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List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy

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The following is the list of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy for the duration of its existence, 1868–1945.^[1] 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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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.

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Ship or class	Displacement	Main battery	Secondary battery	Torpedo tubes	Complement	Speed	Ships in class
Ship or class	Displacement	Main battery	Secondary battery	Torpedo tubes	Complement	Speed	Ship	Keel laid	Commissioned	Fate
Kōtetsu, ex-CSS Stonewall; renamed Azuma, Dec 1871	1,390 tons	1 × 10-in.	2 × 6.4-in.		135	10.5 kn		1863	Feb 1869	Sold for scrap, Dec 1889
Fusō	3,717 tons	4 × 9.4-in.	2 × 6.7-in.		295	13 kn		Sep 1875(?)	Jan 1878	Sold for scrap, 1909
Chin'en (Prize of First Sino-Japanese War)	7,220 tons	4 × 12-in.	2 × 5.9-in.	3 × 14-in.	350	15.4 kn		Mar 1882	Mar 1895	Scrapped, 1912
Fuji class	12,230 tons	4 × 12-in.	10 × 6-in.	5 × 18-in.	650	18.25 kn	Fuji	Aug 1894	Aug 1897	Scrapped, 1948
Fuji class	12,230 tons	4 × 12-in.	10 × 6-in.	5 × 18-in.	650	18.25 kn	Yashima	Dec 1894	Sep 1897	Naval mines, May 1904
Shikishima class	14,850 tons	4 × 12-in.	14 × 6-in.	4 × 18-in.	741	18 kn	Shikishima	Mar 1897	Jan 1900	Scrapped, 1948
Shikishima class	14,850 tons	4 × 12-in.	14 × 6-in.	4 × 18-in.	741	18 kn	Hatsuse	Jan 1898	Jan 1901	Naval mine, May 1904
Asahi	15,200 tons	4 × 12-in.	14 × 6-in.	4 × 18-in.	773	18 kn		Aug 1898	Apr 1900	sunk by USS Salmon (SS-182) May 1942
Mikasa	15,140 tons	4 × 12-in.	14 × 6-in.	4 × 18-in.	836	18 kn		Jan 1899	Mar 1902	Preserved as museum ship

Ship	Displacement	Main battery	Secondary battery	Torpedo tubes	Comple- ment	Speed	Keel Laid	Commissioned into IJN	Fate
Iki (ex-Russian Imperator Nikolai I)	9,594 tons	2 × 12-in.	6 × 6-in.	6 × 18-in.	616	14 kn	Aug 1886	Jun 1905	Target, Oct 1915
Tango (ex-Russian Poltava)	11,500 tons	4 × 12-in.	4 × 9-in.	2 × 18-in. 4 × 15-in.	631	16 kn	May 1892	Aug 1905	Returned to Russia, 1916
Sagami (ex-Russian Peresvet)	13,810 tons	4 × 10-in.	10 × 6-in.	2 × 18-in.	771	18 kn	Nov 1895	Jul 1908	Sold back to Russia, Mar 1916
Suwo (ex-Russian Pobeda)	13,320 tons	4 × 10-in.	10 × 6-in.	2 × 18-in.	771	18 kn	Feb 1899	Oct 1908	Probably scrapped, 1922-1923
Hizen (ex-Russian Retvizan)	12,780 tons	4 × 12-in.	12 × 6-in.	6 × 15-in.	750	18 kn	Jul 1899	Jan 1905	Sunk as target, Jul 1924
Iwami (ex-Russian Oryol)	14,151 tons	4 × 12-in.	12 × 6-in.	4 × 15-in.	854	18 kn	Jun 1900	Jun 1907	Sunk as target, Jul 1924

Ship	Displacement	Main battery	Secondary battery	Torpedo tubes	Comple- ment	Speed	Keel laid	Commissioned into IJN	Fate
Mishima (ex-Russian Admiral Seniavin)	4,165 tons	4 × 10-in.	6 × 6-in.	removed	406	16 kn	Aug 1892	Jun 1905	Sunk as target, May 1936
Okinoshima (ex-Russian General Admiral Graf Apraksin)	4,165 tons	3 × 10-in.	6 × 6-in.	removed	406	15 kn	Oct 1894	Jun 1905	Scrapped, 1939

Class	Displacement	Main Battery	Secondary Battery	Torpedo Tubes	Comple- ment	Speed	Ships in class
Class	Displacement	Main Battery	Secondary Battery	Torpedo Tubes	Comple- ment	Speed	Ship	Keel Laid	Commis- sioned	Fate
Katori class	15,950 tons	4 × 12-in. 4 × 10-in.	12 × 6-in.	5 × 18-in.	864	18 kn	Katori	Apr 1904	May 1906	Scrapped, 1925
Katori class	15,950 tons	4 × 12-in. 4 × 10-in.	12 × 6-in.	5 × 18-in.	864	18 kn	Kashima	Feb 1904	May 1906	Scrapped, 1924
Satsuma class	19,372 tons	4 × 12-in. 12 × 10-in.	8 × 6-in.	5 × 18-in.	940	20 kn	Satsuma	May 1905	Mar 1910	Sunk as target, 1924
Satsuma class	19,372 tons	4 × 12-in. 12 × 10-in.	8 × 6-in.	5 × 18-in.	940	20 kn	Aki	Mar 1906	Mar 191	Sunk as target, 1924
Kawachi class	20,823 tons	12 × 12-in.	10 × 6-in.	5 × 18-in.	1,100	21 kn	Kawachi	Apr 1909	Mar 1912	Internal explosion, 1918
Kawachi class	20,823 tons	12 × 12-in.	10 × 6-in.	5 × 18-in.	1,100	21 kn	Settsu	Jan 1909	Jul 1912	Scrapped, 1947

Source	Displacement	Main Battery	Secondary Battery	Torpedo Tubes	Comple- ment	Speed	Keel Laid	Ceded to Japan	Fate
ex-German Nassau	18,873 tons	12 × 11-in.	12 × 6-in.	6 × 17.7-in.	1,008	20 kn	Jul 1907	Apr 1920	Scrapped, 1920
ex-German Oldenburg	22,808 tons	12 × 12-in.	14 × 5.9-in.	6 × 21-in.	1,069	20.8 kn	Mar 1909	Apr 1920	Scrapped, 1921

Class	Displace- ment	Main Battery	Secondary Battery	Torpedo Tubes	Comple- ment	Speed	Ships in Class
Class	Displace- ment	Main Battery	Secondary Battery	Torpedo Tubes	Comple- ment	Speed	Ship	Keel Laid	Commis- sioned	Fate
Tsukuba class	13,750 tons	4 × 12-in.	12 × 6-in.	3	820	20.5 kn	Tsukuba	Jan 1905	Jan 1907	Explosion, Jan 1917
Tsukuba class	13,750 tons	4 × 12-in.	12 × 6-in.	3	820	20.5 kn	Ikoma	Mar 1905	Mar 1908	Scrapped, 1923
Ibuki class	14,636 tons	4 × 12-in.	8 × 8-in.	3 × 17.7-in.	817	21.25 kn	Ibuki	May 1907	Nov 1907	Scrapped, 1923
Ibuki class	14,636 tons	4 × 12-in.	8 × 8-in.	3 × 17.7-in.	817	21.25 kn	Kurama	Aug 1905	Feb 1911	Scrapped, 1923
Kongō class	31,720 tons exc. Kirishima 31,980	8 × 14-in.	16 × 6-in.	8 × 21-in.	1,437	30.5 kn	Kongō	Jan 1911	Aug 1913	Converted to fast battleship, 1935
							Haruna	Mar 1912	Apr 1915	Converted to fast battleship, 1933
							Hiei	Nov 1911	Apr 1915	Converted to training ship, 1937; fast battleship, 1941
							Kirishima	Mar 1912	Apr 1915	Converted to fast battleship, 1941
Amagi class	40,000 tons						Amagi			Cancelled, 1922
							Akagi	Dec 1920	Mar 1927	Completed as aircraft carrier
							Atago			Cancelled, 1922
							Takao			Cancelled, 1922
Type B-65	32,000 tons	9 × 12.2-in.	16 × 3.9-in.			33 kn	Hull 795	Cancelled, 1942
Type B-65	32,000 tons	9 × 12.2-in.	16 × 3.9-in.			33 kn	Hull 796	Cancelled, 1942

Class	Displacement	Main Battery	Secondary Battery	Complement	Speed	Ships in Class
Class	Displacement	Main Battery	Secondary Battery	Complement	Speed	Ship	Keel Laid	Commissioned	War Loss
Yamato class	64,170 tons	9 × 18-in.	12 × 6.1-in.	2,500	27.5 kn	Yamato	Nov 1937	Dec 1941	Sunk by air attack during Operation Ten-Go Apr 1945
						Musashi	Mar 1938	Aug 1942	Sunk at Battle of the Sibuyan Sea Oct 1944
						Shinano	May 1940	completed as aircraft carrier	sunk by submarine attack 29 November 1944
						Hull 111	scrapped
			6 × 6.1-in.			Hull 797	cancelled
Design A-150 battleship	70,000 tons	6 × 20.1-in.	"Many" × 3.9-in.			Hull 798	cancelled
Design A-150 battleship	70,000 tons	6 × 20.1-in.	"Many" × 3.9-in.			Hull 799	cancelled

Class or Ship	Displace- ment	Main Battery	Secondary Battery	Torpedo Tubes	Comple- ment	Speed	Ships in Class
Class or Ship	Displace- ment	Main Battery	Secondary Battery	Torpedo Tubes	Comple- ment	Speed	Ship	Keel Laid	Completed	Fate
ex-Chinese prize of First Sino-Japanese War Jiyuan	2,300 tons	2 × 8.2-in.	1 × 5.9-in.	4	180	15 kn	Saien	Jan 1883	Mar 1895	Mine, Nov 1904
Chilean corvette Esmeralda sold to Japan	2,950 tons	2 × 10-in.	6 × 6-in.		296	18.3 kn	Izumi	Apr1881	1894	Scrapped
Naniwa class	3,727 tons	2 × 10.2-in.	6 × 5.9-in.	4 × 14-in.	325	18 kn	Naniwa	Mar 1884	Feb 1886	Sold for scrap, Jun 1913
Naniwa class	3,727 tons	2 × 10.2-in.	6 × 5.9-in.	4 × 14-in.	325	18 kn	Takachiho	Apr 1884	Mar 1886	Torpedoed off Tsingtao, Oct 1914
Unebi	3,615 tons	4 × 9.4-in.	7 × 5.9-in.	4 × 14-in.	400	18 kn	Unebi	May 1884	Oct 1886	Lost at sea, Dec 1886
Yaeyama	1,584 tons	3 × 4.7-in.	8 × 3-pdr.	2 × 18-in.	200	20.75 kn	Yaeyama	Jun 1887	Mar 1890	Scrapped, Apr 1911
Chiyoda	2,439 tons	10 × 4.7-in.	14 × 3-pdr.	3 × 14-in.	350	19 kn	Chiyoda	Dec 1888	Jan 1891	Target, Aug 1927
Chishima	741 tons	5 × 3-in.	6 × 1-pdr.	3 × 15-in.	90	19 kn	Chishima	Jan 1890	Apr 1892	Collision, Nov 1892
Matsushima class	4,278 tons	1 × 12.6-in.	11-12 × 4.7-in.	4 × 14-in.	360	16.5 kn	Itsukushima	Jan 1888	Sep 1891	Scrapped, 1926
							Matsushima	Feb 1888	Apr 1892	Explosion, Apr 1908
							Hashidate	Aug 1888	Jun 1894	Scrapped, 1927
Akitsushima	3,100 tons	4 × 6-in.	6 × 4.7-in.	4 × 14-in.	330	19 kn	Akitsushima	Mar 1890	Mar 1894	Scrapped, 1927
Yoshino	4,150 tons	4 × 6-in.	8 × 4.7-in.	5 × 14-in.	360	23 kn	Yoshino	Dec 1892	Sep 1893	Collision, May 1904
Suma class	2,657 tons	2 × 6-in.	6 × 4.7-in.	2 × 15-in.	256	20 kn	Suma	Aug 1892	Dec 1896	Scrapped, 1928
Suma class	2,657 tons	2 × 6-in.	6 × 4.7-in.	2 × 15-in.	256	20 kn	Akashi	Aug 1894	Mar 1899	Target, Aug 1930
Takasago	4,160 tons	2 × 8-in.	10 × 4.7-in.	5 × 18-in.	425	23.5 kn	Takasago	Apr 1896	May 1898	Mined off Port Arthur, Dec 1904
Kasagi class	4,979 tons	2 × 8-in.	10 × 4.7-in.	5 × 14-in.	405	22.5 kn	Kasagi	Feb 1897	Oct 1898	Ran aground Tsugaru Strait, Jul 1916
Kasagi class	4,979 tons	2 × 8-in.	10 × 4.7-in.	5 × 14-in.	405	22.5 kn	Chitose	Jan 1898	Mar 1899	Target, Jul 1931
Niitaka class	3,366 tons	6 × 6-in.	10 × 12-pdr.		320	20 kn	Niitaka	Jan 1902	Jan 1904	Wrecked Kamchatka Peninsula, Aug 1922
Niitaka class	3,366 tons	6 × 6-in.	10 × 12-pdr.		320	20 kn	Tsushima	Oct 1901	Feb 1904	Target, 1944
Otowa	3,000 tons	2 × 6-in.	6 × 4.7-in.		312	21 kn	Otowa	Jan 1903	Sep 1904	Grounded in dense fog off Daiozaki, Shima peninsula, Jul 1917
Tone	4,113 tons	2 × 6-in.	10 × 4.7-in.	3 × 18-in.	370	23 kn	Tone	Nov 1905	May 1910	Target, Apr 1933
Chikuma class	5,000 tons	8 × 6-in.	4 × 12-pdr.	3 × 18-in.		26 kn	Chikuma	Apr 1909	May 1912	Target, 1935
							Hirado	Aug 1910	Jul 1912	Scrapped, 1947
							Yahagi	Jun 1910	Jul 1912	Scrapped, 1947

Class or Ship	Displace- ment	Main Battery	Secondary Battery	Torpedo Tubes	Comple- ment	Speed	Keel Laid	Commissioned into IJN	Fate
Tsugaru (ex-Russian Pallada)	6,932 tons	8 × 6-in.	12 × 3.1-in.	3 × 18-in.	514	20 kn	Dec 1895	Aug 1908	Scuttled, May 1924
Soya (ex-Russian Varyag)	6,500 tons	12 × 6-in.	10 × 3-in.	4 × 18-in.	571	23 kn	Oct 1899	Jul 1907	Returned to Russia, Apr 1916
Suzuya (ex-Russian Novik)	3,080 tons	2 × 4.7-in.	4 × 3-in.		340	25 kn	Feb 1900	May 1904	Sold, Apr 1913

Minekaze underway near Yokosuka Naval Base, 1932	Minekaze class (15)
	Displacement:	1,650 tons
	Main battery:	4 × 4.7 in (120 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	6 × 21 in (530 mm)
	Complement:	148
	Speed:	39 kn (72 km/h; 45 mph)

Ship	Keel Laid	Completed or Commissioned	Fate
Ship	Keel Laid	Completed or Commissioned	War Loss	Postwar
Minekaze (Summit Wind)	Apr 1918	May 1920	Submarine off Formosa, Feb 1944
Sawakaze (Marsh Wind)	Jan 1918	Mar 1920		Scuttled, 1948
Okikaze (Offshore Wind)	Feb 1919	Aug 1920	Submarine near Yokosuka, Jan 1943
Shimakaze (Island Wind)	Sep 1919	Nov 1920	Submarine near Kavieng, Jan 1943
Nadakaze (High Seas Wind)	Jan 1920	Sep 1920	Submarine near Lombok Strait, Jul 1945
Yakaze (Arrow Wind)	Jan 1918	Jul 1920		Scrapped, 1948
Hakaze (Winged Wind)	Nov 1918	Sep 1920	Submarine near Kavieng, Jan 1943
Shiokaze (Tide Wind)	May 1920	Jul 1921		Scuttled, 1945
Akikaze (Autumn Wind)	Jun 1920	Sep 1921	Submarine west of Luzon, Nov 1944 ‡
Yūkaze (Evening Wind)	Dec 1920	Aug 1921		To Royal Navy, 1947
Tachikaze (Sword Wind)	Aug 1920	Dec 1921	Air attack at Truk, Feb 1944
Hokaze (Sail Wind)	Nov 1920	Dec 1921	Submarine in Celebes Sea, Jul 1944
Nokaze (Field Wind)	Apr 1921	Mar 1922	Submarine in South China Sea, Feb 1945
Namikaze (Wave Wind)	Nov 1921	Nov 1922		To Rep. of China, 1947
Numakaze (Marsh Wind)	Aug 1921	Jul 1922	Submarine off Okinawa, Dec 1943 ‡
‡ Lost with all hands

Kamikaze underway, 1922	Kamikaze class (9)
	Displacement:	1,720 tons
	Main battery:	4 × 4.7 in (120 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	6 × 21 in (530 mm)
	Complement:	154
	Speed:	37.25 kn (68.99 km/h; 42.87 mph)

Mutsuki underway	Mutsuki class (12)
	Displacement:	1,445 tons
	Main battery:	4 × 4.7 in (120 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	6 × Type 12
	Complement:	154
	Speed:	37.25 kn (68.99 km/h; 42.87 mph)

Ship	Keel Laid	Completed or Commissioned	War Loss
Fumizuki (July)	Oct 1924	Jul 1926	Air attack at Truk, Feb 1944
Kikuzuki (Chrysanthemum Moon)	Jun 1925	Nov 1926	Air attack at Tulagi, May 1942
Kisaragi (February)	Jun 1924	Dec 1925	Air attack at Wake Atoll, Dec 1941*‡
Mikazuki (Crescent Moon)	Aug 1925	May 1927	Air attack at Tuluvu, Jul 1943
Minazuki (June)	Mar 1925	Mar 1927	Submarine off Tawitawi, Jun 1944
Mochizuki (Full Moon)	Mar 1926	Oct 1927	Air attack off Rabaul, Oct 1943
Mutsuki (January)	May 1924	Mar 1926	Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Aug 1942
Nagatsuki (September)	Apr 1926	Apr 1927	Battle of Kula Gulf, Jul 1943
Satsuki (May)	Dec 1924	Nov 1925	Air attack on Manila Bay, Sep 1944
Uzuki (April)	Jan 1924	Sep 1926	PT boat attack off Cebu, Dec 1944
Yayoi (March)	Jan 1924	Aug 1926	Air attack off New Guinea, Sep 1942
Yūzuki (Evening Moon)	Nov 1926	Jul 1927	Air attack off Cebu, Dec 1944
* Second Japanese warship lost in Pacific War
‡ Lost with all hands

Fubuki	Fubuki class (20)
	Displacement:	2,050 tons
	Main battery:	6 × 5 in (130 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	18 × Type 90
	Complement:	219
	Speed:	38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph)

Ikazuchi in Chinese waters, 1938	Akatsuki class (4)
	Displacement:	1,750 tons
	Main battery:	6 × 5 in (130 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	9 × 24 in (610 mm)
	Complement:	233
	Speed:	38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph)

Hatsuharu	Hatsuharu class (6)
	Displacement:	1,530 tons
	Main battery:	5 × 5 in (130 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	6 × 24 in (610 mm)
	Complement:	212
	Speed:	36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph)

Ship	Keel Laid	Completed or Commissioned	War Loss
Ariake (Daybreak)	Jan 1933	Mar 1935	Air attack near Tuluvu, Jul 1943
Hatsuharu (Early Spring)	May 1931	Sep 1933	Air attack on Manila Bay, Nov 1944
Hatsushimo (First Frost)	Jan 1933	Sep 1934	Mined and beached in Miyazu Bay, Jul 1945
Nenohi (New Year Day)	Dec 1931	Sep 1933	Submarine in Aleutians, Jul 1942
Wakaba (Young Leaves)	Dec 1931	Oct 1934	Air attack off Panay, Oct 1944
Yūgure (Twilight)	Apr 1933	Mar 1935	Air attack off Kolombangara, Jul 1943 †
† Survivors rescued but subsequently lost

Harusame underway, 1943	Shiratsuyu class (10)
	Displacement:	1,685 tons
	Main battery:	5 × 5 in (130 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	8 × 24 in (610 mm)
	Complement:	180
	Speed:	34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)

Ship	Keel Laid	Completed or Commissioned	War Loss
Harusame (Spring Rain)	Feb 1935	Aug 1937	Air attack near New Guinea, Jun 1944
Kawakaze (River Wind)	Apr 1935	Apr 1937	Battle of Vella Gulf, Aug 1943
Murasame (Passing Shower)	Feb 1934	Jan 1937	Submarine in Blackett Strait, Mar 1943
Samidare (Early Summer Rain)	Dec 1934	Jan 1937	Submarine near Palau, Aug 1944
Shigure (Drizzle)	Dec 1933	Sep 1936	Submarine in Gulf of Siam, Jan 1945
Shiratsuyu (White Dew)	Nov 1933	Sep 1936	Collision near Surigao Strait, Jun 1944
Suzukaze (Cool Breeze)	Jul 1935	Aug 1937	Submarine off Ponape, Jan 1944
Umikaze (Sea Breeze)	May 1935	May 1937	Submarine at Truk, Feb 1944
Yamakaze (Mountain Wind)	May 1935	Jun 1937	Submarine off Honshu, Jun 1942 ‡
Yūdachi (Evening Squall)	Oct 1934	Jan 1937	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Nov 1942
‡ Lost with all hands

Asashio	Asashio class (10)
	Displacement:	2,370 tons
	Main battery:	6 × 5 in (130 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	8 × 24 in (610 mm)
	Complement:	200
	Speed:	35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)

Ship	Keel Laid	Completed or Commissioned	War Loss
Arare (Hailstone)	Mar 1937	Apr 1939	Submarine in Aleutians, Jul 1942
Arashio (Stormy Tide)	Oct 1935	Dec 1937	Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Mar 1943
Asagumo (Morning Cloud)	Dec 1936	Mar 1938	Battle of Surigao Strait, Oct 1944
Asashio (Morning Tide)	Sep 1935	Aug 1937	Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Mar 1943
Kasumi (Haze)	Dec 1936	Jun 1939	Air attack off Okinawa, Apr 1945
Michishio (Full Tide)	Nov 1935	Oct 1937	Battle of Surigao Strait, Oct 1944
Minegumo (Summit Cloud)	Mar 1937	Apr 1938	Battle of Blackett Strait, Mar 1943
Natsugumo (Summer Cloud)	Jul 1936	Feb 1938	Air attack off Guadalcanal, Oct 1942
Ōshio (High Tide)	Aug 1936	Oct 1936	Submarine off Manus, Feb 1943
Yamagumo (Mountain Cloud)	Nov 1936	Jan 1938	Battle of Surigao Strait, Oct 1944

Yukikaze underway, 1939	Kagerō class (19)
	Displacement:	2,500 tons
	Main battery:	6 × 5 in (130 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	8 × Type 92
	Complement:	239
	Speed:	35.5 kn (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph)

Naganami at anchor	Yugumo class (19)
	Displacement:	2,520 tons
	Main battery:	6 × 5 in (130 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	8 × 24‑in.
	Complement:	225
	Speed:	35.5 kn (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph)

Ship	Keel Laid	Commis- sioned	War Loss
Akishimo (Autumn Frost)	May 1943	Mar 1944	Air attack at Cavite, Nov 1944
Asashimo (Morning Frost)	Jan 1943	Nov 1943	Air attack off Okinawa, Apr 1945
Fujinami (Purple Wave)	Aug 1942	Jul 1943	Air attack following Battle off Samar, Oct 1944 †
Hamanami (Beach Waves)	Apr 1943	Oct 1943	Air attack off Leyte, Nov 1944
Hayanami (Early Waves)	Jan 1942	Jul 1943	Submarine near TawiTawi, Jun 1944
Hayashimo (Early Frost)	Jan 1943	Feb 1944	Grounded and abandoned following Battle off Samar, Oct 1944
Kazagumo (Wind and Clouds)	Dec 1940	Mar 1942	Submarine near Davao Gulf, Jun 1944
Kishinami (Shore Waves)	Aug 1943	Dec 1943	Submarine near Palawan, Dec 1944
Kiyonami (Clear Wave)	Oct 1941	Jan 1943	Air attack off Kolombangara, Jul 1943 ↔
Kiyoshimo (Clear Frost)	Feb 1944	May 1944	Air attack and PT boat off Mindoro, Dec 1944
Makigumo (Cirrus Clouds)	Dec 1940	Mar 1942	Scuttled after striking mine off Savo Island, Feb 1943
Makinami (Overflowing Waves)	Apr 1941	Aug 1942	Battle of Cape St. George, Nov 1943
Naganami (Long Waves)	Apr 1941	Jun 1942	Air attack Ormoc Bay, Nov 1944
Okinami (High Seas Waves)	Aug 1942	Dec 1943	Air attack Manila Bay, Nov 1944
Ōnami (Big Rough Waves)	Nov 1941	Dec 1942	Battle of Cape St. George, Nov 1943 ‡
Suzunami (Breaking Waves)	Mar 1942	Jul 1943	Air attack Rabaul, Nov 1943
Takanami (Tall Wave)	May 1941	Aug 1942	Battle of Tassafaronga, Nov 1942
Tamanami (Jade Wave)	Mar 1942	Apr 1943	Submarine off Manila Bay, Jun 1944 ‡
Yūgumo (Evening Clouds)	Jul 1940	Dec 1941	Battle of Vella Lavella, Oct 1943
‡ Lost with all hands
† Lost with all hands, including survivors of Chokai
↔ Very few survivors; all previously rescued from Yugumo lost

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Akizuki underway	Akizuki class (12)
	Displacement:	2,520 tons
	Main battery:	6 × 5 in (130 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	8 × 24‑in.
	Complement:	225
	Speed:	35.5 kn (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph)

Ship	Keel Laid	Commis- sioned	War Loss	Postwar
Akizuki (Autumn Moon)	Jul 1940	Jun 1942	Battle off Cape Engaño, Oct 1944
Fuyutsuki (Winter Moon)	May 1943	May 1944		Converted to breakwater, May 1948
Hanazuki (Flower Moon)	Feb 1944	Dec 1944		Sunk as target, Feb 1948
Harutsuki (Spring Moon)	Dec 1943	Dec 1944		To Soviet Navy, Aug 1947
Hatsuzuki (New Moon in Autumn)	Jul 1941	Dec 1942	Battle off Cape Engaño, Oct 1944
Michizuki	--	--
Natsuzuki (Summer Moon)	May 1944	Apr 1945		To Royal Navy, Aug 1947
Niizuki (New Moon)	Dec 1941	Mar 1943	Battle of Kula Gulf, Jul 1943
Shimotsuki (November)	Jul 1942	Mar 1944	Submarine off Singapore, Nov 1944
Suzutsuki (Clear Moon in Autumn)	Mar 1941	Dec 1942		Sold for scrap, Nov 1945
Teruzuki (Shining Moon)	Nov 1941	Jan 1943	Surface action off Savo Island, Dec 1942
Wakatsuki (Young Moon)	Mar 1942	May 1943	Air attack off Ormoc Bay, Nov 1941
Yoizuki (Evening Moon)	Aug 1943	Jan 1942		To Rep. of China, Aug 1947

Shimakaze underway	Shimakaze (1)
	Displacement:	2,610 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)

Momi at anchor	Matsu class (19)
	Displacement:	1,530 tons
	Main battery:	3 × 5 in (130 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	4 × 24‑in.
	Complement:	211
	Speed:	27.8 kn (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph)

Ship	Keel Laid	Commis- sioned	War Loss	Postwar
Hinoki (Japanese Cypress)	Mar 1944	Sep 1944	Surface action off Manila Bay, Jan 1945 ‡
Kaede (Maple)	Mar 1944	Oct 1944		To Rep. of China, Jul 1947
Kashi (Live Oak)	May 1944	Sep 1944		Scrapped 1947
Kaya (Japanese Nutmeg-Yew)	Apr 1944	Sep 1944		To USSR, Jul 1947
Keyaki (Japanese Elm)	Jun 1944	Dec 1944		Sunk as target, 1947
Kiri (Paulownia Hardwood)	Feb 1944	Aug 1944		To USSR, Jul 1947
Kuwa (Mulberry)	Dec 1943	Jul 1944	Surface action off Ormoc Bay, Dec 1944
Maki (Podocarp Hardwood)	Feb 1944	Aug 1944		Scrapped 1947
Matsu (Pine Tree)	Aug 1943	Apr 1944	Air attack off Bonin Islands, Aug 1944
Momi (White Fir)	Jan 1944	Sep 1944	Air attack off Manila Bay, Jan 1945
Momo (Peach)	Nov 1943	Jun 1944	Submarine off Cape Bolinao, Luzon, Dec 1944
Nara (Oak)	Jun 1944	Nov 1944		Scrapped, 1948
Sakura (Cherry Blossom)	Jun 1944	Nov 1944	Struck mine off Osaka, Jul 1945
Sugi (Cedar)	Feb 1944	Aug 1944		To Rep. of China, Jul 1947
Sumire (Violet)	Oct 1944	Mar 1945		Sunk as target, 1947
Take (Bamboo)	Oct 1943	Jun 1944		Sunk as target, 1947
Tsubaki (Camellia)	Jun 1944	Nov 1944		Scrapped, Jul 1948
Ume (Apricot)	Jan 1944	Jun 1944	Air attack off Ormoc Bay, Jan 1945
Yanagi (Willow)	Aug 1944	Jan 1945		Scrapped, Apr 1947
‡ Lost with all hands

Nire	Tachibana class (14)
	Displacement:	1,530 tons
	Main battery:	3 × 5 in (130 mm)
	Torpedo tubes:	4 × 24‑in.
	Complement:	211
	Speed:	27.8 kn (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph)

Ship	Keel Laid	Commis- sioned	War Loss	Postwar
Enoki (Nettle Tree)	Oct 1944	Mar 1945	Struck mine Jun 1945, scrapped
Hagi (Bush Clover)	Sep 1944	Mar 1945		To Royal Navy, Apr 1947
Hatsuume (Early-blooming Plum)	Dec 1944	Jun 1945		To Rep. of China, Jul 1947
Hatsuzakura (Early-blooming Cherry)	Apr 1944	May 1945		To USSR, Jul 1947
Kaba (Birch)	Oct 1944	May 1945		To US, Aug 1947
Kaki (Persimmon)	Oct 1944	May 1945		To US, Jul 1947
Kusunoki (Camphor)	Nov 1944	May 1945		To Royal Navy, Jul 1947
Nashi (?)	Sep 1944	Mar 1945		Salvaged 1955 as JDS Wakaba
Nire (Elm)	Aug 1944	Jan 1945		Scrapped, Apr 1948
Odake (Great Bamboo)	Nov 1944	May 1945		To US, Jul 1945
Shii (Castanopsis)	Sep 1944	Mar 1945		To USSR, Jul 1945
Sumire (Violet)	Oct 1944	Mar 1945		To Royal Navy, Aug 1947
Tachibana (?)	Jul 1944	Jan 1945	Sunk by air attack, Jul 1945
Tsuta (Ivy)	Jul 1944	Feb 1945		To Rep. of China, Jul 1947