List of fleets

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

Australian fleet

• Fleet Command (Australia) ^[1]

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

• Chinese treasure fleet
• Beiyang Fleet
• Nanyang Fleet

Modern People's Liberation Army Navy fleets

See also: People's Liberation Army Navy

• East Sea Fleet
• North Sea Fleet
• South Sea Fleet

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

• 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

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

Fleets

• Western Fleet
• Eastern Fleet

Indonesian fleets

• 1st Fleet Command (HQ Tanjungpinang)
• 2nd Fleet Command (HQ Surabaya)
• 3rd Fleet Command (HQ Sorong)

Iranian fleets

• Northern Fleet (Iran)
• Southern Fleet (Iran)

Japanese fleets

Pre World War I

• Combined Fleet (聯合艦隊 Rengō Kantai?)
  • 1st Fleet (HQ Hashira-jima, Yamaguchi)
  • 2nd Fleet
  • 3rd Fleet (HQ Babeldaob, Palau)
  • 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?)
  • 1st Fleet
  • 2nd Fleet
  • 3rd Fleet

World War II

• Combined Fleet, the main combatant component of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
  • 1st Fleet (HQ Hashira-jima, Yamaguchi)
  • 2nd Fleet
  • 3rd Fleet (HQ Babeldaob, Palau)
  • 4th Fleet (HQ Truk, Micronesia)
  • 5th Fleet
  • 6th Fleet (HQ Kwajalein, Marshall Islands)
  • Southern Expeditionary Fleet
• 10th Area Fleet
• Central Pacific Area Fleet
• China Area Fleet, tasked with guarding the Chinese coastal area, had the same organizational level as the Combined Fleet
• Northeast Area Fleet
• Southeast Area Fleet

Modern Day

• Self Defense Fleet, the main combatant component of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

North Korean fleets

• East Coast Fleet headquartered at Toejo
• West Coast Fleet headquartered at Nampo

Russian or Soviet fleets

Active fleets

• Baltic Fleet
• Black Sea Fleet
• Caspian Flotilla
• Russian Northern Fleet
• Pacific Ocean Fleet (Russia)

Inactive fleets, Soviet and Russian

• Amur Military Flotilla
• Arctic Sea Flotilla
• Soviet Red Banner Northern Fleet

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

• Eastern Fleet (Saudi Arabia)
• Western Fleet (Saudi Arabia)

Spanish fleets

Spanish

• Spanish treasure fleet (HQ Seville)
• 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

• Coastal Fleet

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

• 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

• Battle Cruiser Fleet  – North Sea
• First Fleet
• Grand Fleet (HQ Scapa Flow, Orkney, Scotland) – North Sea
• Mediterranean Fleet (HQ Malta) – Mediterranean Sea
• Second Fleet
• Third Fleet
• Reserve Fleet

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
• Reserve Fleet

Post World War II

• East Indies Fleet (HQ Trincomalee, Ceylon) – Indian Ocean
• Far East Fleet (HQ Singapore) (to 1971)
• Reserve Fleet
• 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

See also: United States Navy reserve fleets

Naval commands

• United States Fleet Forces Command (formerly Atlantic Fleet)
• United States Naval Forces Central Command
• United States Naval Forces Europe - Naval Forces Africa
• United States Pacific Fleet

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

• United States First Fleet
• United States Eighth Fleet
• United States Ninth Fleet
• United States Eleventh Fleet
• United States Twelfth Fleet
• United States Asiatic Fleet  – historic
• United States Navy Reserve Fleets
• 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
• East India Squadron
• European Squadron
• North Atlantic Fleet
• Mediterranean Squadron
• Scouting Fleet
• South Atlantic Squadron

Informal fleet names

• Spanish Armada  – name used in England to describe the fleet assembled by Philip II of Spain for the invasion of England

References

1. "Commander Australian Fleet". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 13 December 2023.