18th Cruiser Division

November 2019 18th Cruiser Division第十八戦隊 (Dai-Jūhachi Sentai) 1940-1942; 1944-1945 Japan 8th Fleet7th FleetGeneral Escort Command The 18th Cruiser Division (CruDiv 18, 第十八戦隊, Dai-Jūhachi Sentai) was a cruiser unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The division was part of the 4th Fleet and consisted of the light cruisers Japanese cruiser Tenryū 2 and Tatsuta. IJN Tatsuta https://www.combinedfleet.com/tatsuta_t.htm Combined Fleet 7 December 2011 Organization This article handles all Dai-Jūhachi Sentai collectively. Date Higher unit Vessels 1 May 1940 (original) 4th Fleet Cruiser Tama, Minelayer Tokiwa 15 November 1940 4th Fleet Cruiser Kashima, Tenryū, Tatsuta 1 December 1941 4th Fleet Cruiser Tenryū, Tatsuta 14 July 1942 8th Fleet Cruiser Tenryū, Tatsuta 10 December 1942 disbanded 20 January 1944 General Escort Command Minelayer Tokiwa, C.M. Cruiser Saigon Maru, C.M. Minelayer Sinkō Maru, Kōei Maru 5 November 1944 General Escort Command Minelayer Tokiwa, C.M. Minelayer Kōei Maru, C.M. Gunboat Chōhakusan Maru 10 April 1945 7th Fleet Minelayer Tokiwa, C.M. Minelayer Kōei Maru, Eijō Maru 1 October 1945 dissolved Commanding officers This article handles all Dai-Jūhachi Sentai collectively. Rank Name Date Note, additional post1 Rear-Admiral Rokuzō Sugiyama 1 May 1940 2 Vice-Admiral Mitsumi Shimizu 15 November 1940 Commander of the 3rd China Expeditionary Fleet3 Vice-Admiral Rokuzō Sugiyama 5 July 1941 Commander of the 3rd China Expeditionary Fleet4 Rear-Admiral Kuninori Marumo 1 December 1941 5 Rear-Admiral Sadamichi Kajioka 14 July 1942 6 Rear-Admiral Mitsuharu Matsuyama 1 September 1942 x disbanded 10 December 1942 7 Rear-Admiral Seiji Mizui 20 January 1944 8 Vice-Admiral Fukuji Kishi 5 June 1945 Commander of the 7th Fleet9 Vice-Admiral Sentarō Ōmori 20 August 1945 Commander of the 7th Fleetx vacant post 15 September 1945 Notes Category:Naval units and formations of Imperial Japan Category:Military units and formations established in 1940 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1942 Category:Military units and formations established in 1944 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945