Wikipedia / List of fleets
Wikipedia / List of fleets
The following is a list of fleets of navies from around the world.
Australian fleet
Canadian fleets
Commander, Canadian Fleet Atlantic (Maritime Forces Atlantic) (HQ Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Commander, Canadian Fleet Pacific (Maritime Forces Pacific) (HQ Esquimalt, British Columbia)
Chinese fleets
Historic
Modern People's Liberation Army Navy fleets
Colombian fleets
Oceanic Fleets
Naval Force of the Caribbean (HQ, Cartagena)
Naval Force of the Pacific (HQ, Bahía Málaga near Buenaventura)
Riverine Flotillas
Naval Force of the Orinoco (HQ, Puerto Carreño), Colombian part of the Orinoco and its tributaries.
Naval Force South (HQ, Puerto Leguízamo), Colombian part of the Amazon and its tributaries, mainly the Caquetá and Guainía
German fleets
High Seas Fleet historic
Indian fleets
Naval Commands
Fleets
Indonesian fleets
Iranian fleets
Japanese fleets
Pre–World War I
Combined Fleet (聯合艦隊 Rengō Kantai?)
1st Fleet (HQ Hashira-jima, Yamaguchi)
4th Fleet (HQ Truk, Micronesia)
Eastern Fleet (東部艦隊 Tōbu-Kantai?)
Guard Fleet (警備艦隊 Keibi Kantai?)
Medium Fleet (中艦隊 Chū-Kantai?)
Northern Expeditionary Fleet (北伐艦隊 Hokubatsu Kantai?)
Small Fleet (小艦隊 Shō-Kantai?)
Western Fleet (西部艦隊 Seibu-Kantai?)
World War I
Combined Fleet (聯合艦隊 Rengō Kantai?)
World War II
Combined Fleet, the main combatant component of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
1st Fleet (HQ Hashira-jima, Yamaguchi)
4th Fleet (HQ Truk, Micronesia)
China Area Fleet, tasked with guarding the Chinese coastal area, had the same organizational level as the Combined Fleet
Modern day
Self Defense Fleet, the main combatant component of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
North Korean fleets
Russian or Soviet fleets
Active fleets
Inactive fleets, Soviet and Russian
South Korean fleets
Republic of Korea First Fleet (Headquarters Donghae) East Sea
Republic of Korea Second Fleet (Headquarters Pyeongtaek) Yellow Sea
Republic of Korea Third Fleet (Headquarters Mokpo) South Sea
Submarine Force (HQ Jinhae, Jeju)
Component Flotilla FIVE (Headquarters Jinhae)
Mobile Flotilla SEVEN (Headquarters Jeju)
Mobile Squadron SEVEN ONE
Mobile Squadron SEVEN TWO
Fleet Combat Training Group EIGHT (Headquarters Jinhae)
Saudi Arabian fleets
Spanish fleets
Spanish
Manila galleon (HQ Manila)
New Spain fleet (HQ Havana)
Royal Galley Fleet (HQ Cartagena and Naples)
Modern Day
La Flota (The Fleet), the main combatant component of the Spanish Navy (HQ Rota)
Canary Islands squadron (HQ Las Palmas)
Submarine flotilla (HQ Cartagena)
Swedish fleets
Turkish fleets
Northern Sea Area Command, İstanbul
Istanbul Strait Command, Anadolukavağı, İstanbul
Çanakkale Strait Command, Nara, Çanakkale
Black Sea Area Command, Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak
Underwater Search and Rescue Group Command, Beykoz, İstanbul
Rescue Group Command
Underwater Defence Group Command
Naval Hydrography and Oceanography Division Command, Çubuklu, İstanbul
Bartın Naval Base Command, Bartın
Naval Museum Command, Beşiktaş, İstanbul
Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command, Pendik
Southern Sea Area Command, İzmir
Amphibious Task Group Command, Foça, İzmir
Amphibious Marine Brigade Command, Foça, İzmir
Amphibious Ships Command, Foça, İzmir
Aksaz Naval Base Command, Aksaz Naval Base, Marmaris
Mediterranean Area Command, Mersin
İskenderun Naval Base Command, İskenderun, Hatay
Aegean Sea Area Command, İzmir
Foça Naval Base Command, Foça, İzmir
Maintenance, Repair and Engineering Command, İzmir
United Kingdom fleets
Pre World War I
Atlantic Fleet Atlantic Ocean, English Channel
Baltic Fleet, Baltic Sea
Channel Fleet English Channel
Downs Station Southern, North Sea
Irish Fleet Irish Sea
North Sea Fleet North Sea
World War I
Battle Cruiser Fleet North Sea
Grand Fleet (HQ Scapa Flow, Orkney, Scotland) North Sea
Mediterranean Fleet (HQ Malta) Mediterranean Sea
World War II
Home Fleet (HQ Scapa Flow, Orkney, Scotland) North Sea
Mediterranean Fleet (HQ Alexandria, Egypt) Mediterranean Sea
Eastern Fleet (HQ Trincomalee, Ceylon) Indian Ocean
British Pacific Fleet (HQ Sydney, Australia) South West Pacific
East Indies Fleet, (HQ Trincomalee, Ceylon) Indian Ocean
Post World War II
East Indies Fleet (HQ Trincomalee, Ceylon) Indian Ocean
Far East Fleet (HQ Singapore) (to 1971)
Western Fleet (HQ Northwood, England) (1967–71)
Commander-in-Chief Fleet (1971–2002)
After 2002 a four-star commander-in-chief ceased to be appointed and the responsibilities of the post were transferred to the three-star Fleet Commander.
United States fleets
Type commands
United States Fleet Forces Command (formerly Atlantic Fleet) - also Commander United States Second Fleet
United States Naval Forces Central Command - also Commander United States Fifth Fleet
United States Naval Forces Southern Command - also Commander United States Fourth Fleet
Modern US Navy fleets
US Navy fleets are numbered odd in the Pacific or West, and even in the Atlantic or East:
United States Second Fleet (HQ Norfolk, Virginia) North Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, & Homeland Defense.
United States Third Fleet (HQ San Diego, California) East Pacific
United States Fourth Fleet (HQ Mayport, Florida) South Atlantic
United States Sixth Fleet (HQ Naples, Italy) Europe, including Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea.
United States Seventh Fleet (HQ Yokosuka, Japan) West Pacific
United States Tenth Fleet (HQ Fort Meade, Maryland) Reactivated as Fleet Cyber Command. Formerly anti submarine warfare coordinating organization.
Inactive and historic
United States Asiatic Fleet historic
Great White Fleet nickname for the United States Atlantic Fleet sent around the world by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908
Great Green Fleet nickname for the United States ships or current carrier strike group sent around the world to promote a new bio-energy sustainable fuel
Informal fleet names
Spanish Armada name used in England to describe the fleet assembled by Philip II of Spain for the invasion of England
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