This is a list of the flagships in DesRon 2 from its conception, and the destroyer divisions they commanded:
18 Aug 1914: Tone (1907) (division not shown)
13 Dec 1915: Izumo (1898) (DesDiv 10, 11, 16)
1 Dec 1917: Azuma (DesDiv 1, 17)
1 Dec 1919: Tenryuu (DesDiv 1, 14)
1 Dec 1922: Kitakami (DesDiv 1, 3)
10 Dec 1928: Kinu (DesDiv 11, 12, 23)
1 Dec 1936: Jintsuu (DesDiv7, 8, 19, 20, 15, 16, 18, 24)
25 Sep 1942: Isuzu (DesDiv 15, 24, 31)
31 Jan 1943: Jintsuu (DesDiv 15, 24, 31)
20 Jul 1943: Nagara (DesDiv 27, 24, 31)
Noshiro herself would assume command from 1 Sep 1943 until her demise on 26 Oct 1944. The position would then be passed on to the squadron's last flagship, Yahagi, who held it until her own end at Bonomisaki.