2nd Fleet
Active	27 October 1903 – 20 April 1945
Country	Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Thailand
Battle honours	Pacific War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Kamimura Hikonojo Soemu Toyoda Seiichi Ito

The2nd Fleet (第二艦隊,Dai-ni Kantai) was a fleet of theImperial Japanese Navy (IJN) created as a mobile strike force in response to hostilities withRussia, and saw action in every IJN military operation until the end ofWorld War II.

Established on 27 October 1903, the 2nd Fleet was created by theImperial General Headquarters as a mobile strike force ofcruisers anddestroyers to pursue theImperial Russian Navy'sVladivostok-based cruiser squadron while the remaining bulk of the Japanese fleet (theIJN 1st Fleet) continued to blockadePort Arthur in hopes of luring thebattleships of the Russian Pacific Fleet into an open sea classicline of battle confrontation.

As the main mobile force in the IJN, the 2nd Fleet saw the bulk of all future IJN combat operations from the time of its inception until IJN dissolution at the end of World War II.

Based atSamah,Hainan Island^[1]

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