List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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The following is the list of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, including ships that are no longer in service. For a list of ships of its successor, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, see JMSDF Fleet.
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Medieval warships
- Atakebune, 16th century coastal battleships.
- Red seal ships – Around 350 armed sailships, commissioned by the Bakufu in the early 17th century, for Asian and South-East Asian trade.
- San Buena Ventura (1607) – Built by William Adams for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Crossed the Pacific in 1610.
- San Juan Bautista (1614) – One of Japan's first Western-style sail warships, transported the embassy of Hasekura Tsunenaga to America in 1614.
Early modern warships
Western-style sail warships
Shohei Maru (1854)
Kanrin Maru (1855)
- Shohei Maru (1854) – Japan's first post-seclusion Western-style sail warship.
- Hou-Ou Maru (1854)
- Asahi Maru (1856)
Steam warships
- Kankō Maru (1855), Japan's first steam warship.
- Kanrin Maru (1855) – Japan's first screw-driven steam warship
- Chōyō (1858)
- Kaiyō Maru (1866)
- Kaiten
- Banryū
- Chogei
- Shinsoku
- Mikaho
- Yoshun ja:陽春丸
- Kasuga
- Chiyodagata (1863), Japan's first domestically-built steam warship.
- Hiryū
- Teibo
- Ryūjō (1864)
The Japanese gunboat Unyo. - Unyo
- Nisshin
- Takao
- Moshun
Corvettes and gunboats
- Hiei class
- Hiei (1877)
- Kongō (1877)
- Amagi
- Tsukushi
- Kaimon
- Tenryū
- Katsuragi class
- Heien (1882, ex-Chinese, captured 1895) – Armored gunboat
- Maya class
- Ōshima
- Banjo
- Uji
Battleships
Kotetsu (1864)
- Kōtetsu, (1864–1888) – Japan's first ironclad warship, later renamed Azuma (ex-CSS Stonewall)
- Fusō (1877–1910)
- Battleship prizes of the First Sino-Japanese War :
- Chin'en (1882, ex-Chinese Chen Yuen (1895–1914))
- Shikishima class
- Shikishima (1898–1948)
- Hatsuse (1899–1904)
- Asahi (1899–1942)
- Mikasa (1900 – Preserved)
- Battleship prizes of the Russo-Japanese War :
- Iki (1889, ex-Russian Imperator Nikolai I) (1905–1915)
- Tango (1892, ex-Russian Poltava (1905–1923)
- Sagami (1898, ex-Russian Peresvet) (1905–1916)
- Suwo (1900, ex-Russian Pobeda) (1905–1946)
- Hizen (1900, ex-Russian Retvizan) (1905–1924)
- Iwami (1902, ex-Russian Oryol) (1905–1924)
- Mishima (1894, ex-Russian Admiral Seniavin) (1905–1936)
- Okinoshima (1896, ex-Russian General Admiral Graf Apraksin) (1905–1925)
- Kongō class – Battlecruisers rebuilt as fast battleships
- Battleship prizes of World War I:
- ex-Turkish Turgut Reis, ex-German Weissenburg, assigned but not taken over) – BU 1938
- ex-German Nassau BU 1920
- ex-German Oldenburg – BU 1921
Yamato (1940)
Seaplane tenders
- Wakamiya (1913)
- Notoro (1920)
- Akitsushima
- Kamoi
- Chitose class (converted to aircraft carriers)
- Mizuho
- Kamikawa Maru class
Aircraft carriers
Hōshō (1921)
- Hōshō (1921)
- Kaga (1921)
- Akagi (1925)
- Ryūjō (1931)
- Shinyo (1934)
- Sōryū (1935)
- Hiryū (1937)
- Kaiyo (1938)
- Shōkaku class
- Zuihō class
- Hiyō class
- Taiyō class
- Akitsu Maru class
- Akitsu Maru (1941)
- Nigitsu Maru (1942)
Taihō (1943).
- Ryūhō (1942)
- Taihō (1943)
- Chitose class
- Unryū class
- Shinano (1944)
- Shimane Maru class
- Shimane Maru (1944)
- Otakisan Maru (not completed)
- Yamashio Maru class
- Yamashio Maru (1944)
- Chigusa Maru (not completed)
- Kumano Maru (1945)
Cruisers
Protected Cruisers
- ex-Chinese cruisers as prizes of First Sino-Japanese War
- Saien (1895–1904)
- Izumi (1884–1912)
- Unebi (1886–1887)
- Yaeyama (1890–1911)
- Chiyoda (1891–1927)
- Chishima (1892–1892)
- Matsushima class
- Itsukushima (1891–1926)
- Matsushima (1892–1908)
- Hashidate (1894–1927)
- Akitsushima (1894–1927)
- Yoshino (1893–1904)
- Takasago (1898–1904)
- Otowa (1904–1917)
- Tone (1910–1931)
- ex-Russian cruisers as prizes of Russo-Japanese War
Dispatch Vessels
Tenryu
Light Cruisers
- ex-German cruisers as prize of World War I
- Y (1909, ex-German Augsburg, 1920–1922)
- Yūbari (1923–1944)
- ex-Republic of China cruisers as prizes of Second Sino-Japanese War
- Ioshima (1931 ex-Ning Hai) (1937–1944)
- Yasoshima (1935 ex-P'ing Hai) (1937–1944)
- Ōyodo class
- Ōyodo (1943–1945)
- Niyodo (not completed)
Armored cruisers
- ex-Russian armored cruisers as prizes of the Russo-Japanese War
- Aso (1903, ex-Russian Bayan, 1908–1931)
Battlecruisers
- Ibuki class
- Ibuki (1909–1923)
- Kurama (1911–1923)
- Kongō class (battlecruisers converted to "fast battleships" in 1920s)
- Amagi class
- Amagi (not completed)
- Akagi (converted to aircraft carrier)
- Atago (not completed)
- Takao (not completed)
Heavy Cruisers
- Ibuki class
- Ibuki (1943; converted to aircraft carrier)
- Haogi (No. 301) (Canceled 1942)
Destroyers
1st Class Destroyers
- Minekaze class (1919–1922)
- Kamikaze class (1922–1925)
- Mutsuki class (1925–1927)
- Fubuki class (1927–1931)
- Akatsuki class (1931–1932)
- Hatsuharu class (1932–1934)
- Shiratsuyu class (1935–1937)
- Asashio class (1936–1937)
- Kagerō class (1938–1941)
- Yūgumo class (1941–1944)
- Akizuki class (1941–1944)
- Shimakaze class (1942)
- Matsu class (1944–1948)
- Tachibana class (1944–1945)
- Azusa (not launched)
- Enoki
- Hagi
- Hatsuume
- Hatsuzakura
- Hishi (not launched)
- Kaba
- Kagi
- Katsura (not completed)
- Kusunoki
- Kuzu (not launched)
- Nashi – later the JDS Wakaba (DE-261)
- Nire
- Odake
- Sakaki (not launched)
- Shii
- Sumire
- Tachibana
- Tochi (not completed)
- Tsuta
- Wakazakura (not launched)
- Yadake (not completed)
- Yaezakura (not completed)
2nd Class Destroyers
- Momi class (1919–1922)
- Aoi
- Ashi
- Fuji
- Hagi
- Hasu
- Hishi
- Kaki
- Kaya
- Kiku
- Kuri
- Momi
- Nashi
- Nire
- Sumire
- Susuki
- Tade
- Take
- Tsuga
- Tsuta
- Warabi
- Yomogi
- Wakatake class (1922–1923)
- Asagao
- Fuyo
- Karukaya
- Kuretaka
- Sanae
- Wakatake
Torpedo Boats
- Tomozuru class (1933)
- Chidori
- Hatsukari
- Manazuru
- Tomozuru
- Ōtori class (1935–1937)
- Hato
- Hayabusa
- Hiyodori
- Kari
- Kasasagi
- Kiji
- Ōtori
- Sagi
River Gunboats
- Sumida
- Fushimi
- Ataka
- Okitsu
- Karatsu (ex-USS Luzon (PR-7))
- Katada
- Fushimi
- Sumida
- Hozu
- Futami
- Atami
- Seta
- Kotaka
- Toba
- Hira
- Tatara (ex-USS Wake (PR-3))
- 25 ton class riverine gunboat
Patrol Vessels
- Type I submarine chaser (驅潛特務艇第一號型): Over 200 built during World War II, 81 lost.
List of IJN Patrol Vessels can be found here at
- Patrol Boat # 01-see
- Patrol Boat # 02-see
- Patrol Boat # 31-see
- Patrol Boat # 32-sunk at Battle of Wake Island
- Patrol Boat # 33-sunk at Battle of Wake Island
- Patrol Boat # 34-see
- Patrol Boat # 35-see
- Patrol Boat # 36-see
- Patrol Boat # 37-see
- Patrol Boat # 38-see
- Patrol Boat # 39-see
- Patrol Boat # 46-see
- Patrol Boat # 101-see
- Patrol Boat # 102-formerly USN Destroyer USS Stewart (DD-224)
- Patrol Boat # 103-formerly USN minesweeperUSS Finch (AM-9)
- Patrol Boat # 104-see
- Patrol Boat # 105-see
- Patrol Boat # 106-see
- Patrol Boat # 107-see USS Genesee (AT-55)
- Patrol Boat # 108-see
- Patrol Boat # 109-see
Minelayers
Submarines
- 1st Class Submarines
- Junsen class
- J1 type,Junsen 1 gata (巡潜Ⅰ型), 4 units, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4.
- J1M type,Junsen 1 gata kai (巡潜Ⅰ型改), I-5.
- J2 type,Junsen 2 gata (巡潜Ⅱ型), I-6.
- J3 type,Junsen 3 gata (巡潜Ⅲ型), 2 units, I-7, I-8.
- Kou class
- A1 type, Kou gata(S35) (甲型 (S35)), 3 units, I-9, I-10, I-11.
- A2 type, Kou gata(S35B) (甲型 (S35B)), I-12.
- AM type, Kou gata(S35G) (甲型 (S35G)), 2 units, I-13, I-14.
- Otu class
- B1 type,Otu gata(S37) (乙型 (S37)), 20 units, I-15, I-17, I-19, I-21, I-23, I-25, I-26, I-27, I-28, I-29, I-30, I-31, I-32, I-33, I-34, I-35, I-36, I-37, I-38, I-39.
- B2 type,Otu gata(S37B) (乙型 (S37B)), 6 units, I-40, I-41, I-42, I-43, I-44, I-45.
- B3 type,Otu gata(S37C) (乙型 (S37C)), 3 units, I-54, I-56, I-58.
- Hei class
- C1 type,Hei gata(S38) (丙型 (S38)), 5 units, I-16, I-18, I-20, I-22, I-24.
- C2 type,Hei gata(S38B) (丙型 (S38B)), 3 units, I-46, I-47, I-48.
C3 type submarine I-55
- C3 type,Hei gata(S37D) (丙型 (S37D)), 3 units, I-52, I-53, I-55.
- Tei class
- D1 type,Tei gata(S51/S51B) (丁型 (S51/S51B)), 12 units, I-361, I-362, I-363, I-364, I-365, I-366, I-367, I-368, I-369, I-370, I-371, I-372(S51B).
- D2 type,Tei gata kai(S51C) (丁型改 (S51C)), I-373.
- Kaidai class
- KD1 type,Kaidai 1 gata (海大Ⅰ型), I-51.
- KD2 type,Kaidai 2 gata (海大Ⅱ型), I-152(52).
- KD3a type,Kaidai 3 gata a (海大Ⅲ型a), 4 units, I-153(53), I-154(54), I-155(55), I-158(58).
- KD3b type,Kaidai 3 gata b (海大Ⅲ型b), 5 units, I-156(56), I-157(57), I-159(59), I-60, I-63.
- KD4 type,Kaidai 4 gata (海大Ⅳ型), 3 units, I-61, I-162(62), I-164(64),
- KD5 type,Kaidai 5 gata (海大Ⅴ型), 3 units, I-165(65), I-166(66), I-67,
- KD6a type,Kaidai 6 gata a (海大Ⅵ型a), 6 units, I-168(68), I-169(69), I-70, I-171(71), I-172(72), I-73.
- KD6b type,Kaidai 6 gata b (海大Ⅵ型b), 2 units, I-174(74), I-175(75).
- KD7 type,Kaidai 7 gata (海大Ⅶ型), 10units, I-176(76), I-177, I-178, I-179, I-180, I-181, I-182, I-183, I-184, I-185.
- Toku type,Toku gata (特型), 3 units, I-400, I-401, I-402 (I-404 not launched, I-405 not completed).
- Senkou dai type,Senkou-dai (潜高大), 3 units, I-201, I-202, I-203 (I-204 to I-208 not completed).
- Senho type,Senho (潜補), I-351 (I-352 not completed).
- Kiraisen (Mine layer) type,Kiraisen (機雷潜), 4 units I-121, I-122, I-123, I-124.
- Captured German submarines, 6 units, I-501 (U-181), I-502 (U-862), I-503 (UIT-24), I-504 (UIT-25), I-505 (U-219), I-506 (U-195).
- 2nd Class Submarines
Kaichu type submarine RO-33
- Kaichu type, 20 units, RO-33, RO-34, RO-35, RO-36, RO-37, RO-38, RO-39, RO-40, RO-41, RO-42, RO-43, RO-44, RO-45, RO-46, RO-47, RO-48, RO-49, RO-50, RO-55, RO-56
- K1 type
- F1 type
- L1 type
- K2 type
- L2 type
- K3 type
- F2 type
- L3 type
- K4 type
- KT type
- L4 type
- KS type
- SS type
- STS type
- 3rd Class Submarines
Ko-hyoteki-class submarine
- Ko-hyoteki class, 50 units.
- Kairyu class, about 250 units (750 planned).
- Kaiten class, about 1000 units.
- C1 type
- C2 type
- S1 type
- Kawasaki class
- S2 type
- No.71, Dai 71 gou-kan (第71号艦),71-gou
- Army submarines
- Yu1 class
- Yu1001 class
- Yu2001 class
- Other submarines
- Holland class
- modified Holland class
Suicide boats
- Shinyo, 6,200 units.
External links
- MaritimeQuest Japanese Destroyer Index
- MaritimeQuest Akatsuki Class Destroyers Overview
- MaritimeQuest Akizuki Class Destroyers Overview
- MaritimeQuest Hatsuharu Class Destroyers Overview
- MaritimeQuest Matsu Class Destroyer Overview
- MaritimeQuest Minekaze Class Destroyers Overview
- MaritimeQuest Kamikaze Class Destroyers Class Overview
- MaritimeQuest Japanese Battleship Index
- Japanese gunboats in Japanese, with photo
- Japanese gunboats in Japanese, with photo
- Materials of IJN
- Monograph 144 Chapter II
See also
- Japanese ship naming conventions
- List of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
- List of seaplane carriers of the Royal Navy
- Aircraft carrier
- List of amphibious warfare ships
- List of aircraft carriers
- List of aircraft carriers in service
- Timeline for aircraft carrier service
- List of aircraft carriers by configuration
- List of sunken aircraft carriers
- List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
- List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
- List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union
- List of German aircraft carriers
- Ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
- List of ships of the Japanese Navy
- List of current French Navy ships
- List of active Spanish Navy ships
- List of Canadian Navy ships
- List of Italian Navy ships
- Ships of the Indian Navy
- List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
- List of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy
- List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
- List of aircraft carriers by country
