Rapid Naval Armaments Supplement Programme Explained

The was one of the armaments expansion plan of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).

Background

In August 1941, the IJN started building warships for war. It extended to 293 vessels, 300,000 tons.

Table of vessels

CategoryClassVessel number(s)CompletedConvertedCancelled
Heavy cruiserIbuki
  1. 300 - 301
  1. 300 was converted to aircraft carrier
  1. 301
Aircraft carrierUnryū
  1. 302
Unryū (#302)
Seaplane tenderAkitsushima
  1. 303
  1. 303
Fleet oilerKazahaya
  1. 304 - 307
Kazahaya (#304)
  1. 306 was converted to the Hayasui class
  1. 305, 307
HayasuiHayasui (#306)
Escort ship Type-AEtorofu
  1. 310 - 339
Etorofu (#310), Matsuwa (#311), Sado (#312), Oki (#313), Mutsure (#314), Iki (#315), Tsushima (#316), Wakamiya (#317), Hirado (#318), Fukae (#319), Amakusa (#321), Manju (#323), Kanju (#325), Kasado (#330)
  1. 320, #322, #324, #326 - 329 and #331 - 339 were converted to the Mikura class
Escort ship Type-BMikuraMikura (#320), Miyake (#322), Awaji (#324), Nōmi (#326), Kurahashi (#327), Chiburi (#329), Yashiro (#331), Kusagaki (#334)
  1. 328, #333 and #339 were converted to the Hiburi class
    #332 and #335 - 338 were converted to the Ukuru class
HiburiHiburi (#328), Daitō (#333), Shōnan (#339)
UkuruUkuru (#332), Okinawa (#335), Amami (#336), Aguni (#337), Shinnan (#338)
Destroyer Type-AYūgumo
  1. 340 - 355
Hayanami (#340), Hamanami (#341), Okinami (#342), Kishinami (#343), Asashimo (#344), Hayashimo (#345), Akishimo (#346), Kiyoshimo (#347)
  1. 348 - 355
Destroyer Type-BAkizuki
  1. 360 - 369
Shimotsuki (#360), Fuyutsuki (#361), Harutsuki (#362), Yoizuki (#363), Natsuzuki (#364), Hanazuki (#366)
  1. 367 - 369
Cruiser submarine Type-BI-40
  1. 370 - 375
I-40 (#370) to I-45 (#375)
Cruiser submarine Type-CI-16
  1. 376 - 378
I-46 (#376) to I-48 (#378)
S49B
  1. 379 - 381
  1. 379 - 381
Medium-sized submarineRo-35
  1. 385 - 396
Ro-44 (#385) to Ro-50 (#391), (#396)
  1. 392 - 395
Ro-100
  1. 400 - 408
Ro-109 (#400) to Ro-117 (#408),
MinesweeperNo.19
  1. 410 - 437
No.25 (#410) to No.30 (#415), No.33 (#418), No.34 (#419), No.38 (#423), No.39 (#424), No.41 (#426)
  1. 416 - 417, #420 - 422, #425, #427 - 437
SubchaserNo.13
  1. 440 - 459
No.40 (#440) to No.58 (#458)
  1. 459
MinelayerAjiro
  1. 460 - 473
Ajiro (#460)
  1. 461 - 473
Auxiliary minesweeperAux. No.1
  1. 480 - 495
Aux. No.7 (#480) to Aux. No.22 (#495)
Auxiliary subchaserAux. No.1
  1. 500 - 599
Aux. No.1 (#500) to Aux. No.100 (#599)
Patrol torpedo boatNo.10
  1. 600
No.10 (#600)
No.11
  1. 601 - 617
No.11 (#601) to No.16 (#606)
  1. 607 - 617

See also

References

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