Back 3.ª División de Portaaviones (Japón) Spanish 第三航空戦隊 Japanese Hạm đội tàu sân bay thứ ba (Đế quốc Nhật) Vietnamese
| Third Carrier Division | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Zuikaku_in_movie.jpg) Zuikaku in Autumn 1944 | |
| Active | June 1, 1936 – November 15, 1944 |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| Allegiance | Axis Powers of World War II |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Type | Naval aviation unit |
| Role | Aircraft carrier support |
| Engagements | Battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of Leyte Gulf |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Kakuji Kakuta |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | Kamoi Kamoi (カモヰ) Notoro Notoro (ノトロ) Zuihō in 1941-42 CI-xxx Hōshō in 1941-42 CII-xxx Chitose in early 1944 331-xxx Chiyoda in early 1944 332-xxx Zuihō in early 1944 333-xxx late 1944 653-xxx |
The 3rd Carrier Division (第三航空戦隊,, Dai San Kōkū Sentai, "San Kōsen") was primarily a seaplane tender unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet.