Midway order of battle

This is the order of battle for the World War II Battle of Midway, which took place 4–7 June 1942.

Overview[]

Ships involved in the Midway operation^[1]^[2]

Imperial Japanese Navy	Ship Type	United States Navy
Akagi \| Hiryū \| Kaga \| Sōryū	CV	Enterprise \| Hornet \| Yorktown
Zuihō \| Hōshō	CVL	None
Chitose \| Kamikawa Maru \| Chiyoda \| Nisshin	CVS/AVD	Thornton \| Ballard
Fusō^[3] \| Haruna \| Hiei \| Hyūga^[3] \| Ise^[3] \| Kirishima \| Kongō \| Mutsu \| Nagato \| Yamashiro^[3] \| Yamato	BB	None
Atago \| Chikuma \| Chōkai \| Haguro \| Kumano \| Mikuma \| Mogami \| Myōkō \| Nachi \| Suzuya \| Tone	CA	Astoria \| Minneapolis \| New Orleans \| Northampton \| Pensacola \| Portland \| Vincennes
Jintsu \| Kitakami^[3] \| Nagara \| Ōi^[3] \| Sendai \| Yura	CL	Atlanta
Akigumo \| Amagiri^[3] \| Amatsukaze \| Arare \| Arashi \| Arashio \| Asagiri^[3] \| Asashio \| Asagumo \| Ayanami \| Fubuki \| Hagikaze \| Hamakaze \| Harusame \| Hatsukaze \| Hatsuyuki \| Hayashio \| Isokaze \| Isonami \| Kagerō \| Kasumi \| Kazagumo \| Kuroshio \| Maikaze \| Makigumo \| Minegumo \| Mikazuki \| Murakumo \| Murasame \| Natsugumo \| Nowaki \| Oyashio \| Samidare \| Shikinami \| Shiranui \| Shirakumo^[3] \| Shirayuki \| Tanikaze \| Tokitsukaze \| Urakaze \| Uranami \| Yūdachi \| Yūgiri^[3] \| Yūgumo \| Yūkaze \| Yukikaze	DD	Aylwin \| Anderson \| Balch \| Benham \| Blue \| Clark \| Conyngham \| Dewey \| Ellet \| Gwin\| Hammann \| Hughes \| Maury \| Monaghan \| Monssen \| Morris \| Phelps \| Russell \| Ralph Talbot \| Worden
I-9 \| I-15 \| I-17 \| I-19 \| I-25 \| I-26 \| I-121 \| I-122 \| I-123 \| I-156 \| I-157 \| I-158 \| I-159 \| I-162 \| I-164 \| I-165 \| I-166 \| I-168 \| I-169 \| I-171 \| I-174 \| I-175	Submarine	Cachalot \| Cuttlefish \| Dolphin \| Finback \| Flying Fish \| Gato \| Grayling \| Grenadier \| Grouper \| Growler \| Gudgeon \| Narwhal \| Nautilus \| Pike \| Plunger \| Tambor \| Tarpon \| Trigger \| Trout
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| ^[3] \| \| \| Toa Maru^[3] \| \| Tōhō Maru \|	AO	Cimarron \| Guadalupe \| Platte \| Kaloli
No. 1 \| No. 2 \| No. 34 \| No. 35	PT	PT-20 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| PT-29 \| PT-30 \| PT-42 \| Crystal \| YP-284 \| \| YP-345 \|
Asaka Maru \| Awata Maru	AMC	None
Soya	AE	None
Argentina Maru \| Azuma Maru \| Brazil Maru \| Goshu Maru \| Hakusan Maru \| Hokuroku Maru \| Kano Maru \| Keiyo Maru \| \| Kirishima Maru \| Kiyosumi Maru \| Kumagawa Maru \| \| Nankai Maru \| Toa Maru No. 2 Go \| Tōkō Maru No. 2 Go \| Yamafuku Maru \| Zenyo Maru	AP / AK	None
Tama Maru No. 3 \| Tama Maru No. 5 \| Showa Maru No. 7 \| Showa Maru No. 8 \| Hakuhō Maru \| Kaihō Maru \| Shunkotsu Maru	AMS	None
CH-16 \| CH-17 \| CH-18	SC	None
Akashi	AR	None
Magane Maru	ML	None
None	AT	Vireo
105 x Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" \| 97 x Aichi D3A "Val" \| 101 x Nakajima B5N "Kate"	A/C	88 x Grumman F4F-4 "Wildcat" \| 129 x Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" \| 44 x Douglas TBD-1 "Devastator" \| 32 x Consolidated PBY Catalina \| 6 x Grumman TBF "Avenger" \| 4 x Martin B-26 "Marauder" \| 19 x Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress"

Japan[]

The Japanese forces (the "Combined Fleet") actually consisted of two different fleets detailed to two separate operations, namely Operation AL (for the Aleutians) and Operation MI (for Midway). The list below shows all ships assigned to Operation MI, but only Nagumo's First Carrier Striking Force and Kurita's Midway Support Force were actually involved in the Battle of Midway.

First Fleet[]

First Fleet Main Force
- 1st Battleship Division (Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet in Yamato):
  - Yamato-class battleship Yamato (Rear Admiral Gihachi Takayanagi)
  - 2 Nagato-class battleships:
    - Mutsu (Rear Adm. )
    - Nagato (Captain )
- Carrier Group:
  - CVE Hōshō (Capt. )
    - Air Unit: 8 Yokosuka B4Y1 'Jean' biplane torpedo bombers (Lieutenant Yoshiaki Irikiin)
  - Minekaze-class destroyer Yūkaze (Lt. Cmdr. Shizuka Kajimoto)
- Special Force:
  - CVS Chiyoda (Capt. )
  - CVS Nisshin (Capt. )
- Screening Force
  - 3rd Destroyer Squadron (Rear Adm. Shintaro Hashimoto in Sendai):
    - CL Sendai (Capt. )
    - 11th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
      - 4 Fubuki-class destroyers:
        Fubuki (Lt. Cmdr. Shizuo Yamashita)
        
        Shirayuki (Lt. Cmdr. Rokoro Sugawara)
        
        Hatsuyuki (Lt. Cmdr. Junnari Kamiura)
        
        Murakumo (Lt. Cmdr. Hideo Higashi)
    - 19th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
      - 4 Fubuki-class destroyers:
        Isonami (Cmdr. Ryokichi Sugama)
        
        Uranami (Lt. Cmdr. Tsutomu Hagio)
        
        Shikinami (Lt. Cmdr. Akifumi Kawahashi)
        
        Ayanami (Cmdr. Eiji Sakuma)
- 1st Supply Group (Capt. in Naruto):
  - AO Naruto (Capt. Nishioka)
  - AO Toei Maru
First Carrier Striking Force / First Air Fleet (Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo)
- 1st Carrier Division (Vice Adm. Nagumo in Akagi):
  - Akagi (sunk/scuttled) (Capt. Taijiro Aoki)
    - Air Unit (Commander Mitsuo Fuchida):
      - 18 Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 21 'Zeke' fighters (Lt. Cmdr. Shigeru Itaya)
      - 18 Aichi D3A1 'Val' dive bombers (Lt. Takehiko Chihaya)
      - 18 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' torpedo bombers (Lt. Cmdr. Shigeharu Murata)
  - Kaga (sunk/scuttled) (Capt. Jisaku Okada†)
    - Air Unit (Lt. Cmdr. Tadashi Kusumi†):
      - 18 Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 21 'Zeke' fighters (Lt. Masao Sato)
      - 18 Aichi D3A1 'Val' dive bombers (Lt. Shoichi Ogawa†)
      - 27 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' torpedo bombers (Lt. Ichiro Kitajima)
- 2nd Carrier Division (Rear Adm. Tamon Yamaguchi† in Hiryū)
  - Hiryū (sunk/scuttled) (Capt. †)
    - Air Unit (Lt. †):
      - 18 Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 21 'Zeke' fighters (Lt. Shigeru Mori†)
      - 18 Aichi D3A1 'Val' dive bombers (Lt. Michio Kobayashi†)
      - 18 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' torpedo bombers (Lt. Rokuro Kikuchi†)
  - Sōryū (sunk/scuttled) (Capt. Ryusaku Yanagimoto†)
    - Air Unit (Lt. Cmdr. ):
      - 18 Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 21 'Zeke' fighters (Lt. Masaji Suganami)
      - 16 Aichi D3A1 'Val' dive bombers (Lt. Masai Ikeda)
      - 18 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' torpedo bombers (Lt. Heijiro Abe)
      - 2 Yokosuka D4Y1 'Judy' dive bombers
- Support Group
  - 8th Cruiser Division (Rear Adm. Hiroaki Abe in Tone):
    - 2 Tone-class heavy cruisers:
      - Tone (Capt. Tametsugu Okada)
        Air Unit: 3 Aichi E13A1 Type 0 'Jake' float planes, 2 Nakajima E8N2 Type 95 'Dave' float planes
      - Chikuma (Capt. Keizo Komura)
        Air Unit: 3 Aichi E13A1 Type 0 'Jake' float planes, 2 Nakajima E8N2 Type 95 'Dave' float planes
  - 3rd Battleship Division, 2nd Section (Rear Adm. in Haruna):
    - 2 Kongo-class fast battleships:
      - Haruna (Rear Adm. Takama) – 3 Nakajima E8N2 Type 95 'Dave' float planes
      - Kirishima (Capt. Sanji Iwabuchi) – 3 Nakajima E8N2 Type 95 'Dave' float planes
- Screening Force
  - 10th Destroyer Squadron (Rear Adm. Susumu Kimura in Nagara):
    - CL Nagara (Capt. Toshio Naoi)
    - 4th Destroyer Division (Capt. Kōsaku Aruga):
      - 4 Kagero-class destroyers:
        Nowaki (Cmdr. Magataro Koga)
        
        Arashi (Cmdr. Yusumasa Watanabe)
        
        Hagikaze (Cmdr. Juichi Iwagami)
        
        Maikaze (Cmdr. Seiji Nakasugi)
    - 10th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
      - 3 Yugumo-class destroyers:
        Kazagumo (Cmdr. Masayoshi Yoshida)
        
        Yūgumo (Cmdr. Shigeo Semba)
        
        Makigumo (Cmdr. Isamu Fujita)
    - 17th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
      - 4 Kagero-class destroyers:
        Urakaze (Cmdr. Nagayoshi Shiraishi)
        
        Isokaze (Cmdr. Shunichi Toyoshima)
        
        Tanikaze (Cmdr. Motoi Katsumi)
        
        Hamakaze (Cmdr. Tsuneo Orita)
- Supply Group 1 (Capt. in Kyokuto Maru):
  - Kagero-class destroyer Akigumo (Cmdr. Shohei Soma)
  - AO Kyokuto Maru (Capt. Ota)
  - AO Shinkoku Maru (Capt. Tokugyo Ito)
  - AO Tōhō Maru (Capt. Kazutaka Niimi)
  - AO Nippon Maru (Capt. Hironosuke Ueda)
  - AO Kokuyo Maru (Capt. Toraji Hidai)

Second Fleet (Midway Invasion Force)[]

Second Fleet Main Body (Vice Adm. Nobutake Kondō^[4] in Atago)
- 3rd Battleship Division less 2nd Section (Rear Adm. Gunichi Mikawa):
  - Kongō (Capt. Tomiji Koyanagi)
  - Hiei (Capt. )
- 4th Cruiser Division less 2nd Section (Vice Adm. Kondo):
  - CA Atago (Capt. Baron Matsuji Ijuin)
  - CA Chōkai (Capt. )
- 5th Cruiser Division (Vice Adm. Takeo Takagi):
  - CA Myōkō (Capt. )
  - CA Haguro (Capt. )
- Screening Force
  - 4th Destroyer Squadron (Rear Adm. Shoji Nishimura in CL Yura):
    - CL Yura (Capt. Shiro Sato)
    - 3rd Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
      - 4 Shiratsuyu-class destroyers:
        Murasame (Lt. Cmdr. Naoji Suenaga)
        
        Samidare (Cmdr. Takisaburo Matsubara)
        
        Harusame (Lt. Cmdr. Masao Kamiyama)
        
        Yūdachi (Cmdr. Kiyoshi Kamiyama)
    - 9th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
      - 3 Asashio-class destroyers:
        Asagumo (Cmdr. Toru Iwahashi)
        
        Minegumo (Lt. Cmdr. Yasuatsu Suzuki)
        
        Natsugumo (Lt. Cmdr. Moritaro Tsukamoto)
- Carrier Group (Capt. ):
  - CVL Zuihō (Capt. Obayashi)
    - 12 Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 21 'Zeke' fighters (Lt. Saneyasu Hidaka)
    - 12 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' torpedo bombers (Lt. Kaji Matsuo)
  - Mutsuki-class destroyer Mikazuki (Lt. Cmdr. Saneho Maeda)
- Supply Group: (Capt. in Sata):
  - AO Sata (Capt. Murao)
  - AO Tsurumi (Capt. )
  - AO Genyo Maru (Capt. Shigetaro Ogawa)
  - AO Kenyo Maru (Capt. Yoshio Kanemasu)
  - AR Akashi (Capt. )
Midway Occupation Force (Rear Adm. Raizo Tanaka)
- Transport Group carrying about 5000 troops under Capt. Minoru Ōta IJN and Colonel Kiyonao Ichiki IJA
  - Transports:
    - Kiyosumi Maru (Capt. Seiichiro Kito)
    - Keiyo Maru (Capt. Masamichi Ikeuchi)
    - Zenyo Maru
    - Goshu Maru (Capt. Hiyoshi Furuya)
    - Toa Maru No. 2 Go
    - Kano Maru (Capt. Tomosaburo Miura)
    - Argentina Maru (Cmdr. Takeshi Watanabe)
    - Hokuroku Maru (Capt. Hiotaro Tsukagoshi)
    - Brazil Maru (Capt. Kyujiro Jintsu)
    - Kirishima Maru (Capt. Hiroshi Okubo)
    - Azuma Maru (Capt. Nobuyoshi Morikawa)
    - Nankai Maru (Capt. Akira Maki)
  - Patrol Boats:
    - Patrol Boat #1
    - Patrol Boat #2
    - Patrol Boat #34 also carrying SNLF detachment
  - AO Akebono Maru (damaged by torpedo night of June 3–4) (Capt. Miki Otsuka)
- Escort Force (Rear Adm. Tanaka in CL Jintsu):
  - CL Jintsu (Capt. )
  - 15th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
    - 2 Kagero-class destroyers:
      - Kuroshio (Cmdr. Tamaki Ugaki)
      - Oyashio (Cmdr. Tokiyoshi Arima)
  - 16th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
    - 4 Kagero-class destroyers:
      - Yukikaze (Cmdr. Kenjiro Tobita)
      - Amatsukaze (Cmdr. Tameichi Hara)
      - Tokitsukaze (Cmdr. Giichiro Nakahara)
      - Hatsukaze (Cmdr. Kameshiro Takahashi)
  - 18th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
    - 2 Kagero-class destroyers:
      - Shiranui (Cmdr. Shizuo Akazawa)
      - Kagerō (Cmdr. Minoru Yokoi)
    - 2 Asashio-class destroyers:
      - Kasumi (Cmdr. Kiyoshi Tomura)
      - Arare (Cmdr. Tomoe Ogata)
- Seaplane Tender Group (Rear Adm. in Chitose)
  - 11th Seaplane Tender Division
    - CVS Chitose (Capt. )
      - 16 Nakajima A6M2-N 'Rufe' floatplane fighters
      - 4 Aichi E13A 'Jake' scout floatplanes
    - AV Kamikawa Maru (Capt. )
      - 8 Nakajima A6M2-N 'Rufe' floatplane fighters
      - 4 Aichi E13A 'Jake' scout floatplanes
  - Kagero-class destroyer Hayashio (Cmdr. Kiyoshi Kaneda)
  - Patrol Boat #35 (carrying troops)
Midway Support Force (Vice Adm. Takeo Kurita in Kumano)
- 7th Cruiser Division (Vice Adm. Kurita):
  - CA Kumano (Capt. )
  - CA Suzuya (Capt. Masatomi Kimura)
  - CA Mikuma (sunk) (Capt. †)
  - CA Mogami (Capt. )
- 8th Destroyer Division (Cmdr. Nobuki Ogawa):
  - 2 Asashio-class destroyers:
    - Asashio (Lt. Cmdr. Goro Yoshii)
    - Arashio (Cmdr. Hideo Kuboki)
- Attached Oiler:
  - AO Nichiei Maru (Capt. Matsushi Yamamoto)
Minesweeper Group (Capt. )
- 4 Auxiliary Minesweepers:
  - Tama Maru #3 (Lt. (j.g.) Atsutoshi Yamaguchi)
  - Tama Maru #5 (Lt. Akira Takato)
  - Showa Maru #7 (Lt. Teruhisa Takahashi)
  - Showa Maru #8 (Lt. (j.g.) Kiichi Sasaki)
- 3 Subchasers:
  - Subchaser #16 (Lt. Yasukichi Suzuki)
  - Subchaser #17 (Lt. Shigematsu Yoshioka)
  - Subchaser #18 (Lt. Mitsugu Miyoi)
- 1 Supply ship:
  - Soya (Cmdr. Toshi Kubota)
- 2 Cargo ships:
  - Meiyo Maru (Capt. Hisao Koizumi)
  - Yamafuku Maru (Capt. Torao Honda)
Advance (Submarine) Force (Sixth Fleet) (Vice Adm. Teruhisa Komatsu in Katori at Kwajalein):
- CL Katori (Capt. )
- 3rd Submarine Squadron (Rear Adm. in Rio de Janeiro Maru at Kwajalein):
  - 19th Submarine Division (Capt. ):
    - I-156 (Lt. Cmdr. Katsuo Ohashi)
    - I-157 (Lt. Cmdr. Sakae Nakajima)
    - I-158 (Lt. Cmdr. Soshichi Kitamura)
    - I-159 (Lt. Cmdr. Tamori Yoshimatsu)
  - 13th Submarine Division (Capt. ):
    - I-121 (Lt. Cmdr. Yasuo Fujimori)
    - I-122 (Lt. Cmdr. Sadatoshi Norita)
    - I-123 (Lt. Cmdr. Toshitake Ueno)
  - 30th Submarine Division (Capt. ):
    - I-162 (Lt. Cmdr. Takakazu Kinashi)
    - I-165 (Lt. Cmdr. Hakue Jarada)
    - I-166 (Lt. Cmdr. Makio Tanaka)

Shore-based Air Force[]

Eleventh Air Fleet (Vice Admiral Nishizo Tsukahara at Tinian)
- Midway Expeditionary Force (Capt. ):
  - 36 Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters (Lt. Tadashi Kaneko)
  - 10 Mitsubishi G4M 'Betty' level bombers at Wake Island
  - 6 flying boats at Jaluit
- 24th Air Flotilla (Rear Adm. )
  - Chitose Air Group at Kwajalein (Capt. ):
    - 36 Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters
    - 36 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' torpedo bombers
  - 1st Air Group at Aur and Wotje (Capt. ):
    - 36 Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters
    - 36 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' torpedo bombers
  - 14th Air Group (Capt. ):
    - 36 Kawanishi H6K 'Mavis' flying boats at Jaluit and Wotje

Northern Area Force[]

Fifth Fleet Main Body (Vice Adm. Boshirō Hosogaya in Nachi):
- Myoko-class heavy cruiser Nachi (Capt. )
- 2 Akatsuki-class destroyers:
  - Inazuma (Lt. Cmdr. Hajime Takeuchi)
  - Ikazuchi (Lt. Cmdr. Shunsaku Kudo)
- Supply Group:
  - AO Fujisan Maru (Capt. Kikuta Maki)
  - AO Nissan Maru (Capt. Hachiro Naotsuka)
  - AC Muroto (Capt. Masaji Yamagata)
  - AP Akashisan Maru (Capt. Yoshio Hosoya)
  - AF Tōkō Maru No. 2 Go
Second Carrier Striking Force (Rear Adm. Kakuji Kakuta in Ryujo)
- 4th Carrier Division (Rear Adm. Kakuta):
  - CVL Ryūjō (Capt. )
    - Air Unit (Lt. Masayuki Yamagami):
      - 16 Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 21 'Zeke' fighters (Lt. Minoru Kobayashi)
      - 21 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' torpedo bombers (Lt. Yamagami)
  - CV Jun'yō (Capt. )
    - Air Unit (Lt. Yoshio Shiga):
      - 24 Mitsubishi A6M Zero Type 21 'Zeke' fighters (Lt. Shiga)
      - 15 Aichi D3A1 'Val' dive bombers (Lt. Zenji Abe)
- 4th Cruiser Division, 2nd Section (Capt. in Maya):
  - 2 Takao-class heavy cruisers:
    - Takao (Capt. )
    - Maya (Capt. Nabeshima)
- 7th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
  - 3 Fubuki-class destroyers:
    - Akebono (Lt. Cmdr. Minoru Nakagawa)
    - Ushio (Lt. Cmdr. Yoshitake Uesugi)
    - Sazanami (Lt. Cmdr. Hiroshi Uwai)
- AO Teiyo Maru (Capt. Katasuke Tanaka)
Aleutian Support Force (Vice Adm. Shiro Takasu in Hyūga)
- 2nd Battleship Division (Vice Adm. Takasu):
  - Fusō (Capt. )
  - Hyūga (Capt. Chiaki Matsuda)
  - Ise (Capt. )
  - Yamashiro (Capt. )
- Screening Force (Rear Adm. in Kitakami)
  - 9th Cruiser Division (Rear Adm. Kishi):
    - CL Kitakami (Capt. )
    - CL Ōi (Capt. )
  - 20th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
    - 4 Fubuki-class destroyers:
      - Asagiri (Lt. Cmdr. Nisaburo Maekawa)
      - Yūgiri (Cmdr. Masayoshi Motokura)
      - Shirakumo (Cmdr. Toyoji Hitomi)
      - Amagiri (Capt. )
  - 24th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
    - 4 Shiratsuyu-class destroyers:
      - Umikaze (Cmdr. Nagahide Sugitani)
      - Yamakaze (Lt. Cmdr. Shuichi Hamanaka)
      - Kawakaze (Lt. Cmdr. Kazuo Wakabayashi)
      - Suzukaze (Lt. Cmdr. Kazuo Shibayama)
  - 27th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
    - 2 Hatsuharu-class destroyers:
      - Ariake (Lt. Cmdr. Shoichi Yoshida)
      - Yūgure (Lt. Cmdr. Kiyoshi Kamo)
    - 2 Shiratsuyu-class destroyers:
      - Shigure (Cmdr. )
      - Shiratsuyu (Lt. Cmdr. Kanematsu Hashimoto)
- Supply Group (Capt. ):
  - AO San Clemente Maru (Capt. Eguchi)
  - AO Toa Maru (Capt. Yataro Yokohama)
Attu Invasion Force (Rear Adm. Sentaro Omori in Abukuma):
- CL Abukuma (Capt. )
- 21st Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
  - 4 Hatsuharu-class destroyers:
    - Wakaba (Lt. Cmdr. Masakichi Kuroki)
    - Nenohi (Lt. Cmdr. Saburo Terauchi)
    - Hatsuharu (Lt. Cmdr. Hiroshi Makino)
    - Hatsushimo (Lt. Cmdr. Satoru Kohama)
- Magane Maru Minelayer (Capt. Heiji Sasaki)
- AP Kinugasa Maru (Capt. Naoshi Arima carrying 1200 army troops under Major )
Kiska Invasion Force (Capt. in Kiso):
- 21st Cruiser Division (Capt. Ono)
  - CL Kiso (Capt. Ono)
  - CL Tama (Capt. Masaharu Kawabata)
  - Asaka Maru (Auxiliary Cruiser) (Capt. )
  - Awata Maru (Auxiliary Cruiser) (Capt. Kikuta Maki)
- Screening Force
  - 6th Destroyer Division (Capt. ):
    - 2 Akatsuki-class destroyers:
      - Hibiki (Lt. Cmdr. Hagumu Ishii)
      - Akatsuki (Lt. Cmdr. Osamu Takasuka)
    - Minekaze-class destroyer Hakaze (Lt. Cmdr. Tomo Tanaka)
- 13th Minesweeper Division (Capt. ):
  - Hakuhō Maru
  - Kaihō Maru
  - Shunkotsu Maru
- Transports:
  - Hakusan Maru (Capt. Hareyoshi Goto) carrying 550 troops under Lt. Cmdr. Hifumi Mukai
  - Kumagawa Maru (Capt. Shiro Yoshida) carrying 700 labor troops with construction equipment
Submarine Detachment
- 1st Submarine Squadron (Rear Adm. ):
  - I-9 (Cmdr. Akiyoshi Fujii)
  - 2nd Submarine Division (Capt. Hiroshi Imazato):
    - I-15 (Cmdr. Nobuo Ishikawa)
    - I-17 (Cmdr. Kozo Nishino)
    - I-19 (Cmdr. Shogo Narahara)
  - 4th Submarine Division (Capt. ):
    - I-25 (Cmdr. Akiji Tagami)
    - I-26 (Cmdr. Minoru Yokota)
Aleutian Seaplane Tender Force (Capt. ):
- AV Kimikawa Maru (Capt. Ujuku)
  - Air Unit: 8 3-seat floatplanes
- Minekaze-class destroyer Shiokaze (Lt. Yoji Tanegashima)

United States[]

The US Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas were under the overall command of Admiral Chester Nimitz.^[5]

Carrier Strike Force[]

Task Force 17 (Rear Adm. Frank J. Fletcher in Yorktown)

Task Group 17.5 (Carrier Group):
- USS Yorktown (sunk) (Captain Elliott Buckmaster)
  - Yorktown Air Group (Including elements from the sidelined USS Saratoga Air Group) (Lieutenant Commander Oscar Pederson):
    - 25 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters (VF-3 – Lt. Cmdr. John S. Thach)
    - 18 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers (VB-3 – Lt. Cmdr. Maxwell F. Leslie)
    - 19 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers (VS-5 – Lt. Wallace C. Short, Jr.)
    - 13 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bombers (VT-3 – Lt. Cmdr. Lance E. Massey†)
Task Group 17.2 (Cruiser Group) (Rear Adm. William W. Smith in Astoria)
- USS Astoria (Capt. )
- USS Portland (Capt. Laurance T. DuBose)
Task Group 17.4 (Destroyer Screen) (Capt. Gilbert Hoover, COMDESRON 2)
- USS Hammann (sunk) (Commander Arnold E. True)
- USS Anderson (Lt. Cmdr. William M. Hobby, Jr.)
- USS Gwin (Lt. Cmdr. John M. Higgins)
- USS Hughes (Lt. Cmdr. Donald J. Ramsey)
- USS Morris (Cmdr. Harry B. Jarrett)
- USS Russell (Lt. Cmdr. J. C. Pollock)

Task Force 16 (Rear Adm. Raymond A. Spruance in Enterprise)

Task Group 16.5 (Carrier Group):^[6]
- USS Enterprise (Capt. George D. Murray)
  - Enterprise Air Group (Lt. Cmdr. C. Wade McClusky):
    - 27 F4F-4 fighters (VF-6 – Lt. James S. Gray)
    - 19 SBD-2/3 dive bombers (VB-6 – Lt. Richard H. Best)
    - 19 SBD-2/3 dive bombers (VS-6 – Lt. Wilmer E. Gallaher)
    - 14 TBD-1 torpedo bombers (VT-6 – Lt. Cmdr. Eugene E. Lindsey†)
- USS Hornet (Capt. Marc A. Mitscher, promoted to Rear Adm en route)
  - Hornet Air Group (Cmdr. ):
    - 27 F4F-4 fighters (VF-8 – Lt. Cmdr. Samuel G. Mitchell)
    - 19 SBD-2/3 dive bombers (VB-8 – Lt. Cmdr. Robert R. Johnson)
    - 18 SBD-1/2/3 dive bombers (VS-8 – Lt. Cmdr. Walter F. Rodee)
    - 15 TBD-1 torpedo bombers (VT-8 – Lt. Cmdr. John C. Waldron†)
Task Group 16.2 (Cruiser Group) (Rear Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid, COMCRUDIV 6)
- CA USS Pensacola (Capt. )
- CA USS Northampton (Capt. )
- CA USS New Orleans (Capt. )
- CA USS Minneapolis (Capt. Frank J. Lowry)
- CA USS Vincennes (Capt. Frederick L. Riefkohl)
- CL USS Atlanta (Capt. Samuel P. Jenkins)
Task Group 16.4 (Destroyer Screen) (Capt. Alexander R. Early, COMDESRON 1)
- Destroyer Squadron 1:
  - USS Phelps (Lt. Cmdr. Edward L. Beck)
  - USS Worden (Lt. Cmdr. William G. Pogue)
  - USS Monaghan (Lt. Cmdr. William P. Burford)
  - USS Aylwin (Lt. Cmdr. George R. Phelan)
- Destroyer Squadron 6:
  - USS Balch (Lt. Cmdr. Harold H. Thiemroth)
  - USS Conyngham (Lt. Cmdr. Henry C. Daniel)
  - USS Benham (Lt. Cmdr. Joseph M. Worthington)
  - USS Ellet (Lt. Cmdr. Francis H. Gardner)
  - USS Maury (Lt. Cmdr. Gelzer L. Sims)
Oilers Group:
- AO USS Cimarron (Cmdr. Russell H. Ihrig)
- AO USS Platte (Capt. Ralph H. Henkle)
- DD USS Dewey (Lt. Cmdr. C.F. Chillingworth, Jr.)
- DD USS Monssen (Cmdr. Roland N. Smoot)

Submarines Operational command under Rear Admiral Robert H. English (Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet) at Pearl Harbor.

Task Group 7.1 (Midway Patrol Group)
- USS Cachalot (Lt. Cmdr. G.A. Lewis)
- USS Flying Fish (Lt. Cmdr. Glynn R. Donaho)
- USS Tambor (Lt. Cmdr. J.W. Murphy)
- USS Trout (Lt. Cmdr. F.W. Fenno)
- USS Grayling (Lt. Cmdr. E. Olsen)
- USS Nautilus (Lt. Cmdr. William H. Brockman Jr.)
- USS Grouper (Lt. Cmdr. C.E. Duke)
- USS Dolphin (Lt. Cmdr. R.L. Rutter)
- USS Gato (Lt. Cmdr. W.G. Myers)
- USS Cuttlefish (Lt. Cmdr. Martin P. Hottel)
- USS Gudgeon (Lt. Cmdr. H.B. Lyon)
- USS Grenadier (Lt. Cmdr. Willis A. Lent)
Task Group 7.2 ("Roving Short-Stops")
- USS Narwhal (Lt. Cmdr. C.W. Wilkins)
- USS Plunger (Lt. Cmdr. D.C. White)
- USS Trigger (Lt. Cmdr. J.H. Lewis)
Task Group 7.3 (North of Oahu Patrol)
- USS Tarpon (Lt. Cmdr. Lewis Wallace)
- USS Finback (Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Hull)
- USS Pike (Lt. Cmdr. W.A. New)
- USS Growler (Lt. Cmdr. Howard W. Gilmore)

Midway Garrison[]

Air group
- Marine Aircraft Group 22 - Colonel Ira L. Kimes, USMC
  - 21 Brewster F2A-3 (VMF-221, Major Floyd B. Parks†, USMC)
  - 7 Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat (VMF-221, Captain John F. Carey, USMC)
  - 19 Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless (VMSB-241 Major Lofton R. Henderson†, USMC)
  - 17 Chance-Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator (VMSB-241, Major Benjamin W. Norris†, USMC)
- Navy Air Units - Captain
  - 31 PBY-5 and PBY-5A Catalinas (Detachments from Patrol Wings 1 and 2, USN)
  - 6 Grumman TBF Avenger (Detachment from VT-8, USS Hornet - Lt. Langdon K. Fieberling†, USN)
- Detachment of Seventh Air Force - Maj. Gen.
  - 4 Martin B-26 Marauder (Detachments from 18th Reconnaissance and 69th Bombardment Squadrons - Capt. James Collins, USAAF)
  - 17 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (Detachments from 26th, 31st, 72nd, 431st Bombardment Squadrons - Lt.Col. Walter C. Sweeney, Jr., USAAF)

Local Defenses - Colonel Harold D. Shannon, Fleet Marine Force commander
- "C" and "D" Companies, 2nd Raider Battalion, USMC
- 6th Defense Battalion (Reinforced) USMC Colonel Harold D. Shannon
- 1st Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron
  - 11 PT boats (9 at Midway Island and 2 at Kure Atoll)^[7]

Deployed along lesser reefs and islands of the Hawaiian Group[]

French Frigate Shoals
- seaplane tenders USS Thornton and USS Ballard
- gasoline tanker USS Kaloli
- destroyer USS Clark
Pearl and Hermes Reef
- patrol boat USS Crystal
- fleet tug USS Vireo

Lisianski Island
- patrol boat YP-284

Gardner Pinnacles
- patrol boat YP-345

Laysan Island
- patrol boat YP-290

Necker Island
- patrol boat YP-350

Midway Refueling Unit[]

Comdr. Harry R. Thurber, USN
- AO USS Guadalupe
- DD USS Blue and USS Ralph Talbot

The military forces at the immediate point of tactical contact (i.e. not including support formations) are described below.

Aircraft[]

American Forces[]

Naval Air Station (NAS) Midway operated:^[8]

United States Navy

31 Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina, seaplanes.
6 Grumman TBF-1 Avenger, torpedo bombers (5 lost)

United States Army Air Forces

4 Martin B-26 Marauder, medium bombers
17 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, heavy bombers

United States Marine Corps

19 Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless, dive bombers
17 Chance-Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator, dive bombers
21 Brewster F2A Buffalo, fighters
7 Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat, fighters
1 light utility aircraft

Task Force 17:

Yorktown: 77 aircraft (sunk)

25 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, fighters
37 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless, dive bombers
15 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, torpedo bombers (13 lost)

Task Force 16:

Enterprise: 78 aircraft

27 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, fighters
37 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless, dive bombers
14 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, torpedo bombers (10 lost)

Hornet: 77 aircraft

27 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, fighters
35 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless, dive bombers
15 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, torpedo bombers (all lost)

Japanese Forces[]

The Japanese carriers of the Striking Force operated:

Akagi: 60 aircraft (sunk)

24 Mitsubishi A6M Zero, fighters
18 Aichi D3A,"Val" dive bombers
18 Nakajima B5N,"Kate" torpedo bombers

Kaga: 74 aircraft (sunk)

27 Mitsubishi A6M Zero, fighters
18 Aichi D3A,"Val" dive bombers
27 Nakajima B5N,"Kate" torpedo bombers
2 Aichi D3A,"Val" dive bombers (as cargo, likely non-operational)

Hiryū: 57 aircraft (sunk)

21 Mitsubishi A6M Zero, fighters
18 Aichi D3A,"Val" dive bombers
18 Nakajima B5N,"Kate" torpedo bombers

Sōryū: 57 aircraft (sunk) ^[9]

21 Mitsubishi A6M Zero, fighters
16 Aichi D3A,"Val" dive bombers
18 Nakajima B5N,"Kate" torpedo bombers
2 Yokosuka D4Y1C, pre-series dive bombers (experimental reconnaissance aircraft)

(Note: These figures include 21 operational Zero fighters of the 6th Air Group being ferried to Midway by the carriers.)

Japanese battleships and cruisers: 16 reconnaissance floatplanes, most of them short-ranged (5 Aichi E13A, 10 Nakajima E8N, 1 Aichi E11A)

Footnotes[]

References[]

^ "MilitaryHistoryOnline.com".
^ Spennemann, Dirk HR (June 2009). "The Cultural Landscape of the World War II Battlefield of Kiska, Aleutian Islands" (PDF). National Park Service.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Part of the Aleutian's Support Force: These ships detached from the Main Body before the Midway action commenced
^ L, Klemen (1999–2000). "Vice-Admiral Nobutake Kondō". Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942.
^ "Battle of Midway". World War 2 Facts. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
^ "Midway Order of Battle". NavWeaps.com. NavWeaps.com. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
^ THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY INCLUDING THE ALEUTIAN PHASE. U.S. Naval War College. 1948. p. 120. Meanwhile, at 1920 CNAS Midway decided to employ his motor torpedo boats as an attack squadron and sent a squadron of nine MTB's from Midway and two MTB's from Kure Island to attack the task force containing the burning carriers. They were unable to locate the target. With the coming of daylight they commenced their return to Midway.*
^ "ONI Review of Midway". iBiblio.org. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
^ "After Midway". Military History Online. militaryhistoryonline.com. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

[1] "MilitaryHistoryOnline.com".

[2] Spennemann, Dirk HR (June 2009). "The Cultural Landscape of the World War II Battlefield of Kiska, Aleutian Islands" (PDF). National Park Service.

[ASF-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Part of the Aleutian's Support Force: These ships detached from the Main Body before the Midway action commenced

[4] L, Klemen (1999–2000). "Vice-Admiral Nobutake Kondō". Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942.

[5] "Battle of Midway". World War 2 Facts. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

[6] "Midway Order of Battle". NavWeaps.com. NavWeaps.com. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

[7] THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY INCLUDING THE ALEUTIAN PHASE. U.S. Naval War College. 1948. p. 120. Meanwhile, at 1920 CNAS Midway decided to employ his motor torpedo boats as an attack squadron and sent a squadron of nine MTB's from Midway and two MTB's from Kure Island to attack the task force containing the burning carriers. They were unable to locate the target. With the coming of daylight they commenced their return to Midway.*

[8] "ONI Review of Midway". iBiblio.org. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

[9] "After Midway". Military History Online. militaryhistoryonline.com. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

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