page_title: Battle of Manado
section_title: Naval units
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Manado / Order of battle / Japan / Naval units
caption_attribution_description: English: Horiuchi Toyoaki was an Imperial Japanese Navy Captain
context_page_description: The Battle of Manado took place as part of the Japanese offensive to capture the Dutch East Indies. It occurred at Manado on the Minahasa Peninsula on the northern part of Celebes Island, from 11–12 January 1942. The battle was noted as the first time in Japanese history that the country had deployed paratroopers in a military operation.
context_section_description: Eastern Attack Unit (Commander: Rear. Adm. Takeo Takagi-delegated command in Battle of Manado to Rear Adm. Raizō Tanaka):
  Support Unit:
  5th Cruiser Division (Nachi, Haguro)
  6th Destroyer Division (Ikazuchi, Inazuma)
  2nd Escort Unit:
  2nd Destroyer Squadron (Jintsu)
  15th Destroyer Division (Natsushio, Kuroshio, Oyashio, Hayashio)
  16th Destroyer Division (Yukikaze, Tokitsukaze, Hatsukaze, Amatsukaze)
  Transport Unit
  1st echelon (supply ships Oha Maru and Shinko Maru; transport ships Shoka Maru, Koshin Maru and Chowa Maru)
  2nd echelon (transport ships Nankai Maru, Kinai Maru, Hokuroku Maru, Amagisan Maru and Katsuragi Maru)
  Air Group
  2nd Air Unit (Commander: Cdr. Ruitarō Fujita):
  11th Seaplane Division (Chitose, Mizuho)
  Patrol Boat No. 39
  Base Force (Commander: Rear. Adm. Kyūji Kubo):
  1st Base Unit:
  1st Base Force (Nagara)
  Patrol boats P-1, P-2, P-34
  21st Minesweeper Division (W-7, W-8, W-9, W-11, W-12)
  1st Submarine-chaser Division (Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 3)
caption: Commander Toyoaki Horiuchi
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