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A Pacific Fleet was created in 1907 when the Asiatic Squadron and the Pacific Squadron were joined. In 1910 , the ships of the First Squadron, were organized back into a separate Asiatic Fleet . The General Order of 6 December 1922 organized the United States Fleet , with the Battle Fleet as the Pacific presence. The fleet's modern incarnation dates from the splitting of the United States Fleet up into the Atlantic and Pacific fleets prior to World War II . Until May of 1940 , this unit was stationed on the west coast of the United States. During the summer of that year, as part of the U.S. response to Japanese Expansionism , it was instructed to take an "advanced" position at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii . Long term basing at Pearl was so strongly opposed by the commander, Admiral James O. Richardson , that he personally protested in Washington . Political considerations were thought sufficiently important that he was relieved by Admiral Husband E. Kimmel , who was in command at the time of The Attack On Pearl Harbor . Admiral Claude C. Bloch commanded the local Naval District at Pearl, as distinct from the fleet, at the time of the attack. COMPOSITION OF THE PACIFIC FLEET IN MAY 1941 At this time, the fleet consisted of nine Battleship s, three Aircraft Carrier s, 12 Heavy Cruisers , eight Light Cruisers , 50 Destroyer s, 33 Submarine s, and 100 Patrol Bomber s. This was approximately the unit's strength at the time of the Japan ese attack on Pearl Harbor. CURRENT COMPOSITION Currently, the Pacific Fleet consists of the numbered 3rd and 7th Fleet s, as well as Naval Air Force (Pacific), Naval Surface Forces (Pacific), Naval Submarine Force (Pacific) and other commands. See List Of Units Of The United States Navy . COMMANDERS Early years
1941–present
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