List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy explained

The following is the list of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy for the duration of its existence, 1868–1945.[1] This list also includes ships before the official founding of the Navy and some auxiliary ships used by the Army. For a list of ships of its successor, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, see List of active Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships and List of combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Early warships

Early modern warships

Western-style sail warships

Steam warships

Corvettes and gunboats

Battleships

Pre-dreadnoughts

Ship or classDisplacementMain
battery
Secondary
battery
Torpedo
tubes
ComplementSpeedShips in class
ShipKeel
laid
CommissionedFate
, ex-CSS Stonewall; renamed Azuma, Dec 1871" 1,390 tons" 1 × 10-in." 2 × 6.4-in." " 135" 10.5 kn" 1863" Feb 1869" Sold for scrap, Dec 1889
" 3,717 tons" 4 × 9.4-in." 2 × 6.7-in." " 295" 13 kn" Sep 1875(?)" Jan 1878" Sold for scrap, 1909
Chin'en
(Prize of First Sino-Japanese War)
" 7,220 tons" 4 × 12-in." 2 × 5.9-in." 3 × 14-in." 350" 15.4 kn" Mar 1882" Mar 1895" Scrapped, 1912
Fuji class12,230 tons4 × 12-in.10 × 6-in.5 × 18-in.65018.25 kn" Aug 1894" Aug 1897" Scrapped, 1948
" Dec 1894" Sep 1897" Naval mines, May 1904
Shikishima class14,850 tons4 × 12-in.14 × 6-in.4 × 18-in.74118 kn" Mar 1897" Jan 1900" Scrapped, 1948
" Jan 1898" Jan 1901" Naval mine, May 1904
" 15,200 tons" 4 × 12-in." 14 × 6-in." 4 × 18-in." 773" 18 kn" Aug 1898" Apr 1900" sunk by USS Salmon (SS-182) May 1942
" 15,140 tons" 4 × 12-in." 14 × 6-in." 4 × 18-in." 836" 18 kn" Jan 1899" Mar 1902" Preserved as museum ship

Prizes of the Russo-Japanese War

Battleships

ShipDisplacementMain
battery
Secondary
battery
Torpedo
tubes
Comple-
ment
SpeedKeel LaidCommissioned
into IJN
Fate
(ex-Russian) 9,594 tons2 × 12-in.6 × 6-in.6 × 18-in.61614 knAug 1886Jun 1905Target,
Oct 1915
(ex-Russian Poltava) 11,500 tons4 × 12-in.4 × 9-in.2 × 18-in.
4 × 15-in.
63116 knMay 1892Aug 1905Returned to Russia,
1916
(ex-Russian) 13,810 tons4 × 10-in.10 × 6-in.2 × 18-in.77118 knNov 1895Jul 1908Sold back to Russia,
Mar 1916
(ex-Russian) 13,320 tons4 × 10-in.10 × 6-in.2 × 18-in.77118 knFeb 1899Oct 1908Probably scrapped,
1922-1923
(ex-Russian) 12,780 tons4 × 12-in.12 × 6-in.6 × 15-in.75018 knJul 1899Jan 1905Sunk as target,
Jul 1924
(ex-Russian) 14,151 tons4 × 12-in.12 × 6-in.4 × 15-in.85418 knJun 1900Jun 1907Sunk as target,
Jul 1924

Coastal defense ships

ShipDisplacementMain
battery
Secondary
battery
Torpedo
tubes
Comple-
ment
SpeedKeel laidCommissioned
into IJN
Fate
(ex-Russian) 4,165 tons4 × 10-in.6 × 6-in.removed40616 knAug 1892Jun 1905Sunk as target,
May 1936
(ex-Russian) 4,165 tons3 × 10-in.6 × 6-in.removed40615 knOct 1894Jun 1905Scrapped,
1939

Transitional Dreadnoughts

ClassDisplacementMain
Battery
Secondary
Battery
Torpedo
Tubes
Comple-
ment
SpeedShips in class
ShipKeel LaidCommis-
sioned
Fate
15,950 tons4 × 12-in.
4 × 10-in.
12 × 6-in.5 × 18-in.86418 knApr 1904May 1906Scrapped, 1925
Feb 1904May 1906Scrapped, 1924
19,372 tons4 × 12-in.
12 × 10-in.
8 × 6-in.5 × 18-in.94020 knMay 1905Mar 1910Sunk as target, 1924
Mar 1906Mar 191Sunk as target, 1924
20,823 tons12 × 12-in.10 × 6-in.5 × 18-in.1,10021 knApr 1909Mar 1912Internal explosion, 1918
Jan 1909Jul 1912Scrapped, 1947
SourceDisplacementMain
Battery
Secondary
Battery
Torpedo
Tubes
Comple-
ment
SpeedKeel LaidCeded
to Japan
Fate
18,873 tons12 × 11-in.12 × 6-in.6 × 17.7-in.1,00820 knJul 1907Apr 1920Scrapped, 1920
ex-German Oldenburg22,808 tons12 × 12-in.14 × 5.9-in.6 × 21-in.1,06920.8 knMar 1909Apr 1920Scrapped, 1921

Battlecruisers

ClassDisplace-
ment
Main
Battery
Secondary
Battery
Torpedo
Tubes
Comple-
ment
SpeedShips in Class
ShipKeel LaidCommis-
sioned
Fate
13,750 tons4 × 12-in.12 × 6-in.382020.5 knJan 1905Jan 1907Explosion, Jan 1917
Mar 1905Mar 1908Scrapped, 1923
14,636 tons4 × 12-in.8 × 8-in.3 × 17.7-in.81721.25 knMay 1907Nov 1907Scrapped, 1923
Aug 1905Feb 1911Scrapped, 1923
Kongō class31,720 tons
exc.
Kirishima 31,980
8 × 14-in.16 × 6-in.8 × 21-in.1,43730.5 knJan 1911Aug 1913Converted to fast battleship, 1935
Mar 1912Apr 1915Converted to fast battleship, 1933
Nov 1911Apr 1915Converted to training ship, 1937;
fast battleship, 1941
Mar 1912Apr 1915Converted to fast battleship, 1941
Amagi class40,000 tonsAmagiCancelled, 1922
AkagiDec 1920Mar 1927Completed as aircraft carrier
AtagoCancelled, 1922
TakaoCancelled, 1922
Type B-6532,000 tons9 × 12.2-in.16 × 3.9-in.33 knHull 795Cancelled, 1942
Hull 796Cancelled, 1942

In commission during World War II

Old battleships

ClassDisplacementMain
Battery
Secondary
Battery
Comple-
ment
SpeedShips in Class
ShipKeel laidCommis-
sioned
War lossPostwar
Kongō class31,720 tons
exc. Kirishima 31,980
8 × 14-in.14 × 6-in.1,43730.5 knJan 1911Aug 1913sunk by USS Sealion (SS-315) Nov 1944
Mar 1912Apr 1915Hit in Bombing of Kure July 1945Scrapped 1946
Nov 1911Apr 1915Sunk at Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Nov 1942
Mar 1912Apr 1915Sunk at Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Nov 1942
Fusō class34,700 tons12 × 14-in.16 × 6-in.1,37625 knMar 1912Nov 1915Sunk at Battle of Surigao Strait Oct 1944
Nov 1913Mar 1917Sunk at Battle of Surigao Strait Oct 1944
Ise class42,001 tons12 × 14-in.16 × 5.5-in.1,37625 knMay 1915Nov 1915Sunk by Air attack on Kure Jul 1945
May 1915Apr 1918Sunk by Air attack on Kure Jul 1945Scrapped, 1947
Nagato class39,130 tons8 × 16-in.18 × 5.5-in.1,36825 knAug 1917Nov 1920Used at target in Operation Crossroads atomic bomb test, 1946
Jun 1918Oct 1921Internal explosion, Jun 1943
38,500 tons10 × 16-in.20 × 5.5-in.26.5 knFeb 1920Cancelled, 1922; hull used for tests and scuttled 1925
Jul 1920Mar 1928Completed as aircraft carrier
‡ Before conversion to hybrid aircraft carriers

Super battleships

ClassDisplacementMain BatterySecondary BatteryComplementSpeedShips in Class
ShipKeel LaidCommissionedWar Loss
Yamato class64,170 tons9 × 18-in.12 × 6.1-in.2,50027.5 knNov 1937Dec 1941Sunk by air attack during Operation Ten-Go Apr 1945
Mar 1938Aug 1942Sunk at Battle of the Sibuyan Sea Oct 1944
May 1940completed as
aircraft carrier
sunk by submarine attack 29 November 1944
Hull 111scrapped
6 × 6.1-in.Hull 797cancelled
Design A-150 battleship70,000 tons6 × 20.1-in."Many" × 3.9-in.Hull 798cancelled
Hull 799cancelled

Seaplane tenders

Aircraft carriers

Imperial Japanese Army

Cruisers

Protected cruisers

See main article: Protected cruiser.

Class or ShipDisplace-
ment
Main
Battery
Secondary
Battery
Torpedo
Tubes
Comple-
ment
SpeedShips in Class
ShipKeel LaidCompletedFate
2,300 tons2 × 8.2-in.1 × 5.9-in.418015 knJan 1883Mar 1895Mine, Nov 1904
Chilean corvette Esmeralda sold to Japan2,950 tons2 × 10-in.6 × 6-in.29618.3 knApr18811894Scrapped
3,727 tons2 × 10.2-in.6 × 5.9-in.4 × 14-in.32518 knMar 1884Feb 1886Sold for scrap, Jun 1913
Apr 1884Mar 1886Torpedoed off Tsingtao, Oct 1914
3,615 tons4 × 9.4-in.7 × 5.9-in.4 × 14-in.40018 knMay 1884Oct 1886Lost at sea,
Dec 1886
1,584 tons3 × 4.7-in.8 × 3-pdr.2 × 18-in.20020.75 knJun 1887Mar 1890Scrapped,
Apr 1911
2,439 tons10 × 4.7-in.14 × 3-pdr.3 × 14-in.35019 knDec 1888Jan 1891Target,
Aug 1927
741 tons5 × 3-in.6 × 1-pdr.3 × 15-in.9019 knJan 1890Apr 1892Collision,
Nov 1892
4,278 tons1 × 12.6-in.11-12 × 4.7-in.4 × 14-in.36016.5 knJan 1888Sep 1891Scrapped,
1926
Feb 1888Apr 1892Explosion,
Apr 1908
Aug 1888Jun 1894Scrapped,
1927
3,100 tons4 × 6-in.6 × 4.7-in.4 × 14-in.33019 knMar 1890Mar 1894Scrapped,
1927
4,150 tons4 × 6-in.8 × 4.7-in.5 × 14-in.36023 knDec 1892Sep 1893Collision,
May 1904
2,657 tons2 × 6-in.6 × 4.7-in.2 × 15-in.25620 knAug 1892Dec 1896Scrapped,
1928
Aug 1894Mar 1899Target,
Aug 1930
4,160 tons2 × 8-in.10 × 4.7-in.5 × 18-in.42523.5 knApr 1896May 1898Mined off Port Arthur,
Dec 1904
4,979 tons2 × 8-in.10 × 4.7-in.5 × 14-in.40522.5 knFeb 1897Oct 1898Ran aground Tsugaru Strait, Jul 1916
Jan 1898Mar 1899Target, Jul 1931
3,366 tons6 × 6-in.10 × 12-pdr.32020 knJan 1902Jan 1904Wrecked Kamchatka Peninsula, Aug 1922
Oct 1901Feb 1904Target, 1944
3,000 tons2 × 6-in.6 × 4.7-in.31221 knJan 1903Sep 1904Grounded in dense fog off Daiozaki, Shima peninsula, Jul 1917
4,113 tons2 × 6-in.10 × 4.7-in.3 × 18-in.37023 knNov 1905May 1910Target, Apr 1933
5,000 tons8 × 6-in.4 × 12-pdr.3 × 18-in.26 knApr 1909May 1912Target, 1935
Aug 1910Jul 1912Scrapped, 1947
Jun 1910Jul 1912Scrapped, 1947

Prizes of Russo-Japanese War

Class or ShipDisplace-
ment
Main
Battery
Secondary
Battery
Torpedo
Tubes
Comple-
ment
SpeedKeel LaidCommissioned
into IJN
Fate
(ex-Russian Pallada)6,932 tons8 × 6-in.12 × 3.1-in.3 × 18-in.51420 knDec 1895Aug 1908Scuttled, May 1924
(ex-Russian Varyag)6,500 tons12 × 6-in.10 × 3-in.4 × 18-in.57123 knOct 1899Jul 1907Returned to Russia, Apr 1916
(ex-Russian Novik) 3,080 tons2 × 4.7-in.4 × 3-in.34025 knFeb 1900May 1904Sold, Apr 1913

Armored cruisers

See main article: Armored cruiser.

ClassDisplace-
ment
Main
Battery
Torpedo
Tubes
Secondary
Battery
Comple-
ment
SpeedShips in Class
ShipKeel LaidCompletedFate
9,557 tons4 × 8-in.14 × 6-in.5 × 18-in.67621 knOct 1896Mar 1899Scrapped, 1947
Jan 1897May 1899Air attack, Aug 1944
9,353 tons4 × 8-in.14 × 6-in.4 × 18-in.67220.75 knMay 1898Sep 1900Air attack, Jul 1945
Nov 1898Mar 1901Air attack, Jul 1945
9,646 tons4 × 8-in.12 × 6-in.5 × 18-in.67020 knSep 1897Jun 1900Scrapped, Jul 1946
9,278 tons4 × 8-in.12 × 6-in.5 × 18-in.67021 knFeb 1898Jul 1900Scrapped, 1946
7,698 tons4 × 8-in.14 × 6-in.4 × 18-in.600 20 kn ex-Argentine Bernardino RivadaviaMar 1902Jan 1904Air attack, Jul 1945
ex-Argentine Mariano MorenoMar1902Jan1904Target, 1936 and again 1942
Prize of Russo-Japanese War7,802 tons2 × 8-in.8 × 6-in.2 × 18-in.57321 kn (ex-Russian Bayan)Mar 1899Dec 1902Target, Aug 1932

Other cruisers

Dispatch vessels

ClassDisplace-
ment
Main
Battery
Secondary
Battery
Torpedo
Tubes
Comple-
ment
SpeedShips in Class
ShipKeel LaidCommis-
sioned
Fate
1,270 tons2 × 4.7-in.4 × 12-pdr.12 × 24-in.11622 knOct 1906Apr 1908Scrapped, 1945
Mar 1907Sep 1908Scrapped, 1929

Foreign built

ClassDisplace-
ment
Main BatterySecondary BatteryTorpedo TubesComple-
ment
SpeedShips in Class
ShipKeel LaidCommis-
sioned
Fate
Prize of World War I4,350 tons6 × 5.9-in.1 × 3.4-in.2 × 17.7-in.38027.25 knY (ex-German Augsburg)1910Scrapped, 1922
Ning Hai-class (prizes of Second Sino-Japanese War)2,526 tons6 × 5.5-in.6 × 3.1-in.4 × 21-in.35123 kntraining vessel Mikura, Jul 1938; renamed, Jun 1944 (ex-Chinese Ning-Hai)Feb 1931Sep 1932Submarine, Sep 1944
barracs hulk Mishima, 1938; renamed, Jun 1944 (ex-Chinese P'ing-Hai)Jun 1931Jun 1936Air attack, Nov 1944

In commission during World War II

Old light cruisers

See main article: Light cruiser.

ClassDisplacementMain BatteryTorpedo
Tubes
Comple-
ment
SpeedShips in Class
ShipKeel LaidCommis-
sioned
War LossPostwar
Tenryū class3,230 tons4 × 5.5-in.6 × 21-in.33233 knTatsutaJul 1917May 1919Submarine, Mar 1944
May 1917Nov 1919Submarine, Dec 1942
Kuma class5,870 tons7 × 5.5-in.8 × 24-in.43931.75 knAug 1918Aug 1920Submarine, Jan 1944
Aug 1918Jan 1921Submarine, Oct 1944
Sep 1919Apr 1921Scrapped, 1946
Aug 1918May 1921Air attack, Nov 1944
Nov 1919Oct 1921Submarine, Jul 1944
Nagara class5,170 tons7 × 5.5-in.8 × 24-in.43836 knSep 1920Apr 1922Submarine, Oct 1944
Dec 1920Sep 1922Submarine, Aug 1944
Jan 1921Nov 1922Air attack, Oct 1944
May 1921Mar 1923Guadalcanal, Oct 1942
Aug 1920Aug 1923Submarine, Apr 1945
Dec 1921May 1925Air attack, Oct 1944
Yūbari class2,890 tons6 × 5.5-in.4 × 24-in.32835.5 knJun 1922Jul 1923Submarine, Apr 1944
Sendai class5,195 tons7 × 5.5-in.8 × 24-in.45035.25 knFeb 1922Apr 1924Empr. Aug. Bay, Nov 1943
Aug 1922Jul 1925Kolombangara, Jul 1943
Jun 1922Nov 1925Truk, Feb 1944

Heavy cruisers

See main article: Heavy cruiser.

ClassDisplacementMain BatteryTorpedo TubesComplementSpeedShips in Class
ShipKeel LaidCommis-
sioned
War LossPostwar
Furutaka class9,150 tons6 × 7.9-in.12 × 24-in.62533 knDec 1922Mar 1926Cape Esperance, Oct 1942
Dec 1922 Jul 1926Submarine, Aug 1942
Aoba class9,380 tons
exc. Aoba 9,000
6 × 8-in.12 × 24-in.77333.3 knJan 1924Sep 1927Air attack, Jul 1945
Oct 1924Sep 1927Guadalcanal, Nov 1942
Myōkō class13,380 tons10 × 8-in.16 × 24-in.77333.75 knOct 1924Jul 1929Scuttled, 1946
Nov 1924Nov 1928Air attack, Nov 1944
Mar 1925Apr 1929Surface action, May 1945
Apr 1925Aug 1929Surface action, Jun 1945
Takao class13,160 tons10 × 8-in.16 × 24-in.77334.25 knApr 1927Mar 1932Target, 1946
Apr 1927Mar 1932Submarine, Oct 1944
Apr 1931Jun 1932Off Samar, Oct 1944
Dec 1928Jun 1932Submarine, Oct 1944
Mogami class12,400 tons10 × 8-in.12 × 24-in.85034.75 knOct 1931Jul 1935Surigao Strait, Oct 1944
Dec 1931Aug 1935Midway, Jun 1942
Dec 1933Oct 1937Off Samar, Oct 1944
Apr 1934Jul 1935Air attack, Nov 1944
Tone class11,215 tons8 × 8-in.12 × 24-in.85035 knDec 1934Nov 1938Air attack, Jul 1945
Oct 1935May 1939Off Samar, Oct 1944
Ibuki class12,200 tons10 × 8-in.16 × 24-in.35 knApr 1942May 1943completed as aircraft carrier
No. 301cancelledcancelled

New light cruisers

See main article: Light cruiser.

ClassDisplacementMain BatteryTorpedo
Tubes
Comple-
ment
SpeedShips in Class
ShipKeel LaidCommis-
sioned
War LossPostwar
Katori class5,890 tons4 × 5.5-in.4 × 21-in.18 knAug 1938Apr 1940Truk, Feb 1944
Oct 1938May 1940Scrapped, 1947
Oct 1939Jul 1941Air attack, Jan 1945
Kashiwaracancelledcancelled
Agano class6,652 tons6 × 6-in.8 × 24-in.73035 knJun 1940Oct 1942Submarine, Feb 1945
Sep 1941Jun 1943Air attack, Oct 1944
YahagiNov 1941Dec 1943Air attack, Apr 1945
Nov 1942Nov 1944Atomic bomb test, Jul 1946
Ōyodo class8,164 tons6 × 6.1-in.designed to carry 6 seaplanes36 knFeb 1941Feb 1943Air attack, Jul 1945Scrapped, 1948
Niyodocancelledcancelled

Destroyers

1st Class destroyers

World War I era

ClassDisplacementMain BatteryTorpedo
Tubes
ComplementSpeedShips in Class
ShipKeel LaidCompleted or
Commissioned
Fate
Urakaze class907 tons1 × 4.7‑in.
4 × 12‑pndr.
4 × 21‑in.12030 knOct 1913Oct 1915Air attack, Jul 1945
Oct 1913Dec 1916Transferred to Italy as Audace, Jul 1916
1,227 tons4 × 4.7-in.6 × 18-in.12834 knApr 1916Feb 1917Retired, 1935
Apr 1916Apr 1917Retired, 1935
Apr 1916Mar 1917Retired, 1935
Dec 1916Mar 1917Training ship, 1940;
sank in storm, 1945
*730 tons2 × 4‑in.
2 × 12‑pndr.
2 × 21-in.7227 knKanran (HMS Nemesis)1910‑19111910‑1911Loaned, 1917;
returned, 1919
Sendan (HMS Minstrel)1910‑19111910‑1911Loaned, 1917;
returned, 1919
1,300 tons3 × 4.7-in.6 × 21-in.12837.5‑knFeb 1917Nov 1918Retired, 1934
Sep 1916Jan 1919Retired, 1935
  • On loan from Royal Navy

In commission during World War II

ClassDisplace-
ment
Main
Battery
Torpedo
Tubes
Comple-
ment
SpeedNumber
Commis-
sioned
War LossesSurvived
War
Air
Attack
Sub-
marine
Surface
Action
Other
<--Hungrydog55/sandbox/military/1940-00_List_of_ships_of_the_IJN#Minekaze-class-->1,650 tons4 × 4.7‑in.6 × 21‑in.14839 kn15195
Kamikaze class1,720 tons4 × 4.7‑in.6 × 21‑in.15437¼ kn92412
1,445 tons4 × 4.7‑in.6 × Type 1215437¼ kn12912none
2,050 tons6 × 5‑in.9 × 24‑in.21938 kn2076421
Akatsuki class2,050 tons6 × 5‑in.9 × 24‑in.23338 kn4211
1,802 tons5 × 5‑in.6 × 24‑in.21236 kn6411none
1,685 tons5 × 5‑in.8 × 24‑in.18034 kn101621none
2,370 tons6 × 5‑in.8 × 24‑in.20035 kn10424none
2,500 tons6 × 5‑in.8 × 24‑in.23935.5 kn1964621
2,520 tons6 × 5‑in.8 × 24‑in.22535.5 kn199451none
3,700 tons8 × 3.9‑in.4 × 24‑in.26333 kn121146
3,300 tons6 × 5‑in.15 × 24‑in.26740.9 kn11none
1,530 tons3 × 5‑in.4 × 24‑in.21127.8 kn19213112
1,530 tons3 × 5‑in.4 × 24‑in.21127.8 kn141112
Totals1704841301140
Minekaze-class
(15)
Displacement: 1,650 tons
Main battery: 4 × 
Torpedo tubes: 6 × 
Complement: 148
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCompleted or
Commissioned
Fate
War LossPostwar

(Summit Wind)
Apr 1918May 1920Submarine off Formosa,
Feb 1944

(Marsh Wind)
Jan 1918Mar 1920Scuttled,
1948

(Offshore Wind)
Feb 1919Aug 1920Submarine near Yokosuka,
Jan 1943

(Island Wind)
Sep 1919Nov 1920Submarine near Kavieng,
Jan 1943

(High Seas Wind)
Jan 1920Sep 1920Submarine near Lombok Strait,
Jul 1945

(Arrow Wind)
Jan 1918Jul 1920Scrapped,
1948

(Winged Wind)
Nov 1918Sep 1920Submarine near Kavieng,
Jan 1943

(Tide Wind)
May 1920Jul 1921Scuttled,
1945

(Autumn Wind)
Jun 1920Sep 1921Submarine west of Luzon,
Nov 1944 ‡

(Evening Wind)
Dec 1920Aug 1921To Royal Navy,
1947

(Sword Wind)
Aug 1920Dec 1921Air attack at Truk,
Feb 1944

(Sail Wind)
Nov 1920Dec 1921Submarine in Celebes Sea,
Jul 1944

(Field Wind)
Apr 1921Mar 1922Submarine in South China Sea,
Feb 1945

(Wave Wind)
Nov 1921Nov 1922To Rep. of China,
1947

(Marsh Wind)
Aug 1921Jul 1922Submarine off Okinawa,
Dec 1943 ‡
‡ Lost with all hands
Kamikaze-class
Kamikaze class (9)
Displacement: 1,720 tons
Main battery: 4 × 
Torpedo tubes: 6 × 
Complement: 154
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCompleted or
Commissioned
Fate
War LossPostwar

(Morning Wind)
Feb 1922Jun 1923Submarine off Luzon,
Aug 1944

(Morning Calm)
Mar 1923Dec 1924Submarine south of Honshu,
May 1944

(Spring Wind)
May 1922May 1923Scuttled,
1947

(Flag Wind)
Jul 1923Aug 1924Air attack at Takao,
Jan 1945

(Gale)
Nov 1922Dec 1925Coastal battery at Wake Atoll,
Dec 1941*

(Divine Wind)
Dec 1921Dec 1922Scrapped,
1947

(Pine Wind)
Dec 1922Apr 1924Submarine south of Honshu,
Jun 1944

(Tail Wind)
Mar 1923Oct 1925Air attack at Truk,
Feb 1944

(Evening Calm)
Sep 1923May 1925Submarine off Luzon,
Aug 1944
Mutsuki-class
(12)
Displacement: 1,445 tons
Main battery: 4 × 
Torpedo tubes: 6 × Type 12
Complement: 154
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCompleted or
Commissioned
War Loss

(July)
Oct 1924Jul 1926Air attack at Truk,
Feb 1944

(Chrysanthemum Moon)
Jun 1925Nov 1926Air attack at Tulagi,
May 1942

(February)
Jun 1924Dec 1925Air attack at Wake Atoll,
Dec 1941*‡

(Crescent Moon)
Aug 1925May 1927Air attack at Tuluvu,
Jul 1943

(June)
Mar 1925Mar 1927Submarine off Tawitawi,
Jun 1944

(Full Moon)
Mar 1926Oct 1927Air attack off Rabaul,
Oct 1943

(January)
May 1924Mar 1926Battle of the Eastern Solomons,
Aug 1942

(September)
Apr 1926Apr 1927Battle of Kula Gulf,
Jul 1943

(May)
Dec 1924Nov 1925Air attack on Manila Bay,
Sep 1944

(April)
Jan 1924Sep 1926PT boat attack off Cebu,
Dec 1944

(March)
Jan 1924Aug 1926Air attack off New Guinea,
Sep 1942

(Evening Moon)
Nov 1926Jul 1927Air attack off Cebu,
Dec 1944
‡ Lost with all hands
Fubuki-class
(20)
Displacement: 2,050 tons
Main battery: 6 × 
Torpedo tubes: 18 × Type 90
Complement: 219
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCompleted or
Commissioned
Fate
PrewarWar LossPostwar

(Daybreak)
Nov 1929Jul 1931Air attack near Manila,
Nov 1944

(Fogged or Clouded Sky)
Nov 1928Nov 1930Struck mine in Makassar Strait,
Apr 1944

(Morning Fog)
Dec 1928Jun 1930Battle of the Eastern Solomons,
Aug 1942

(Twilled Waves)
Jan 1928Apr 1930Naval Battle of Guadalcanal,
Nov 1942

(Blizzard)
Jun 1926Aug 1928Battle of Cape Esperance,
Oct 1942

(First Snow)
Apr 1927Mar 1929Air attack near Shortlands,
Jul 1943

(Breakers or Surf)
Oct 1926Jun 1928Submarine in Sulu Sea,
Apr 1943

(Deep Snow)
Apr 1927Jun 1929Collision in Korea Strait,
Jun 1934*

(Massed Clouds)
Apr 1927May 1929Battle of Cape Esperance,
Oct 1942

(Moonlight)
Oct 1929Nov 1931Air attack in Aleutians,
Oct 1942

(Haze)
Mar 1929Jan 1931Submarine near Borneo,
Dec 1941

(Ripples)
Mar 1930Jun 1931Submarine near Caroline Islands,
Jan 1944

(Spreading Waves)
Jul 1928Dec 1929Submarine in South China Sea,
Sep 1944

(Daybreak)
Oct 1924Jul 1926Air attack near British Borneo,
Dec 1941

(White Cloud)
Oct 1924Jul 1926Submarine off Hokkaidō,
Mar 1944

(White Snow)
Mar 1927Dec 1928Battle of the Bismarck Sea,
Mar 1943

(Shore Wave)
Oct 1924Jul 1926Air attack off Panay,
Oct 1944

(Tide)
Oct 1924Jul 1926Scrapped,
1948

(Thin Clouds)
Oct 1924Jul 1926Submarine in Sea of Okhotsk,
Jul 1944

(Evening Mist)
Oct 1924Jul 1926Battle of Cape St. George,
Nov 1943
  • Only Japanese modern destroyer loss prewar; only Japanese modern destroyer loss to collision
Akatsuki-class
upright=1|thumb|center| in Chinese waters, 1938Akatsuki class (4)
Displacement: 2,050 tons
Main battery: 6 × 
Torpedo tubes: 9 × 
Complement: 233
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCompleted or
Commissioned
Fate
War LossPostwar

(Dawn)
Feb 1930Nov 1932Naval Battle of Guadalcanal,
Nov 1942

(Echo)
Feb 1930Mar 1933To USSR,
1949

(Thunder)
Mar 1930Aug 1932Submarine off Guam,
Jul 1944 ‡

(Lightning)
Mar 1930Nov 1932Submarine off Tawitawi,
May 1944
‡ Lost with all hands
Hatsuharu-class
upright=1|thumb|center| (6)
Displacement: 1,802 tons
Main battery: 5 × 
Torpedo tubes: 6 × 
Complement: 212
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCompleted or
Commissioned
War Loss

(Daybreak)
Jan 1933Mar 1935Air attack near Tuluvu,
Jul 1943

(Early Spring)
May 1931Sep 1933Air attack on Manila Bay,
Nov 1944

(First Frost)
Jan 1933Sep 1934Mined and beached in Miyazu Bay,
Jul 1945

(New Year Day)
Dec 1931Sep 1933Submarine in Aleutians,
Jul 1942

(Young Leaves)
Dec 1931Oct 1934Air attack off Panay,
Oct 1944

(Twilight)
Apr 1933Mar 1935Air attack off Kolombangara,
Jul 1943 †
† Survivors rescued but subsequently lost
Shiratsuyu-class
upright=1|thumb|center|Harusame underway, 1943 (10)
Displacement: 1,685 tons
Main battery: 5 × 
Torpedo tubes: 8 × 
Complement: 180
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCompleted or
Commissioned
War Loss

(Spring Rain)
Feb 1935Aug 1937Air attack near New Guinea,
Jun 1944

(River Wind)
Apr 1935Apr 1937Battle of Vella Gulf,
Aug 1943

(Passing Shower)
Feb 1934Jan 1937Submarine in Blackett Strait,
Mar  1943

(Early Summer Rain)
Dec 1934Jan 1937Submarine near Palau,
Aug 1944

(Drizzle)
Dec 1933Sep 1936Submarine in Gulf of Siam,
Jan 1945

(White Dew)
Nov 1933Sep 1936Collision near Surigao Strait,
Jun 1944

(Cool Breeze)
Jul 1935Aug 1937Submarine off Ponape,
Jan 1944

(Sea Breeze)
May 1935May 1937Submarine at Truk,
Feb 1944

(Mountain Wind)
May 1935Jun 1937Submarine off Honshu,
Jun 1942 ‡

(Evening Squall)
Oct 1934Jan 1937Naval Battle of Guadalcanal,
Nov 1942
‡ Lost with all hands
Asashio-class
upright=1|thumb|center| (10)
Displacement: 2,370 tons
Main battery: 6 × 
Torpedo tubes: 8 × 
Complement: 200
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCompleted or
Commissioned
War Loss

(Hailstone)
Mar 1937Apr 1939Submarine in Aleutians,
Jul 1942

(Stormy Tide)
Oct 1935Dec 1937Battle of the Bismarck Sea,
Mar 1943

(Morning Cloud)
Dec 1936Mar 1938Battle of Surigao Strait,
Oct 1944

(Morning Tide)
Sep 1935Aug 1937Battle of the Bismarck Sea,
Mar 1943

(Haze)
Dec 1936Jun 1939Air attack off Okinawa,
Apr 1945

(Full Tide)
Nov 1935Oct 1937Battle of Surigao Strait,
Oct 1944

(Summit Cloud)
Mar 1937Apr 1938Battle of Blackett Strait,
Mar 1943

(Summer Cloud)
Jul 1936Feb 1938Air attack off Guadalcanal,
Oct 1942

(High Tide)
Aug 1936Oct 1936Submarine off Manus,
Feb 1943

(Mountain Cloud)
Nov 1936Jan 1938Battle of Surigao Strait,
Oct 1944
Kagerō-class
upright=1|thumb|center| underway, 1939 (19)
Displacement: 2,500 tons
Main battery: 6 × 
Torpedo tubes: 8 × Type 92
Complement: 239
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCompleted or
Commissioned
Fate
War LossPostwar

(Autumn Clouds)
Jul 1940Sep 1941Submarine off Zamboanga Peninsula,
Apr 1944

(Heavenly Wind)
Feb 1939Oct 1940Scuttled off Amoy,
Apr 1945

(Storm)
Nov 1940Battle of Vella Gulf,
Aug 1943

(Clover Wind)
Jun 1940Battle of Vella Gulf,
Aug 1943

(Beach Wind)
Nov 1939Jun 1941Air attack in East China Sea,
Apr 1945

(First Wind)
Dec 1937Feb 1940Battle of Empress Augusta Bay,
Nov 1943

(Swift Tide)
Jun 1938Aug 1940Air attack in Huon Gulf,
Nov 1942

(Wind on the Beach)
Nov 1938Nov 1940Air attack off Okinawa,
Apr 1945

(Mirage)
Sep 1937Nov 1939Air attack off Rendova,
May 1943

(Black Tide)
Aug 1937Jan 1940Struck mine off Kolombangara,
May 1943

(Dancing Wind)
Apr 1940Jul 1941Surface action near Truk,
Feb 1944

(Summer Tide)
Dec 1937Aug 1940Submarine off Makassar,
Feb 1942

(Autumn Gale)
Nov 1939Apr 1941Surface action off Samar,
Oct 1944

(Father Current)
Mar 1938Aug 1940Air attack off Kolombangara,
May 1943

(Phosphorescent Light)
Aug 1937Dec 1939Air attack off Panay,
Oct 1944

(Valley Wind)
Apr 1941Submarine near TawiTawi,
Jun 1944

(Favorable Wind)
Feb 1939Dec 1940Battle of the Bismarck Sea,
Mar 1943

(Wind on the Sea)
Apr 1939Dec 1940Submarine off Formosa,
Nov 1944

(Snowy Wind)
Jan 1940To Rep. of China,
Jul 1947
Yūgumo-class
upright=1|thumb|center| at anchor (19)
Displacement: 2,520 tons
Main battery: 6 × 
Torpedo tubes: 8 × 24‑in.
Complement: 225
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCommis-
sioned
War Loss

(Autumn Frost)
May 1943Mar 1944Air attack at Cavite,
Nov 1944

(Morning Frost)
Jan 1943Nov 1943Air attack off Okinawa,
Apr 1945

(Purple Wave)
Aug 1942Jul 1943Air attack following Battle off Samar,
Oct 1944 †

(Beach Waves)
Apr 1943Oct 1943Air attack off Leyte,
Nov 1944

(Early Waves)
Jan 1942Jul 1943Submarine near TawiTawi,
Jun 1944

(Early Frost)
Jan 1943Feb 1944Grounded and abandoned following Battle off Samar,
Oct 1944

(Wind and Clouds)
Dec 1940Mar 1942Submarine near Davao Gulf,
Jun 1944

(Shore Waves)
Aug 1943Dec 1943Submarine near Palawan,
Dec 1944

(Clear Wave)
Oct 1941Jan 1943Air attack off Kolombangara,
Jul 1943 ↔

(Clear Frost)
Feb 1944May 1944Air attack and PT boat off Mindoro,
Dec 1944

(Cirrus Clouds)
Dec 1940Mar 1942Scuttled after striking mine off Savo Island,
Feb 1943

(Overflowing Waves)
Apr 1941Aug 1942Battle of Cape St. George,
Nov 1943

(Long Waves)
Apr 1941Jun 1942Air attack Ormoc Bay,
Nov 1944

(High Seas Waves)
Aug 1942Dec 1943Air attack Manila Bay,
Nov 1944

(Big Rough Waves)
Nov 1941Dec 1942Battle of Cape St. George,
Nov 1943 ‡

(Breaking Waves)
Mar 1942Jul 1943Air attack Rabaul,
Nov 1943

(Tall Wave)
May 1941Aug 1942Battle of Tassafaronga,
Nov 1942

(Jade Wave)
Mar 1942Apr 1943Submarine off Manila Bay,
Jun 1944 ‡

(Evening Clouds)
Jul 1940Dec 1941Battle of Vella Lavella,
Oct 1943
‡ Lost with all hands
† Lost with all hands, including survivors of Chokai
↔ Very few survivors; all previously rescued from Yugumo lost
Akizuki-class
upright=1|thumb|center| underwayAkizuki class (12)
Displacement: 3,700 tons
Main battery: 6 × 
Torpedo tubes: 8 × 24‑in.
Complement: 225
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCommis-
sioned
War LossPostwar

(Autumn Moon)
Jul 1940Jun 1942Battle off Cape Engaño,
Oct 1944

(Winter Moon)
May 1943May 1944Converted to breakwater,
May 1948

(Flower Moon)
Feb 1944Dec 1944Sunk as target,
Feb 1948

(Spring Moon)
Dec 1943Dec 1944To Soviet Navy,
Aug 1947

(New Moon in Autumn)
Jul 1941Dec 1942 Battle off Cape Engaño,
Oct 1944
Michizuki----

(Summer Moon)
May 1944Apr 1945To Royal Navy,
Aug 1947

(New Moon)
Dec 1941Mar 1943Battle of Kula Gulf,
Jul 1943

(November)
Jul 1942Mar 1944Submarine off Singapore,
Nov 1944

(Clear Moon in Autumn)
Mar 1941Dec 1942Sold for scrap,
Nov 1945

(Shining Moon)
Nov 1941Jan 1943Surface action off Savo Island,
Dec 1942

(Young Moon)
Mar 1942May 1943Air attack off Ormoc Bay,
Nov 1944

(Evening Moon)
Aug 1943Jan 1942To Rep. of China,
Aug 1947
Shimakaze
upright=1|thumb|center| underway (1)
Displacement: 3,300 tons
Main battery: 6 × 
Torpedo tubes: 15 × 24‑in.
Complement: 267
Speed:
Matsu-class
upright=1|thumb|center| at anchor (19)
Displacement: 1,530 tons
Main battery: 3 × 
Torpedo tubes: 4 × 24‑in.
Complement: 211
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCommis-
sioned
War LossPostwar

(Japanese Cypress)
Mar 1944Sep 1944Surface action off Manila Bay,
Jan 1945 ‡

(Maple)
Mar 1944Oct 1944To Rep. of China,
Jul 1947

(Live Oak)
May 1944Sep 1944Scrapped
1947

(Japanese Nutmeg-Yew)
Apr 1944Sep 1944To USSR,
Jul 1947

(Japanese Elm)
Jun 1944Dec 1944Sunk as target,
1947

(Paulownia Hardwood)
Feb 1944Aug 1944To USSR,
Jul 1947

(Mulberry)
Dec 1943Jul 1944Surface action off Ormoc Bay,
Dec 1944

(Podocarp Hardwood)
Feb 1944Aug 1944Scrapped
1947

(Pine Tree)
Aug 1943Apr 1944Air attack off Bonin Islands,
Aug 1944

(White Fir)
Jan 1944Sep 1944Air attack off Manila Bay,
Jan 1945

(Peach)
Nov 1943Jun 1944Submarine off Cape Bolinao, Luzon,
Dec 1944

(Oak)
Jun 1944Nov 1944Scrapped,
1948

(Cherry Blossom)
Jun 1944Nov 1944Struck mine off Osaka,
Jul 1945

(Cedar)
Feb 1944Aug 1944To Rep. of China,
Jul 1947

(Violet)
Oct 1944Mar 1945Sunk as target,
1947

(Bamboo)
Oct 1943Jun 1944Sunk as target,
1947

(Camellia)
Jun 1944Nov 1944Scrapped,
Jul 1948

(Apricot)
Jan 1944Jun 1944Air attack off Ormoc Bay,
Jan 1945

(Willow)
Aug 1944Jan 1945Scrapped,
Apr 1947
‡ Lost with all hands
Tachibana-class
upright=1|thumb|left|Nire (14)
Displacement: 1,530 tons
Main battery: 3 × 
Torpedo tubes: 4 × 24‑in.
Complement: 211
Speed:
ShipKeel LaidCommis-
sioned
War LossPostwar

(Nettle Tree)
Oct 1944Mar 1945Struck mine Jun 1945,
scrapped

(Bush Clover)
Sep 1944Mar 1945To Royal Navy,
Apr 1947

(Early-blooming Plum)
Dec 1944Jun 1945To Rep. of China,
Jul 1947

(Early-blooming Cherry)
Apr 1944May 1945To USSR,
Jul 1947

(Birch)
Oct 1944May 1945To US,
Aug 1947

(Persimmon)
Oct 1944May 1945To US,
Jul 1947

(Camphor)
Nov 1944May 1945To Royal Navy,
Jul 1947

(?)
Sep 1944Mar 1945Salvaged 1955
as JDS Wakaba

(Elm)
Aug 1944Jan 1945Scrapped,
Apr 1948

(Great Bamboo)
Nov 1944May 1945To US,
Jul 1945

(Castanopsis)
Sep 1944Mar 1945To USSR,
Jul 1945

(Violet)
Oct 1944Mar 1945To Royal Navy,
Aug 1947

(?)
Jul 1944Jan 1945Sunk by air attack,
Jul 1945

(Ivy)
Jul 1944Feb 1945To Rep. of China,
Jul 1947

2nd Class destroyers

3rd Class destroyers

Torpedo boats

River gunboats

Minesweepers

Patrol vessels

List of IJN Patrol Vessels can be found here at http://admiral31.world.coocan.jp/e/s_xa0f.htm

Submarines

See main article: Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

1st Class submarines

2nd Class submarines

3rd Class submarines

Army submarines

Other submarines

Suicide vessels

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jentschura . Hansgeorg . Jung . Dieter . Mickel . Peter . Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945 . 1977 . Arms & Armour Press . London . 0-85368-151-1 . 1st English.