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List of fleets

The following is the list of fleets of the navies from around the world.

Australian fleet

  • Flag Officer Commanding Australian Fleet (1949–1988)

Canadian fleets

Chinese fleets

French fleets

  • French Atlantic Fleet (HQ Brest)
  • French Mediterranean Fleet (HQ Toulon)
  • French American Squadron (HQ Martinique)
  • French Indian Ocean Squadron (HQ Réunion)
  • French Pacific Fleet (HQ Papeete)
  • French Channel Squadron (HQ Brest)

German fleets

Indian fleets

Naval Commands

  • Western Naval Command
  • Eastern Naval Command
  • Southern Naval Command

Fleets

  • Western Fleet
  • Eastern Fleet

Indonesian fleets

Japanese fleets

Pre World War I

  • Combined Fleet (聯合艦隊 Rengō Kantai?)
  • 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?)
    • 1st Fleet
    • 2nd Fleet
    • 3rd Fleet

World War II

Modern Day

Portuguese fleets

Russian or Soviet fleets

Active fleets

Inactive fleets, Soviet and Russian

South Korean fleets

  • Republic of Korea First Fleet (Headquarters Donghae) – Sea of Japan (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)

Spanish fleets

Spanish Empire

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

  • Coastal Fleet

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
  • Reserve Fleet

World War I

World War II

Post World War II

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

Naval commands

Modern US Navy fleets

US Navy fleets are numbered odd in the Pacific or West, and even in the Atlantic or East:

Inactive and historic


Informal fleet names

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