CHAPTER 351
The Seventh Fleet Assembles
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The Japanese Navy's Seventh Fleet was deployed to Ceylon.
It was commanded by former Vice Admiral Gonzaburō Takemoto, who was probably the most experienced in the Japanese Navy in operating submersible surface vessels.
This fleet secured control over the eastern side of the Indian Ocean, from the Bay of Bengal to Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, and carried out commerce raiding activities in the Arabian Sea, where the transport ships of the Otherworldly Empire traveled. The fleet's strength had been increased since the capture of Ceylon last year.
Seventh Fleet (Vice Admiral Gonzaburō Takemoto)
- 51st Battleship Division: Fusō, Yamashiro, Oki
- 11th Carrier Division: Hakuryū, Sekiryū, Suiryū
- 13th Carrier Division: Hanryū, Suiryū, Manazuru
- 9th Cruiser Division: large cruisers Kurohime, Araumi, Hakkai, Mashū
- 30th Cruiser Division: special cruisers Hatsuse, Yashima
- 33rd Cruiser Division: heavy cruiser Nagi; light cruisers Takinami, Saba
- 65th Cruiser Division: teleporter cruisers Kurushima, Nemuro
- 75th Minelayer Division: Tsugaru, Okishima
- 9th Destroyer Squadron: special cruiser Kuzuryū
- 81st Destroyer Division: Hatsuzakura, Shii, Enoki, Otake
- 82nd Destroyer Division: Hatsuume, Yaezakura, Yadake, Kuzu
- 83rd Destroyer Division: Katsura, Wakasa, Azusa, Tochi
- 84th Destroyer Division: Hishi, Sakaki, Saume, Hibai
- 85th Destroyer Division: Fuji, Yamazakura, Ashi, Shinotake
- 86th Destroyer Division: Yomogi, Aoi, Hakubai, Kiku
- 13th Submarine Squadron: special submarine tender Ikura Maru, Rokuro Maru, Hakuro Maru
- 60th Submarine Division: Ro-500, Ro-501, Ro-502, Ro-503, Ro-504, Ro-505, Ro-506, Ro-507, Ro-508
- 61st Submarine Division: Ro-509, Ro-510, Ro-511, Ro-512, Ro-513, Ro-514, Ro-515, Ro-516, Ro-517
- 62nd Submarine Division: Ro-518, Ro-519, Ro-520, Ro-521, Ro-522, Ro-523, Ro-524, Ro-525, Ro-526
The fleet increased its number of battleships from two to three. The Bismarck-class battleship Bismarck was refurbished, renamed Oki, and added to the Seventh Fleet. Its main guns, originally 38 cm twin turrets, were replaced with 45-caliber 41 cm twin turrets, the basic equipment of the Japanese Navy's battleships. The propulsion system was also changed to a magic type, enabling underwater operation.
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