Proposed Japanese Forces
The Tulagi assault force was composed of the following units:
- Minelayer-cruiser Okinoshima
- Seaplane tender Kiyokawa Maru
- Destroyers Kikuzuki, Minazuki, Mochizuki and Yuzuki.
- two transports
- smaller support vessels
The Port Moresby occupation force was composed of the following units:
- Light cruisers Yūbari, Mutsuki, Yayoi, Uzuki, Asanagi, Oite and Yunagi
- Minelayers and sea patrol vessels
- Seaplane tender Kamikawa Maru
- Minelayer Tsugaru
Supporting these operations and intercepting any Allied interference, Rear Admiral Aritomo Goto commanded:
- Light carrier Shōhō
- Heavy cruisers Aoba, Kinugasa, Kako and Furutaka
- Light cruisers Tenryū, Tatsuta
- Destroyer Sazanami
During the course of operation, Yamamoto sent the following heavy support force from Truk, led by Rear Admiral Chuichi Hara:
- Fleet carriers Shōkaku and Zuikaku
- Heavy cruisers Myōkō and Haguro
- Destroyers Asashio, Arashio, Arare, Kagero, Shiranuhi and Kasumi
- Auxiliary vessels
Supporting this force was the 25th Air Fleet, (Yokohama Air Corps) led by Rear Admiral Sadayoshi Yamada, based in Rabaul, Lae, Salamaua, Buna and Deboyne island, composed of 60 Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters, 48 Mitsubishi G3M "Nell" and 26 Aichi E13A "Jake" and Mitsubishi F1M "Pete" reconnaissance seaplanes. This unit bombed Port Moresby on 5–6 May, ahead of the Japanese Army-Navy landing on 7 May.
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