, ▁Canada . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Page ▁about ▁this ▁air port ▁on ▁C OP A ' s ▁Places ▁to ▁Fly ▁air port ▁directory ▁ ▁Category : Register ed ▁aer od rom es ▁in ▁S ask atch ew an <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Navy ▁( I J N ) ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁mobile ▁strike ▁force ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁host ilities ▁with ▁Russia , ▁and ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁every ▁I J N ▁military ▁operation ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁History ▁Est ab lished ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Fle et ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁General ▁Head quarters ▁as ▁a ▁mobile ▁strike ▁force ▁of ▁cru is ers ▁and ▁destroy ers ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Navy ' s ▁Vlad iv ost ok - based ▁cru iser ▁squad ron ▁while ▁the ▁remaining ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁fleet ▁( the ▁I J N ▁ 1 st ▁Fle et ) ▁continued ▁to ▁block ade ▁Port ▁Arthur ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁l uring ▁the ▁batt les hips ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Pacific ▁Fle et ▁into ▁an ▁open ▁sea ▁classic ▁line - of - b attle ▁confront ation . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁main ▁mobile ▁force ▁in ▁the ▁I J N , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Fle et ▁saw ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁all ▁future ▁I J N ▁combat ▁operations ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁in ception ▁until ▁I J N ▁dissol ution ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II