2nd Special Expeditionary Fleet

2nd Special Expeditionary Fleet
Blue Flame Ensign
Active	16 March 1939 – 14 July 1943
Country	Empire of Quenmin
Branch	Imperial Quenminese Navy
Type	Naval air fleet
Nickname(s)	"Thủy Tinh" Fleet Invincible Fleet
Engagements	Second Europan War First Hawaii Raid Operation Mũi Tên Dài I Raids at San Giacomo and Gli Angeli Operation Mũi Tên Dài II Mission Mũi Tên Dài II-B Battle of the Soryu Islands Convoy SL12 Bombing of Tacoma and Seattle Bombing of Victoria and Vancouver Action of 16 March 1942 Action of 25 June 1942 Operation Sút Xa I Second Hawaii Raid Second Raid on San Gaicomo Operation Sút Xa II Third Hawaii Raid Action of 29 May 1943

The 2nd Special Expeditionary Fleet (Quenminese: Hạm đội Viễn chinh Đặc biệt số 2), also known as the Long Range Strategic Strike Fleet (Hạm đội tấn công chiến lược tầm xa), the Thủy Tinh Fleet (Hạm đội Thủy Tinh) and the Invincible Fleet (Hạm đội Bất khả chiến bại), was a carrier battle group of the Imperial Quenminese Navy. It was created on 16 March 1939 with several vessels from the 3rd Fleet and newly commissioned destroyers and light cruisers.

The fleet has been known to not lose a single ship throughout the course of its active service, and has played a pivotal role in damaging Allied naval and seaborne logistical efforts through long range missions and raids throughout the Pacificanna Ocean, the western seaboard of North Amerigonna, and the Hawaii, Soryu, and Peristylium Islands. From its prowess and record, it has earned its perception and reputation of "invincibility" and it is often requested by Naval Headquarters after the loss of the 1st Fleet's carriers and several destroyers and cruisers at the Battle of Midway. It also cooperated with the Archadian Navy in its operations. The fleet was wiped out while docked at San Clemerial, Ilari on 14 July 1943 in an operation involving the Special Operations Executive's Oboe Company, the Royal Concordian Air Force, and the Royal Rubrumian Air Force, which significantly hampered Quenminese and Archadian naval presence in the Pacificanna.

Structure

Carrier Rồng Xanh in 1942

Battleship Thiên Đức in 1941

Heavy cruiser Quảng Ngãi in 1940

Final order of battle as of September 1942:

• 2nd Special Expeditionary Fleet
  • Carrier and Flagship: Rồng Xanh
  • Battleship: Thiên Đức
  • Cruiser Division 8
    • Cruiser Squadron 19
      • Quảng Ngãi
      • Ha Ninh
    • Armed Merchant Squadron 13
      • Ninh Mau
      • Tam Chàm
  • Destroyer Squadron 16
    • Uất Phúc Cường
    • Mạc Thiện Gian
    • Hồ Tuyết Vân
    • 15th SNLF
  • Destroyer Squadron 20
    • Thạch Kiến Ðức
    • Đỗ Nhật Quân
  • Submarine Squadron 11
    • Submarine tender Thái Hồ Nam
    • Flotilla 30 (N-334, N-335, N-336)
    • Flotilla 31 (N-337, N-338, N-339)
  • Minesweeper Division 35
    • Tuy Bái
    • My Bình
    • Sóc Bái
    • Nam Trang
  • Subchaser Division 61
    • No. 70
    • No. 71
    • No. 72
    • No. 73
  • Patrol Boat Division 57
    • No. 112
    • No. 113
    • No. 114
    • No. 115
    • No. 116
    • No. 117