5th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)

5th Fleet
Active	1 February 1938—15 November 1939; 25 July 1941—5 February 1945
Country
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Engagements	Second Sino-Japanese War Hainan Island Operation World War II (Pacific War) Aleutian Islands campaign Battle of the Komandorski Islands
Battle honours	Pacific Theatre of World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Nobutake Kondō

The 5th Fleet (第五艦隊, Dai-go Kantai) was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, active during the early portions of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and again in World War II, primarily in the Aleutian campaign, during which it was augmented and designated the Northern Area Force.