North American Task Force

The IJN North American Task Force (遣米支隊, Kenbei Shitai) was an Imperial Japanese Navy fleet. In accordance with the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, the fleet defended the West Coast of Canada as well as Allied shipping in the Pacific during World War I. == Background == As Canada emerged from the 19th century it still depended on the British Royal Navy for maritime defence.

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