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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.
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Ship or class | Displacement | Main battery |
Secondary battery |
Torpedo tubes |
Complement | Speed | Ships in class | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel laid |
Commissioned | Fate | |||||||
Kōtetsu, 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 | ||
Fusō | 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 class | 12,230 tons | 4 × 12-in. | 10 × 6-in. | 5 × 18-in. | 650 | 18.25 kn | Fuji | Aug 1894 | Aug 1897 | Scrapped, 1948 |
Yashima | Dec 1894 | Sep 1897 | Naval mines, May 1904 | |||||||
Shikishima class | 14,850 tons | 4 × 12-in. | 14 × 6-in. | 4 × 18-in. | 741 | 18 kn | Shikishima | Mar 1897 | Jan 1900 | Scrapped, 1948 |
Hatsuse | Jan 1898 | Jan 1901 | Naval mine, May 1904 | |||||||
Asahi | 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 | |
Mikasa | 15,140 tons | 4 × 12-in. | 14 × 6-in. | 4 × 18-in. | 836 | 18 kn | Jan 1899 | Mar 1902 | Preserved as museum ship |
Ship | Displacement | Main battery |
Secondary battery |
Torpedo tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Keel Laid | Commissioned into IJN |
Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iki (ex-Russian Imperator Nikolai I) | 9,594 tons | 2 × 12-in. | 6 × 6-in. | 6 × 18-in. | 616 | 14 kn | Aug 1886 | Jun 1905 | Target, Oct 1915 |
Tango (ex-Russian Poltava) | 11,500 tons | 4 × 12-in. | 4 × 9-in. | 2 × 18-in. 4 × 15-in. |
631 | 16 kn | May 1892 | Aug 1905 | Returned to Russia, 1916 |
Sagami (ex-Russian Peresvet) | 13,810 tons | 4 × 10-in. | 10 × 6-in. | 2 × 18-in. | 771 | 18 kn | Nov 1895 | Jul 1908 | Sold back to Russia, Mar 1916 |
Suwo (ex-Russian Pobeda) | 13,320 tons | 4 × 10-in. | 10 × 6-in. | 2 × 18-in. | 771 | 18 kn | Feb 1899 | Oct 1908 | Probably scrapped, 1922-1923 |
Hizen (ex-Russian Retvizan) | 12,780 tons | 4 × 12-in. | 12 × 6-in. | 6 × 15-in. | 750 | 18 kn | Jul 1899 | Jan 1905 | Sunk as target, Jul 1924 |
Iwami (ex-Russian Oryol) | 14,151 tons | 4 × 12-in. | 12 × 6-in. | 4 × 15-in. | 854 | 18 kn | Jun 1900 | Jun 1907 | Sunk as target, Jul 1924 |
Ship | Displacement | Main battery |
Secondary battery |
Torpedo tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Keel laid | Commissioned into IJN |
Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mishima (ex-Russian Admiral Seniavin) | 4,165 tons | 4 × 10-in. | 6 × 6-in. | removed | 406 | 16 kn | Aug 1892 | Jun 1905 | Sunk as target, May 1936 |
Okinoshima (ex-Russian General Admiral Graf Apraksin) | 4,165 tons | 3 × 10-in. | 6 × 6-in. | removed | 406 | 15 kn | Oct 1894 | Jun 1905 | Scrapped, 1939 |
Class | Displacement | Main Battery |
Secondary Battery |
Torpedo Tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in class | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
Fate | |||||||
Katori class | 15,950 tons | 4 × 12-in. 4 × 10-in. |
12 × 6-in. | 5 × 18-in. | 864 | 18 kn | Katori | Apr 1904 | May 1906 | Scrapped, 1925 |
Kashima | Feb 1904 | May 1906 | Scrapped, 1924 | |||||||
Satsuma class | 19,372 tons | 4 × 12-in. 12 × 10-in. |
8 × 6-in. | 5 × 18-in. | 940 | 20 kn | Satsuma | May 1905 | Mar 1910 | Sunk as target, 1924 |
Aki | Mar 1906 | Mar 191 | Sunk as target, 1924 | |||||||
Kawachi class | 20,823 tons | 12 × 12-in. | 10 × 6-in. | 5 × 18-in. | 1,100 | 21 kn | Kawachi | Apr 1909 | Mar 1912 | Internal explosion, 1918 |
Settsu | Jan 1909 | Jul 1912 | Scrapped, 1947 |
Source | Displacement | Main Battery |
Secondary Battery |
Torpedo Tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Keel Laid | Ceded to Japan |
Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ex-German Nassau | 18,873 tons | 12 × 11-in. | 12 × 6-in. | 6 × 17.7-in. | 1,008 | 20 kn | Jul 1907 | Apr 1920 | Scrapped, 1920 |
ex-German Oldenburg | 22,808 tons | 12 × 12-in. | 14 × 5.9-in. | 6 × 21-in. | 1,069 | 20.8 kn | Mar 1909 | Apr 1920 | Scrapped, 1921 |
Class | Displace- ment |
Main Battery |
Secondary Battery |
Torpedo Tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
Fate | ||||||||
Tsukuba class | 13,750 tons | 4 × 12-in. | 12 × 6-in. | 3 | 820 | 20.5 kn | Tsukuba | Jan 1905 | Jan 1907 | Explosion, Jan 1917 | |
Ikoma | Mar 1905 | Mar 1908 | Scrapped, 1923 | ||||||||
Ibuki class | 14,636 tons | 4 × 12-in. | 8 × 8-in. | 3 × 17.7-in. | 817 | 21.25 kn | Ibuki | May 1907 | Nov 1907 | Scrapped, 1923 | |
Kurama | Aug 1905 | Feb 1911 | Scrapped, 1923 | ||||||||
Kongō class | 31,720 tons exc. Kirishima 31,980 |
8 × 14-in. | 16 × 6-in. | 8 × 21-in. | 1,437 | 30.5 kn | Kongō | Jan 1911 | Aug 1913 | Converted to fast battleship, 1935 | |
Haruna | Mar 1912 | Apr 1915 | Converted to fast battleship, 1933 | ||||||||
Hiei | Nov 1911 | Apr 1915 | Converted to training ship, 1937; fast battleship, 1941 | ||||||||
Kirishima | Mar 1912 | Apr 1915 | Converted to fast battleship, 1941 | ||||||||
Amagi class | 40,000 tons | Amagi | Cancelled, 1922 | ||||||||
Akagi | Dec 1920 | Mar 1927 | Completed as aircraft carrier | ||||||||
Atago | Cancelled, 1922 | ||||||||||
Takao | Cancelled, 1922 | ||||||||||
Type B-65 | 32,000 tons | 9 × 12.2-in. | 16 × 3.9-in. | 33 kn | Hull 795 | Cancelled, 1942 | |||||
Hull 796 | Cancelled, 1942 |
Class | Displacement | Main Battery |
Secondary Battery |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel laid | Commis- sioned |
War loss | Postwar | ||||||
Kongō class | 31,720 tons exc. Kirishima 31,980 |
8 × 14-in. | 14 × 6-in. | 1,437 | 30.5 kn | Kongō | Jan 1911 | Aug 1913 | sunk by USS Sealion (SS-315) Nov 1944 | |
Haruna | Mar 1912 | Apr 1915 | Hit in Bombing of Kure July 1945 | Scrapped 1946 | ||||||
Hiei | Nov 1911 | Apr 1915 | Sunk at Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Nov 1942 | |||||||
Kirishima | Mar 1912 | Apr 1915 | Sunk at Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Nov 1942 | |||||||
Fusō class | 34,700 tons | 12 × 14-in. | 16 × 6-in. | 1,376 | 25 kn | Fusō | Mar 1912 | Nov 1915 | Sunk at Battle of Surigao Strait Oct 1944 | |
Yamashiro | Nov 1913 | Mar 1917 | Sunk at Battle of Surigao Strait Oct 1944 | |||||||
Ise class ‡ | 42,001 tons | 12 × 14-in. | 16 × 5.5-in. | 1,376 | 25 kn | Ise | May 1915 | Nov 1915 | Sunk by Air attack on Kure Jul 1945 | |
Hyūga | May 1915 | Apr 1918 | Sunk by Air attack on Kure Jul 1945 | Scrapped, 1947 | ||||||
Nagato class | 39,130 tons | 8 × 16-in. | 18 × 5.5-in. | 1,368 | 25 kn | Nagato | Aug 1917 | Nov 1920 | Used at target in Operation Crossroads atomic bomb test, 1946 | |
Mutsu | Jun 1918 | Oct 1921 | Internal explosion, Jun 1943 | |||||||
Tosa class | 38,500 tons | 10 × 16-in. | 20 × 5.5-in. | 26.5 kn | Tosa | Feb 1920 | Cancelled, 1922; hull used for tests and scuttled 1925 | |||
Kaga | Jul 1920 | Mar 1928 | Completed as aircraft carrier |
‡ Before conversion to hybrid aircraft carriers
Class | Displacement | Main Battery | Secondary Battery | Complement | Speed | Ships in Class | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel Laid | Commissioned | War Loss | ||||||
Yamato class | 64,170 tons | 9 × 18-in. | 12 × 6.1-in. | 2,500 | 27.5 kn | Yamato | Nov 1937 | Dec 1941 | Sunk by air attack during Operation Ten-Go Apr 1945 |
Musashi | Mar 1938 | Aug 1942 | Sunk at Battle of the Sibuyan Sea Oct 1944 | ||||||
Shinano | May 1940 | completed as aircraft carrier |
sunk by submarine attack 29 November 1944 | ||||||
Hull 111 | scrapped | ||||||||
6 × 6.1-in. | Hull 797 | cancelled | |||||||
Design A-150 battleship | 70,000 tons | 6 × 20.1-in. | "Many" × 3.9-in. | Hull 798 | cancelled | ||||
Hull 799 | cancelled |
Class or Ship | Displace- ment |
Main Battery |
Secondary Battery |
Torpedo Tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed | Fate | |||||||
ex-Chinese prize of First Sino-Japanese War Jiyuan | 2,300 tons | 2 × 8.2-in. | 1 × 5.9-in. | 4 | 180 | 15 kn | Saien | Jan 1883 | Mar 1895 | Mine, Nov 1904 |
Chilean corvette Esmeralda sold to Japan | 2,950 tons | 2 × 10-in. | 6 × 6-in. | 296 | 18.3 kn | Izumi | Apr1881 | 1894 | Scrapped | |
Naniwa class | 3,727 tons | 2 × 10.2-in. | 6 × 5.9-in. | 4 × 14-in. | 325 | 18 kn | Naniwa | Mar 1884 | Feb 1886 | Sold for scrap, Jun 1913 |
Takachiho | Apr 1884 | Mar 1886 | Torpedoed off Tsingtao, Oct 1914 | |||||||
Unebi | 3,615 tons | 4 × 9.4-in. | 7 × 5.9-in. | 4 × 14-in. | 400 | 18 kn | Unebi | May 1884 | Oct 1886 | Lost at sea, Dec 1886 |
Yaeyama | 1,584 tons | 3 × 4.7-in. | 8 × 3-pdr. | 2 × 18-in. | 200 | 20.75 kn | Yaeyama | Jun 1887 | Mar 1890 | Scrapped, Apr 1911 |
Chiyoda | 2,439 tons | 10 × 4.7-in. | 14 × 3-pdr. | 3 × 14-in. | 350 | 19 kn | Chiyoda | Dec 1888 | Jan 1891 | Target, Aug 1927 |
Chishima | 741 tons | 5 × 3-in. | 6 × 1-pdr. | 3 × 15-in. | 90 | 19 kn | Chishima | Jan 1890 | Apr 1892 | Collision, Nov 1892 |
Matsushima class | 4,278 tons | 1 × 12.6-in. | 11-12 × 4.7-in. | 4 × 14-in. | 360 | 16.5 kn | Itsukushima | Jan 1888 | Sep 1891 | Scrapped, 1926 |
Matsushima | Feb 1888 | Apr 1892 | Explosion, Apr 1908 | |||||||
Hashidate | Aug 1888 | Jun 1894 | Scrapped, 1927 | |||||||
Akitsushima | 3,100 tons | 4 × 6-in. | 6 × 4.7-in. | 4 × 14-in. | 330 | 19 kn | Akitsushima | Mar 1890 | Mar 1894 | Scrapped, 1927 |
Yoshino | 4,150 tons | 4 × 6-in. | 8 × 4.7-in. | 5 × 14-in. | 360 | 23 kn | Yoshino | Dec 1892 | Sep 1893 | Collision, May 1904 |
Suma class | 2,657 tons | 2 × 6-in. | 6 × 4.7-in. | 2 × 15-in. | 256 | 20 kn | Suma | Aug 1892 | Dec 1896 | Scrapped, 1928 |
Akashi | Aug 1894 | Mar 1899 | Target, Aug 1930 | |||||||
Takasago | 4,160 tons | 2 × 8-in. | 10 × 4.7-in. | 5 × 18-in. | 425 | 23.5 kn | Takasago | Apr 1896 | May 1898 | Mined off Port Arthur, Dec 1904 |
Kasagi class | 4,979 tons | 2 × 8-in. | 10 × 4.7-in. | 5 × 14-in. | 405 | 22.5 kn | Kasagi | Feb 1897 | Oct 1898 | Ran aground Tsugaru Strait, Jul 1916 |
Chitose | Jan 1898 | Mar 1899 | Target, Jul 1931 | |||||||
Niitaka class | 3,366 tons | 6 × 6-in. | 10 × 12-pdr. | 320 | 20 kn | Niitaka | Jan 1902 | Jan 1904 | Wrecked Kamchatka Peninsula, Aug 1922 | |
Tsushima | Oct 1901 | Feb 1904 | Target, 1944 | |||||||
Otowa | 3,000 tons | 2 × 6-in. | 6 × 4.7-in. | 312 | 21 kn | Otowa | Jan 1903 | Sep 1904 | Grounded in dense fog off Daiozaki, Shima peninsula, Jul 1917 | |
Tone | 4,113 tons | 2 × 6-in. | 10 × 4.7-in. | 3 × 18-in. | 370 | 23 kn | Tone | Nov 1905 | May 1910 | Target, Apr 1933 |
Chikuma class | 5,000 tons | 8 × 6-in. | 4 × 12-pdr. | 3 × 18-in. | 26 kn | Chikuma | Apr 1909 | May 1912 | Target, 1935 | |
Hirado | Aug 1910 | Jul 1912 | Scrapped, 1947 | |||||||
Yahagi | Jun 1910 | Jul 1912 | Scrapped, 1947 |
Class or Ship | Displace- ment |
Main Battery |
Secondary Battery |
Torpedo Tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Keel Laid | Commissioned into IJN |
Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tsugaru (ex-Russian Pallada) | 6,932 tons | 8 × 6-in. | 12 × 3.1-in. | 3 × 18-in. | 514 | 20 kn | Dec 1895 | Aug 1908 | Scuttled, May 1924 |
Soya (ex-Russian Varyag) | 6,500 tons | 12 × 6-in. | 10 × 3-in. | 4 × 18-in. | 571 | 23 kn | Oct 1899 | Jul 1907 | Returned to Russia, Apr 1916 |
Suzuya (ex-Russian Novik) | 3,080 tons | 2 × 4.7-in. | 4 × 3-in. | 340 | 25 kn | Feb 1900 | May 1904 | Sold, Apr 1913 |
Class | Displace- ment |
Main Battery |
Torpedo Tubes |
Secondary Battery |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed | Fate | ||||||||
Asama class | 9,557 tons | 4 × 8-in. | 14 × 6-in. | 5 × 18-in. | 676 | 21 kn | Asama | Oct 1896 | Mar 1899 | Scrapped, 1947 | |
Tokiwa | Jan 1897 | May 1899 | Air attack, Aug 1944 | ||||||||
Izumo class | 9,353 tons | 4 × 8-in. | 14 × 6-in. | 4 × 18-in. | 672 | 20.75 kn | Izumo | May 1898 | Sep 1900 | Air attack, Jul 1945 | |
Iwate | Nov 1898 | Mar 1901 | Air attack, Jul 1945 | ||||||||
Yakumo | 9,646 tons | 4 × 8-in. | 12 × 6-in. | 5 × 18-in. | 670 | 20 kn | Yakumo | Sep 1897 | Jun 1900 | Scrapped, Jul 1946 | |
Azuma | 9,278 tons | 4 × 8-in. | 12 × 6-in. | 5 × 18-in. | 670 | 21 kn | Azuma | Feb 1898 | Jul 1900 | Scrapped, 1946 | |
Kasuga class | 7,698 tons | 4 × 8-in. | 14 × 6-in. | 4 × 18-in. | 600 | 20 kn | Kasuga ex-Argentine Bernardino Rivadavia | Mar 1902 | Jan 1904 | Air attack, Jul 1945 | |
Nisshin ex-Argentine Mariano Moreno | Mar1902 | Jan1904 | Target, 1936 and again 1942 | ||||||||
Prize of Russo-Japanese War | 7,802 tons | 2 × 8-in. | 8 × 6-in. | 2 × 18-in. | 573 | 21 kn | Aso (ex-Russian Bayan) | Mar 1899 | Dec 1902 | Target, Aug 1932 |
Class | Displace- ment |
Main Battery |
Secondary Battery |
Torpedo Tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
Fate | ||||||||
Yodo class | 1,270 tons | 2 × 4.7-in. | 4 × 12-pdr. | 12 × 24-in. | 116 | 22 kn | Yodo | Oct 1906 | Apr 1908 | Scrapped, 1945 | |
Mogami | Mar 1907 | Sep 1908 | Scrapped, 1929 |
Class | Displace- ment |
Main Battery | Secondary Battery | Torpedo Tubes | Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
Fate | ||||||||
Prize of World War I | 4,350 tons | 6 × 5.9-in. | 1 × 3.4-in. | 2 × 17.7-in. | 380 | 27.25 kn | Y (ex-German Augsburg) | 1910 | Scrapped, 1922 | ||
Ning Hai-class (prizes of Second Sino-Japanese War) | 2,526 tons | 6 × 5.5-in. | 6 × 3.1-in. | 4 × 21-in. | 351 | 23 kn | training vessel Mikura, Jul 1938; renamed Ioshima, Jun 1944 (ex-Chinese Ning-Hai) | Feb 1931 | Sep 1932 | Submarine, Sep 1944 | |
barracs hulk Mishima, 1938; renamed Yasoshima, Jun 1944 (ex-Chinese P'ing-Hai) | Jun 1931 | Jun 1936 | Air attack, Nov 1944 |
Class | Displacement | Main Battery | Torpedo Tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
War Loss | Postwar | ||||||
Tenryū class | 3,230 tons | 4 × 5.5-in. | 6 × 21-in. | 332 | 33 kn | Tatsuta | Jul 1917 | May 1919 | Submarine, Mar 1944 | |
Tenryū | May 1917 | Nov 1919 | Submarine, Dec 1942 | |||||||
Kuma class | 5,870 tons | 7 × 5.5-in. | 8 × 24-in. | 439 | 31.75 kn | Kuma | Aug 1918 | Aug 1920 | Submarine, Jan 1944 | |
Tama | Aug 1918 | Jan 1921 | Submarine, Oct 1944 | |||||||
Kitakami | Sep 1919 | Apr 1921 | Scrapped, 1946 | |||||||
Kiso | Aug 1918 | May 1921 | Air attack, Nov 1944 | |||||||
Ōi | Nov 1919 | Oct 1921 | Submarine, Jul 1944 | |||||||
Nagara class | 5,170 tons | 7 × 5.5-in. | 8 × 24-in. | 438 | 36 kn | Nagara | Sep 1920 | Apr 1922 | Submarine, Oct 1944 | |
Natori | Dec 1920 | Sep 1922 | Submarine, Aug 1944 | |||||||
Kinu | Jan 1921 | Nov 1922 | Air attack, Oct 1944 | |||||||
Yura | May 1921 | Mar 1923 | Guadalcanal, Oct 1942 | |||||||
Isuzu | Aug 1920 | Aug 1923 | Submarine, Apr 1945 | |||||||
Abukuma | Dec 1921 | May 1925 | Air attack, Oct 1944 | |||||||
Yūbari class | 2,890 tons | 6 × 5.5-in. | 4 × 24-in. | 328 | 35.5 kn | Yūbari | Jun 1922 | Jul 1923 | Submarine, Apr 1944 | |
Sendai class | 5,195 tons | 7 × 5.5-in. | 8 × 24-in. | 450 | 35.25 kn | Sendai | Feb 1922 | Apr 1924 | Empr. Aug. Bay, Nov 1943 | |
Jintsū | Aug 1922 | Jul 1925 | Kolombangara, Jul 1943 | |||||||
Naka | Jun 1922 | Nov 1925 | Truk, Feb 1944 |
Class | Displacement | Main Battery | Torpedo Tubes | Complement | Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
War Loss | Postwar | ||||||
Furutaka class | 9,150 tons | 6 × 7.9-in. | 12 × 24-in. | 625 | 33 kn | Furutaka | Dec 1922 | Mar 1926 | Cape Esperance, Oct 1942 | |
Kako | Dec 1922 | Jul 1926 | Submarine, Aug 1942 | |||||||
Aoba class | 9,380 tons exc. Aoba 9,000 |
6 × 8-in. | 12 × 24-in. | 773 | 33.3 kn | Aoba | Jan 1924 | Sep 1927 | Air attack, Jul 1945 | |
Kinugasa | Oct 1924 | Sep 1927 | Guadalcanal, Nov 1942 | |||||||
Myōkō class | 13,380 tons | 10 × 8-in. | 16 × 24-in. | 773 | 33.75 kn | Myōkō | Oct 1924 | Jul 1929 | Scuttled, 1946 | |
Nachi | Nov 1924 | Nov 1928 | Air attack, Nov 1944 | |||||||
Haguro | Mar 1925 | Apr 1929 | Surface action, May 1945 | |||||||
Ashigara | Apr 1925 | Aug 1929 | Surface action, Jun 1945 | |||||||
Takao class | 13,160 tons | 10 × 8-in. | 16 × 24-in. | 773 | 34.25 kn | Takao | Apr 1927 | Mar 1932 | Target, 1946 | |
Atago | Apr 1927 | Mar 1932 | Submarine, Oct 1944 | |||||||
Chōkai | Apr 1931 | Jun 1932 | Off Samar, Oct 1944 | |||||||
Maya | Dec 1928 | Jun 1932 | Submarine, Oct 1944 | |||||||
Mogami class | 12,400 tons | 10 × 8-in. | 12 × 24-in. | 850 | 34.75 kn | Mogami | Oct 1931 | Jul 1935 | Surigao Strait, Oct 1944 | |
Mikuma | Dec 1931 | Aug 1935 | Midway, Jun 1942 | |||||||
Suzuya | Dec 1933 | Oct 1937 | Off Samar, Oct 1944 | |||||||
Kumano | Apr 1934 | Jul 1935 | Air attack, Nov 1944 | |||||||
Tone class | 11,215 tons | 8 × 8-in. | 12 × 24-in. | 850 | 35 kn | Tone | Dec 1934 | Nov 1938 | Air attack, Jul 1945 | |
Chikuma | Oct 1935 | May 1939 | Off Samar, Oct 1944 | |||||||
Ibuki class | 12,200 tons | 10 × 8-in. | 16 × 24-in. | 35 kn | Ibuki | Apr 1942 | May 1943 | completed as aircraft carrier | ||
No. 301 | cancelled | cancelled |
Class | Displacement | Main Battery | Torpedo Tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
War Loss | Postwar | ||||||
Katori class | 5,890 tons | 4 × 5.5-in. | 4 × 21-in. | 18 kn | Katori | Aug 1938 | Apr 1940 | Truk, Feb 1944 | ||
Kashima | Oct 1938 | May 1940 | Scrapped, 1947 | |||||||
Kashii | Oct 1939 | Jul 1941 | Air attack, Jan 1945 | |||||||
Kashiwara | cancelled | cancelled | ||||||||
Agano class | 6,652 tons | 6 × 6-in. | 8 × 24-in. | 730 | 35 kn | Agano | Jun 1940 | Oct 1942 | Submarine, Feb 1945 | |
Noshiro | Sep 1941 | Jun 1943 | Air attack, Oct 1944 | |||||||
Yahagi | Nov 1941 | Dec 1943 | Air attack, Apr 1945 | |||||||
Sakawa | Nov 1942 | Nov 1944 | Atomic bomb test, Jul 1946 | |||||||
Ōyodo class | 8,164 tons | 6 × 6.1-in. | designed to carry 6 seaplanes | 36 kn | Ōyodo | Feb 1941 | Feb 1943 | Air attack, Jul 1945 | Scrapped, 1948 | |
Niyodo | cancelled | cancelled |
Class | Displacement | Main Battery | Torpedo Tubes |
Complement | Speed | Ships in Class | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
Fate | ||||||
Urakaze class | 907 tons | 1 × 4.7‑in. 4 × 12‑pndr. |
4 × 21‑in. | 120 | 30 kn | Urakaze | Oct 1913 | Oct 1915 | Air attack, Jul 1945 |
Kawakaze | Oct 1913 | Dec 1916 | Transferred to Italy as Audace, Jul 1916 | ||||||
Isokaze class | 1,227 tons | 4 × 4.7-in. | 6 × 18-in. | 128 | 34 kn | Isokaze | Apr 1916 | Feb 1917 | Retired, 1935 |
Amatsukaze | Apr 1916 | Apr 1917 | Retired, 1935 | ||||||
Hamakaze | Apr 1916 | Mar 1917 | Retired, 1935 | ||||||
Tokitsukaze | Dec 1916 | Mar 1917 | Training ship, 1940; sank in storm, 1945 | ||||||
Acorn class * | 730 tons | 2 × 4‑in. 2 × 12‑pndr. |
2 × 21-in. | 72 | 27 kn | Kanran (HMS Nemesis) | 1910‑1911 | 1910‑1911 | Loaned, 1917; returned, 1919 |
Sendan (HMS Minstrel) | 1910‑1911 | 1910‑1911 | Loaned, 1917; returned, 1919 | ||||||
Kawakaze class | 1,300 tons | 3 × 4.7-in. | 6 × 21-in. | 128 | 37.5‑kn | Kawakaze | Feb 1917 | Nov 1918 | Retired, 1934 |
Tanikaze | Sep 1916 | Jan 1919 | Retired, 1935 | ||||||
* On loan from Royal Navy |
Class | Displace- ment |
Main Battery |
Torpedo Tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Number Commis- sioned |
War Losses | Survived War | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air Attack |
Sub- marine |
Surface Action |
Other | ||||||||
Minekaze class | 1,650 tons | 4 × 4.7‑in. | 6 × 21‑in. | 148 | 39 kn | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||
Kamikaze class | 1,720 tons | 4 × 4.7‑in. | 6 × 21‑in. | 154 | 37¼ kn | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Mutsuki class | 1,445 tons | 4 × 4.7‑in. | 6 × Type 12 | 154 | 37¼ kn | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | none | |
Fubuki class | 2,050 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 9 × 24‑in. | 219 | 38 kn | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Akatsuki class | 2,050 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 9 × 24‑in. | 233 | 38 kn | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Hatsuharu class | 1,802 tons | 5 × 5‑in. | 6 × 24‑in. | 212 | 36 kn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | none | |
Shiratsuyu class | 1,685 tons | 5 × 5‑in. | 8 × 24‑in. | 180 | 34 kn | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | none |
Asashio class | 2,370 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 8 × 24‑in. | 200 | 35 kn | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | none | |
Kagerō class | 2,500 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 8 × 24‑in. | 239 | 35.5 kn | 19 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Yūgumo class | 2,520 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 8 × 24‑in. | 225 | 35.5 kn | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | none |
Akizuki class | 3,700 tons | 8 × 3.9‑in. | 4 × 24‑in. | 263 | 33 kn | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Shimakaze | 3,300 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 15 × 24‑in. | 267 | 40.9 kn | 1 | 1 | none | |||
Matsu class | 1,530 tons | 3 × 5‑in. | 4 × 24‑in. | 211 | 27.8 kn | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Tachibana class | 1,530 tons | 3 × 5‑in. | 4 × 24‑in. | 211 | 27.8 kn | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
Totals | 170 | 48 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 40 |
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Minekaze class (15) | |
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Displacement: | 1,650 tons | |
Main battery: | 4 × 4.7 in (120 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 6 × 21 in (530 mm) | |
Complement: | 148 | |
Speed: | 39 kn (72 km/h; 45 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
Fate | |||||||
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War Loss | Postwar | |||||||||
Minekaze (Summit Wind) |
Apr 1918 | May 1920 | Submarine off Formosa, Feb 1944 |
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Sawakaze (Marsh Wind) |
Jan 1918 | Mar 1920 | Scuttled, 1948 | |||||||
Okikaze (Offshore Wind) |
Feb 1919 | Aug 1920 | Submarine near Yokosuka, Jan 1943 |
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Shimakaze (Island Wind) |
Sep 1919 | Nov 1920 | Submarine near Kavieng, Jan 1943 |
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Nadakaze (High Seas Wind) |
Jan 1920 | Sep 1920 | Submarine near Lombok Strait, Jul 1945 |
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Yakaze (Arrow Wind) |
Jan 1918 | Jul 1920 | Scrapped, 1948 | |||||||
Hakaze (Winged Wind) |
Nov 1918 | Sep 1920 | Submarine near Kavieng, Jan 1943 |
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Shiokaze (Tide Wind) |
May 1920 | Jul 1921 | Scuttled, 1945 | |||||||
Akikaze (Autumn Wind) |
Jun 1920 | Sep 1921 | Submarine west of Luzon, Nov 1944 ‡ |
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Yūkaze (Evening Wind) |
Dec 1920 | Aug 1921 | To Royal Navy, 1947 | |||||||
Tachikaze (Sword Wind) |
Aug 1920 | Dec 1921 | Air attack at Truk, Feb 1944 |
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Hokaze (Sail Wind) |
Nov 1920 | Dec 1921 | Submarine in Celebes Sea, Jul 1944 |
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Nokaze (Field Wind) |
Apr 1921 | Mar 1922 | Submarine in South China Sea, Feb 1945 |
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Namikaze (Wave Wind) |
Nov 1921 | Nov 1922 | To Rep. of China, 1947 | |||||||
Numakaze (Marsh Wind) |
Aug 1921 | Jul 1922 | Submarine off Okinawa, Dec 1943 ‡ | |||||||
‡ Lost with all hands |
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Kamikaze class (9) | |
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Displacement: | 1,720 tons | |
Main battery: | 4 × 4.7 in (120 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 6 × 21 in (530 mm) | |
Complement: | 154 | |
Speed: | 37.25 kn (68.99 km/h; 42.87 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
Fate | |||||||
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War Loss | Postwar | |||||||||
Asakaze (Morning Wind) |
Feb 1922 | Jun 1923 | Submarine off Luzon, Aug 1944 |
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Asanagi (Morning Calm) |
Mar 1923 | Dec 1924 | Submarine south of Honshu, May 1944 |
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Harukaze (Spring Wind) |
May 1922 | May 1923 | Scuttled, 1947 | |||||||
Hatakaze (Flag Wind) |
Jul 1923 | Aug 1924 | Air attack at Takao, Jan 1945 |
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Hayate (Gale) |
Nov 1922 | Dec 1925 | Coastal battery at Wake Atoll, Dec 1941* |
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Kamikaze (Divine Wind) |
Dec 1921 | Dec 1922 | Scrapped, 1947 | |||||||
Matsukaze (Pine Wind) |
Dec 1922 | Apr 1924 | Submarine south of Honshu, Jun 1944 |
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Oite (Tail Wind) |
Mar 1923 | Oct 1925 | Air attack at Truk, Feb 1944 |
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Yūnagi (Evening Calm) |
Sep 1923 | May 1925 | Submarine off Luzon, Aug 1944 | |||||||
*First Japanese warship lost in Pacific War |
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Mutsuki class (12) | |
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Displacement: | 1,445 tons | |
Main battery: | 4 × 4.7 in (120 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 6 × Type 12 | |
Complement: | 154 | |
Speed: | 37.25 kn (68.99 km/h; 42.87 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
War Loss | |||||||
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Fumizuki (July) |
Oct 1924 | Jul 1926 | Air attack at Truk, Feb 1944 | |||||||
Kikuzuki (Chrysanthemum Moon) |
Jun 1925 | Nov 1926 | Air attack at Tulagi, May 1942 | |||||||
Kisaragi (February) |
Jun 1924 | Dec 1925 | Air attack at Wake Atoll, Dec 1941*‡ | |||||||
Mikazuki (Crescent Moon) |
Aug 1925 | May 1927 | Air attack at Tuluvu, Jul 1943 | |||||||
Minazuki (June) |
Mar 1925 | Mar 1927 | Submarine off Tawitawi, Jun 1944 | |||||||
Mochizuki (Full Moon) |
Mar 1926 | Oct 1927 | Air attack off Rabaul, Oct 1943 | |||||||
Mutsuki (January) |
May 1924 | Mar 1926 | Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Aug 1942 | |||||||
Nagatsuki (September) |
Apr 1926 | Apr 1927 | Battle of Kula Gulf, Jul 1943 | |||||||
Satsuki (May) |
Dec 1924 | Nov 1925 | Air attack on Manila Bay, Sep 1944 | |||||||
Uzuki (April) |
Jan 1924 | Sep 1926 | PT boat attack off Cebu, Dec 1944 | |||||||
Yayoi (March) |
Jan 1924 | Aug 1926 | Air attack off New Guinea, Sep 1942 | |||||||
Yūzuki (Evening Moon) |
Nov 1926 | Jul 1927 | Air attack off Cebu, Dec 1944 | |||||||
* Second Japanese warship lost in Pacific War | ||||||||||
‡ Lost with all hands |
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Fubuki class (20) | |
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Displacement: | 2,050 tons | |
Main battery: | 6 × 5 in (130 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 18 × Type 90 | |
Complement: | 219 | |
Speed: | 38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
Fate | ||||||||
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Prewar | War Loss | Postwar | |||||||||
Akebono (Daybreak) |
Nov 1929 | Jul 1931 | Air attack near Manila, Nov 1944 |
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Amagiri (Fogged or Clouded Sky) |
Nov 1928 | Nov 1930 | Struck mine in Makassar Strait, Apr 1944 |
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Asagiri (Morning Fog) |
Dec 1928 | Jun 1930 | Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Aug 1942 |
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Ayanami (Twilled Waves) |
Jan 1928 | Apr 1930 | Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Nov 1942 |
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Fubuki (Blizzard) |
Jun 1926 | Aug 1928 | Battle of Cape Esperance, Oct 1942 |
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Hatsuyuki (First Snow) |
Apr 1927 | Mar 1929 | Air attack near Shortlands, Jul 1943 |
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Isonami (Breakers or Surf) |
Oct 1926 | Jun 1928 | Submarine in Sulu Sea, Apr 1943 |
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Miyuki (Deep Snow) |
Apr 1927 | Jun 1929 | Collision in Korea Strait, Jun 1934* |
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Murakumo (Massed Clouds) |
Apr 1927 | May 1929 | Battle of Cape Esperance, Oct 1942 |
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Oboro (Moonlight) |
Oct 1929 | Nov 1931 | Air attack in Aleutians, Oct 1942 |
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Sagiri (Haze) |
Mar 1929 | Jan 1931 | Submarine near Borneo, Dec 1941 |
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Sazanami (Ripples) |
Mar 1930 | Jun 1931 | Submarine near Caroline Islands, Jan 1944 |
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Shikinami (Spreading Waves) |
Jul 1928 | Dec 1929 | Submarine in South China Sea, Sep 1944 |
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Shinonome (Daybreak) |
Oct 1924 | Jul 1926 | Air attack near British Borneo, Dec 1941 |
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Shirakumo (White Cloud) |
Oct 1924 | Jul 1926 | Submarine off Hokkaidō, Mar 1944 |
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Shirayuki (White Snow) |
Mar 1927 | Dec 1928 | Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Mar 1943 |
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Uranami (Shore Wave) |
Oct 1924 | Jul 1926 | Air attack off Panay, Oct 1944 |
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Ushio (Tide) |
Oct 1924 | Jul 1926 | Scrapped, 1948 | ||||||||
Usugumo (Thin Clouds) |
Oct 1924 | Jul 1926 | Submarine in Sea of Okhotsk, Jul 1944 |
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Yūgiri (Evening Mist) |
Oct 1924 | Jul 1926 | Battle of Cape St. George, Nov 1943 |
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* Only Japanese modern destroyer loss prewar; only Japanese modern destroyer loss to collision |
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Akatsuki class (4) | |
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Displacement: | 2,050 tons | |
Main battery: | 6 × 5 in (130 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 9 × 24 in (610 mm) | |
Complement: | 233 | |
Speed: | 38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
Fate | ||||||||
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War Loss | Postwar | ||||||||||
Akatsuki (Dawn) |
Feb 1930 | Nov 1932 | Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Nov 1942 |
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Hibiki (Echo) |
Feb 1930 | Mar 1933 | To USSR, 1949 | ||||||||
Ikazuchi (Thunder) |
Mar 1930 | Aug 1932 | Submarine off Guam, Jul 1944 ‡ |
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Inazuma (Lightning) |
Mar 1930 | Nov 1932 | Submarine off Tawitawi, May 1944 |
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‡ Lost with all hands |
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Hatsuharu class (6) | |
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Displacement: | 1,802 tons | |
Main battery: | 5 × 5 in (130 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 6 × 24 in (610 mm) | |
Complement: | 212 | |
Speed: | 36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
War Loss | |||||||
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Ariake (Daybreak) |
Jan 1933 | Mar 1935 | Air attack near Tuluvu, Jul 1943 | |||||||
Hatsuharu (Early Spring) |
May 1931 | Sep 1933 | Air attack on Manila Bay, Nov 1944 | |||||||
Hatsushimo (First Frost) |
Jan 1933 | Sep 1934 | Mined and beached in Miyazu Bay, Jul 1945 | |||||||
Nenohi (New Year Day) |
Dec 1931 | Sep 1933 | Submarine in Aleutians, Jul 1942 | |||||||
Wakaba (Young Leaves) |
Dec 1931 | Oct 1934 | Air attack off Panay, Oct 1944 | |||||||
Yūgure (Twilight) |
Apr 1933 | Mar 1935 | Air attack off Kolombangara, Jul 1943 † | |||||||
† Survivors rescued but subsequently lost |
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Shiratsuyu class (10) | |
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Displacement: | 1,685 tons | |
Main battery: | 5 × 5 in (130 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 8 × 24 in (610 mm) | |
Complement: | 180 | |
Speed: | 34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
War Loss | |||||||
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Harusame (Spring Rain) |
Feb 1935 | Aug 1937 | Air attack near New Guinea, Jun 1944 | |||||||
Kawakaze (River Wind) |
Apr 1935 | Apr 1937 | Battle of Vella Gulf, Aug 1943 | |||||||
Murasame (Passing Shower) |
Feb 1934 | Jan 1937 | Submarine in Blackett Strait, Mar 1943 | |||||||
Samidare (Early Summer Rain) |
Dec 1934 | Jan 1937 | Submarine near Palau, Aug 1944 | |||||||
Shigure (Drizzle) |
Dec 1933 | Sep 1936 | Submarine in Gulf of Siam, Jan 1945 | |||||||
Shiratsuyu (White Dew) |
Nov 1933 | Sep 1936 | Collision near Surigao Strait, Jun 1944 | |||||||
Suzukaze (Cool Breeze) |
Jul 1935 | Aug 1937 | Submarine off Ponape, Jan 1944 | |||||||
Umikaze (Sea Breeze) |
May 1935 | May 1937 | Submarine at Truk, Feb 1944 | |||||||
Yamakaze (Mountain Wind) |
May 1935 | Jun 1937 | Submarine off Honshu, Jun 1942 ‡ | |||||||
Yūdachi (Evening Squall) |
Oct 1934 | Jan 1937 | Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Nov 1942 | |||||||
‡ Lost with all hands |
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Asashio class (10) | |
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Displacement: | 2,370 tons | |
Main battery: | 6 × 5 in (130 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 8 × 24 in (610 mm) | |
Complement: | 200 | |
Speed: | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
War Loss |
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Arare (Hailstone) |
Mar 1937 | Apr 1939 | Submarine in Aleutians, Jul 1942 |
Arashio (Stormy Tide) |
Oct 1935 | Dec 1937 | Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Mar 1943 |
Asagumo (Morning Cloud) |
Dec 1936 | Mar 1938 | Battle of Surigao Strait, Oct 1944 |
Asashio (Morning Tide) |
Sep 1935 | Aug 1937 | Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Mar 1943 |
Kasumi (Haze) |
Dec 1936 | Jun 1939 | Air attack off Okinawa, Apr 1945 |
Michishio (Full Tide) |
Nov 1935 | Oct 1937 | Battle of Surigao Strait, Oct 1944 |
Minegumo (Summit Cloud) |
Mar 1937 | Apr 1938 | Battle of Blackett Strait, Mar 1943 |
Natsugumo (Summer Cloud) |
Jul 1936 | Feb 1938 | Air attack off Guadalcanal, Oct 1942 |
Ōshio (High Tide) |
Aug 1936 | Oct 1936 | Submarine off Manus, Feb 1943 |
Yamagumo (Mountain Cloud) |
Nov 1936 | Jan 1938 | Battle of Surigao Strait, Oct 1944 |
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Kagerō class (19) | |
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Displacement: | 2,500 tons | |
Main battery: | 6 × 5 in (130 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 8 × Type 92 | |
Complement: | 239 | |
Speed: | 35.5 kn (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
Fate | ||
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War Loss | Postwar | ||||
Akigumo (Autumn Clouds) |
Jul 1940 | Sep 1941 | Submarine off Zamboanga Peninsula, Apr 1944 |
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Amatsukaze (Heavenly Wind) |
Feb 1939 | Oct 1940 | Scuttled off Amoy, Apr 1945 |
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Arashi (Storm) |
Nov 1940 | Battle of Vella Gulf, Aug 1943 |
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Hagikaze (Clover Wind) |
Jun 1940 | Battle of Vella Gulf, Aug 1943 |
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Hamakaze (Beach Wind) |
Nov 1939 | Jun 1941 | Air attack in East China Sea, Apr 1945 |
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Hatsukaze (First Wind) |
Dec 1937 | Feb 1940 | Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, Nov 1943 |
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Hayashio (Swift Tide) |
Jun 1938 | Aug 1940 | Air attack in Huon Gulf, Nov 1942 |
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Isokaze (Wind on the Beach) |
Nov 1938 | Nov 1940 | Air attack off Okinawa, Apr 1945 |
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Kagerō (Mirage) |
Sep 1937 | Nov 1939 | Air attack off Rendova, May 1943 |
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Kuroshio (Black Tide) |
Aug 1937 | Jan 1940 | Struck mine off Kolombangara, May 1943 |
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Maikaze (Dancing Wind) |
Apr 1940 | Jul 1941 | Surface action near Truk, Feb 1944 |
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Natsushio (Summer Tide) |
Dec 1937 | Aug 1940 | Submarine off Makassar, Feb 1942 |
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Nowaki (Autumn Gale) |
Nov 1939 | Apr 1941 | Surface action off Samar, Oct 1944 |
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Oyashio (Father Current) |
Mar 1938 | Aug 1940 | Air attack off Kolombangara, May 1943 |
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Shiranui (Phosphorescent Light) |
Aug 1937 | Dec 1939 | Air attack off Panay, Oct 1944 |
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Tanikaze (Valley Wind) |
Apr 1941 | Submarine near TawiTawi, Jun 1944 |
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Tokitsukaze (Favorable Wind) |
Feb 1939 | Dec 1940 | Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Mar 1943 |
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Urakaze (Wind on the Sea) |
Apr 1939 | Dec 1940 | Submarine off Formosa, Nov 1944 |
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Yukikaze (Snowy Wind) |
Jan 1940 | To Rep. of China, Jul 1947 |
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Yugumo class (19) | |
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Displacement: | 2,520 tons | |
Main battery: | 6 × 5 in (130 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 8 × 24‑in. | |
Complement: | 225 | |
Speed: | 35.5 kn (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
War Loss | |
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Akishimo (Autumn Frost) |
May 1943 | Mar 1944 | Air attack at Cavite, Nov 1944 | |
Asashimo (Morning Frost) |
Jan 1943 | Nov 1943 | Air attack off Okinawa, Apr 1945 | |
Fujinami (Purple Wave) |
Aug 1942 | Jul 1943 | Air attack following Battle off Samar, Oct 1944 † | |
Hamanami (Beach Waves) |
Apr 1943 | Oct 1943 | Air attack off Leyte, Nov 1944 | |
Hayanami (Early Waves) |
Jan 1942 | Jul 1943 | Submarine near TawiTawi, Jun 1944 | |
Hayashimo (Early Frost) |
Jan 1943 | Feb 1944 | Grounded and abandoned following Battle off Samar, Oct 1944 | |
Kazagumo (Wind and Clouds) |
Dec 1940 | Mar 1942 | Submarine near Davao Gulf, Jun 1944 | |
Kishinami (Shore Waves) |
Aug 1943 | Dec 1943 | Submarine near Palawan, Dec 1944 | |
Kiyonami (Clear Wave) |
Oct 1941 | Jan 1943 | Air attack off Kolombangara, Jul 1943 ↔ | |
Kiyoshimo (Clear Frost) |
Feb 1944 | May 1944 | Air attack and PT boat off Mindoro, Dec 1944 | |
Makigumo (Cirrus Clouds) |
Dec 1940 | Mar 1942 | Scuttled after striking mine off Savo Island, Feb 1943 | |
Makinami (Overflowing Waves) |
Apr 1941 | Aug 1942 | Battle of Cape St. George, Nov 1943 | |
Naganami (Long Waves) |
Apr 1941 | Jun 1942 | Air attack Ormoc Bay, Nov 1944 | |
Okinami (High Seas Waves) |
Aug 1942 | Dec 1943 | Air attack Manila Bay, Nov 1944 | |
Ōnami (Big Rough Waves) |
Nov 1941 | Dec 1942 | Battle of Cape St. George, Nov 1943 ‡ | |
Suzunami (Breaking Waves) |
Mar 1942 | Jul 1943 | Air attack Rabaul, Nov 1943 | |
Takanami (Tall Wave) |
May 1941 | Aug 1942 | Battle of Tassafaronga, Nov 1942 | |
Tamanami (Jade Wave) |
Mar 1942 | Apr 1943 | Submarine off Manila Bay, Jun 1944 ‡ | |
Yūgumo (Evening Clouds) |
Jul 1940 | Dec 1941 | Battle 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 | ||||
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Akizuki class (12) | |
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Displacement: | 3,700 tons | |
Main battery: | 6 × 5 in (130 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 8 × 24‑in. | |
Complement: | 225 | |
Speed: | 35.5 kn (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
War Loss | Postwar |
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Akizuki (Autumn Moon) |
Jul 1940 | Jun 1942 | Battle off Cape Engaño, Oct 1944 |
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Fuyutsuki (Winter Moon) |
May 1943 | May 1944 | Converted to breakwater, May 1948 | |
Hanazuki (Flower Moon) |
Feb 1944 | Dec 1944 | Sunk as target, Feb 1948 | |
Harutsuki (Spring Moon) |
Dec 1943 | Dec 1944 | To Soviet Navy, Aug 1947 | |
Hatsuzuki (New Moon in Autumn) |
Jul 1941 | Dec 1942 | Battle off Cape Engaño, Oct 1944 |
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Michizuki | -- | -- | ||
Natsuzuki (Summer Moon) |
May 1944 | Apr 1945 | To Royal Navy, Aug 1947 | |
Niizuki (New Moon) |
Dec 1941 | Mar 1943 | Battle of Kula Gulf, Jul 1943 |
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Shimotsuki (November) |
Jul 1942 | Mar 1944 | Submarine off Singapore, Nov 1944 |
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Suzutsuki (Clear Moon in Autumn) |
Mar 1941 | Dec 1942 | Sold for scrap, Nov 1945 | |
Teruzuki (Shining Moon) |
Nov 1941 | Jan 1943 | Surface action off Savo Island, Dec 1942 |
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Wakatsuki (Young Moon) |
Mar 1942 | May 1943 | Air attack off Ormoc Bay, Nov 1944 |
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Yoizuki (Evening Moon) |
Aug 1943 | Jan 1942 | To Rep. of China, Aug 1947 |
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
War Loss |
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Shimakaze (Island Wind) |
Aug 1941 | May 1943 | Battle of Ormoc Bay, Nov 1944 |
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Matsu class (19) | |
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Displacement: | 1,530 tons | |
Main battery: | 3 × 5 in (130 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 4 × 24‑in. | |
Complement: | 211 | |
Speed: | 27.8 kn (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
War Loss | Postwar |
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Hinoki (Japanese Cypress) |
Mar 1944 | Sep 1944 | Surface action off Manila Bay, Jan 1945 ‡ |
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Kaede (Maple) |
Mar 1944 | Oct 1944 | To Rep. of China, Jul 1947 | |
Kashi (Live Oak) |
May 1944 | Sep 1944 | Scrapped 1947 | |
Kaya (Japanese Nutmeg-Yew) |
Apr 1944 | Sep 1944 | To USSR, Jul 1947 | |
Keyaki (Japanese Elm) |
Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 | Sunk as target, 1947 | |
Kiri (Paulownia Hardwood) |
Feb 1944 | Aug 1944 | To USSR, Jul 1947 | |
Kuwa (Mulberry) |
Dec 1943 | Jul 1944 | Surface action off Ormoc Bay, Dec 1944 |
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Maki (Podocarp Hardwood) |
Feb 1944 | Aug 1944 | Scrapped 1947 | |
Matsu (Pine Tree) |
Aug 1943 | Apr 1944 | Air attack off Bonin Islands, Aug 1944 |
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Momi (White Fir) |
Jan 1944 | Sep 1944 | Air attack off Manila Bay, Jan 1945 |
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Momo (Peach) |
Nov 1943 | Jun 1944 | Submarine off Cape Bolinao, Luzon, Dec 1944 |
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Nara (Oak) |
Jun 1944 | Nov 1944 | Scrapped, 1948 | |
Sakura (Cherry Blossom) |
Jun 1944 | Nov 1944 | Struck mine off Osaka, Jul 1945 |
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Sugi (Cedar) |
Feb 1944 | Aug 1944 | To Rep. of China, Jul 1947 | |
Sumire (Violet) |
Oct 1944 | Mar 1945 | Sunk as target, 1947 | |
Take (Bamboo) |
Oct 1943 | Jun 1944 | Sunk as target, 1947 | |
Tsubaki (Camellia) |
Jun 1944 | Nov 1944 | Scrapped, Jul 1948 | |
Ume (Apricot) |
Jan 1944 | Jun 1944 | Air attack off Ormoc Bay, Jan 1945 |
|
Yanagi (Willow) |
Aug 1944 | Jan 1945 | Scrapped, Apr 1947 | |
‡ Lost with all hands |
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Tachibana class (14) | |
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Displacement: | 1,530 tons | |
Main battery: | 3 × 5 in (130 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 4 × 24‑in. | |
Complement: | 211 | |
Speed: | 27.8 kn (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph) | |
Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
War Loss | Postwar |
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Enoki (Nettle Tree) |
Oct 1944 | Mar 1945 | Struck mine Jun 1945, scrapped |
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Hagi (Bush Clover) |
Sep 1944 | Mar 1945 | To Royal Navy, Apr 1947 | |
Hatsuume (Early-blooming Plum) |
Dec 1944 | Jun 1945 | To Rep. of China, Jul 1947 | |
Hatsuzakura (Early-blooming Cherry) |
Apr 1944 | May 1945 | To USSR, Jul 1947 | |
Kaba (Birch) |
Oct 1944 | May 1945 | To US, Aug 1947 | |
Kaki (Persimmon) |
Oct 1944 | May 1945 | To US, Jul 1947 | |
Kusunoki (Camphor) |
Nov 1944 | May 1945 | To Royal Navy, Jul 1947 | |
Nashi (?) |
Sep 1944 | Mar 1945 | Salvaged 1955 as JDS Wakaba | |
Nire (Elm) |
Aug 1944 | Jan 1945 | Scrapped, Apr 1948 | |
Odake (Great Bamboo) |
Nov 1944 | May 1945 | To US, Jul 1945 | |
Shii (Castanopsis) |
Sep 1944 | Mar 1945 | To USSR, Jul 1945 | |
Sumire (Violet) |
Oct 1944 | Mar 1945 | To Royal Navy, Aug 1947 | |
Tachibana (?) |
Jul 1944 | Jan 1945 | Sunk by air attack, Jul 1945 |
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Tsuta (Ivy) |
Jul 1944 | Feb 1945 | To Rep. of China, Jul 1947 | |
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