| THE UNITED STATES FLEET OCTOBER 1, 1932 |
| UNITED STATES FLEET Admiral Richard H. Leigh Rear Admiral Joseph K. Taussig, Chief of Staff PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38) - Fleet Flagship Captain William J. Giles Flag Air Unit - 1 VJ |
| BATTLE FORCE, U.S. FLEET Admiral Luke McNamee Captain R. E. Pope, Chief of Staff CALIFORNIA (BB-44) - Battle Force Flagship Captain Wilson Brown Flag Air Unit - 1 VJ |
| BATTLESHIPS, BATTLE FORCE Vice Admiral David F. Sellers Captain Charles P. Snyder. Chief of Staff WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48) - Flagship |
| TENNESSEE (BB-43) (F) Captain William W. Smyth NEVADA (BB-36) Captain William S. Pye ARIZONA (BB-39) Captain Charles S. Kerrick Air Units - VO-3B Lt. Cmdr. Cyril T. Simard 3 VO per ship |
| BATTLESHIP DIVISION ONE Rear Admiral Frank H. Brumby |
| BATTLESHIP DIVISION TWO no division commander |
| WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48) (F) Captain Walter S. Anderson MARYLAND (BB-46) Captain Robert Morris COLORADO (BB-45) Captain Benyuard B. Wygant Air Units - VO-4B Lt. Cmdr. John D. Alvis 3 VOS per ship |
| BATTLESHIP DIVISION THREE Rear Admiral Walter S. Crosley |
| IDAHO (BB-42) (F) Captain Harold E. Cook MISSISSIPPI (BB-41) Captain William D. Puleston NEW MEXICO (BB-40) Captain Herbert C. Cocke Air Units - none while refitting |
| BATTLESHIP DIVISION FOUR Vice Admiral David F. Sellers |
| TEXAS (BB-35) (F) Captain Julius C. Townsend OKLAHOMA (BB-37) Captain Henry D. Cooke NEW YORK (BB-34) Captain George F. Neal Air Units - VO-1B Lt. Cmdr. Loverne A. Pope 3 VO per ship |
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| Note: Battleship division 2 in reduced commission while in Navy Yards undergoing refit and modernization. |