List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy

The following is the list of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy for the duration of its existence, 1868-1945. 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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Imperial Japanese Military
Administration
 Imperial Japanese Army
(Dai Nippon Teikoku Rikugun)
 Imperial Japanese Navy
(Dai Nippon Teikoku Kaigun)
Rank insignia
History
  • Military History of Japan during World War II

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

Battleships
Main article: List of battleships of Japan
Kotetsu (1864)
Yamato (1940)

Seaplane tenders

Aircraft carriers
Hōshō (1921)
Taihō

Cruisers

Protected cruisers
Izumi
Itsukushima
Akashi
Chikuma

Dispatch vessels

Light cruisers
Tenryu
Kitakami
Abukuma
Kashii
Agano

Armored cruisers
Tokiwa
Yakumo

Battlecruisers
Tsukuba

Heavy cruisers
Kako
Haguro
Maya
Mogami

Destroyers

1st Class destroyers

2nd Class destroyers

3rd Class destroyers
  • Murakumo class (1898–1922)
    • Murakumo
    • Shinonome
    • Yūgiri
    • Shiranui
    • Kagero
    • Usugumo
  • Ikazuchi class (1898–1926)
    • Ikazuchi
    • Inazuma
    • Akebono
    • Sazanami
    • Niji
    • Oboro
  • Akatsuki class (1901–1920)
    • Akatsuki
    • Kasumi
  • Shirakumo class (1901–1926)
    • Shirakumo
    • Asashio
  • Harusame class (1902–1926)
    • Harusame
    • Murasame
    • Hayatori
    • Asagiri
    • Ariake
    • Fubuki
    • Arare
  • Kamikaze class (1905–1930)
    • Kamikaze
    • Hatsushimo
    • Yayoi
    • Kisaragi
    • Asakaze
    • Shiratsuyu
    • Shirayuki
    • Matsukaze
    • Harukaze
    • Shigure
    • Asatsuyu
    • Hayate
    • Oite
    • Yūnagi
    • Yūgure
    • Yūdachi
    • Mikazuki
    • Nowaki
    • Ushio
    • Nenohi
    • Hibiki
    • Shirotae
    • Hatsuharu
    • Wakaba
    • Hatsuyuki
    • Uzuki
    • Minatsuki
    • Nagatsuki
    • Kikutsuki
    • Uranami
    • Isonami
    • Ayanami

Torpedo boats
  • Shirataka class (1899–1923)
    • Shirataka
  • Hayabusa class (1899–1923)
    • Hayabusa
    • Kasasagi
    • Manazuru
    • Chidori
    • Aotaka
    • Kari
    • Hato
    • Tsubame
    • Hibari
    • Kiji
    • Hashitaka
    • Sagi
    • Uzura
    • Kamome
    • Ōtori
  • Chidori class (1933)
  • Ōtori class (1935–1937)
    • Hato
    • Hayabusa
    • Hiyodori
    • Kari
    • Kasasagi
    • Kiji
    • Ōtori
    • Sagi

River gunboats

Minesweepers
  • No.1-class
  • No.13 class
  • No.7-class
  • No.19 class
  • Aux. No.1

Patrol vessels
  • Aux. No.1 (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 minesweeper USS 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
Main article: Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy

1st Class submarines
  • Junsen class
    • Type J1, Junsen 1 gata (巡潜I型), 4 units, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4.
    • Type J1M, Junsen 1 gata kai (巡潜I型改), I-5.
    • Type J2, Junsen 2 gata (巡潜II型), I-6.
    • Type J3, Junsen 3 gata (巡潜III型), 2 units, I-7, I-8.
  • Hei class
    • Type C1, Hei gata(S38) (丙型 (S38)), 5 units, I-16, I-18, I-20, I-22, I-24.
    • Type C2, Hei gata(S38B) (丙型 (S38B)), 3 units, I-46, I-47, I-48.
C3 type I-55
    • Type C3, Hei gata(S37D) (丙型 (S37D)), 3 units, I-52, I-53, I-55.
  • Tei class
    • Type D1, 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).
    • Type D2, Tei gata kai(S51C) (丁型改 (S51C)), I-373.
  • Kaidai class
    • Type KD1, Kaidai 1 gata (海大I型), I-51.
    • Type KD2, Kaidai 2 gata (海大II型), I-152(52).
    • Type KD3a, Kaidai 3 gata a (海大III型a), 4 units, I-153(53), I-154(54), I-155(55), I-158(58).
    • Type KD3b, Kaidai 3 gata b (海大III型b), 5 units, I-156(56), I-157(57), I-159(59), I-60, I-63.
    • Type KD4, Kaidai 4 gata (海大IV型), 3 units, I-61, I-162(62), I-164(64),
    • Type KD5, Kaidai 5 gata (海大V型), 3 units, I-165(65), I-166(66), I-67,
    • Type KD6a, 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.
    • Type KD6b, Kaidai 6 gata b (海大VI型b), 2 units, I-174(74), I-175(75).
    • Type KD7, Kaidai 7 gata (海大VII型), 10 units, I-176(76), I-177, I-178, I-179, I-180, I-181, I-182, I-183, I-184, I-185.
Sentoku type I-401
  • Sentoku type, Toku gata (特型), 3 units, I-400, I-401, I-402 (I-404 not launched, I-405 not completed).
  • Sentaka type, Sentaka (潜高), 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
Kaichū VI Ro-33
  • Kaichū type
    • Type K1, Kaichū 1 gata (海中I型), 2 units, Ro-11, Ro-12.
    • Type K2, Kaichū 2 gata (海中II型), 3 units, Ro-13, Ro-14, Ro-15.
    • Type K3, Kaichū 3 gata (海中III型), 10 units, Ro-16, Ro-17, Ro-18, Ro-19, Ro-20, Ro-21, Ro-22, Ro-23, Ro-24, Ro-25.
    • Type K4, Kaichū 4 gata (海中IV型), 3 units, Ro-26, Ro-27, Ro-28.
    • Type KT (Toku-Chū), Kaichū 5 gata (海中V型), 5 units, Ro-29, Ro-30, Submarine No. 70, Ro-31, Ro-32.
    • Type K6, Kaichū 6 gata (海中VI型), 2 units, Ro-33, Ro-34.
    • Type KS (Sen-Chū), Kaichū 7 gata (海中VII型), 18 units, 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.
  • Type L
    • Type L1, Ro go jū 1 gata (L1型), 2 units, Ro-51, Ro-52.
    • Type L2, Ro go jū 2 gata (L2型), 4 units, Ro-53, Ro-54, Ro-55, Ro-56.
    • Type L3, Ro go jū 3 gata (L3型), 3 units, Ro-57, Ro-58, Ro-59.
    • Type L4, Ro go jū 4 gata (L4型), 9 units, Ro-60, Ro-61, Ro-62, Ro-63, Ro-64, Ro-65, Ro-66, Ro-67, Ro-68.
  • Ko Type, 18 units, Ro-100, Ro-101, Ro-102, Ro-103, Ro-104, Ro-105, Ro-106, Ro-107, Ro-108, Ro-109, Ro-110, Ro-111, Ro-112, Ro-113, Ro-114, Ro-115, Ro-116, Ro-117.
  • Sen'yu-Shō Type, 10 units, Ha-101, Ha-102, Ha-103, Ha-104, Ha-105, Ha-106, Ha-107, Ha-108, Ha-109, Ha-111 (Ha-110 and Ha-112 not completed)
  • Sentaka-Shō Type, 11 units, Ha-201, Ha-202, Ha-203, Ha-204, Ha-205, Ha-207, Ha-208, Ha-209, Ha-210, Ha-216 (Ha-206, Ha-211 to Ha-215, Ha-217 to Ha-279 not completed)
  • F1 type
  • F2 type
  • Captured German submarines, 2 units, Ro-500 (U-511), Ro-501 (U-1224).

3rd Class submarines
Ko-hyoteki-class submarine

Army submarines

Other submarines

Suicide boats
  • Shinyo, 6,200 units.

References

See also


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