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1st Sasebo 11/15-'40 Formed at Sasebo, and assigned to Combined Fleet, Sasebo Combined SNLF 12/10-'41 As part of the 3rd Raiding Group, landed a Detachment at Camiguin Island, Luzon Strait 12/10-'41 As part of the 3rd Raiding Group, landed at Vigan, Luzon 12/24-'41 Landed at Lamon Bay, Luzon 1/10-'42 Landed at Menado, Celebes 1/24-'42 Landed at Kendari, Celebes 2/ 8-'42 Landed at Makassar, Celebes 3/10-'42 Deactivated - Became 3rd Guard Unit same date, 23rd Special Base Force at Makassar. 2nd Sasebo 10/15-'41 Formed at Sasebo, and assigned to Combined Fleet, Sasebo Combined SNLF 12/10-'41 As part of the 3rd Raiding Group, landed a Detachment at Camiguin Island, Luzon Strait 12/10'42 As part of the 3rd Raiding Group, landed at Vigan, Luzon 12/24-'42 Landed at lamon Bay, Luzon 1/10-'42 Landed at Menado, Celebes 1/24-'42 Landed at Kendari, Celebes 2/ 8-'42 Landed at Makassar, Celebes 3/10-'42 Deactivated - Became a unit of the 32d Special Base Force, 3rd Fleet, at Makassar. 3rd Sasebo 2/ 1-'42 Formed at Sasebo and assigned to Combined Fleet 2/15-'42 Deactivated at Sasebo 5th Sasebo 5/15-'42 Formed at Sasebo, and assigned to Combined Fleet 7/14-'42 Reassigned to 8th Fleet Attached, and at Rabaul 7/21-'42 With South Seas Detachment at Buna, Papua 8/25-'42 Landed at Goodenough Islands (Taupota Island), Milne Bay 8/26-'42 Landed at Detachment at, Rabi, Milne Bay 11/ 5-'43 Reassigned to 9th Fleet 1/ 1-'44 Deactivated at Sio, New Guinea 6th Sasebo 8/15-'42 Formed at Sasebo and assigned to 8th Fleet, Attached 10/31-'42 Reassigned to 8th Fleet, 1st Base Force at Buin 11/13-'42 Reached New Georgia 12/15-'42 Returned to Buin with a detachment at Keita, Bougainville 11/ 1-'43 Remained on Bougainville (Buin Area) unil the end of hostilities 7th Sasebo 4/ 1-'43 Formed at Truk and assigned to 4th Fleet, Attached To Betio, Tarawa and decimated there 4/ 4-'44 Deactivated 8th Sasebo Formed before the opening of hostilities and assigned to China Area Fleet, Hainan Naval Guard District. Remained there until the end of hostilities. 101st Sasebo Landing Unit 1/10-'44 Formed at Sasebo and assigned to the SouthWest Area Fleet 4/10-'44 Reassigned to Combined Fleet 3/ 5-'45 Deactivated at Sasebo