rd Squadron (3xD3A) (1 aircraft lost)
    - 25th Squadron (3xD3A)-Lieutenant Zenji Abe
    - 26th Squadron (3xD3A) (2 aircraft lost)
    - 27th Squadron (3xD3A)
  - VF Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigeru Itaya
    - 1st FCU Wave 1 (9xA6M2 "Zeke")—Lieutenant Commander Itaya (one aircraft lost)
    - 1st FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutanant Saburo Shindo
    - CAP (9xA6M)

Kaga—Captain Okada Jisaku
- Air Officer—Commander Sata Naohito
  - VTB Leader--Lieutenant Commander Kakuichi Hashiguchi
    - 1st Sqdn (5xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Hashiguchi
    - 2nd Squadron (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Hideo Maki
    - 3rd Squadron (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Yoshitaka Mikami
  - VT Leader—Lieutenant Kazuyoshi Kitajima
    - 1st Squadron (3xB5N)—Lieutenant Kitajima (one aircraft lost)
    - 2nd Squadron (3xB5N) (one aircraft lost)
    - 3rd Squadron (3xB5N)-Lieutenant Mimori Suzuki (Killed in Action) (two aircraft lost)
    - 4th Squadron (3xB5N) (one aircraft lost)
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Saburo Makino (Killed in Action)
    - 21st Squadron (3 D3A)—Lieutenant Makino (one aircraft lost)
    - 22nd Squadron (3 D3A)
    - 23rd Squadron (3 D3A) (one aircraft lost)
    - 24th Squadron (3 D3A)-Lieutenant Shoichi Ogawa (two aircraft lost)
    - 25th Squadron (3 D3A)
    - 26th Squadron (3 D3A)
    - 27th Squadron (3 D3A)-Lieutenant Shoichi Ibuki (one aircraft lost)
    - 28th Squadron (3 D3A) (one aircraft lost)
    - 29th Squadron (3 D3A)
  - VF Leader—Lieutenant Yoshio Shiga
    - 2nd FCU Wave 1 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Shiga
    - 2nd FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Yaushi Nikaido (two aircraft lost)
    - CAP (9xA6M)

- 7th Destroyer Division (Midway Attack Unit)
  - Ushio (Fubuki-class)
    - Sazanami (Fubuki-class)

2nd Carrier Division
- Rear Admiral Yamaguchi Tamon
- Sōryū—Captain Yanagimoto Ryusaku
- Air Officer—Commander Kusumoto Ikuto
  - VTB Leader—Lieutanant Heijiro Abe
    - 1st Squadron (5xB5N)—Lieutanant Abe
    - 2nd Squadron (5xB5N)-Lieutenant Sadao Yamamoto
  - VT Leader—Lieutenant Tsuyoshi Nagai
    - 1st Squadron (2xB5N)—Lieutenant Nagai
    - 2nd Squadron (2xB5N)
    - 3rd Squadron (2xB5N)-Lieutenant Tatsumi Nakajima
    - 4th Squadron (2xB5N)
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Egusa Takeshige
    - 21st Squadron (3xD3A)—Lieutenant Commander Egusa (one aircraft lost)
    - 22nd Squadron (3xD3A)
    - 23rd Squadron (3xD3A)
    - 24th Squadron (3xD3A)-Lieutenant Masatake Ikeda
    - 25th Squadron (3xD3A)
    - 26th Squadron (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
  - VF-Leader—Lieutenant Masaji Suganami
    - 3rd FCU Wave 1 (9xA6M)—Lieutanant Suganami
    - 3rd FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Fusata Iida (Killed in Action) (three aircraft lost)
    - CAP (9xA6M)

Hiryū—Captain Kaku Tomeo
- Air Officer—Commander Amagai Takahisa
  - VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Tadashi Kosumi
    - 1st Squadron (5xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Kosumi
    - 2nd Squadron (5xB5N2 "Kate")-Lieutenant Toshio Hashimoto
    - VT Leader—Lieutenant Heita Matsumura
    - 1st Squadron (2xB5N)—Lieutenant Matsumura
    - 2nd Squadron (2xB5N)
    - 3rd Squadron (2xB5N)-Lieutenant Hiroharu Sumino
    - 4th Squadron (2xB5N)
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Michio Kobayashi (not present)
    - 21st Squadron (2xD3A)—Lieutenant Kobayashi
    - 22nd Squadron (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
    - 23rd Squadron (3xD3A)
    - 24th Squadron (3xD3A)-Lieutenant Shun Nakagawa
    - 25th Squadron (3xD3A)
    - 26th Squadron (3xD3A) (one aircraft lost)
  - VF Leader—Lieutenant Okajima
    - 4th FCU Wave 1 (6xA6M)—Lieutenant Kiyokima Okajima
    - 4th FCU Wave 2 (9xA6M)—Lieutenant Sumio Nono (one aircraft lost)
    - CAP (9xA6M)

5th Carrier Division
- Rear Admiral Hara Chuichi
- Shōkaku (Shōkaku-class)—Captain Jojima Takatsugu
- Air Officer—Commander Wada Tetsujiro
  - VTB Leader—Lieutenant Tatsuo Ichihara
    - 1st Sqdn (9xB5N)—Lieutenant Ichihara
    - 2nd Squadron (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Tsutomu Hagiwara
    - 3rd Squadron (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Yoshiaki Ikuin
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Takahashi Kakuichi
    - 1st Sqdn (9xD3A)—LCDR Takahashi
    - 2nd Squadron (9xD3A)-Lieutenant Masao Yamaguchi (one aircraft lost)
    - 3rd Squadron (9xD3A)-Lieutenant Hisayoshi Fujita
  - VF Leader—Lieutenant Tadashi Kaneko
    - 5th FCU Wave 1 (6xA6M)—Lieutenant Kaneko
    - CAP (9xA6M)

- Zuikaku (Shōkaku-class)—Captain Yokokawa Ichibei
- Air Officer—Commander Shimoda Hisao
  - VTB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Shigekazu Shimazaki
    - 1st Squadron (9xB5N)—Lieutenant Commander Shimazaki
    - 2nd Squadron (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Takemi Iwami
    - 3rd Squadron (9xB5N)-Lieutenant Yoshiaki Tsubota
  - VB Leader—Lieutenant Commander Sakamoto Akira
    - 1st Squadron (9xD3A)—Lieutenant Commander Akira Sakamoto
    - 2nd Squadron (9xD3A)-Lieutenant Tomatsu Ema
    - 3rd Squadron (9xD3A) Lieutenant C. Hayashi
  - VF Leader—Lieutenant Masao Sato
    - 6th FCU Wave 1 (6xA6M)—Lieutenant Sato
    - CAP (9xA6M)

DD Akigumo (Yugumo-class)

3rd Battleship Division
- Vice Admiral Mikawa Gunichi
  - Hiei
  - Kirishima
8th Cruiser Division
- Rear Admiral Abe Hiroaki^[1]
  - Tone
  - Chikuma

1st Destroyer Squadron
- Rear Admiral Omori Sentaro
  - CL Abukuma (Nagara-class)

17th Destroyer Division
- Urakaze (Kagero-class)
- Isokaze (Kagero-class)
- Tanikaze (Kagero-class)
- Hamakaze (Kagero-class)

18th Destroyer Division
- (Detached from DesRon 2)
- Kagero (Kagero-class)
- Shiranuhi (Kagero-class)
- Arare (Asashio Class)
- Kasumi (Asashio Class)

Midway Destruction Unit
- Captain Ohishi Kaname
  - DD Sazanami (Fubuki Class)
  - DD Ushio (Fubuki Class)

2nd Submarine Division
- Captain Imaizumi Kijiro
  - I-19 (I-15-class {Type B1})
  - I-21 (I-15-class/Type B1)
  - I-23 (I-15-class/Type B1)

1st Supply Train
- AO (fleet oiler) Kyokuto Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Kenyo Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Kokuyo Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Shinkiku Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Akebono Maru (impressed merchantman)

2nd Supply Train
- AO Tōhō Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Toei Maru (impressed merchantman)
- AO Nippon Maru (impressed merchantman)

6th Fleet
- Vice Admiral Shimizu Mitsumi
  - 1st Submarine Squadron
  - Rear Admiral Sato Tsutomu
    - I-9 (I-9-class {Type A1})
    - I-15 (I-15 class/Type B1)
    - I-17 (I-15 class/Type B1)
    - I-25 (I-15 class/Type B1)

- - 2nd Submarine Squadron
  - Rear Admiral Yamazaki Shigeaki
    - I-7 (I-7 class/Type J3)
    - I-1 (I-1 class/Type J1)
    - I-2 (I-1 class/Type J1)
    - I-3 (I-1 class/Type J1)
    - I-4 (I-1 class/Type J1)
    - I-5 (I-5 class/Type J1M)
    - I-6 (I-6 class/Type J2)

- - 3rd Submarine Squadron
  - Rear Admiral Miwa Shigeyoshi
    - I-8 (I-7 class/Type J3)
    - I-68 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-69 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-70 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-71 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-72 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-73 (I-68 class/Type KD6A)
    - I-74 (I-74 class/Type KD6B)
    - I-75 (I-74 class/Type KD6B)

- - Special Attack Unit
  - Captain Sasaki Hanku ("mother" submarines commander)
    - Lt. Naoji Iwasa (mini-submarine commander)
    - I-22 (flag) (I-16-class {Type C1}))
    - I-22A (A type mini-submarine)
    - I-16 (I-16-class {Type C1})) Lt. Cmdr. Hiroshi Hanabusa
    - I-16A (A type)—Ensign Sakamaki Kazuo (USA's first POW)
    - I-18 (I-16-class {Type C1}))
    - I-18A (A type)
    - I-20 (I-16-class {Type C1}))
    - I-20A (A type)
    - I-24 (I-16-class {Type C1}))
    - I-24A (A type)

- - Submarine Reconnaissance Unit
  - Commander Kashihara Yasuchika
    - I-10 (I-9 class/Type A1)
    - I-26 (I-26 class/Type B1) Cmdr Minoru Yokota

United States Navy

Chief of Naval Operations
- Admiral Harold R. "Betty" Stark
Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet
- Admiral Husband E. "Mustapha" Kimmel
Battle Force (Task Force 1)
- Vice Admiral William S. Pye
- Battleships, Battle Force
  - RADM Walter S. Anderson
  - Battleship Division 1
    - RADM Isaac Campbell Kidd
    - Arizona (BB-39) (Pennsylvania class)—Captain Franklin Van Valkenburgh
    - Nevada (BB-36) (Nevada class)—Captain Francis W. Scanland
    - Oklahoma (BB-37) (Nevada class)—Captain Howard D. "Ping" Bode
  - Battleship Division 2
    - Pennsylvania (BB-38) (Pennsylvania class)—Captain Charles M. "Savvy" Cooke, Jr.
    - Tennessee (BB-43) (Tennessee class)
    - California (BB-44) (Tennessee class)—Captain Joel W. Bunkley
  - Battleship Division 4
    - RADM Walter S. Anderson
    - Maryland (BB-46) (Colorado class)—Captain D. C. Godwin
    - West Virginia (BB-48) (Colorado class)—Captain Mervyn Bennion
    - Colorado (BB-45) (Colorado class)-Puget Sound Navy Yard undergoing overhaul.
- Cruisers, Battle Force
  - Rear Admiral H. Fairfax Leary
  - Cruiser Division 6 (Partial)
    - New Orleans (CA-32) (New Orleans class)
    - San Francisco (CA-38) (New Orleans class)
  - Cruiser Division 9
    - Rear Admiral H. Fairfax Leary
    - Phoenix (CL-46) (Brooklyn class)
    - Honolulu (CL-48) (Brooklyn class)
    - St. Louis (CL-49) (St. Louis class)—Captain George A. Rood
    - Helena (CL-50) (St. Louis class)
- Destroyers, Battle Force
  - Rear Admiral Milo F. Draemel
  - Destroyer Flotilla 1
    - Raleigh (CL-7) (Omaha class)
  - Destroyer Squadron One
    - Phelps (DD-360) (Porter class)
  - Destroyer Division One
    - Dewey (DD-349) (Farragut class)
    - Hull (DD-350) (Farragut class)
    - Macdonough (DD-351) (Farragut class)
    - Worden (DD-352) (Farragut class)
  - Destroyer Division Two
    - Farragut (DD-348) (Farragut class)
    - Dale (DD-353) (Farragut class)
    - Monaghan (DD-354) (Farragut class)
    - Aylwin (DD-355) (Farragut class)
  - Destroyer Squadron Three
    - Selfridge (DD-357) (Porter class)
  - Destroyer Division Five
    - Reid (DD-369) (Mahan class)
    - Conyngham (DD-371) (Mahan class)
    - Cassin (DD-372) (Mahan class)
    - Downes (DD-375) (Mahan class)
  - Destroyer Division Six
    - Cummings (DD-365) (Mahan class)
    - Case (DD-370) (Mahan class)
    - Shaw (DD-373) (Mahan class)
    - Tucker (DD-374) (Mahan class)
  - Destroyer Flotilla 2
    - Detroit (CL-8) (Omaha class)
    - Bagley (DD-386)
    - Blue (DD-387)
    - Helm (DD-388)
    - Mugford (DD-389)
    - Ralph Talbot (DD-390)
    - Henley (DD-391)
    - Patterson (DD-392)
    - Jarvis (DD-393)
- Other Destroyers
  - Allen (DD-66)
  - Schley (DD-103)
  - Chew (DD-106)
  - Ward (DD-139) (patrolling Channel entrance to Pearl Harbor)
Submarines
- Narwhal (SS-167)
- Dolphin (SS-169)
- Cachalot (SS-170)
- Tautog (SS-199)
Minelayer
- Oglala (CM-4)
Minesweepers
- Turkey (AM-13)
- Bobolink (AM-20)
- Rail (AM-26)
- Tern (AM-31)
- Grebe (AM-43)
- Vireo (AM-52)
Coastal Minesweepers
- Cockatoo (AMc-8)
- Crossbill (AMc-9)
- Condor (AMc-14)
- Reedbird (AMc-30)
Destroyer Minelayers
- Gamble (DM-15)
- Ramsay (DM-16)
- Montgomery (DM-17)
- Breese (DM-18)
- Tracy (DM-19)
- Preble (DM-20)
- Sicard (DM-21)
- Pruitt (DM-22)
Destroyer Minesweepers
- Zane (DMS-14)
- Wasmuth (DMS-15)
- Trever (DMS-16)
- Perry (DMS-17)
Patrol Gunboat
- Sacramento (PG-19)
Destroyer Tenders
- Dobbin (AD-3)
- Whitney (AD-4)
Seaplane Tenders
- Curtiss (AV-4)
- Tangier (AV-8)
Small Seaplane Tenders
- Avocet (AVP-4)
- Swan (AVP-7)
Seaplane Tenders (Converted Destroyer)
- Hulbert (AVD-6)
- Thornton (AVD-11)
Ammunition Ship
- Pyro (AE-1)
Oilers
- Ramapo (AO-12)
- Neosho (AO-23)
Repair Ships
- Medusa (AR-1)
- Vestal (AR-4)
- Rigel (AR-11)
Submarine Tender
- Pelias (AS-14)
Submarine Rescue Ship
- Widgeon (ASR-1)
Hospital Ship
- Solace (AH-5)
Cargo Ship
- Vega (AK-17) (at Honolulu)
Stores Issue Ships
- Castor (AKS-1)
- Antares (AKS-3) (entering Pearl Harbor)
Ocean Tugs
- Ontario (AT-13)
- Sunnadin (AT-28)
- Keosanqua (AT-38) (entering Pearl Harbor)
- Navajo (AT-64) (12 nautical miles / 22 kilometres outside Pearl Harbor entrance)
Miscellaneous Auxiliaries
- Utah (AG-16) (Target ship)
- Argonne (AG-31)
- Sumner (AG-32)
- Baltimore (CM-1) (out of commission)

References

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Order of Battle - Pearl Harbor

Order of battle of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Contents

Imperial Japanese Navy

United States Navy

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