List of fleets explained
The following is a list of fleets of navies from around the world.
Australian fleet
Canadian fleets
Chinese fleets
Historic
Modern People's Liberation Army Navy fleets
See also: People's Liberation Army Navy.
Colombian fleets
Oceanic Fleets
- Naval Force of the Caribbean (HQ, Cartagena)
- Naval Force of the Pacific (HQ, Bahía Málaga near Buenaventura)
Riverine Flotillas
See also: Brown-water navy.
German fleets
Indian fleets
Naval Commands
Fleets
Indonesian fleets
Iranian 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
World War II
Modern Day
North Korean fleets
- East Coast Fleet headquartered at Toejo
- West Coast Fleet headquartered at Nampo
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
Modern Day
Swedish fleets
Turkish fleets
- Turkish Fleet Command
- 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
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
See also: United States Navy reserve fleets.
Naval commands
Modern US Navy fleets
See also: US Navy. 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 Fifth Fleet (HQ Manama, Bahrain) Middle East
- 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
Informal fleet names
Notes and References
- Web site: Commander Australian Fleet . Royal Australian Navy . 13 December 2023 . en.
