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.

Early warships

  • Atakebune, 16th century coastal oar propelled warships.
  • 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) – 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(ja:飛龍丸)
  • Teibo
  • Ryūjō (1864)
  • Unyo
  • Nisshin
  • Takao(ja:第二回天)
  • Moshun

Corvettes and gunboats

  • Kongō class
    • Kongō (1877)
    • Hiei (1877)
  • Amagi
  • Tsukushi
  • Kaimon
  • Tenryū
  • Katsuragi class
    • Katsuragi
    • Yamato
    • Musashi
  • Heien (1882, ex-Chinese, captured 1895)
  • Maya class
    • Maya
    • Akagi
    • Atago
    • Chōkai
  • Ōshima
  • Banjo
  • Uji

Battleships

Pre-dreadnoughts

Prizes of the Russo-Japanese War

Battleships

Coastal defense ships

Transitional Dreadnoughts

Battleship prizes of World War I

Battlecruisers

In commission during World War II

Old battleships

‡ Before conversion to hybrid aircraft carriers

Super battleships

Seaplane tenders

  • Wakamiya (1913)
  • Notoro (1920)
  • Akitsushima
  • Kamoi
  • Chitose class (converted to aircraft carriers)
  • Mizuho
  • Nisshin
  • Kamikawa Maru class

Aircraft carriers

  • Hōshō (1921)
  • Akagi (1925)
  • Kaga (1928)
  • Ryūjō (1931)
  • Sōryū (1935)
  • Hiryū (1937)
  • Shōkaku class
    • Shōkaku (1939)
    • Zuikaku (1939)
  • Zuihō class
    • Zuihō (1940)
    • Shōhō (1941)
  • Hiyō class
    • Jun'yō (1941)
    • Hiyō (1941)
  • Taiyō class escort carrier
    • Unyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1941)
    • Chūyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1942)
    • Taiyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1942)
  • Kaiyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1942) (liner converted to escort carrier in 1943)
  • Ryūhō (converted from submarine tender in 1942)
  • Taihō (1943)
  • Chitose class light aircraft carriers
    • Chiyoda (1943)
    • Chitose (1944)
  • Unryū class
    • Amagi (1943)
    • Unryū (1943)
    • Katsuragi (1944)
    • Kasagi (not completed)
    • Aso (not completed)
    • Ikoma (not completed)
  • Shin'yō (1943)
  • Shinano (1944)
  • Shimane Maru class escort carrier
    • Shimane Maru (1944)
    • Otakisan Maru (not completed)

Imperial Japanese Army

  • Yamashio Maru class auxiliary escort carrier (used by the Army)
    • Yamashio Maru (1944)
    • Chigusa Maru (not completed)
  • Akitsu Maru (1941, landing craft carrier and escort carrier)
  • Kumano Maru (1945, landing craft carrier and escort carrier)

Cruisers

Protected cruisers

Prizes of Russo-Japanese War

Armored cruisers

Other cruisers

Dispatch vessels

Foreign built

In commission during World War II

Old light cruisers

Heavy cruisers

New light cruisers

Destroyers

1st Class destroyers

World War I era

In commission during World War II

Minekaze-class
Kamikaze-class
Mutsuki-class
Fubuki-class
Akatsuki-class
Hatsuharu-class
Shiratsuyu-class
Asashio-class
Kagerō-class
Yūgumo-class
Akizuki-class
Shimakaze
Matsu-class
Tachibana-class

2nd Class destroyers

  • Sakura class (1911–1912)
    • Sakura
    • Tachibana
  • Kaba class (1915)
    • Kaba
    • Kashiwa
    • Sakaki
    • Katsura
    • Sugi
    • Kaede
    • Ume
    • Kiri
    • Kusunoki
    • Matsu
  • Momo class (1916–1917)
    • Momo
    • Kashi
    • Hinoki
    • Yanagi
  • Enoki class (1917–1918)
    • Enoki
    • Maki
    • Nara
    • Keyaki
    • Kuwa
    • Tsubaki
  • Momi class (1919–1922)
    • Momi
    • Kaya
    • Nire
    • Kuri
    • Nashi
    • Take
    • Kaki
    • Tsuga
    • Kiku
    • Aoi
    • Hagi
    • Susuki
    • Fuji
    • Tsuta
    • Ashi
    • Hishi
    • Hasu
    • Sumire
    • Yomogi
    • Warabi
    • Tade
  • Wakatake class (1922–1923)
    • Wakatake
    • Kuretake
    • Sanae
    • Sawarabi
    • Asagao
    • Yūgao
    • Fuyo
    • Karukaya

3rd Class destroyers

  • Murakumo class (1898–1922)
    • Murakumo
    • Shinonome
    • Yūgiri
    • Shiranui
    • Kagerō
    • 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

  • Type 1 (1891–1899)
    • No.1
    • No.2
    • No.3
    • No.4
  • Type 5 (1892–1910)
    • No.1
    • No.2
    • No.3
    • No.4
    • No.5
    • No.6
    • No.7
    • No.8
    • No.9
    • No.10
    • No.11
    • No.12
    • No.13
    • No.14
    • No.15
    • No.16
    • No.17
    • No.18
    • No.19
  • 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)
    • Chidori
    • Hatsukari
    • Manazuru
    • Tomozuru
  • Ōtori class (1935–1937)
    • Hato
    • Hayabusa
    • Hiyodori
    • Kari
    • Kasasagi
    • Kiji
    • Ōtori
    • Sagi

River gunboats

  • Sumida
  • Fushimi
  • Ataka
  • Okitsu (ex-Italian minelayer Lepanto)
  • Karatsu (ex-USS Luzon (PR-7))
  • Katada
  • Fushimi
  • Sumida
  • Hozu
  • Katata
  • Futami
  • Atami
  • Seta
  • Kotaka
  • Toba
  • Hira
  • Tatara (ex-USS Wake (PR-3))
  • Suma (ex-HMS Moth (1915))
  • Kozakura-class traffic boat

Minesweepers

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

Patrol vessels

  • No.1-class auxiliary 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 [1]

  • No.1-class patrol boat
    • Patrol Boat No. 1 (ex-Shimakaze) [2]
    • Patrol Boat No. 2 (ex-Nadakaze) [3]
  • No.31-class patrol boat
    • Patrol Boat No. 31 (ex-Kiku) [4]
    • Patrol Boat No. 32 (ex-Aoi) [5]
    • Patrol Boat No. 33 (ex-Hagi) [6]
    • Patrol Boat No. 34 (ex-Susuki) [7]
    • Patrol Boat No. 35 (ex-Tsuta) [8]
    • Patrol Boat No. 36 (ex-Fuji) [9]
    • Patrol Boat No. 37 (ex-Hishi) [10]
    • Patrol Boat No. 38 (ex-Yomogi) [11]
    • Patrol Boat No. 39 (ex-Tade) [12]
    • Patrol Boat No. 46 (ex-Yūgao) [13]
  • Patrol Boat No. 101 (ex-HMS Thracian) [14]
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 (ex-USS Stewart (DD-224)) [15]
  • Patrol Boat No. 103 (ex-USS Finch (AM-9)) [16]
  • Patrol Boat No. 104 (ex-HNLMS Valk) [17]
  • Patrol Boat No. 105 (ex-Arayat) [18]
  • Patrol Boat No. 106 (ex-HNLMS Banckert) [19]
  • Patrol Boat No. 107 (ex-USS Genesee (AT-55)) [20]
  • Patrol Boat No. 108 (ex-HNLMS Arend) [21]
  • Patrol Boat No. 109 (ex-HNLMS Fazant) [22]

Minelayers

  • Okinoshima
  • Itsukushima
  • Yaeyama

Submarines

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.
  • Kou class
    • Type A1, Kou gata(S35) (甲型 (S35)), 3 units, I-9, I-10, I-11.
    • Type A2, Kou gata(S35B) (甲型 (S35B)), I-12.
    • Type AM, Kou gata(S35G) (甲型 (S35G)), 2 units, I-13, I-14.
  • Otsu class
    • Type B1, Otsu 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.
    • Type B2, Otsu gata(S37B) (乙型 (S37B)), 6 units, I-40, I-41, I-42, I-43, I-44, I-45.
    • Type B3, Otsu gata(S37C) (乙型 (S37C)), 3 units, I-54, I-55, I-58.
  • 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.
    • 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 (ex-I-52).
    • Type KD3a, Kaidai 3 gata a (海大III型a), 4 units, I-153 (ex-I-53), I-154 (ex-I-54), I-155 (ex-I-55), I-158 (ex-I-58).
    • Type KD3b, Kaidai 3 gata b (海大III型b), 5 units, I-156 (ex-I-56), I-157 (ex-I-57), I-159 (ex-I-59), I-60, I-63.
    • Type KD4, Kaidai 4 gata (海大IV型), 3 units, I-61, I-162 (ex-I-62), I-164 (ex-I-64)
    • Type KD5, Kaidai 5 gata (海大V型), 3 units, I-165 (ex-I-65), I-166 (ex-I-66), I-67
    • Type KD6a, Kaidai 6 gata a (海大VI型a), 6 units, I-168 (ex-I-68), I-169 (ex-I-69), I-70, I-171 (ex-I-71), I-172 (ex-I-72), I-73.
    • Type KD6b, Kaidai 6 gata b (海大VI型b), 2 units, I-174 (ex-I-74), I-175 (ex-I-75).
    • Type KD7, Kaidai 7 gata (海大VII型), 10 units, I-176 (ex-I-76), I-177, I-178, I-179, I-180, I-181, I-182, I-183, I-184, I-185.
  • 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 (ex-I-21), I-122 (ex-I-22), I-123 (ex-I-23), I-124 (ex-I-24).
  • Captured German submarines, 6 units, I-501 (ex-U-181), I-502 (ex-U-862), I-503 (ex-UIT-24, ex-Comandante Cappellini), I-504 (ex-UIT-25, ex-Luigi Torelli), I-505 (ex-U-219), I-506 (ex-U-195).

2nd Class submarines

  • Type F
    • Type F1, Ro-ichi-gata (F1型（呂一型) 2 units, Ro-1, Ro-2.
    • Type F2, Ro-san-gata (F2型（呂三型), 3 units, Ro-3, Ro-4, Ro-5.
  • 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)
  • Ex-German submarines, 2 units, Ro-500 (ex-U-511), Ro-501 (ex-U-1224).

3rd Class submarines

  • Type A Kō-hyōteki class, 101 units.
  • Kairyū class, about 250 units (750 planned).
  • Kaiten, 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

  • Type 3 submergence transport vehicle
    • Yu 1 class
    • Yu 1001 class
    • Yu 2001 class

Other submarines

  • Holland class
  • modified Holland class

Suicide vessels

  • Shinyo, 6,200 units.
  • Kaiten, approx. 420 units.

See also

  • Japanese ship naming conventions
  • Japanese destroyers of World War II
  • List of sunken aircraft carriers
  • List of aircraft carriers by country
  • List of battleships of Japan
  • List of battlecruisers of Japan
  • List of cruiser classes of the Imperial Japanese Navy
  • List of cruisers of Japan
  • List of destroyers of Japan

References

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

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