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.

Destroyers

1st-Class Destroyers

In commission during World War II

Class	Displace- ment	Main Battery	Torpedo Tubes	Comple- ment	Speed	Number Commis- sioned	War Losses				Survived War
							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

Shimakaze underway	Shimakaze (1)
	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
Shimakaze (Island Wind)	Aug 1941	May 1943	Battle of Ormoc Bay, Nov 1944

Aircraft-bearing vessels

Aircraft Carriers

Fleet Carriers

• 
  Akagi
• 
  Shokaku
• 
  Shinano
• 
  Taiho

Ship or Class	Displacement	Overall Length	Aircraft	Comple- ment	Speed	Ships in Class
						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
Kaga	38,200 tons	812½ ft	90	2,019	28⅓ kn	Kaga	Jul 1920	Nov 1929	Battle of Midway, Jun 1942
Ryūjō	10,600 tons	590⅓ ft	48	900	29 kn	Ryūjō	Nov 1929	May 1933	Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Aug 1942
Sōryū	15,900 tons	746½ ft	73	1,101	34⅓ kn	Sōryū	Nov 1934	Jan 1937	Battle of Midway, Jun 1942
Hiryū	17,300 tons	746 ft	73	1,101	34½ kn	Hiryū	Jul 1936	Jul 1939	Battle of Midway, Jun 1942
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
						Zuikaku	May 1938	Sep 1941	Battle off Cape Engaño, Oct 1944
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
Shinano	64,800 tons	872.75 ft	47	2,400	27 kn	Shinano	May 1940	--never--	Submarine off Honshu, Nov 1944
Taihō	29,300 tons	852 ft	53	1,751	33 kn	Taihō	Jul 1941	Mar 1944	Battle of the Philippine Sea, Jun 1944
Unryū class	17,150 tons	741½ ft	65•	1,500	34 kn∞	Unryū	Aug 1942	Aug 1944	Submarine off Shanghai, Dec 1944
						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
						Ikoma	--	--	Constructive total loss, Jul 1945

• Except Aso, Kasagi and Katsuragi, 64; Ikoma 53
∞ Except Aso and Katsuragi, 32 kn

Light Carriers

• 
  Hosho
• 
  Ryūhō
• 
  Zuiho

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
						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
						Chiyoda	Nov 1934	Jul 1938	Battle off Cape Engaño, Oct 1944
Zuihō class	11,262 tons	712 ft	30	785	28 kn	Shōhō	Dec 1934	Nov 1941	Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942
						Zuihō	Jun 1935	Dec 1940	Battle off Cape Engaño, Oct 1944

Escort Carriers

• 
  Taiyō
• 
  Shimane Maru

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
						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
						Un'yō	Dec 1938	May 1942	Submarine between Hong Kong and Luzon, Sep 1944
						Taiyō	Jan 1940	Sep 1941	Submarine off Luzon, Aug 1944
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
Shimane Maru class	14,500 tons	526 ft	12	unk.	18½ kn	Shimane Maru	Jun 1944	Feb 1945	Air attack, Jul 1945
						Otakisan Maru	Sep 1944	--never--		Scrapped, 1948

Others

Army aircraft transports

Ship or Class	Displacement	Overall Length	Aircraft	Comple- ment	Speed	Ships in Class
						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
						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

Ship or Class	Displacement	Overall Length	Aircraft	Comple- ment	Speed	Ships in Class
						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