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The following is the
list of ships of the
Imperial Japanese Navy
for the duration of its existence, 1868?1945.
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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
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Early modern warships
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Western-style sail warships
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Steam warships
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Corvettes and gunboats
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Battleships
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Pre-dreadnoughts
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Prizes of the Russo-Japanese War
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Battleships
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Coastal defense ships
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Transitional Dreadnoughts
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Battlecruisers
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In commission during World War II
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Old battleships
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‡ Before conversion to hybrid aircraft carriers
Super battleships
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Seaplane tenders
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Aircraft carriers
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Cruisers
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Protected cruisers
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Armored cruisers
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Other cruisers
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Dispatch vessels
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Foreign built
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In commission during World War II
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Old light cruisers
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Heavy cruisers
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New light cruisers
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Destroyers
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1st Class destroyers
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World War I era
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In commission during World War II
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Minekaze
-class
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Kamikaze
-class
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Mutsuki
-class
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Fubuki
-class
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Akatsuki
-class
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Hatsuharu
-class
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Shiratsuyu
-class
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Asashio
-class
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Kager?
-class
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Y?gumo
-class
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Akizuki
-class
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Shimakaze
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Matsu
-class
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Tachibana
-class
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2nd Class destroyers
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3rd Class destroyers
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Torpedo boats
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River gunboats
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Minesweepers
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Patrol vessels
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List of IJN Patrol Vessels can be found here at
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Minelayers
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Submarines
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1st Class submarines
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- Junsen
class
- Type J1
,
Junsen 1 gata
(
巡?I型
)
, 4 units,
I-1
,
I-2
,
I-3
,
I-4
.
- Type J1M
,
Junsen 1 gata kai
(
巡?I型改
)
,
I-5
.
- Type J2
,
Junsen 2 gata
(
巡?II型
)
,
I-6
.
- Type J3
,
Junsen 3 gata
(
巡?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
.
- 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
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- 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
(
?高
)
, 3 units,
I-201
,
I-202
,
I-203
(
I-204
to
I-208
not completed).
- Senho
type
,
Senho
(
?補
)
,
I-351
(
I-352
not completed).
- Kiraisen
(Mine layer) type
,
Kiraisen
(
機雷?
)
, 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
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- Type F
- Kaich? type
- Type K1,
Kaich? 1 gata
(
海中I型
)
, 2 units,
Ro-11
,
Ro-12
.
- Type K2,
Kaich? 2 gata
(
海中II型
)
, 3 units,
Ro-13
,
Ro-14
,
Ro-15
.
- Type K3,
Kaich? 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
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- Type K4,
Kaich? 4 gata
(
海中IV型
)
, 3 units,
Ro-26
,
Ro-27
,
Ro-28
.
- Type KT (Toku-Ch?),
Kaich? 5 gata
(
海中V型
)
, 5 units,
Ro-29
,
Ro-30
,
Submarine No. 70
,
Ro-31
,
Ro-32
.
- Type K6,
Kaich? 6 gata
(
海中VI型
)
, 2 units,
Ro-33
,
Ro-34
.
- Type KS (Sen-Ch?),
Kaich? 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 j? 1 gata
(
L1型
)
, 2 units,
Ro-51
,
Ro-52
.
- Type L2,
Ro go j? 2 gata
(
L2型
)
, 4 units,
Ro-53
,
Ro-54
,
Ro-55
,
Ro-56
.
- Type L3,
Ro go j? 3 gata
(
L3型
)
, 3 units,
Ro-57
,
Ro-58
,
Ro-59
.
- Type L4,
Ro go j? 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-Sh? 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-Sh? 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
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Army submarines
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Other submarines
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Suicide vessels
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See also
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References
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- ^
Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter; Mickel, Peter (1977).
Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945
(1st English ed.). London: Arms & Armour Press.
ISBN
0-85368-151-1
.
External links
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