The following is a list of fleets of navies from around the world.
Australian fleet Fleet Command (Australia)
Canadian fleets Commander, Canadian Fleet Atlantic (Maritime Forces Atlantic) (HQ Halifax, Nova Scotia) Commander, Canadian Fleet Pacific (Maritime Forces Pacific) (HQ Esquimalt, British Columbia)
Chinese fleets
Historic Chinese treasure fleet Beiyang Fleet Nanyang Fleet
Modern People's Liberation Army Navy fleets
East Sea Fleet North Sea Fleet South Sea Fleet
Colombian fleets Oceanic Fleets Naval Force of the Caribbean (HQ, Cartagena) Naval Force of the Pacific (HQ, Bahía Málaga near Buenaventura)
Riverine Flotillas
Naval Force of the Orinoco (HQ, Puerto Carreño), Colombian part of the Orinoco and its tributaries. Naval Force South (HQ, Puerto Leguízamo), Colombian part of the Amazon and its tributaries, mainly the Caquetá and Guainía
German fleets High Seas Fleet historic
Indian fleets Naval Commands Western Naval Command Eastern Naval Command Southern Naval Command
Fleets Western Fleet Eastern Fleet
Indonesian fleets 1st Fleet Command (HQ Tanjungpinang) 2nd Fleet Command (HQ Surabaya) 3rd Fleet Command (HQ Sorong)
Iranian fleets
Northern Fleet (Iran) Southern Fleet (Iran)
Japanese fleets
Pre–World War I Combined Fleet (聯合艦隊 Rengō Kantai?) 1st Fleet (HQ Hashira-jima, Yamaguchi) 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet (HQ Babeldaob, Palau) 4th Fleet (HQ Truk, Micronesia) Eastern Fleet (東部艦隊 Tōbu-Kantai?) Guard Fleet (警備艦隊 Keibi Kantai?) Medium Fleet (中艦隊 Chū-Kantai?) Northern Expeditionary Fleet (北伐艦隊 Hokubatsu Kantai?) Small Fleet (小艦隊 Shō-Kantai?) Western Fleet (西部艦隊 Seibu-Kantai?)
World War I Combined Fleet (聯合艦隊 Rengō Kantai?) 1st Fleet 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet
World War II Combined Fleet, the main combatant component of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. 1st Fleet (HQ Hashira-jima, Yamaguchi) 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet (HQ Babeldaob, Palau) 4th Fleet (HQ Truk, Micronesia) 5th Fleet 6th Fleet (HQ Kwajalein, Marshall Islands) Southern Expeditionary Fleet 10th Area Fleet Central Pacific Area Fleet China Area Fleet, tasked with guarding the Chinese coastal area, had the same organizational level as the Combined Fleet Northeast Area Fleet Southeast Area Fleet
Modern day Self Defense Fleet, the main combatant component of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
North Korean fleets East Coast Fleet headquartered at Toejo West Coast Fleet headquartered at Nampo
Russian or Soviet fleets
Active fleets Baltic Fleet Black Sea Fleet Caspian Flotilla Russian Northern Fleet Pacific Ocean Fleet (Russia)
Inactive fleets, Soviet and Russian Amur Military Flotilla Arctic Sea Flotilla Soviet Red Banner Northern Fleet
South Korean fleets Republic of Korea First Fleet (Headquarters Donghae) East Sea Republic of Korea Second Fleet (Headquarters Pyeongtaek) Yellow Sea Republic of Korea Third Fleet (Headquarters Mokpo) South Sea Submarine Force (HQ Jinhae, Jeju) Component Flotilla FIVE (Headquarters Jinhae) Mobile Flotilla SEVEN (Headquarters Jeju) Mobile Squadron SEVEN ONE Mobile Squadron SEVEN TWO Fleet Combat Training Group EIGHT (Headquarters Jinhae)
Saudi Arabian fleets
Eastern Fleet (Saudi Arabia) Western Fleet (Saudi Arabia)
Spanish fleets Spanish Spanish treasure fleet (HQ Seville) Manila galleon (HQ Manila) New Spain fleet (HQ Havana) Royal Galley Fleet (HQ Cartagena and Naples)
Modern Day La Flota (The Fleet), the main combatant component of the Spanish Navy (HQ Rota) Canary Islands squadron (HQ Las Palmas) Submarine flotilla (HQ Cartagena)
Swedish fleets Coastal Fleet
Turkish fleets Turkish Fleet Command Northern Sea Area Command, İstanbul Istanbul Strait Command, Anadolukavağı, İstanbul Çanakkale Strait Command, Nara, Çanakkale Black Sea Area Command, Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak Underwater Search and Rescue Group Command, Beykoz, İstanbul Rescue Group Command Underwater Defence Group Command Naval Hydrography and Oceanography Division Command, Çubuklu, İstanbul Bartın Naval Base Command, Bartın Naval Museum Command, Beşiktaş, İstanbul Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command, Pendik Southern Sea Area Command, İzmir Amphibious Task Group Command, Foça, İzmir Amphibious Marine Brigade Command, Foça, İzmir Amphibious Ships Command, Foça, İzmir Aksaz Naval Base Command, Aksaz Naval Base, Marmaris Mediterranean Area Command, Mersin İskenderun Naval Base Command, İskenderun, Hatay Aegean Sea Area Command, İzmir Foça Naval Base Command, Foça, İzmir Maintenance, Repair and Engineering Command, İzmir
United Kingdom fleets
Pre World War I Atlantic Fleet Atlantic Ocean, English Channel Baltic Fleet, Baltic Sea Channel Fleet English Channel Downs Station Southern, North Sea Irish Fleet Irish Sea North Sea Fleet North Sea Reserve Fleet
World War I Battle Cruiser Fleet North Sea First Fleet Grand Fleet (HQ Scapa Flow, Orkney, Scotland) North Sea Mediterranean Fleet (HQ Malta) Mediterranean Sea Second Fleet Third Fleet Reserve Fleet
World War II Home Fleet (HQ Scapa Flow, Orkney, Scotland) North Sea Mediterranean Fleet (HQ Alexandria, Egypt) Mediterranean Sea Eastern Fleet (HQ Trincomalee, Ceylon) Indian Ocean British Pacific Fleet (HQ Sydney, Australia) South West Pacific East Indies Fleet, (HQ Trincomalee, Ceylon) Indian Ocean Reserve Fleet
Post World War II East Indies Fleet (HQ Trincomalee, Ceylon) Indian Ocean Far East Fleet (HQ Singapore) (to 1971) Reserve Fleet Western Fleet (HQ Northwood, England) (1967–71) Commander-in-Chief Fleet (1971–2002)
After 2002 a four-star commander-in-chief ceased to be appointed and the responsibilities of the post were transferred to the three-star Fleet Commander.
United States fleets
Type commands United States Fleet Forces Command (formerly Atlantic Fleet) - also Commander United States Second Fleet United States Naval Forces Central Command - also Commander United States Fifth Fleet United States Naval Forces Europe - Naval Forces Africa United States Naval Forces Southern Command - also Commander United States Fourth Fleet United States Pacific Fleet
Modern US Navy fleets
US Navy fleets are numbered odd in the Pacific or West, and even in the Atlantic or East: United States Second Fleet (HQ Norfolk, Virginia) North Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, & Homeland Defense. United States Third Fleet (HQ San Diego, California) East Pacific United States Fourth Fleet (HQ Mayport, Florida) South Atlantic United States Fifth Fleet (HQ Manama, Bahrain) Middle East United States Sixth Fleet (HQ Naples, Italy) Europe, including Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea. United States Seventh Fleet (HQ Yokosuka, Japan) West Pacific United States Tenth Fleet (HQ Fort Meade, Maryland) Reactivated as Fleet Cyber Command. Formerly anti submarine warfare coordinating organization.
Inactive and historic United States First Fleet United States Eighth Fleet United States Ninth Fleet United States Eleventh Fleet United States Twelfth Fleet United States Asiatic Fleet historic United States Navy Reserve Fleets Great White Fleet nickname for the United States Atlantic Fleet sent around the world by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908 Great Green Fleet nickname for the United States ships or current carrier strike group sent around the world to promote a new bio-energy sustainable fuel East India Squadron European Squadron North Atlantic Fleet Mediterranean Squadron Scouting Fleet South Atlantic Squadron
Informal fleet names Spanish Armada name used in England to describe the fleet assembled by Philip II of Spain for the invasion of England References