Commanders of The IJN 2nd Fleet
Commander in chief
| Rank | Name | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Admiral | Baron Hikonojo Kamimura | 27 October 1903 – 20 December 1905 |
| 2 | Admiral | Baron Dewa Shigeto | 20 December 1905 – 22 November 1906 |
| 3 | Fleet Admiral | Baron Ijuin Gorō | 22 November 1906 – 26 May 1908 |
| 4 | Admiral | Baron Dewa Shigeto | 26 May 1908 – 1 December 1909 |
| 5 | Fleet Admiral | Baron Shimamura Hayao | 1 December 1909 – 1 December 1911 |
| 6 | Admiral | Yoshimatsu Motaro | 1 December 1911 – 1 December 1912 |
| 7 | Vice Admiral | Ijichi Suetaka | 1 December 1912 – 1 December 1913 |
| 8 | Admiral | Baron Kato Sadakichi | 1 December 1913 – 5 February 1915 |
| 9 | Admiral | Nawa Matahachiro | 5 February 1915 – 13 December 1915 |
| 10 | Admiral | Baron Yashiro Rokuro | 13 December 1915 – 1 December 1917 |
| 11 | Fleet Admiral | Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito | 1 December 1917 – 13 June 1918 |
| 12 | Admiral | Yamaya Tanin | 13 June 1918 – 1 December 1919 |
| 13 | Fleet Admiral | Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu | 1 December 1919 – 1 December 1920 |
| 14 | Admiral | Baron Suzuki Kantaro | 1 December 1920 – 1 December 1921 |
| X | X | Disbanded | 1 December 1921 – 1 December 1922 |
| 15 | Vice Admiral | Naoe Nakano | 1 December 1922 – 1 June 1923 |
| 16 | Admiral | Hiroharu Kato | 1 June 1923 – 1 December 1924 |
| 17 | Vice Admiral | Hanroku Saito | 1 December 1924 – 16 September 1925 |
| 18 | Admiral | Saburo Hyakutake | 16 September 1925 – 10 December 1926 |
| 19 | Vice Admiral | Yasuhira Yoshikawa | 10 December 1926 – 16 May 1928 |
| 20 | Vice Admiral | Koshiro Otani | 16 May 1928 – 10 December 1928 |
| 21 | Admiral | Baron Mineo Ōsumi | 10 December 1928 – 11 November 1929 |
| 22 | Vice Admiral | Nobutaro Iida | 11 November 1929 – 1 December 1930 |
| 23 | Admiral | Ryozo Nakamura | 1 December 1930 – 1 December 1931 |
| 24 | Admiral | Nobumasa Suetsugu | 1 December 1931 – 15 November 1933 |
| 25 | Admiral | Sankichi Takahashi | 15 November 1933 – 15 November 1934 |
| 26 | Admiral | Mitsumasa Yonai | 15 November 1934 – 2 December 1935 |
| 26 | Admiral | Takayoshi Kato | 2 December 1935 – 1 December 1936 |
| 27 | Admiral | Zengo Yoshida | 1 December 1936 – 1 December 1937 |
| 28 | Admiral | Shigetarō Shimada | 1 December 1937 – 15 November 1938 |
| 29 | Admiral | Soemu Toyoda | 15 November 1938 – 21 October 1939 |
| 30 | Fleet Admiral | Mineichi Koga | 21 October 1939 – 1 September 1941 |
| 31 | Admiral | Nobutake Kondō | 1 September 1941 – 9 August 1943 |
| 32 | Vice Admiral | Takeo Kurita | 9 August 1943 – 23 December 1944 |
| 33 | Admiral | Seiichi Ito | 23 December 1944 – 7 April 1945 |
| X | X | not filled | 7 April 1945 – 20 April 1945 |
Chief of Staff
| Rank | Name | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleet Admiral | Viscount Tomazaburo Kato | 28 December 1903 – 12 January 1905 |
| 2 | Admiral | Koichi Fujii | 12 January 1905 – 20 December 1905 |
| 3 | Admiral | Tanin Yamaya | 20 December 1905 – 14 January 1907 |
| X | X | not filled | 14 January 1907 – 28 September 1907 |
| 4 | Admiral | Isamu Takeshita | 28 September 1907 – 17 December 1907 |
| 5 | Admiral | Ryokitsu Arima | 17 December 1907 – 20 November 1908 |
| 6 | Vice-Admiral | Tatsuo Matsumura | 20 November 1908 – 1 February 1909 |
| X | X | not filled | 1 February 1908 – 1 December 1909 |
| 7 | Rear Admiral | Shichitaro Takagi | 1 December 1909 – 22 January 1911 |
| 8 | Vice-Admiral | Kiyokaze Yoshida | 22 January 1911 – 1 December 1911 |
| 9 | Admiral | Baron Kiyokazu Abo | 5 December 1911 – 1 December 1912 |
| 10 | Vice-Admiral | Kiyokaze Yoshida | 1 December 1912 – 1 February 1915 |
| 11 | Admiral | Hiroharu Kato | 1 February 1915 – 13 December 1915 |
| 12 | Vice-Admiral | Yasujiro Nagata | 13 December 1915 – 1 December 1916 |
| 13 | Vice-Admiral | Nobutaro Shimamura | 1 December 1916 – 15 September 1917 |
| 14 | Admiral | Saburo Hyakutake | 15 September 1917 – 10 November 1918 |
| 15 | Rear Admiral | Shigeushi Nakagawa | 10 November 1918 – 1 December 1919 |
| 16 | Vice Admiral | Yasuhira Yoshikawa | 1 December 1919 – 1 December 1920 |
| 17 | Vice Admiral | Kikuo Matsumura | 1 December 1920 – 1 December 1921 |
| 18 | Admiral | Ryozo Nakamura | 1 December 1922 – 6 November 1923 |
| 19 | Vice Admiral | Masataka Ando | 6 November 1923 – 1 December 1924 |
| 20 | Vice Admiral | Yukichi Shima | 1 December 1924 – 1 December 1925 |
| 21 | Admiral | Mitsumasa Yonai | 1 December 1925 – 1 December 1926 |
| 22 | Vice Admiral | Shigeru Matsuyama | 1 December 1926 – 1 December 1927 |
| 23 | Vice Admiral | Ken Terajima | 1 December 1927 – 10 December 1928 |
| 24 | Vice Admiral | Teikichi Hori | 10 December 1928 – 6 September 1929 |
| 25 | Admiral | Koichi Shiozawa | 6 September 1929 – 1 December 1929 |
| 26 | Admiral | Shigetarō Shimada | 1 December 1929 – 1 December 1930 |
| 26 | Rear Admiral | Wasuke Komaki | 1 December 1930 – 10 October 1931 |
| 27 | Vice Admiral | Kamezaburo Nakamura | 10 October 1931 – 15 November 1933 |
| 28 | Vice Admiral | Jugoro Arichi | 15 November 1933 – 15 November 1934 |
| 29 | Rear Admiral | Taichi Miki | 15 November 1934 – 15 November 1935 |
| 30 | Vice Admiral | Shunzo Mito | 15 November 1935 – 1 April 1936 |
| 31 | Vice Admiral | Masaichi Niimi | 1 April 1936 – 1 December 1936 |
| 32 | Vice Admiral | Gunichi Mikawa | 1 December 1936 – 15 November 1937 |
| 33 | Admiral | Seiichi Ito | 15 November 1937 – 15 November 1938 |
| 34 | Admiral | Takeo Takagi | 15 November 1938 – 1 November 1939 |
| 35 | Vice Admiral | Yoshio Suzuki | 1 November 1939 – 30 August 1941 |
| 36 | Vice Admiral | Kazutaka Shiraishi | 30 August 1941 – 2 July 1943 |
| 37 | Vice Admiral | Tomiji Koyanagi | 2 July 1943 – 25 November 1944 |
| 38 | Rear Admiral | Nobuei Morishita | 25 November 1944 – 20 April 1945 |
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