User:Hungrydog55/sandbox/military/pacificfront/1940-00 List of ships of the IJN
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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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Destroyers
[edit]1st-Class Destroyers
[edit]In commission during World War II
[edit]Class | Displace- ment |
Main Battery |
Torpedo Tubes |
Comple- ment |
Speed | Number Commis- sioned |
War Losses | Survived War | |||
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Air Attack |
Sub- marine |
Surface Action |
Other | ||||||||
Minekaze class | 1,650 tons | 4 × 4.7‑in. | 6 × 21‑in. | 148 | 39 kn | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||
Kamikaze class | 1,720 tons | 4 × 4.7‑in. | 6 × 21‑in. | 154 | 37¼ kn | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Mutsuki class | 1,445 tons | 4 × 4.7‑in. | 6 × Type 12 | 154 | 37¼ kn | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | none | |
Fubuki class | 2,050 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 9 × 24‑in. | 219 | 38 kn | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Akatsuki class | 2,050 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 9 × 24‑in. | 233 | 38 kn | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Hatsuharu class | 1,802 tons | 5 × 5‑in. | 6 × 24‑in. | 212 | 36 kn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | none | |
Shiratsuyu class | 1,685 tons | 5 × 5‑in. | 8 × 24‑in. | 180 | 34 kn | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | none |
Asashio class | 2,370 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 8 × 24‑in. | 200 | 35 kn | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | none | |
Kagerō class | 2,500 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 8 × 24‑in. | 239 | 35.5 kn | 19 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Yūgumo class | 2,520 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 8 × 24‑in. | 225 | 35.5 kn | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | none |
Akizuki class | 3,700 tons | 8 × 3.9‑in. | 4 × 24‑in. | 263 | 33 kn | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Shimakaze | 3,300 tons | 6 × 5‑in. | 15 × 24‑in. | 267 | 40.9 kn | 1 | 1 | none | |||
Matsu class | 1,530 tons | 3 × 5‑in. | 4 × 24‑in. | 211 | 27.8 kn | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Tachibana class | 1,530 tons | 3 × 5‑in. | 4 × 24‑in. | 211 | 27.8 kn | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
Totals | 170 | 48 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 40 |
Shimakaze
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Shimakaze (1) | |
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Displacement: | 3,300 tons | |
Main battery: | 6 × 5 in (130 mm) | |
Torpedo tubes: | 15 × 24‑in. | |
Complement: | 267 | |
Speed: | 40.9 kn (75.7 km/h; 47.1 mph) |
Ship | Keel Laid | Completed or Commissioned |
War Loss |
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Shimakaze (Island Wind) |
Aug 1941 | May 1943 | Battle of Ormoc Bay, Nov 1944 |
Aircraft-bearing vessels
[edit]Aircraft Carriers
[edit]Fleet Carriers
[edit]Ship or Class | Displacement | Overall Length |
Aircraft | Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
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Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
War Loss | Postwar | ||||||
Akagi | 36,500 tons | 855⅓ ft | 91 | 2,000 | 31⅕ kn | Akagi | Dec 1920 | Mar 1927 | Battle of Midway, Jun 1942 |
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Kaga | 38,200 tons | 812½ ft | 90 | 2,019 | 28⅓ kn | Kaga | Jul 1920 | Nov 1929 | Battle of Midway, Jun 1942 |
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Ryūjō | 10,600 tons | 590⅓ ft | 48 | 900 | 29 kn | Ryūjō | Nov 1929 | May 1933 | Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Aug 1942 |
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Sōryū | 15,900 tons | 746½ ft | 73 | 1,101 | 34⅓ kn | Sōryū | Nov 1934 | Jan 1937 | Battle of Midway, Jun 1942 |
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Hiryū | 17,300 tons | 746 ft | 73 | 1,101 | 34½ kn | Hiryū | Jul 1936 | Jul 1939 | Battle of Midway, Jun 1942 |
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Shōkaku class | 25,675 tons | 844.75 ft | 84 | 1,660 | 34 kn | Shōkaku | Dec 1937 | Aug 1941 | Submarine between Philippines and Marianas, Jun 1944 |
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Zuikaku | May 1938 | Sep 1941 | Battle off Cape Engaño, Oct 1944 |
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Hiyō class | 24,140 tons | 719½ ft | 53 | 1,224 | 25½ kn | Jun'yō | Mar 1939 | May 1942 | Surrendered Sasebo, Sep 1945 |
Scrapped, 1946-47 |
Hiyō | Nov 1939 | Jul 1942 | Battle of the Philippine Sea, Jun 1944 |
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Shinano | 64,800 tons | 872.75 ft | 47 | 2,400 | 27 kn | Shinano | May 1940 | --never-- | Submarine off Honshu, Nov 1944 |
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Taihō | 29,300 tons | 852 ft | 53 | 1,751 | 33 kn | Taihō | Jul 1941 | Mar 1944 | Battle of the Philippine Sea, Jun 1944 |
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Unryū class | 17,150 tons | 741½ ft | 65• | 1,500 | 34 kn∞ | Unryū | Aug 1942 | Aug 1944 | Submarine off Shanghai, Dec 1944 |
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Amagi | Oct 1942 | Aug 1944 | Air attack Kure, Jul 1945 |
Scrapped, 1946-47 | ||||||
Katsuragi | Dec 1942 | --never-- | Air attack Kure, Jul 1945 |
Scrapped, 1946-47 | ||||||
Kasagi | -- | -- | Scrapped | |||||||
Aso | -- | -- | Constructive total loss, Jul 1945 |
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Ikoma | -- | -- | Constructive total loss, Jul 1945 |
• Except Aso, Kasagi and Katsuragi, 64; Ikoma 53
∞ Except Aso and Katsuragi, 32 kn
Light Carriers
[edit]Light carriers had a smaller aircraft capacity but sufficient speed to keep up with the combat fleet.
Ship or Class | Displacement | Overall Length |
Aircraft | Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
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Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
War Loss | Postwar | ||||||
Hōshō | 7,470 tons | 551½ ft | 25 | 550 | 25 kn | Hōshō | Dec 1920 | Dec 1922 | Scrapped, 1947 | |
Ryūhō | 13,360 tons | 707⅓ ft | 31 | 989 | 26½ kn | Ryūhō | Apr 1933 | Mar 1934 | Scrapped, 1946 | |
Chitose class | 11,190 tons | 621½ ft | 30 | 989 | 29 kn | Chitose | Nov 1934 | Jul 1938 | Battle off Cape Engaño, Oct 1944 |
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Chiyoda | Nov 1934 | Jul 1938 | Battle off Cape Engaño, Oct 1944 |
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Zuihō class | 11,262 tons | 712 ft | 30 | 785 | 28 kn | Shōhō | Dec 1934 | Nov 1941 | Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942 |
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Zuihō | Jun 1935 | Dec 1940 | Battle off Cape Engaño, Oct 1944 |
Escort Carriers
[edit]Escort carriers were distinguished by a combination of low aircraft capacity and slow speed.
Ship or Class | Displacement | Overall Length |
Aircraft | Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
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Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
War Loss | Postwar | ||||||
Taiyō class | 17,830 tons | 591½ ft | 27 | 747 | 21 kn | Chūyō | May 1938 | Nov 1942 | Submarine near Volcano Islands, Dec 1943 |
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Un'yō | Dec 1938 | May 1942 | Submarine between Hong Kong and Luzon, Sep 1944 |
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Taiyō | Jan 1940 | Sep 1941 | Submarine off Luzon, Aug 1944 |
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Kaiyō | 13,600 tons | 545⅓ ft | 24 | 829 | 23.75 kn | Kaiyō | unk. | Nov 1943 | Air attack Kure, Nov 1944 |
Scrapped, 1946 |
Shin'yō | 17,500 tons | 650½ ft | 33 | 948 | 22 kn | Shin'yō | unk. | Nov 1943 | Submarine in East China Sea, Nov 1944 |
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Shimane Maru class | 14,500 tons | 526 ft | 12 | unk. | 18½ kn | Shimane Maru | Jun 1944 | Feb 1945 | Air attack, Jul 1945 |
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Otakisan Maru | Sep 1944 | --never-- | Scrapped, 1948 |
Others
[edit]Army aircraft transports
[edit]Ship or Class | Displacement | Overall Length |
Aircraft | Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | ||||
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Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
War Loss | Postwar | ||||||
Yamashio Maru class | 16,119 tons | 516.75 ft | 8 | 221 | 15 kn | Yamashio Maru | unk. | Jan 1945 | Air attack Yokohama, Feb 1945 |
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Chigusa Maru | unk. | unk. | Sunk, 1945 | Repaired as tanker 1948; scrapped 1963 | ||||||
Kumano Maru | 8,258 tons | 501 ft | 8-37 | unk. | 19 kn | Kumano Maru | Aug 1944 | Mar 1945 | Surrendered, Aug 1945 | Scrapped 1948 |
Akitsu Maru-class | 11,800 tons | 471½ ft | 8-30 | unk. | 20 kn | Akitsu Maru | unk. | Jan 1942 | Submarine, Nov 1944 | |
Nigitsu Maru | unk. | Mar 1943 | Submarine, Jan 1944 |
Seaplane tenders
[edit]Ship or Class | Displacement | Overall Length |
Aircraft | Comple- ment |
Speed | Ships in Class | |||||
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Ship | Keel Laid | Commis- sioned |
Prewar | Wartime | Postwar | ||||||
Wakamiya | 7,844 tons | 365 ft | 4 | 234 | 10 kn | Wakamiya | unk. | Aug 1914 | Scrapped, 1932 | ||
Notoro | 14,280 tons | 471 ft | 8 | 250 | 12 kn | Notoro | Nov 1919 | Aug 1920 | Converted from oiler, 1924 | Converted back to oiler, 1941 | |
Akitsushima | 4,725 tons | 376.75 ft | 1 | 545 | 19 kn | Akitsushima | Oct 1940 | Apr 1942 | Air attack Coron Bay, Sep 1944 | ||
Kamoi | 17,273 tons | 4881/2 ft | 12-22 | 324 | 15 kn | Kamoi | Sep 1921 | Sep 1922 | Converted to seaplane tender, 1933 | Converted to flying boat tender, 1939 | Scrapped Hong Kong, 1947 or later |
Chitose class (converted to aircraft carriers) | tons | ft | kn | Mizuho | May 1937 | Feb 1939 | Submarine. May 1942 | ||||
Nisshin | |||||||||||
Kamikawa Maru | tons | ft | kn | Kamikawa Maru | Aug 1936 | ||||||
Kiyokawa Maru | Oct 1936 | ||||||||||
Kimikawa Maru | Nov 1936 | ||||||||||
Kunikawa Maru | Mar 1937 | ||||||||||
Hirokawa Maru | Apr 1939 |