United States Pacific Fleet

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United States Pacific Fleet
- USPACFLT -

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Emblem of the commander of the United States Pacific Fleet
Lineup 1907
Country United States
Armed forces United States Armed Forces
Armed forces United States Navy
Type Pacific Ocean Navy theater-level component command of the United States Navy
Strength > 140,000
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
(historically Pearl Harbor Naval Base ) 		Pearl Harbor , Hawaii
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Commander, US Pacific Fleet
Commander Admiral Scott H. Swift
Important
commanders

Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

The United States Pacific Fleet ( USPACFLT ) is part of the US Navy and comprises the 3rd (central and eastern Pacific) and 7th US fleets (western Pacific and Indian Ocean). Its home port is Pearl Harbor Naval Base , it is managed by the Commander Pacific Fleet ( COMPACFLT ) and is subordinate to the US Indo-Pacific Command in the operational chain .

The manpower is over 140,000. About 200 watercraft belong to the subordinate units. The air fleet of the subordinate units consists of 1,100 aircraft .

Emergence

Area of ​​responsibility

The U.S. Pacific Fleet was created in 1907 by merging the Asian and Pacific squadrons. In 1910 the ships of the 1st Squadron were again organized in a separate Asian fleet . The general order of December 6, 1922 established the US fleet with the battle fleet as a Pacific military presence.

The modern appearance of the fleet is due to the division of the US fleet into the Atlantic and Pacific fleets before the Second World War .

Until May 1940 , the unit was stationed on the west coast of the United States . In the summer of that year, in response to Japanese expansionism, she was ordered to take an advanced position at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii . Commanding Admiral James O. Richardson opposed the long-term relocation and even protested in person in Washington, DC However, the political considerations were so important that he was replaced by Deputy Admiral Husband E. Kimmel .

Admiral Claude C. Bloch was in command of the local naval district of Pearl Harbor (separate from the fleet) at the time of the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Composition of the Pacific Fleet in May 1941

At the time of the Japanese attack, the fleet consisted of 9 battleships , 3 aircraft carriers , 12 heavy cruisers , 8 light cruisers , 50 destroyers , 33 submarines and 100 bombers .

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Commanders

Early years

  • Roger N. Stembel 1872; followed by various commanders
  • William HH Southerland (1912-1913)
  • Cameron McRae Winslow (September 13, 1915– July 29, 1916)
  • William B. Caperton (July 28, 1916– April 30, 1919)
  • Hugh Rodman (July 1919–1921)

1941 - today

Admiral Scott H. Swift, 2015
Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
Admiral Scott H. Swift May 27, 2015 -
Admiral Harry B. Harris Junior 15 October 2013 May 27, 2015
Admiral Cecil D. Haney (60th Commander, United States Pacific Fleet) January 20, 2012 15 October 2013
Admiral Patrick M. Walsh September 25, 2009 January 20, 2012
Admiral Robert F. Willard May 8, 2007 September 25, 2009
Admiral Gary Roughead April 8, 2005 May 8, 2007
Admiral Walter F. Doran May 4, 2002 July 8, 2005
Admiral Thomas B. Fargo October 8, 1999 May 4, 2002
Admiral Archie Clemins November 7, 1996 October 8, 1999
Admiral Ronald J. Zlatoper August 6, 1994 November 7, 1996
Admiral Robert J. Kelly February 15, 1991 August 6, 1994
Admiral Charles R. Larson February 15, 1990 February 15, 1991
Admiral David E. Jeremiah September 30, 1987 February 15, 1990
Admiral James A. Lyons, Jr. September 16, 1985 September 30, 1987
Admiral Sylvester R. Foley May 28, 1982 September 16, 1985
Admiral James D. Watkins July 31, 1981 May 28, 1982
Admiral Donald C. Davis May 9, 1978 July 31, 1981
Admiral Thomas B. Hayward August 12, 1976 May 9, 1978
Admiral Maurice F. Weisner September 30, 1973 August 12, 1976
Admiral Bernard A. Clarey 5th December 1970 September 30, 1973
Admiral John J. Hyland November 30, 1967 5th December 1970
Admiral Roy L. Johnson March 30, 1965 November 30, 1967
Admiral Thomas H. Moorer June 26, 1963 March 30, 1964
Admiral Ulysses S. Grant Sharp, Jr. September 30, 1963 June 26, 1964
Admiral John H. Sides August 30, 1960 September 30, 1963
Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood February 1, 1958 August 30, 1960
Admiral Maurice E. Curts January 14, 1958 February 1, 1958
Admiral Felix B. Stump * July 10, 1953 January 14, 1958
Admiral Arthur W. Radford * April 30, 1949 July 10, 1953
Admiral Dewitt C. Ramsey * January 12, 1948 April 30, 1949
Admiral Louis E. Denfeld * February 28, 1947 December 3, 1947
Admiral John H. Towers * February 1, 1946 February 28, 1947
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance November 24, 1945 February 1, 1946
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz December 31, 1941 November 24, 1945
Vice Admiral William S. Pye
(as substitute until Nimitz arrives) 		December 17, 1941 December 31, 1941
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel February 1, 1941 December 17, 1941
Admiral James O. Richardson January 1940 February 1, 1941

* Between 1947 and 1958, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet was also the commander of the United States Pacific Command, founded in 1947 .

Web links

Commons : United States Pacific Fleet  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.cpf.navy.mil Facts. Accessed March 18, 2014.