List of Japanese Navy ships and war vessels in World War II
This List of Japanese Navy ships and war vessels in World War II is a list of seafaring vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War Two. It includes submarines, battleships, oilers, minelayers and other types of Japanese sea vessels of war and naval ships used during wartime. (This list is not yet complete.)
Abbreviations for units
- Knot: kn
- Horsepower: hp
- Metric horsepower: ps. (1ps=0.7355 kW and 1 hp=0.7457 kW)
Midget submarines
"Kaiten" Type1 Suicide Attack Midget Submarine
- Main Engine : Torpedo motor X 1
- Fuel : Oxygen (196 litres)
- Max Speed : 30kn
- Range : 23.0 km
"Kairyu" midget submarine
- Main Engine : Diesel (80 hp) X 1, single shaft
- Fuel : Diesel oil (1,070 litres)
- Max Speed : 6.5kn (surface) / 10.0kn (submerged)
- Range : 724 km (at 5kn : surface) / 60 km (at 3kn : submerged)
- Safety Depth : 150m (without torpedoes)
Undersea-carrier submarines
Modified A Type 2 "Ko-Kai 2" Class(I-14)
- Displacement : 2,620t (surface) / 4,762t (submerged)
- Engine : Kanhon type 22 model 10 diesel X 2, double shaft (4,400 hp : surface)
- Max Speed : 16.7kn (surface) / 5.5kn (submerged)
- Range : 38,918 km (at 16kn : surface) / 111 km (at 3kn : submerged)
- Submersible Depth : 100m
Type B "Otsu" Class(I-15/26)
- Displacement : 2,198t (surface) / 3,654t (submerged)
- Engine : Kanhon type2 model 10 diesel X 2, double shaft (2,400 hp : surface)
- Max Speed : 23.6kn (surface) / 8kn (submerged)
- Fuel : 774t
- Range : 25,945 km (at 16kn : surface) / 178 km (at 3kn : submerged)
- Submersible Depth : 100m
Modified B Type2"Otsu-Kai 2" Class(I-54)
- Displacement : 2,140t (surface) / 3,688t (submerged)
- Engine : Kanhon type22 model 10 diesel X 2, double shaft (4,700 hp : surface)
- Max Speed : 17.7kn (surface) / 6.5kn (submerged)
- Range : 38,918 km (at 16kn : surface) / 194.5 km (at 3kn : submerged)
- Submersible Depth : 100m
Sento-Ku Class(I-400/402)
- Displacement : 3,530t (surface) / 6,560t (submerged)
- Main Engine : Kanhon type 22 model 10 diesel X 4, double shaft (7,700 hp : surface)
- Sub Engine : Type 6S electric motor X 2 (2,400 hp : submerged)
- Max Speed : 18.7kn (surface) / 6.5kn (submerged)
- Fuel : 1,750t
- Range : 69,487 km (at 14kn : surface) / 111 km (at 3kn : submerged)
- Submersible Depth : 100m
Submarine Depot Ships
Taigei Class(Taigei)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine X 2, twin shaft (14,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 20kn
Tsurugizaki Class(Tsurugizaki)
- Main Engine : Diesel X 2, twin shaft (56,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 29kn
Heian Class(Heian)
- Main Engine : Diesel X 1 (11,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 15.0kn
- Max Speed : 16.0 kn (29.6 km/h)
- Range : 10,400 nmi (19,300 km)
Surface oilers and tankers
Shiretoko Class(Shiretoko)
- Main Engine : Direct drive turbine X 1, single shaft (3,750 hp)
- Max Speed : 12.0kn
Minelayers
Tsugaru Class(Tsugaru)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine X 2, twin shaft (9,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 20.0kn
Okinoshima Class(Okinoshima)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine X 2, twin shaft (9,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 20.0kn
- Range : 9,000 mile (10kn)
Seaplane Tenders
Chitose Class(Chitose)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine X 2, diesel X 2, twin shaft (56,800 hp)
- Max Speed : 29kn
Mizuho Class(Mizuho)
- Main Engine : Diesel X 4, twin shaft (15,200 hp)
- Max Speed : 22kn
Kamikawa Class(Kamikawa)
- Main Engine : Diesel X 1, single shaft (8,867 hp)
- Max Speed : 19.3kn
Coastal Defense ships
- Main Engine : Diesel X 2, double shaft (4,200shp)
- Max Speed : 19.7kn
- Range : 8,000 mile (16kn)
- Fuel : Oil X 120t
- Main Engine : Diesel X 2, double shaft (4,200shp)
- Max Speed : 19.7kn
- Range : 8,000 mile (16kn)
- Fuel : Oil X 120t
- Main Engine : Diesel X 2, double shaft (4,200shp)
- Max Speed : 19.5kn
- Range : 6,000 mile (16kn)
- Fuel : Oil X 120t
- Main Engine : Diesel X 2, double shaft (4,200shp)
- Max Speed : 19.5kn
- Range : 5,754 mile (16kn)
- Fuel : Oil X 120t
Aircraft Carriers
Akagi Class(Akagi)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (131,200 hp)
- Max Speed : 31.2kn
- Range : 15,197 km
Kaga Class(Kaga)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (125,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 28.3kn
- Range : 18,532 km
Sōryū Class(Sōryū)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (152,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 37.63kn
- Range : 14,233 km
Hiryū Class(Hiryū)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (153,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 34.59kn
- Range : 14,214 km
Shōkaku Class(Shōkaku)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (160,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 34.2kn
- Range : 17,976 km
Shōkaku Class(Zuikaku)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (160,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 34.2kn
- Range : 17,976 km
Taiho class (Taiho)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (160,000 hp)
- Max Speed: 33.3kn
- Range : 19,000 km
Tank Landing Ship
ES-Tei Class
- Displacement : 948 t
- Dimensions: 63.02 x 9.60 m
- Speed (max) : 12.7-13.7 kn
- Engine : Diesel engine 1,200ps
- Loading Capacity : 630 t
Aircraft Battleships
Ise Class(Ise)
- Main Engine : Direct drive turbine, four shaft (80,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 25.3kn
- Range : 17,605 km
Battleships
Mikasa Class(Mikasa)
- Main Engine : 3-stage stand expansion engine double shaft (15,207 hp)
- Max Speed : 18kn
Yamato Class(Yamato)
- Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (153,553 hp)
- Max Speed : 27.0kn
- Range : 13,343 km
- Musashi — commissioned in August 1942, sunk in October, 1944
- Yamato — commissioned in December 1941, sunk in April, 1945
Nagato Class(Nagato)
Commissioned:1920—1921
- Main Engine : Boilers: 16 oil + 6 coal, four Gihon geared turbines, four shafts (80,000 hp)
- Max Speed : 27kn
- Range : 10,200 km
Special Attack Boat
Suicide Attack Boat "Shinyo" Class
- Weight : 0.83 t
- Dimensions: 5.6 x 1.8 m
- Speed (max) : 20-24 kn
- Engine : Gasoline engine 70ps
See also