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Japan Navy Losses of WWII

Major Surface Warships

Battleships (BB)

IJN Kongo (BB)
Type | Class
Battleship | Kongo
IJN KONGO after 1929-1931 reconstruction.
Photo Credit: Wikipedia
Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned
Loss Date | Cause | Location
21 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Sealion II. | Formosa Strait [26.09 N, 121.23 E]
SHIP DATA
Displacement | Length (oa) x Beam x Draft | Speed | Range | Complement
ARMAMENT
Main | Secondary | Anti-Aircraft | Anti-Submarine
118 x 25mm
N/A
Aircraft | Other
3 x aircraft (Nakjima E8N1 Type 95 "Dave" or Kawanishi E7K1 Type 94 "Alf") | N/A
SOURCES & LINKS:
"Japanese Warships of World War II" - A.J. Watts
Imperial Japanese Navy
Wikipedia
CombinedFleet.com

IJN Hiei (BB)
Type | Class
Battleship | Kongo
IJN Hiei
Photo Credit: Imperial War Museum
Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned
4 November 1911 | 21 November 1912 | 4 August 1914
Loss Date | Cause | Location
13 November 1942 | Scuttled following repeated attacks by US aircraft, after having been severely damaged by US warships during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. | Near Savo Island, Guadalcanal [09.00S, 159.00E]
Ship Data
Displacement | Length (oa) x Beam x Draft | Speed | Range | Complement
Armament
Main | Secondary | Anti-Aircraft | Anti-Submarine
N/A
Aircraft | Other
3 x aircraft (Nakajima E8N1 Type 95 "Dave" or Kawanishi E7K1 Type 94 "Alf") | N/A
Sources & Links:
"Japanese Warships of World War II" - A.J. Watts
Imperial Japanese Navy
Wikipedia
CombinedFleet.com

IJN Kirishima (BB)
Type | Class
Battleship | Kongo
IJN Kirishima off Amoy, China, 21 October 1938.
Photo Credit: Naval Historical Center
Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned
Loss Date | Cause | Location
15 November 1942 | Sunk by gunfire from US battleship USS Washington during the Battle of Guadalcanal. | Off Savo Island, Guadalcanal [9.10S, 159.55E]
Ship Data
Displacement | Length (oa) x Beam x Draft | Speed | Range | Complement
Armament
Main | Secondary | Anti-Aircraft | Anti-Submarine
N/A
Aircraft | Other
3 x aircraft (Nakajima E8N1 Type 95 "Dave" or Kawanishi E7K1 Type 94 "Alf") | N/A
Sources & Links:
"Japanese Warships of World War II" - A.J. Watts
Imperial Japanese Navy
Wikipedia
Naval Historical Center

IJN Haruna (BB)
IJN HARUNA
Photo Credit: Naval Historical Center
U.S. Navy carrier aircraft attack battleship HARUNA at her moorings near Kure, Japan, 28 July 1945.
Photo Credit: Wikipedia
28 July 1945 | Sunk by US aircraft from USS Wasp (CV-18) and USS Shangri-La (CV-38) | Kure, Japan [34.15N, 132.29E]
SHIP DATA
ARMAMENT
118 x 25mm
3 x aircraft (Nakajima E8N1 Type 95 "Dave" or Kawanishi E7K1 Type 94 "Alf") | N/A
Sources & Links:
Naval Historical Center

IJN Fuso (BB)
Battleship | Fuso
IJN Fuso
Photo Credit: Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk
IJN Fuso straddled by American bombs, on her way to Surigao Strait.
Photo Credit: CombinedFleet.com
25 October 1944 | Sunk during surface engagement with US warships during Battle of Surigao Strait. | Leyte, Surigao Strait [10.25N, 125.23E]
Ship Data
34,700 tons (standard)
39,154 (full load)
698 ft (oa) x 100½ ft x 31¾ ft
24¾ kts
1,296
Armament
Main | Secondary
Anti-Aircraft | Anti-Submarine
16 x 25mm A.A. Guns
3 x aircraft | N/A
CombineFleet.com

IJN Yamashiro (BB)
Battleship | Fuso
IJN Yamashiro in Tokyo Bay, Japan, after 1935. Behind her are battleships Fuso and Haruna (most distant).
Photo Credit: Naval History Center
20 November 1913 | 3 November 1915 | 31 March 1917
25 October 1944 | Sunk during surface engagement with US warships during Battle of Surigao Strait. | Leyte Gulf, Surigao Strait [10.22N, 125.21E]
34,700 tons (standard)
39,154 (full load)
698 ft (oa) x 100½ ft x 31¾ ft
24¾ kts
1,296
Main | Secondary
Anti-Aircraft | Anti-Submarine
16 x 25mm A.A. Guns
3 x aircraft | N/A
Naval History Center

IJN Ise (BB)
Battleship (Converted to hybrid Aircraft Carrier from
15 March 1943 thru 8 October 1943)
Ise
IJN Ise off Sata Point - 24 August 1943.
Photo Credit: Japanese Warships of WW II - A.J. Watts
5 May 1915 | 12 November 1916 | 1 December 1917
IJN Ise at Kure in 1945.
Photo Credit: Wikipedia
28 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Kure, Japan [34.12N, 132.31E]
35,350 tons (standard)
38,065 tons (full load)
703½ ft (oa) x 111 ft x 29½ ft
25¼ kts
Unknown
1,463
Main | Secondary
8 x 14-inch (36cm/45cal) Guns (4 x 2) | N/A
Anti-Aircraft | Anti-Submarine
22 x Aircraft (8 x Yokosuka D4Y2 Suisei "JUDY" dive-bombers
plus 14 x Aichi E16A Zuiun "PAUL" seaplanes)
180 x 5-inch Rocket Launchers (6 x 30)
CombinedFleet.com

IJN Hyuga (BB)
Battleship (Converted to hybrid Aircraft Carrier from
1 May 1943 thru 18 November 1943)
Ise
IJN Hyuga
Photo Credit: Hazegray.org
20 November 1913 | 3 November 1915 | 31 March 1917
IJN Hyuga under air attack at Kure – 1945.
Photo Credit: BobHenneman.info
24 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Kure, Japan [34.10N, 132.33E]
38.065 (full load)
703½ ft (oa) x 111 ft x 29½ ft
25¼ kts
Unknown
8 x 14-inch (36cm/45cal) Guns (4 x 2) | N/A
22 x Aircraft (8 x Yokosuka D4Y2 Suisei "JUDY" dive-bombers
plus 14 x Aichi E16A Zuiun "PAUL" seaplanes)
180 x 5-inch Rocket Launchers (6 x 30)
Naval History Center

IJN Mutsu (BB)
Battleship | Nagato
IJN Mutsu
Photo Credit: Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk
8 June 1943 | Internal magazine explosion. | Hiroshima, Japan [two miles SW of Hashirajima]
42,753 tons (full load)
703½ ft (oa) x 111 ft x 29½ ft
25 kts
3 x Aircraft | N/A

IJN Yamato (BB)
Battleship | Yamato
IJN Yamato during trials, off Sata Point - 30 October 1941.
Photo Credit: Japanese Warships of WW II - A.J. Watts
4 November 1937 | 8 August 1940 | 16 December 1941
IJN Yamato explodes following air attacks by US carrier-based planes on 7 April 1945.
7 April 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft | North of Okinawa [30.22N, 128.04E]
71,659 tons (full load)
863 ft (oa) x 127¾ ft x 35½ ft
27½ kts
9 x 18-inch (XXcm/XXcal) Guns (3 x 3) | 12 x 6.1-inch Guns (4 x 3)
6 x Aircraft | N/A

IJN Musashi (BB)
Battleship | Yamato
IJN Musashi departing Brunei - 1944.
Photo Credit: Naval History Center
29 March 1938 | 1 November 1940 | 5 August 1942
IJN Musashi under air attack during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Photo Credit: Imperial War Museum
24 October 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. | Sibuyan Sea [12.50N, 122.35E]
863 ft (oa) x 127¾ ft x 35½ ft
27½ kts
9 x 18-inch (XXcm/XXcal) Guns (3 x 3) | 12 x 6.1-inch Guns (4 x 3)
6 x Aircraft | N/A

Aircraft Carriers (Fleet) (CV)

IJN Kaga (CV)
Aircraft Carrier | Kaga
IJN Kaga
Photo Credit: Japanese Warships of WW II - A.J. Watts
19 July 1920 | 17 November 1921 | 1 November 1929
4 June 1942 | Heavily damaged by US carrier-based aircraft during the Battle of Midway, and subsequently scuttled and sunk by torpedoes fired by destroyer IJN Hagikaze . | North of Midway Island [30.23N, 179.17W]
Flight Deck: 816 1/3 ft x 100 ft
31¼ kts
22 x 25mm A.A. Guns

IJN Akagi (CV)
Aircraft Carrier | Akagi
IJN Akagi
Photo Credit: Imperial War Museum
IJN Akagi under attack by US B-17 aircraft during the Battle of Midway.
Photo Credit: Naval History Center
5 June 1942 | Heavily damaged by US carrier-based aircraft during the Battle of Midway, and subsequently scuttled and sunk by torpedoes fired by destroyers IJN Arashio, Hagikaze, Maikaze, and Nowaki . | North of Midway Island [30.30N, 178.40W]
Flight Deck: 817¾ ft x 100 ft
31 kts
6 x 8-inch (20cm/50cal) Guns (10 x 1) | N/A

IJN Soryu (CV)
Aircraft Carrier | Soryu
IJN Soryu passing the entrance to Tokyo Bay - January 1938.
Photo Credit: "Japanese Warships of World War II" - A.J. Watts
20 November 1934 | 23 December 1935 | 29 December 1937
IJN Soryu under B-17 attack during the Battle of Midway.
4 June 1942 | Heavily damaged by US carrier-based aircraft from USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway, and sunk by torpedoes from destroyer IJN Isokaze. | North of Midway Island [30.38N, 179.13W]
746½ ft (oa) x 70 ft x 25 ft
Flight Deck: 711½ ft x 85 1/3 ft
34½ kts
Unknown
N/A | N/A
12 x 5-inch (12.7cm/40calcm) A.A. Guns (6 x 2)

IJN Hiryu (CV)
Aircraft Carrier | Soryu
IJN Hiryu during sea trials – 1939.
IJN Hiryu burning & abandoned, photographed by airfarft from IJN Hosho on 5 June 1942.
Photo Credit: World War 2 Database
5 June 1942 | Heavily damaged by US carrier-based aircraft from USS Enterprise during the Battle of Midway, and sunk by torpedoes from destroyer IJN Makigumo. | North of Midway Island [31.38N, 178.51W]
Flight Deck: 711½ ft x 88½ ft
N/A | N/A

IJN Shokaku (CV)
Aircraft Carrier | Shokaku
IJN Shokaku
12 December 1937 | 1 June 1939 | 8 August 1941
19 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Cavalla. | West of Marianas Islands [12.00N, 137.46E]
Flight Deck: 794½ ft x 95 ft
34 kts
N/A | N/A

IJN Zuikaku (CV)
Aircraft Carrier | Shokaku
IJN Zuikaku
25 May 1938 | 16 November 1937 | 25 September 1941
IJN Zuikaku under attack on 25 October 1944.
Photo Credit: World War 2 Database
25 October 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft during the Battle off Cape Engano. | Northeast of the Philippines [19.20N, 125.51E]
Flight Deck: 794½ ft x 95 ft
84 x Aircraft | 168 x 5-inch Rocket Launchers (6 x 28)

IJN Hiyo (CV)
Aircraft Carrier | Hiyo
IJN Hiyo
20 June 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft from the USS Belleau Wood during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. | Philippine Sea [15.30N, 133.50E]
719½ ft (oa) x 87¾ ft x 26¾ ft
Flight Deck: 689¾ ft x 89½ ft

IJN Taiho (CV)
Aircraft Carrier | Taiho
IJN Taiho
19 June 1944 | Torpedoed by US submarine USS Albacore during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and exploded due to aviation gas fume build-up. | Philippine Sea [12.22N, 137.04E]
852 ft (oa) x 90¾ ft x 31¾ ft
Flight Deck: 844¾ ft x 98½ ft

IJN Shinano (CV)
Aircraft Carrier | Shinano
IJN Shinano on trials in Tokyo Bay – 1944.
4 May 1940 | 8 October 1944 | 19 November 1944
29 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Archerfish. | South of Japan [33.07N, 137.04E]
872¾ ft (oa) x 119¼ ft x 33¾ ft
Flight Deck: 840 ft x 131¼ ft

IJN Unryu (CV)
Aircraft Carrier | Unryu
IJN Unryu
1 August 1942 | 25 September 1943 | 6 August 1944
19 December 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by the US submarine USS Redfish. | East China Sea [28.59N, 124.03E]
741½ ft (oa) x 72 ft x 25¾ ft
Flight Deck: 711½ ft x 88½ ft
65 x Aircraft | 168 x 5-inch Rocket Launchers (6 x 28)

IJN Amagi (CV)
Aircraft Carrier | Unryu
IJN Amagi docked at Kure Naval Base.
1 October 1942 | 15 October 1943 | 10 August 1944
IJN Amagi following the attack on 28 July 1945.
Photo Credit: HazeGray.org
28 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Kure Naval Base [34.17N, 132.23E]
741½ ft (oa) x 72 ft x 25¾ ft
Flight Deck: 711½ ft x 88½ ft
65 x Aircraft | 168 x 5-inch Rocket Launchers (6 x 28)

Aircraft Carriers (Light) (CVL)

IJN Ryujo (CVL)
Aircraft Carrier (Light) | Ryujo
IJN Ryujo
IJN Ryujo under high altitude B-17 attack during the Battle of the Eastern Solomon Islands.
Photo Credit: World War 2 Database
24 August 1942 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft from USS Saratoga during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. | East of the Solomon Islands [06.10S, 160.50E]
590 1/3 ft (oa) x 68¼ ft x 23½ ft
924

IJN Shoho (CVL)
Aircraft Carrier (Light) | Shoho
IJN Shoho at Yokosuka - 25 December 1941
3 December 1934 | 1 June 1935 | 15 January 1939
IJN Shoho under attack by US aircraft during the Battle of the Coral Sea – 7 May 1942.
8 May 1942 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft during the Battle of the Coral Sea | Coral Sea [10.29S, 152.55E]
712 ft (oa) x 59 ft x 21¾ ft
785

IJN Zuiho (CVL)
Aircraft Carrier | Shoho
IJN Zuiho off Tateyama - 17 December 1940.
Photo Credit: "Japanese Warships of WW II" - A.J. Watts
IJN Zuiho under air attack at Battle of Leyte Gulf - 25 October 1944.
25 October 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft during the Battle off Cape Engano. | Northeast of the Philippines [19.20N, 125.51E]
712 ft (oa) x 59 ft x 21¾ ft
785

IJN Chiyoda (CVL)
Aircraft Carrier (Light) | Chiyoda
No photos of IJN Chiyoda are available.
Image Credit: GlobalSecurity.org
14 December 1936 | 19 November 1937 | 15 December 1938 (as seaplane tender). Converted to Aircraft Carrier (Light) and recommissioned on 21 December 1943.
IJN Chiyoda or Chitose under attack during the Battle off Cape Engano.
Photo Credit: HazeGray.org
25 October 1944 | Heavily damaged by US carrier-based aircraft and abandoned. Sunk by gunfire from US warships. | Northeast of the Philippine Islands [18.37N, 126.45E]
631½ ft (oa) x 68¼ ft x 24½ ft

IJN Chitose (CVL)
Aircraft Carrier (Light) | Chiyoda
IJN Chitose
26 November 1934 | 29 November 1936 | 25 July 1938 (as seaplane tender). Converted to Aircraft Carrier (Light) from 26 January 1943 to 1 November 1943. Recommissioned 1 January 1944.
IJN Chitose or Chiyoda under attack during the Battle off Cape Engano.
Photo Credit: HazeGray.org
25 October 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft from USS Essex during the Battle of Leyte Gulf (Battle off Cape Engano). | Northeast of the Philippine Islands [19.20N, 126.20E]
631½ ft (oa) x 68¼ ft x 24½ ft

Aircraft Carriers (Escort) (CVE)

IJN Taiyo (CVE)
Aircraft Carrier (Escort) | Taiyo
IJN Taiyo.
Image Credit: Warship.Get.Net
6 January 1940 | 19 September 1940 | 2 September 1941
18 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Rasher. | Off northwestern Luzon [18.16N, 120.20E]
591 1/3 ft (oa) x 73¾ ft x 26¼ ft
Flight Deck: 564 1/3 ft x 77 ft

IJN Chuyo (CVE)
Aircraft Carrier (Escort) | Taiyo
No photos available.
Image Credit: Global Security
4 December 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Sailfish. | Off Hachijo Island [31.55N, 143.40E]
591 1/3 ft (oa) x 73¾ ft x 26¼ ft
Flight Deck: 564 1/3 ft x 77 ft
Imperial Japanese Navy Href= http://www.combinedfleet.com/chuyo.htm>CombinedFleet.com

IJN Unyo (CVE)
Aircraft Carrier (Escort) | Taiyo
No photos available.
Image Credit: Global Security
17 September 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Barb. | South China Sea [19.18N, 116.26E]
591 1/3 ft (oa) x 73¾ ft x 26¼ ft
Imperial Japanese Navy Href= http://www.combinedfleet.com/unyo.htm>CombinedFleet.com

IJN Kaiyo (CVE)
Aircraft Carrier (Escort) | Kaiyo
IJN Kaiyo
Unknown | 9 December 1938 | 31 May 1939. Converted to aircraft carrier from 10 December 1942 to 23 November 1943.
IJN Kaiyo being scrapped post-war.
10 August 1945 | Severely damaged by mine on 24 July 1945. Attacked by US aircraft on 28 July and 10 August 1945, she grounds in Beppu Bay. | Beppu Bay [33.17N, 131.33E]
Flight Deck: 524 1/3 ft x 75½ ft
23¾ kts

IJN Shinyo (CVE)
Aircraft Carrier (Escort) | Shinyo
IJN Shinyo in the Western Inland Sea – 1 November 1943.
Unknown | 14 December 1934 | 30 April 1935. Converted to aircraft carrier from 21 September 1942 thru 15 December 1943.
17 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Spadefish. | Yellow Sea [33.02N, 123.33E]
650½ ft (oa) x 84¾ ft x 25½ ft
Flight Deck: 590½ ft x 80 ft

Heavy Cruisers (CA)

IJN Furutaka (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Furutaka
IJN Furutaka after reconstruction off Ukuru Island - 9 June 1939.
Photo Credit: Japanese Warships of World War II - A.J. Watts
5 December 1922 | 25 February 1925 | 31 March 1926
11 October 1942 | Sunk by US warships during the Battle of Cape Esperance. | Off Guadalcanal [09.02S, 159.33E]
602 ft (oa) x 55½ ft x 18½ ft
6 x 8-inch Guns (20cm/50-cal) (3 x 2) | N/A
8 x 25mm A.A. Guns (4 x 2)
2 x Aircraft | 8 x 24-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (2 x 4)

IJN Kako (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Furutaka
IJN Kako underway during exercises in 1940.
10 August 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS S-44. | Near Kavieng, New Ireland [02.28S, 152.11E]
602 ft (oa) x 55½ ft x 18½ ft
6 x 8-inch (20cm/50-cal) Guns (3 x 2) | N/A
8 x 25mm A.A. Guns (4 x 2)
2 x Aircraft | 8 x 24-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (2 x 4)

IJN Aoba (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Aoba
IJN Aoba heavily damaged following the Battle of Cape Esperance.
Photo Credit: >Wikipedia
4 February 1924 | 25 September 1926 | 20 September 1927
IJN Aoba sunk at Kure – October 1945.
Photo Credit: >Naval History Center
28 July 1945 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Kure, Japan [34.13N, 132.31E]
602½ ft (oa) x 57¾ ft x 18½ ft
6 x 8-inch Guns (20cm/50-cal) (3 x 2) | N/A
4 x 13mm A.A. Guns (2 x 2)
2 x Aircraft | 8 x 24-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (2 x 4)

IJN Kinugasa (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Aoba
IJN Kinugasa at anchor off Shinagawa, Japan, in October 1935.
Photo Credit: >Naval History Center
23 January 1924 | 24 October 1926 | 30 September 1927
14 November 1942 | Attacked and sunk by US aircraft. | SW of Rendova [09.06S, 157.14E]
602½ ft (oa) x 57¾ ft x 18½ ft
6 x 8-inch Guns (20cm/50-cal) (3 x 2) | N/A

IJN Myoko (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Myoko
IJN Myoko
Photo Credit: >Imperial War Museum
13 December 1944 | Torpedoed by US submarine USS Bergall, Myoko is towed to Singapore where she is determined to be unrepairable and subsequently used as a floating anti-aircraft battery. | Singapore
661¾ ft (oa) x 68 ft x 20¾ ft

IJN Nachi (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Myoko
IJN Nachi following sea trials in November 1928.
4 February 1924 | 15 June 1927 | 28 November 1928
5 November 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft from the USS Lexington. | Manila Bay [14.23N, 112.25E]
661¾ ft (oa) x 68 ft x 20¾ ft

IJN Haguro (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Myoko
IJN Haguro under attack in Simpson Harbor – 2 November 1943.
Photo Credit: >Naval History Center
16 May 1945 | Sunk by gunfire from British warships. | Malacca Strait, 55 miles off Penang [04.49N, 99.42E]
661¾ ft (oa) x 68 ft x 20¾ ft

IJN Ashigara (CA)
IJN Ashigara
Photo Credit: Japanese Warships of World War II - A.J. Watts
8 June 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by Allied submarines. | Enroute from Batavia to Singapore, in the Bangka Strait [01.59S, 104.56E]

IJN Takao (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Takao
IJN Takao outside of Tokyo Bay – 14 July 1939.
Photo Credit: Japanese Warships of World War II - A.J. Watts
31 July 1945 | Attacked and sunk by British midget submarines while moored as a stationary anti-aircraft ship. | Singapore
8 x 5-inch (12.7cm/XX-cal) A.A. Guns (4 x 2)

IJN Atago (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Takao
IJN Atago (image)
Image Credit: >Global Security
23 October 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Darter. | Off Palawan [09.28N, 117.17E]
8 x 5-inch (12.7cm/XX-cal) A.A. Guns (4 x 2)

IJN Maya (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Takao
IJN Maya
Photo Credit: >Wikipedia
4 December 1928 | 8 November 1930 | 30 June 1932
23 October 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Dace. | Off Palawan [09.27N, 117.23E]
12 x 5-inch (12.7cm/XX-cal) A.A. Guns (6 x 2)

IJN Chokai (CA)
IJN Chokai in Ariake Bay – April 1939.
25 October 1944 | Heavily damaged by gunfire from US warships during the Battle off Samar, and later scuttled by torpedoes fired by destroyer Fujinami.. | Off Samar, Philippines [11.22N, 126.22E]

IJN Mogami (CA)
Heavy Cruiser (Converted to "Aircraft Cruiser" from 1 September 1942 thru 30 April 1943) | Mogami
IJN Mogami
Photo Credit: >HazeGray.org
25 October 1944 | Heavily damaged by both gunfire and air attack during the Battle of Surigao Strait; later scuttled by a torpedo from destroyer Akebono. | Mindanao Sea [09.40N, 124.50E]

IJN Mikuma (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Mogami
IJN Mikuma in Sukumo Bay, southern Shikoku - April 1939.
IJN Mikuma on the afternoon of 6 June 1942, after she had been bombed by planes from USS Enterprise and USS Hornet during the Battle of Midway.
6 June 1942 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft during the Battle of Midway. | Near Midway Island [29.20N, 173.30E]
10 x 8-inch Guns (20cm/50-cal) (5 x 2) | 8 x 5-inch (12.7cm/XX-cal) D.P. Guns (4 x 2)

IJN Suzuya (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Mogami
IJN Suzuya - 1938.
Photo Credit: >Wikipedia
11 December 1933 | 20 November 1934 | 31 October 1937
25 October 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft during the Battle off Samar. | Off Samar, Philippines [11.50N, 126.25E]

IJN Kumano (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Mogami
IJN Kumano - 1938.
5 April 1934 | 15 October 1936 | 31 October 1937
IJN Kumano under attack during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Photo Credit: >Bosamar.com
25 November 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft from USS Lexington. | Manila Bay [14.24N, 120.35E]
10 x 8-inch Guns (20cm/50-cal) (5 x 2) | 8 x 5-inch (12.7cm/XX-cal) D.P. Guns (4 x 2)

IJN Tone (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Tone
IJN Tone
Photo Credit: Bosamar.com
IJN Tone (Image)
Image Credit: GlobalSecurity.org
1 December 1934 | 21 November 1937 | 20 November 1938
IJN Tone sunk at Kure – 1945.
24 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Kure, Japan [34.14N, 132.27E]

IJN Chikuma (CA)
Heavy Cruiser | Tone
IJN Chikuma
Photo Credit: GlobalSecurity.org
IJN Chikuma under attack during the Battle off Samar.
25 October 1944 | Heavily by gunfire and air attack during the Battle off Samar, Chikuma was scuttled by torpedoes fired from destroyer Nowaki. | Off Samar, Philippines [11.22N, 126.16E 11.30N, 126.30E]

Light Cruisers (CL)

IJN Tenryu (CL)
Light Cruiser | Tenryu
IJN Tenryu in 1936.
Photo Credit:
18 December 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Albacore. | North of New Guinea [05.11S, 145.57E]
468 ft (oa) x 40½ ft x 13 ft
1 x 3-inch A.A. Gun
N/A | 6 x 21-inch Torpedo Tubes (2 x 3)

IJN Tatsuta (CL)
Light Cruiser | Tenryu
IJN Tatsuta - May 1932.
Photo Credit:
13 March 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Sandlance | Southwest of Yokosuka [32.58N, 138.52E]
468 ft (oa) x 40½ ft x 13 ft
4 x 5.5-inch Guns | N/A
1 x 3-inch A.A. Gun
N/A | 6 x 21-inch Torpedo Tubes (2 x 3)

IJN Kuma (CL)
Light Cruiser | Kuma
IJN Kuma in the mid-1930s.
11 January 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HMS Tally Ho!. | 10 mi. NW of Penang [05.26N, 99.52E]
5,500 (standard)
535 ft (oa) x 46½ ft x 15¾ ft
2 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) A.A. Guns
1 x Aircraft
8 x 24-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (4 x 2)
80 x Mines

IJN Tama (CL)
Light Cruiser | Kuma
IJN Tama
Image Credit: GlobalSecurity.org
10 August 1918 | 10 February 1920 | 29 January 1921
25 October 1944
After being heavily damaged by US carrier-based air attacks during the Battle off Cape Engano,
Tama was torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Jallao.
5,500 (standard)
2 x 5-inch A.A. Guns
2 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) A.A. Guns
8 x 24-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (4 x 2)
80 x Mines

IJN Oi (CL)
Light Cruiser | Kuma
IJN Oi in 1930.
24 November 1919 | 15 July 1920 | 3 October 1921
19 July 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Flasher. | South China Sea, approx 570 miles S of Hong Kong [13.12N, 114.52E]
5,500 (standard)
4 x 5-inch D.P. Guns (4 x 1) | N/A
N/A | 40 x 24-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (10 x 4)

IJN Kiso (CL)
Image of IJN Kiso
Wreck of IJN Kiso in Manila Bay.
13 November 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | West of Cavite, Luzon [14.35N, 120.50E]
2 x 5-inch A.A. Guns (1 x 2)
2 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) A.A. Guns
8 x 24-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (4 x 2)
80 x Mines

IJN Nagara (CL)
Light Cruiser | Nagara
IJN Nagara (image)
Photo Credit: Global Security
9 September 1920 | 25 April 1921 | 21 April 1922
7 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Croaker. | Enroute from Kagoshima to Sasebo, off Amakusa Shoto [32.09N, 129.53E]
2 x 5-inch (12.7cm/XXcal) D.P. Guns (1 x 2)
N/A | 24 x 24-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (6 x 4)
Japanese Navy Ships

IJN Isuzu (CL)
Light Cruiser (Converted to Anti-Aircraft Cruiser from 1 May 1944 thru 14 September 1944) | Nagara
IJN Isuzu
Photo Credit: Japanese Navy Ships
7 April 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Charr | 60 miles NW of Bima Bay – Java Sea [07.38S, 118.09E]
N/A | 8 x 24-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (4 x 2)
Japanese Navy Ships

IJN Yura (CL)
Light Cruiser | Nagara
IJN Yura off Shanghai, China, on 18 August 1937, during hostilities between Japan and China.
Photo Credit: Naval Historical Center
25 October 1942 | Heavily damaged by US aircraft, and subsequently scuttled by gunfire from Japanese destroyers Harusame and Yudachi. | Off Guadalcanal [08.15S, 159.57E]

IJN Natori (CL)
Light Cruiser | Nagara
Image of IJN Natori
Photo Credit: Global Security
14 December 1920 | 16 February 1922 | 15 September 1922
18 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Hardhead. | East of Samar, Philippines [12.29N, 128.49E]
2 x 5-inch D.P. Guns (1 x 2)

IJN Kinu (CL)
IJN Nagara (image)
Photo Credit: Global Security
9 September 1920 | 25 April 1921 | 21 April 1922
7 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Croaker. | Enroute from Kagoshima to Sasebo, off Amakusa Shoto [32.09N, 129.53E]
2 x 5-inch (12.7cm/XXcal) D.P. Guns (1 x 2)
Japanese Navy Ships

IJN Abukuma (CL)
IJN Abukuma in 1941, shortly before sailing on the Pearl Harbor raid.
26 October 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US aircraft following the Battle of Surigao Strait. | Off Negros Island, Mindanao Sea [09.20N, 122.32E]
2 x 5-inch Guns (1 x 2)

IJN Yubari (CL)
Light Cruiser | Yubari
IJN Yubari
Photo Credit: Japanese Navy Ships
27 April 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Bluegill. | SW of Palau [05.38N, 131.45E]
463 ft (oa) x 40 ft x 11¾ ft
2 x 5-inch (12.7cm/XXcal) A.A. Guns (1 x 2)

IJN Sendai (CL)
Light Cruiser | Sendai
IJN Sendai
16 February 1922 | 30 October 1923 | 29 April 1924
2 November 1943 | Sunk by gunfire from US cruisers during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay. | Central Solomon Islands [06.10S, 154.20E]
534 ft (oa) x 46½ ft x 16 ft

IJN Jintsu (CL)
Light Cruiser | Sendai
IJN Jintsu
4 August 1922 | 8 December 1923 | 31 July 1925
13 July 1943 | Sunk by Allied warships during the Battle of Kolombagara. | Kula Gulf, Solomon Islands [07.38N, 157.06E]

IJN Naka (CL)
Light Cruiser | Sendai
IJN Naka (image)
17 February 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | 35 miles W of Truk [07.15N, 151.15E]

IJN Katori (CL)
Light Cruiser | Katori
IJN Katori at Yokohama – 1940.
17 February 1944 | Sunk by gunfire from US battleship USS Iowa. | Near Truk [07.45N, 151.20E]
425 ft (oa) x 52 ft x 18 ft
1 x Aircraft | 4 x 21-inch Torpedo Tubes

IJN Kashii (CL)
Light Cruiser | Katori
IJN Kashii at Yokohama – 1941.
12 January 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off French Indochina [13.50N, 109.20E]
425 ft (oa) x 52 ft x 18 ft
4 x Depth Charge Launchers
2 x Depth Charge Rails

IJN Agano (CL)
Light Cruiser | Agano
IJN Agano off Truk – 1943.
Photo Credit: World War II Database
16 February 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Skate. | North of Truk [10.11N, 151.42E]
571 ft (oa) x 49¾ ft x 18½ ft
16 x Depth Charges

IJN Noshiro (CL)
Light Cruiser | Agano
IJN Noshiro
Photo Credit: Bosamar.com
26 October 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. | South of Mindoro Island [11.42N, 121.41E]
16 x Depth Charges

IJN Yahagi (CL)
Light Cruiser | Agano
IJN Yahagi (Image)
Photo Credit: GlobalSecurity.org
11 November 1941 | 25 October 1942 | 29 December 1943
IJN Yahagi under air attack on 7 April 1945.
Photo Credit: World War II Database
7 April 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | North of Okinawa [30.47N, 128.80E]
16 x Depth Charges

IJN Oyodo (CL)
Light Cruiser | Modified-Agano
IJN Oyodo
14 February 1941 | 2 April 1942 | 28 February 1943
IJN Oyodo sunk near Kure.
28 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Kure Naval Base - Japan [34.13N, 132.25E]

Destroyers (DD)

Minekaze Class

IJN Minekaze (DD)
Destroyer | Minekaze
Minekaze-Class Line Drawing
Photo Credit: Global Security.org
10 February 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Pogy. | E of Taiwan [23.12N, 121.30E]
Unknown (full load)
336½ ft (oa) x 29 ft x 10 ft
Main | Secondary | Anti-Aircraft
4 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Guns | N/A | 2 x 7.7mm A.A. Guns
Anti-Submarine | Aircraft | Other
N/A | N/A | 6 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (3 x 2)

IJN Okikaze (DD)
Destroyer | Minekaze
Minekaze-Class Line Drawing
Photo Credit: Global Security.org
22 February 1919 | 3 October 1919 | 17 August 1920
10 January 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Trigger. | SE of Yokosuka [35.02N, 140.12E]
Unknown (full load)
336½ ft (oa) x 29 ft x 10 ft
Main | Secondary | Anti-Aircraft
4 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Guns | N/A | 2 x 7.7mm A.A. Guns
Anti-Submarine | Aircraft | Other
N/A | N/A | 6 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (3 x 2)

IJN Hakaze (DD)
Destroyer | Minekaze
Minekaze-Class Line Drawing
Photo Credit: Global Security.org
11 November 1918 | 21 June 1920 | 16 September 1920
23 January 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Guardfish. | SW of Kavieng, near New Ireland [02.47S, 150.38E]
Unknown (full load)
Main | Secondary | Anti-Aircraft
4 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Guns | N/A | 2 x 7.7mm A.A. Guns
Anti-Submarine | Aircraft | Other
N/A | N/A | 6 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (3 x 2)

IJN Akikaze (DD)
Unknown | 14 December 1919 | 16 September 1920
3 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Pintado. | W of Luzon [16.48N, 117.17E]

IJN Tachikaze (DD)
18 August 1920 | 31 March 1921 | 5 December 1921
17 February 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Truk [07.04N, 151.55E]

IJN Hokaze (DD)
30 November 1920 | 12 December 1921 | 22 December 1921
6 July 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Paddle. | N of Celebes [03.24N, 125.28E]

IJN Nokaze (DD)
IJN Nokaze
20 February 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Pargo. | Off Cam Ranh Bay [12.48N, 109.38E]

IJN Numakaze (DD)
19 December 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Grayback. | SE of Okinawa [26.29N, 128.26E]

Wakatake Class

IJN Wakatake (DD)
2nd Class Destroyer | Wakatake
Wakatake-Class Line Drawing
13 December 1921 | 24 July 1922 | 30 September 1922
30 March 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Palau [07.50N, 134.20E]
820 tons (standard)
1,100 (full load)
278 ft (oa) x 26½ ft x 8¼ ft
2 x 7.7mm A.A. Guns
4 x Depth Charge Throwers (36 x DCs) | N/A | 4 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (2 x 2)

IJN Kuratake (DD)
2nd Class Destroyer | Wakatake
Wakatake-Class Line Drawing
15 March 1922 | 21 October 1922 | 21 December 1922
30 December 1944 | Torpedoed | Bashi Strait [21.00N, 121.24E]
820 tons (standard)
278 ft (oa) x 26½ ft x 8¼ ft
2 x 7.7mm A.A. Guns
4 x Depth Charge Throwers (36 x DCs) | N/A | 4 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (2 x 2)

IJN Fuyo (DD)
2nd Class Destroyer | Wakatake
Wakatake-Class Line Drawing
16 February 1922 | 23 September 1922 | 16 March 1923
20 December 1943 | Torpedoed | Off Manila Bay [14.44N, 119.55E]
820 tons (standard)
278 ft (oa) x 26½ ft x 8¼ ft
2 x 7.7mm A.A. Guns
4 x Depth Charge Throwers (36 x DCs) | N/A | 4 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (2 x 2)

IJN Karukaya (DD)
10 May 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Cod. | West of Luzon [15.38N, 119.25E]

IJN Sanae (DD)
5 April 1922 | 15 February 1923 | 5 November 1923
18 November 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Bluefish. | Celebes Sea [04.52N, 122.07E]

Kamikaze Class

IJN Asakaze (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Kamikaze
Kamikaze-Class Line Drawing
Image Credit: Global Security.org
16 February 1922 | 8 December 1922 | 16 June 1923
23 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Haddo. | West of Luzon (20 miles SW of Cape Bolinao) [16.06N, 119.44E]
336 ft (oa) x 32 ft x 10 ft
13-20 x 25mm A.A. Guns
4 x Depth Charge Launchers (18 x DCs) | N/A | 4 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (2 x 2)

IJN Matsukaze (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Kamikaze
Kamikaze-Class Line Drawing
Image Credit: Global Security.org
2 December 1922 | 30 October 1923 | 5 April 1924
9 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Swordfish. | 70 miles SE of Chichi Jima [26.59N, 143.13E]
13-20 x 25mm A.A. Guns
4 x Depth Charge Launchers (18 x DCs) | N/A | 4 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (2 x 2)

IJN Hatakaze (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Kamikaze
Kamikaze-Class Line Drawing
Image Credit: Global Security.org
15 January 1945 | Attacked and sunk by US aircraft. | Near Takao [22.37N, 120.15E]
13-20 x 25mm A.A. Guns
4 x Depth Charge Launchers (18 x DCs) | N/A | 4 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (2 x 2)

IJN Oite (DD)
16 March 1923 | 27 November 1924 | 30 October 1925
17 February 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US aircraft. | Truk [07.40N, 151.45E]

IJN Hayate (DD)
11 November 1922 | 23 March 1925 | 21 November 1925
11 December 1941 | Sunk by US coastal artillery. | 2 miles SW of Wake Island [19.16N, 166.37E]
4 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) D.P. Guns (4 x 1) | N/A | 4 x 7.7mm A.A. Guns

IJN Asanagi (DD)
22 May 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Pollack. | West of Ogasawara (200 miles SW of Chichi-Jima [28.20N, 138.57E]

IJN Yunagi (DD)
25 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Picuda. | NW of Luzon [18.46N, 120.46E]

Mutsuki

IJN Mutsuki (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Mutsuki
IJN Mutsuki underway in the 1930s.
25 August 1942 | Sunk by US B-17 aircraft while escorting convoy to Guadalcanal. | Southern Solomons [07.47S, 160.13E]

IJN Kisaragi (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Mutsuki
Mutsuki-Class Line Drawing
11 December 1941 | Sunk by US Marine aircraft while participating in the invasion of Wake. | Wake Island [18.55N, 166.17E]

IJN Yayoi (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Mutsuki
Mutsuki-Class Line Drawing
11 September 1942 | Sunk by US air attack. | Southern Solomons [08.45S, 151.25E]

IJN Uzuki (DD)
Mutsuki-Class Line Drawing
11 January 1924 | 15 October 1925 | 14 September 1926
12 December 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US PT Boats -490 and -492 while escorting a convoy from Manila to Ormoc. | Ormoc Bay [11.03N, 124.23E]

IJN Satsuki (DD)
1 December 1924 | 25 March 1925 | 15 November 1925
21 September 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Manila Bay [14.26N, 120.55E]

IJN Minazuki (DD)
6 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Harder. | Celebes Sea [04.05N, 119.30E]

IJN Fumizuki (DD)
20 October 1924 | 16 February 1926 | 3 July 1926
17 February 1944 | Sunk by US air attack. | Truk [07.24N, 151.44E]

IJN Nagatsuki (DD)
IJN Nagatsuki aground offshore at Kolombangara Island, 8 May 1944.
6 July 1943 | Heavily damaged by gunfire from US warships during the Battle of Kula Gulf on 5 July 1943. Subsequently run aground on Kolombangara near Bambari Harbor. Irreparably damaged by US aircraft attack on 6 July 1943. | Central Solomons [08.02S, 157.12E]

IJN Kikuzuki (DD)
IJN Kikuzuki afloat near Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 14 October 1943, after being salvaged by the U.S. Navy.
4 May 1942 | Sunk by US air attack. | Near Tulagi, Solomon Islands [09.07S, 160.12E]

IJN Mikazuki (DD)
28 July 1943 | Ran aground near Cape Gloucester and subsequently destroyed by US B-25 aircraft. | Off Cape Gloucester [05.27S, 148.25E]

IJN Mochizuki (DD)
24 October 1943 | Sunk by US Navy PBY aircraft. | Central Solomons [05.42S, 151.40E]

IJN Yuzuki (DD)
12 December 1944 | Sunk by US Marine aircraft. | Off Cebu Island [11.20N, 124.10E]

Fubuki Class

IJN Fubuki (DD)
"Special Type" Destroyer | Fubuki Type I
IJN Fubuki
Image Credit: Wikipedia
11 October 1942 | Sunk by gunfire from US cruiser-destroyer group during the Battle of Cape Esperance | Off Guadalcanal [09.06S, 159.38E]
6 X 5-inch (12.7cm/50-cal) S.P. Guns (3 x 2) | N/A | 2 x 13mm A.A. Guns

IJN Shirayuki (DD)
"Special Type" Destroyer | Fubuki Type I
IJN Shirayuki in 1931.
3 March 1943 | Sunk by Allied air attack during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. | Southeast of Finschhafen [07.15S, 148.30E]
Original:
4 x Depth Charge Launchers (36 x DCs)

IJN Hatsuyuki (DD)
"Special Type" Destroyer | Fubuki Type I
IJN Hatsuyuki
Image Credit: Wikipedia
17 July 1943 | Sunk by US aircraft while on a troop transport mission from Rabaul to the Shortland Islands. | Shortland Islands [06.50S, 155.47E]
Original:
4 x Depth Charge Launchers (36 x DCs)

IJN Murakumo (DD)
IJN Murakumo
Image Credit: Wikipedia
12 October 1942 | Heavily damaged by US air attack while attempting to assist the Japanese cruiser Furutaka following the Battle of Cape Esperance. Scuttled by a torpedo fired from destroyer Shirayuki. | 90 miles west-northwest of Savo Island [08.40S, 159.20E]
6 X 5-inch (12.7cm/50-cal) S.P. Guns (3 x 2) | N/A | 2 x 13mm A.A. Guns

IJN Shinonome (DD)
Fubuki-Class Line Drawing
18 December 1941 | Attacked and sunk by a Dutch flying boat. | Off Miri, Borneo [04.24N, 114.0E]
6 X 5-inch (12.7cm/50-cal) S.P. Guns (3 x 2) | N/A | 2 x 13mm A.A. Guns

IJN Usugumo (DD)
Fubuki-Class Line Drawing
7 July 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Skate while escorting a convoy towards the Kuriles. | Sea of Okhotsk [47.43N, 147.55E]
Original:
June 1944 Refit:
6-10 x 7.7mm A.A. Guns
4 x Depth Charge Launchers (36 x DCs)

IJN Shirakumo (DD)
Fubuki-Class Line Drawing
16 March 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Tautog while escorting a convoy to Uruppu Island. | East of Muroran, Hokkaido [42.25N, 144.55E]

IJN Isonami (DD)
IJN Isonami
9 April 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Tautog while escorting a convoy towards Ambon. | Southwest of Wangiwangi Island [05.26S, 123.04E]

IJN Uranami (DD)
IJN Uranami
26 October 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | North-Northeast of Panay Island [11.50N, 123.0E]
June 1944 Refit:
6-10 x 7.7mm A.A. Guns

IJN Ayanami (DD)
"Special Type" Destroyer | Fubuki Type II
IJN Ayanami
20 January 1928 | 5 October 1929 | 30 April 1930
15 November 1942 | Sunk by gunfire from US battleship-destroyer group during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. | Southeast of Savo Island [09.10S, 159.52E]
6 X 5-inch (12.7cm/50-cal) D.P. Guns (3 x 2) | N/A | 2 x 13mm A.A. Guns

IJN Shikinami (DD)
"Special Type" Destroyer | Fubuki Type II
IJN Shikinami off Maizuru - December 1929
Image Credit: Japanese Warships of World War II - A.J. Watts
12 September 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Growler. | South of Hong Kong [18.16N, 114.40E]
June 1944 Refit:
6-10 x 7.7mm A.A. Guns

IJN Asagiri (DD)
"Special Type" Destroyer | Fubuki Type II
IJN Asagiri
12 December 1928 | 18 November 1929 | 30 June 1930
28 August 1942 | Sunk by US air attack. | Near Santa Isabel, 60 miles north-northeast of Savo Island [08.0S, 160.10E]
6 X 5-inch (12.7cm/50-cal) D.P. Guns (3 x 2) | N/A | 2 x 13mm A.A. Guns

IJN Yugiri (DD)
25 November 1943 | Sunk by gunfire from US destroyers. | Central Solomons, 50 miles east of Cape St. George [04.44S, 154.00E]

IJN Amagiri (DD)
IJN Amagiri
Image Credit: Naval History Center
28 November 1928 | 27 February 1930 | 10 November 1930
23 April 1944 | Mined | 55 miles south of Balikpapan [02.10S, 116.45E]

IJN Sagiri (DD)
IJN Sagiri
28 March 1929 | 23 December 1929 | 31 January 1931
24 December 1941 | Torpedoed and sunk by the Dutch submarine K-XVI. | 35 miles off Kuching, Sarawak [01.34N, 110.21E]
6 X 5-inch (12.7cm/50-cal) D.P. Guns (3 x 2) | N/A | 2 x 13mm A.A. Guns

IJN Oboro (DD)
IJN Oboro
29 November 1929 | 8 November 1930 | 31 October 1931
16 October 1942 | Sunk by US B-26 aircraft. | Northeast of Kiska, Aleutian Islands [52.17N, 178.08E]

IJN Akebono (DD)
25 November 1929 | 7 November 1930 | 31 July 1931
13 November 1944 | Sunk by US aircraft. | Cavite Pier, Manila [14.35N, 120.55E]

IJN Sazanami (DD)
14 January 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Albacore. | 300 miles southeast of Yap [05.15N, 141.15E]

Akatsuki Class

IJN Akatsuki (DD)
"Special Type" 1st Class Destroyer | Akatsuki
IJN Akatsuki steaming in the Yangtse River, China, while convoying transports – August 1937.
Image Credit: Naval History Center
17 February 1930 | 7 May 1932 | 30 November 1932
13 November 1942 | Sunk by gunfire from US cruiser-destroyer group during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. | Off Guadalcanal, near Savo Island [09.17S, 159.56E]
371½ ft (oa) x 34 ft x 10¾ ft

IJN Ikazuchi (DD)
"Special Type" 1st Class Destroyer | Akatsuki
IJN Ikazuchi underway in Chinese waters – 1938.
Image Credit: Naval History Center
14 April 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Harder | 200 miles south-southeast of Guam [10.13N, 143.51E]

IJN Inadzuma (DD)
"Special Type" 1st Class Destroyer | Akatsuki
IJN Inazuma on trials after hull strengthening, off Maizaru - 24 March 1936.
Image Credit: Japanese Warships of World War II - A.J. Watts
7 March 1930 | 25 February 1932 | 15 November 1932
14 May 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Bonefish. | Celebes Sea [05.08N, 119.38E]

Hatsuharu Class

IJN Hatsuharu (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Hatsuharu
IJN Hatsuharu in Ariake Bay - 14 March 1939.
Image Credit: Japanese Warships of World War II - A.J. Watts
14 May 1931 | 27 February 1933 | 30 September 1933
13 November 1944 | Sunk by US air attack. | Manila Bay [14.35N, 120.50E]
359¼ ft (oa) x 32¾ ft x 11½ ft

IJN Nenohi (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Hatsuharu
IJN Nenohi
15 December 1931 | 22 December 1932 | 30 September 1933
4 July 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Triton while escorting seaplane carrier Kamikawa Maru . | Near Attu Island, Aleutians [52.15N, 173.51E]
359¼ ft (oa) x 32¾ ft x 11½ ft

IJN Hatsushimo (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Hatsuharu
IJN Hatsushima
31 January 1933 | 4 November 1933 | 27 September 1934
30 July 1945 | Mined while under US carrier-based air attack. | Miyazu Bay, Kyoto (12 miles west-northwest of Maizuru) [35.33N, 135.12E]
359¼ ft (oa) x 32¾ ft x 11½ ft

IJN Wakaba (DD)
Hatsuharu-Class Line Drawing
12 December 1931 | 18 March 1934 | 31 October 1934
24 October 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft from USS Franklin. | West of Panay [11.50N, 121.25E]

IJN Yugure (DD)
IJN Yugure
20 July 1943 | Attacked and sunk by US Marine Corps aircraft. | North-northwest of Kolombangara, Central Solomons [07.25S, 156.45E]

IJN Ariake (DD)
Hatsuharu-Class Line Drawing
14 January 1933 | 23 September 1934 | 25 March 1935
28 July 1943 | Attacked and sunk by US B-25 aircraft. | Central Solomons [05.27S, 148.25E]

Shiratsuyu Class

IJN Shiratsuyu (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Shiratsuyu
Shiratsuyu-Class Line Drawing
14 November 1933 | 5 April 1935 | 29 August 1936
14 June 1944 | Sunk in collision with tanker Seiyo Maru. | Southeast of Surigao Strait [09.09N, 126.51E]
352 ft (oa) x 32½ ft x 11½ ft

IJN Shigure (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Shiratsuyu
Shiratsuyu-Class Line Drawing
9 December 1933 | 18 May 1935 | 7 September 1936
24 January 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Blackfin. | Gulf of Siam [06.00N, 103.48E]

IJN Murasame (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Shiratsuyu
Shiratsuyu-Class Line Drawing
1 February 1934 | 20 June 1935 | 7 January 1937
6 March 1943 | Sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from a US cruiser-destroyer group. | Central Solomons – Kula Gulf [08.03S, 157.13E]

IJN Yudachi (DD)
IJN Yudachi
13 November 1942 | Heavily damaged by gunfire from a US cruiser-destroyer group, was abandoned and subsequently sunk by gunfire from USS Portland during the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. | Southeast of Savo Island [09.14S, 159.52E]

IJN Samidare (DD)
IJN Samidare
19 December 1934 | 6 July 1935 | 29 January 1937
25 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Batfish. | North of Palau [08.10N, 134.38E]

IJN Harusame (DD)
3 February 1935 | 21 September 1935 | 26 August 1937
8 June 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US B-25 aircraft while on a troop transport run. | Northwest of Manokwari, New Guinea [00.05S, 132.45E]

IJN Yamakaze (DD)
IJN Yamakaze
Close-up periscope view of the sinking of the Yamakaze by the USS Nautilus.
Image Credit: NavSource.org
25 June 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Nautilus. | 60 miles southeast of Yokosuka [34.34N, 140.26E]

IJN Kawakaze (DD)
IJN Kawakaze
6 August 1943 | Sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from US destroyers during the Battle of Vella Gulf. | Between Kolombangara and Vella Lavella [07.50S, 156.54E]

IJN Umikaze (DD)
IJN Umikaze off Maizuru – May 1937.
1 February 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Guardfish. | Off Truk [07.10N, 151.43E]

IJN Suzukaze (DD)
26 January 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Skipjack while escorting a convoy from Truk to Eniwetok. | North-northwest of Ponape [08.51N, 157.10E]

Asashio Class

IJN Asashio (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Asashio
IJN Asashio
7 September 1935 | 16 December 1936 | 31 August 1937
4 March 1943 | Sunk by Allied air attack following the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. | Southeast of Finschhafen, New Guinea [07.15S, 148.15E]
960 nm @ 34 kts

IJN Oshio (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Asashio
Asashio-Class Line Drawing
20 February 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Albacore. | Northwest of Manus Island [00.50S, 146.06E]
960 nm @ 34 kts

IJN Michishio (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Asashio
Asashio-Class Line Drawing
5 November 1935 | 15 March 1937 | 31 October 1937
25 October 1944 | Sunk by torpedoes fired by US destroyers USS McDermut and Hutchins during the Battle of Surigao Strait. | Surigao Strait [10.25N, 125.23E]
960 nm @ 34 kts

IJN Arashio (DD)
IJN Arashio
4 March 1943 | During the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Arashio was damaged by air attack, went out of control and rammed the Nojima. Arashio was abandoned, and later sunk by Allied aircraft. | Southeast of Finschhafen, New Guinea [07.15S, 148.15E]

IJN Natsugumo (DD)
Asashio-Class Line Drawing
12 October 1942 | Sunk by air attack while escorting a supply mission to Guadalcanal. | 90 miles west-northwest of Savo Island [08.40S, 159.20E]

IJN Yamagumo (DD)
4 November 1937 | 24 July 1937 | 15 January 1938
25 October 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US destroyer USS McDermut during the Battle of Surigao Strait. | Surigao Strait [10.25N, 125.23E]

IJN Minegumo (DD)
6 March 1943 | Sunk by gunfire from US cruiser-destroyer group. | Central Solomons, Kula Gulf [08.01S, 157.14E]

IJN Asagumo (DD)
IJN Asagumo
23 December 1936 | 5 November 1937 | 31 March 1938
25 October 1944 | Torpedoed by USS McDermut in Surigao Strait, than sunk by gunfire from US cruiser-destroyer group at the strait entrance. | Surigao Strait [10.04N, 125.21E]

IJN Arare (DD)
5 July 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Growler. | 7 miles east of Kiska Harbor, Aleutians [52.00N, 177.40E]

IJN Kasumi (DD)
1 December 1936 | 18 November 1937 | 24 June 1939
7 April 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft while escorting battleship Yamato towards Okinawa. | 150 miles southwest of Nagasaki [31.00N, 128.00E]

Kagero Class

IJN Kagero (DD)
"Special Type" 1st Class Destroyer | Kagero
Kagero-Class Line Drawing
3 September 1937 | 27 September 1938 | 6 November 1939
8 May 1943 | Mined, than heavily damaged and sunk by air attacks. | Southwest of Rendova [08.08S, 156.55E]
388¾ ft (oa) x 35½ ft x 12 1/3 ft

IJN Shiranuhi (DD)
"Special Type" 1st Class Destroyer | Kagero
IJN Shiranuhi at Maizuru in July 1942 after being torpedoed by US submarine USS Growler off the Aleutian Islands.
27 October 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | North of Panay [12.00N, 122.30E]
388¾ ft (oa) x 35½ ft x 12 1/3 ft

IJN Kuroshio (DD)
"Special Type" 1st Class Destroyer | Kagero
Kagero-Class Line Drawing
31 August 1937 | 25 October 1938 | 27 January 1940
8 May 1943 | Mined while on a transport mission to Kolombangara. | Near Kolombangara [08.08S, 156.55E]
388¾ ft (oa) x 35½ ft x 12 1/3 ft

IJN Oyashio (DD)
Kagero-Class Line Drawing
8 May 1943 | Mined, than heavily damaged and sunk by air attack. | Southwest of Rendova [08.08S, 156.55E]

IJN Hayashio (DD)
24 November 1942 | Attacked and heavily damaged by US aircraft, than scuttled by torpedo fired by destroyer Shiratsuyu. | Guna Bay, Huon Gulf – East New Guinea [07.00S, 147.30E]

IJN Natsushio (DD)
9 December 1937 | 23 February 1939 | 21 August 1940
8 February 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS S-37. | South of Makassar, Celebes [05.10S, 119.24E]

IJN Hatsukaze (DD)
3 December 1937 | 24 January 1939 | 15 February 1940
2 November 1943 | Collided with cruiser Myoko during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, than later sunk by gunfire from Allied destroyers. | Empress Augusta Bay [06.01S, 153.58E]

IJN Amatsukaze (DD)
IJN Amatsukaze off Maizuru – May 1941.
14 February 1939 | 19 October 1939 | 26 October 1940
6 April 1945 | Attacked and sunk by US B-25 aircraft. | 6 miles east of Amoy, East China Sea [24.30N, 118.10E]

IJN Tokitsukaze (DD)
20 February 1939 | 10 November 1939 | 15 December 1940
3 March 1943 | Heavily damaged by Allied aircraft during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, abandoned, and later sunk on 4 March by Allied aircraft. | 55 miles southeast of Finschhafen [07.15S, 148.15E]

IJN Urakaze (DD)
21 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Sealion. | North-northwest of Keelung, Formosa [26.09N, 121.23E]

IJN Isokaze (DD)
IJN Isokaze at Sasebo - November 1940
25 November 1938 | 19 June 1939 | 30 November 1940
7 April 1945 | Attacked and sunk by Allied aircraft while escorting the battleship Yamato towards Okinawa. | 150 miles southwest of Nagasaki [30.46N, 128.92E]

IJN Hamakaze (DD)
IJN Hamakaze at Uraga – 30 June 1941.
20 November 1939 | 25 November 1940 | 30 June 1941
7 April 1945 | Attacked and sunk by Allied aircraft while escorting the battleship Yamato towards Okinawa. | 150 miles southwest of Nagasaki [30.46N, 128.92E]

IJN Tanikaze (DD)
18 October 1939 | 1 November 1940 | 25 April 1941
9 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Harder. | Sibutu Passage near Tawitawi, 90 miles southwest of Basilan [05.42N, 120.41E]

IJN Nowaki (DD)
IJN Nowaki off Maizuru – 25 May 1941.
8 November 1939 | 17 September 1940 | 28 april 1941
26 October 1944 | Heavily damaged by gunfire from US cruisers, Nowake was sunk by torpedoes from destroyer USS Owen. | 65 miles south-southeast of Legaspi [13.00N, 125.54E]

IJN Arashi (DD)
IJN Arashi off Maizuru – January 1941.
7 August 1943 | Sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from US destroyers. | Central Solomons, between Kolombangara and Vella Lavella [07.50S, 156.55E]

IJN Hagikaze (DD)
7 August 1943 | Sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from US destroyers. | Central Solomons, between Kolombangara and Vella Lavella [07.50S, 156.55E]

IJN Maikaze (DD)
IJN Maikaze off Osaka – 15 July 1941.
17 February 1944 | Sunk by gunfire from US cruisers USS Minneapolis and New Orleans. | 40 miles northwest of Truk [07.45N, 151.20E]

IJN Akigumo (DD)
11 April 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Redfin. | 30 miles southeast of the Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines [06.43N, 122.23E]

Yugumo Class

IJN Yugumo (DD)
"Special Type" 1st Class Destroyer | Yugumo
Yugumo-Class Line Drawing
6 October 1943 | Sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from US destroyers during the Battle of Vella Lavella. | 15 miles NW of Vella Lavella [07.33S, 156.14E]
6 x 5-inch (12.7cm/50-cal) D.P. Guns (3 x 2) | N/A | 4 x 25mm A.A. Guns

IJN Kazegumo (DD)
"Special Type" 1st Class Destroyer | Yugumo
Yugumo-Class Line Drawing
23 December 1940 | 26 September 1941 | 28 March 1942
8 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Hake. | Davao Gulf [06.43N, 122.23E]

IJN Makigumo (DD)
"Special Type" 1st Class Destroyer | Yugumo
Yugumo-Class Line Drawing
23 December 1940 | 5 November 1941 | 14 March 1942
1 February 1943 | Heavily damaged by mine, and scuttled by torpedo fired by destroyer Yugumo. | South-southwest of Savo Island [09.15S, 159.47E]
6 x 5-inch (12.7cm/50-cal) D.P. Guns (3 x 2) | N/A | 4 x 25mm A.A. Guns

IJN Makinami (DD)
25 November 1943 | Sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from US destroyers during the Battle of Cape St. George. | 55 miles E-SE of Cape St. George [05.14S, 153.50E]
6 x 5-inch (12.7cm/50-cal) D.P. Guns (3 x 2) | N/A | 4 x 25mm A.A. Guns

IJN Takanami (DD)
1 December 1942 | Sunk by gunfire from US warships during the Battle of Tassafaronga. | S-SW of Savo Island [09.18S, 159.56E]

IJN Naganami (DD)
11 November 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | West of Leyte [10.50N, 124.35E]

IJN Tamanami (DD)
7 July 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Mingo. | W-SW of Manila [13.55N, 118.30E]

IJN Suzunami (DD)
11 November 1943 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft while loading torpedoes within Rabaul Harbor. | Rabaul [04.13S, 152.11E]

IJN Onami (DD)
15 November 1941 | 31 August 1942 | 29 December 1942
25 November 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US destroyers during the Battle of Cape St. George. | 55 miles E-SE of Cape St. George [05.15S, 153.49E]

IJN Fujinami (DD)
27 October 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft from USS Essex following the Battle off Samar. | 80 miles north of Iloilo [12.00N, 122.30E]

IJN Kishinami (DD)
29 August 1942 | 19 August 1943 | 3 December 1943
4 December 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Flasher. | West of Palawan Island [13.12N, 116.37E]

IJN Hayanami (DD)
7 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Harder. | East of Borneo [04.43N, 120.03E]

IJN Kiyonami (DD)
15 October 1941 | 17 August 1942 | 25 January 1943
20 July 1943 | Attacked and sunk by US B-25 aircraft. | N-NW of Kolombangara [07.13S, 156.45E]

IJN Okinami (DD)
13 November 1944 | Sunk by US aircraft. | Manila Bay [14.35N, 120.50E]

IJN Hamanami (DD)
IJN Hamanami off Maizuru - 10 October 1943.
11 November 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Ormoc Bay, west of Leyte [10.50N, 124.35E]

IJN Asashimo (DD)
7 April 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft while escorting battleship Yamato towards Okinawa. | 150 miles SW of Nagasaki [31.00N, 128.00E]

IJN Kiyoshimo (DD)
IJN Kiyoshimo off Uraga - 15 May 1941.
26 December 1944 | Heavily damaged by US air attack, than sunk by a torpedo fired by US PT-223. | 145 miles south of Manila [12.20N, 121.00E]

IJN Hayashimo (DD)
20 January 1943 | November 1943 | 20 February 1944
26 October 1944 | Damaged by US air attack during the Battle off Samar, Hayashimo ran aground and sank off Semirara Island. | 40 miles SE of Mindoro [12.50N, 121.21E]

IJN Akishimo (DD)
13 November 1944 | Sunk by US air attack. | Cavite Pier, Manila Bay [14.35N, 120.55E]

Akizuki Class

IJN Akizuki (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Akizuki
IJN Akizuki off Maizuru - June 1942.
IJN Akizuki explodes following air attack during the Battle off Cape Engano.
25 October 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk during the Battle off Cape Engano by US aircraft. | E-NE of Cape Engano [20.29N, 126.30E]
1943 Refit:

IJN Teruzuki (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Akizuki
Akizuki-Class Line Drawing
13 November 1940 | 21 November 1941 | 31 August 1942
12 December 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US MTBs PT-37 and PT-40. | Off Guadalcanal [07.50S, 157.30E]
1943 Refit:

IJN Hatsuzuki (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Akizuki
IJN Hatsuzuki off Maizuru - 11 June 1944.
25 October 1944 | Sunk by US aircraft during the Battle off Cape Engano. | E-NE of Cape Engano [20.24N, 126.20E]
1943 Refit:

IJN Niizuki (DD)
Akizuki-Class Line Drawing
6 July 1943 | Sunk by gunfire from a US cruiser-destroyer group during the Battle of Kula Gulf. | 5 miles east of Kolombangara [07.57S, 157.12E]

IJN Wakatsuki (DD)
Akizuki-Class Line Drawing
11 November 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft while escorting a convoy to Ormoc, Philippines. | West of Leyte [10.50N, 124.35E]

IJN Shimotsuki (DD)
25 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Cavalla. | 220 miles E-NE of Singapore [02.21N, 107.20E]

Shimakaze Class

IJN Shimakaze (DD)
1st Class Destroyer | Shimakaze
IJN Shimakaze underway at high speed in May 1944, probably during her trials.
11 November 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft while escorting a convoy from Manila to Ormoc. | Ormoc Bay. West of Leyte [10.50N, 124.35E]

Submarines (SS)

Type L4

IJN RO-60 (SS)
( ex-No. 59 [renamed 1 November 1924] )
L4 | 2nd Class Submarine
L4 Type Submarine (RO-63)
Image Credit: Combined Fleet
5 December 1921 | 22 December 1922 | 17 September 1923
29 December 1941 | Ran aground and wrecked. | Kwajalein [09.00N, 167.30E]
Displacement | Length (oa) x Beam x Draft | Speed | Range | Diving Depth | Complement
996 tons (surface)
1,322 tons (submerged)
250 ft (oa) x 24¼ ft x 12¼ ft
16 kts (surfaced)
8 kts (submerged)
195 ft
6 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (bow)
10 x Torpedoes
1 x 3-inch (7.6cm/40-cal) A.A. Gun
1 x 7.7mm A.A. Gun

IJN RO-61 (SS)
( ex-No. 72 [renamed 1 November 1924] )
L4 | 2nd Class Submarine
L4 Type Submarine (RO-63)
Image Credit: Combined Fleet
31 August 1942 | Attacked and sunk by US PBY aircraft. | Atka Island, Aleutians [52.36N, 173.57W]
Displacement | Length (oa) x Beam x Draft | Speed | Range | Diving Depth | Complement
996 tons (surface)
1,322 tons (submerged)
250 ft (oa) x 24¼ ft x 12¼ ft
16 kts (surfaced)
8 kts (submerged)
195 ft
6 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (bow)
10 x Torpedoes
1 x 3-inch (7.6cm/40-cal) A.A. Gun
1 x 7.7mm A.A. Gun

IJN RO-64 (SS)
L4 | 2nd Class Submarine
L4 Type Submarine (RO-63)
Image Credit: Combined Fleet
12 April 1945 | Mined while on a training mission. | Hiroshima Bay [34.14N, 132.16E]
Displacement | Length (oa) x Beam x Draft | Speed | Range | Diving Depth | Complement
996 tons (surface)
1,322 tons (submerged)
250 ft (oa) x 24¼ ft x 12¼ ft
16 kts (surfaced)
8 kts (submerged)
195 ft
6 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (bow)
10 x Torpedoes
1 x 3-inch (7.6cm/40-cal) A.A. Gun
1 x 7.7mm A.A. Gun

15 November 1924 | 25 September 1925 | 30 June 1926
4 November 1942 | Accidently submerges with hatches open during air attack. | Kiska Island, Aleutians [51.58N, 177.33E]

1 December 1925 | 25 October 1926 | 28 July 1927
17 December 1941 | Sunk in collision with RO-62. | 25 miles SW of Wake Island [19.10N, 166.28E]

Type J1

IJN I-1 (SS)
( ex-No. 74 )
J1 | 1st Class Submarine (Junsen or "Cruiser")
IJN I-1
Image Credit: Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk
29 January 1943 | Attacked by New Zealand minesweepers HMNZS Moa and Kiwi and is run aground. | Off Guadalcanal [09.13S, 159.40E]
2,135 tons (surface)
320 ft (oa) x 30¼ ft x 16½ ft
18 kts (surface)
24,000 nm @ 10 kts (surface)
60 nm @ 3 kts (submerged)
1 x 5.5-inch (14cm/40-cal) Guns (2 x 1) (forward)
1 x 46-foot Daihatsu landing craft

IJN I-2 (SS)
( ex-No. 75 )
J1 | 1st Class Submarine (Junsen or "Cruiser")
IJN I-2
Image Credit: "Japanese Warships of World War II" - A.J. Watts
6 April 1944 | Sunk by destroyer USS Saufley. | 50 miles W-NW of New Hannover [02.17S, 149.14E]
2,135 tons (surface)
320 ft (oa) x 30¼ ft x 16½ ft
18 kts (surface)
24,000 nm @ 10 kts (surface)
60 nm @ 3 kts (submerged)
1 x 5.5-inch (14cm/40-cal) Guns (2 x 1) (forward)
1 x 46-foot Daihatsu landing craft

IJN I-3 (SS)
( ex-No. 76 )
J1 | 1st Class Submarine (Junsen or "Cruiser")
IJN I-3
1 November 1923 | 8 June 1925 | 30 November 1926
9 December 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US MTBs PT-44 and PT-59. | Off Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal [09.12S, 159.42E]
2,135 tons (surface)
320 ft (oa) x 30¼ ft x 16½ ft
18 kts (surface)
24,000 nm @ 10 kts (surface)
60 nm @ 3 kts (submerged)

J1 Type Submarine Line Drawing
Image Credit: Global Security
20 December 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Seadragon. | Central Solomons [05.02S, 152.33E]

Type KD3B

KD3B | 1st Class Submarine
Type KD3B Submarine (I-153)
Image Credit: "Japanese Warships of World War II" - A.J. Watts
10 October 1927 | 24 April 1929 | 20 December 1929
17 January 1942 | Sunk by gunfire and depth charges from British destroyer HMS Jupiter. | Sunda Strait [06.00S, 105.00E]
1 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Gun (forward)

Type KRS

( ex- I-22 [Re-numbered 1 June 1938] )
KRS | 1st Class Submarine (Kiraisen / Minelayer)
Type KRS Submarine (I-121)
Image Credit: "Japanese Warships of World War II" - A.J. Watts
28 February 1925 | 8 November 1926 | 28 October 1927
10 June 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Skate. | Sea of Japan [37.29N, 137.25E]
40 nm @ 4½ kts (submerged)
1 x 5.5-inch (14cm/40-cal) Gun (forward)
N/A | 42 x Mines

( ex- I-23 [Re-numbered 1 June 1938] )
KRS | 1st Class Submarine (Kiraisen / Minelayer)
Type KRS Submarine (I-121)
28 August 1942 | Depth-charged and sunk by destroyer-minelayer USS Gamble. | Off Guadalcanal [09.21S, 160.43E]
40 nm @ 4½ kts (submerged)
1 x 5.5-inch (14cm/40-cal) Gun (forward)
N/A | 42 x Mines

( ex- I-24 [Re-numbered 1 June 1938] )
KRS | 1st Class Submarine (Kiraisen / Minelayer)
Type KRS Submarine (I-121)
17 April 1926 | 12 December 1927 | 10 December 1928
20 January 1942 | Sunk by Australian corvettes HMAS Deloraine and Katoomba. | Off Port Darwin [12.05S, 130.06E]
40 nm @ 4½ kts (submerged)
N/A | 42 x Mines

Type KD4

KD4 | 1st Class Submarine
Type KD4 Submarine (I-61)
17 May 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Triton. | Off Point Ashizuru, Japan [29.25N, 134.09E]
320½ ft (oa) x 25½ ft x 15¾ ft
8½ kts (submerged)
6 x 21-inch (53cm) Torpedo Tubes (4 x bow / 2 x stern)

Type KD5

KD5 | 1st Class Submarine
Type KD5 Submarine (I-65)
19 December 1929 | 2 June 1931 | 1 December 1932
27 June 1945 | Sunk by depth charges from US PV-1 aircraft. | East of Saipan [15.28N, 153.39E]
20½ kts (surfaced)
April 1945 Refit:
1 x 13mm A.A. Gun
2 x Kaiten human torpedoes

KD5 | 1st Class Submarine
Type KD5 Submarine (I-65)
8 November 1929 | 2 June 1931 | 10 November 1932
17 July 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HMS Telemachus. | Malacca Strait [01.10N, 103.45E]
20½ kts (surfaced)
1 x 13mm A.A. Gun

Type J1M

J1M | 1st Class - Long Range Scouting Submarine
IJN I-5 (foreground) before catapult removal.
19 July 1944 | Sunk by US destroyer escort USS Wyman. | East Saipan [13.01N, 151.58E]
2 x 5.5-inch (14cm/40-cal) Gun (forward & aft)

Type KD6A

( ex- I-68 [Re-numbered 20 May 1942])
KD6A | 1st Class Submarine
27 July 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Scamp. | Near Rabaul, 60 miles off New Hanover [02.50S, 149.01E]
1 x 13mm A.A. Gun

( ex- I-69 [Re-numbered 20 May 1942])
KD6A | 1st Class Submarine
Type KD6A Submarine Line Drawing
22 December 1931 | 15 February 1934 | 28 September 1935
4 April 1944 | Submerged with hatches open to avoid air attack, and sank. | Truk Atoll, NW of Dublon Island [07.24N, 151.43E]

KD6A | 1st Class Submarine
Type KD6A Submarine Line Drawing
25 January 1933 | 14 June 1934 | 9 November 1935
10 December 1941 | Sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USS Enterprise. | 121 miles NE of Molokai, Hawaiin Islands [23.45N, 155.35W]

( ex- I-71 [Re-numbered 20 May 1942])
Type KD6A Submarine Line Drawing
15 February 1933 | 25 August 1934 | 24 December 1935
3 February 1944 | Sunk by depth charges from US destroyers. | Central Solomons, 15 miles W of Buka Island [05.37S, 154.14E]
1 x Daihatsu landing craft

16 December 1933 | 6 April 1935 | 7 January 1937
11 November 1942 | Sunk by US warship. | Off Guadalcanal [10.13S, 161.09E]

27 January 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Gudgeon. | 240 miles W of Midway Island [28.24N, 178.35E]

Type J2

J2 | 1st Class Submarine
Type J2 Submarine Line Drawing
16 June 1944 | Sunk in collision with Toyokawa Maru. | NE of Hachijo-Shima [33.00N, 139.00E]
2.243 tons (surface)
7½ kts (submerged)
1 x 5-inch (12.7cm/40-cal) Gun (forward)

Type K5

K5 | 2nd Class Submarine
IJN RO-33
8 August 1933 | 10 October 1934 | 7 October 1935
29 August 1942 | Depth-charged and sunk by Australian destroyer HMAS Arunta. | 10 miles SE of Port Moresby [09.36S, 147.06E]
Unknown tons (submerged)
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) Gun (forward)

K5 | 2nd Class Submarine
Type K5 Submarine (RO-33)
7 April 1943 | Sunk by gunfire and depth charges from US destroyers. | Central Solomons, 40 miles off Russell Island [08.15S, 158.55E]
Unknown tons (submerged)
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) Gun (forward)

Type J3

J3 | 1st Class Submarine
Type J3 Submarine (I-8)
Image Credit: Imperial War Museum
22 June 1943 | Damaged by gunfire from US destroyers and subsequently run aground and abandoned. | Kiska Island, Aleutians [51.49N, 177.20E]
358½ ft (oa) x 29¾ ft x 17¼ ft
March 1943 Refit:

J3 | 1st Class Submarine
IJN I-8 arriving at Brest, France.
Image Credit: Imperial War Museum
11 October 1934 | 20 July 1936 | 5 December 1938
31 March 1945 | Sunk by gunfire of US destroyer USS Morrison. | South of Okinawa [25.29N, 128.35E]
358½ ft (oa) x 29¾ ft x 17¼ ft
March 1943 Refit:
1 x Aircraft
October 1944 Refit:
4 x Kaiten submarines

Type KD6B

( ex- I-74 [Re-numbered 20 May 1942] )
KD6B | 1st Class Submarine
No images available.
13 April 1944 | Sunk by US PB4Y-1 aircraft. | Off Truk [10.45N, 152.29E]
1 x 46-foot Daihatsu landing craft

( ex- I-75 [Re-numbered 20 May 1942] )
KD6B | 1st Class Submarine
No images available.
1 November 1934 | 16 September 1936 | 8 December 1938
4 February 1944 | Sunk by depth charge and "hedgehog" attack by US warships. | Off Wotje Atoll [06.48N, 168.08E]

Type C1

C1 | 1st Class Submarine
IJN I-26 at Hiroshima – 9 March 1940.
19 May 1944 | Sunk by US destroyers. | Off Buin [05.10S, 158.17E]
23½ kts (surface)
1 x 5.5-inch Gun (forward)
April 1943 Refit:
1 x Type "A" Midget Submarine (aft)
1 x 46-foot Daihatsu landing craft (forward)

C1 | 1st Class Submarine
Type C1 Submarine Line Drawing
25 August 1937 | 12 November 1938 | 31 January 1941
11 February 1943 | Sunk by depth charges from US destroyer USS Fletcher. | Central Solomons [14.15S, 161.53E]
23½ kts (surface)
1 x 5.5-inch Gun (forward)
N/A | 1 x Type "A" Midget Submarine

C1 | 1st Class Submarine
Type C1 Submarine Line Drawing
16 November 1937 | 25 January 1939 | 26 September 1940
10 October 1943 | Sunk by depth charges from US destroyer USS Ellet. | Off Espiritu Santo [13.10S, 165.28E]
23½ kts (surface)
1 x 5.5-inch Gun (forward)
N/A | 1 x Type "A" Midget Submarine

Type C1 Submarine Line Drawing
25 November 1937 | 23 December 1938 | 10 March 1941
4 November 1942 | Missing | SE of Solomon Islands
N/A | 1 x Type "A" Midget Submarine

5 December 1938 | 12 November 1939 | 31 October 1941
11 June 1943 | Rammed and sunk by US submarine chaser PC-487. | Near Attu Island, Aleutians [53.16N, 174.24E]

Type A1

A1 | 1st Class Submarine
Type A1 Submarine Line Drawing
11 June 1943 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer USS Frazier. | Near Kiska Island, Aleutians [52.08N, 177.38E]
372¾ ft (oa) x 31 1/3 ft x 17½ ft
1 x 5.5-inch (40cm/40-cal) Gun (aft)

A1 | 1st Class Submarine
Type A1 Submarine Line Drawing
7 June 1938 | 20 September 1939 | 31 October 1941
4 July 1944 | Sunk by US warships. | 65 miles E-NE of Saipan [15.26N, 147.48E]
372¾ ft (oa) x 31 1/3 ft x 17½ ft
1 x 5.5-inch (40cm/40-cal) Gun (aft)

A1 | 1st Class Submarine
Type A1 Submarine Line Drawing
11 January 1944 | Missing, possibly mined. | South of Funafuti, Ellice Islands [approx 09.04S, 179.07E]
372¾ ft (oa) x 31 1/3 ft x 17½ ft
1 x 5.5-inch (40cm/40-cal) Gun (aft)

Type B1

B1 | 1st Class Submarine
IJN I-15 on trials in Hiroshima Bay – 15 September 1940.
25 January 1938 | 7 March 1939 | 30 September 1940
10 November 1942 | Sunk by gunfire from US minesweeper USS Southard. | Near Guadalcanal [10.13S, 161.09E]
356½ ft (oa) x 30½ ft x 16¾ ft
1 x Yokosuka E14Y Seaplane | N/A

B1 | 1st Class Submarine
Type B1 Submarine (I-25)
19 August 1943 | Sunk by US aircraft. | 40 miles SE of Noumea [23.26S, 166.50E]
356½ ft (oa) x 30½ ft x 16¾ ft
1 x Yokosuka E14Y Seaplane | N/A

B1 | 1st Class Submarine
Type B1 Submarine (I-25)
25 November 1943 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer USS Radford. | Off Makin [03.10N, 171.55E]
1 x Yokosuka E14Y Seaplane | N/A

Type B1 Submarine (I-25)
7 January 1939 | 24 February 1940 | 15 July 1941
29 November 1943 | Air attack | Near Gilbert Islands, off Tarawa [01.20N, 172.20E]

28 January 1938 | 24 November 1939 | 27 September 1941
28 February 1942 | Missing | South of Oahu, Hawaii [20.59N, 157.56W]

3 Februyary 1939 | 8 June 1940 | 15 October 1941
3 September 1943 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer USS Patterson. | Off New Hebrides [13.10S, 165.27E]

27 October 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer escort USS Coolbaugh. | East of Leyte [10.56N, 127.13E]

12 February 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk British destroyer HMS Petard. | SW of Maldives, Indian Ocean [01.25N, 72.22E]

25 September 1939 | 18 December 1940 | 6 February 1942
17 May 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Tautog. | South of Truk [06.30N, 152.00E]

20 September 1939 | 29 September 1940 | 27 February 1942
26 July 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Sawfish. | Bashi Strait [20.10N, 121.55E]

7 June 1939 | 17 September 1940 | 28 February 1942
13 October 1942 | Mined | Off Singapore, 3 miles East of Keppel Harbor [01.16N, 103.53E]

12 May 1943 | Sunk by gunfire from US destroyer USS Edwards. | Off Attu Island, 5 miles NE of Chichagof Harbor [52.08N, 177.38E]

20 January 1940 | 17 December 1940 | 26 April 1942
24 March 1944 | Sunk by depth charges from US warships. | 50 miles south of Wotje [08.30N, 170.10E]

13 June 1944 | Accident during acceptance trials. | Near Kure [33.40N, 132.30E]

9 January 1941 | 24 September 1941 | 31 August 1942
13 November 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HMS Taurus. | 30 miles south of Penang [05.17N, 100.05E]

2 September 1940 | 24 September 1941 | 31 August 1942
22 November 1943 | Sunk by gunfire and ramming by US destroyers. | West of Betio, Tarawa [01.25N, 172.40E]

7 December 1940 | 22 October 1941 | 10 March 1943
19 November 1944 | Sunk by US warships. | North of Palau [08.07N, 134.16E]
September 1944 Refit:
1 x Yokosuka E14Y Seaplane
4 x Kaiten submarines

12 November 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer USS Nicholas. | Off Palau [08.04N, 138.92E]

26 November 1943 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer USS Boyd. | 60 miles SW of Tarawa [00.36N, 172.22E]

Type KS

KS | 2ND Class Submarine
Type KS Submarine Line Drawing
30 June 1941 | 6 December 1941 | 23 September 1942
25 November 1943 | Mined | NE of Buin, 2 miles W of Omai Island [06.50S, 155.58E]
782 tons (submerged)
199¾ ft (oa) x 20 ft x 11½ ft
1 x 3-inch (7.6cm) Gun (forward)

KS | 2ND Class Submarine
Type KS Submarine Line Drawing
30 September 1941 | 17 April 1942 | 31 October 1942
15 September 1943 | Sunk by US air attack and warships. | South of Solomon Islands [10.57S, 163.56E]
782 tons (submerged)
199¾ ft (oa) x 20 ft x 11½ ft
1 x 3-inch (7.6cm) Gun (forward)

KS | 2ND Class Submarine
Type KS Submarine Line Drawing
30 September 1941 | 17 April 1942 | 11 November 1942
14 May 1943 | Missing, possibly sunk by US MTBs. | Off Lae, New Guinea [06.55S, 147.34E]
782 tons (submerged)
199¾ ft (oa) x 20 ft x 11½ ft
1 x 3-inch (7.6cm) Gun (forward)

30 June 1941 | 6 December 1941 | 21 October 1942
28 July 1943 | Missing | North of New Georgia, Bismarck Islands [07.49N, 157.33E]

19 November 1941 | 11 July 1942 | 25 February 1943
23 May 1944 | Sunk by depth charges and "hedgehogs" from US destroyer escort USS England. | North of Admiralty Islands [01.20N, 149.20E]

31 May 1944 | Sunk by depth charges and "hedgehogs" from US destroyer escort USS England. | North of Admiralty Islands [08.47N, 149.56E]

22 May 1944 | Sunk by "hedgehogs" from US destroyer escort USS England. | North of Admiralty Islands [01.40N, 150.31E]

12 July 1944 | Sunk by gunfire and depth charges from US destroyer USS Taylor. | Rice Anchorage, Kula Gulf, New Georgia Island [08.00S, 157.19E]

26 May 1944 | Sunk by "hedgehogs" from US destroyer escort USS England. | North of Admiralty Islands [00.32S, 148.56E]

IJN RO-109
25 April 1945 | Depth-charged and sunk by US high-speed transport USS Horace A. Bass. | Off Okino-Daito Island [24.15N, 131.16E]

11 February 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by Indian gunboat HMIS Jumna and Australian minesweepers HMAS Ipswich and Launceston. | Bengal Bay, 200 miles NE of Madras, India [17.25N, 83.21E]

10 June 1944 | Sunk by depth charges and gunfire from US destroyer USS Taylor. | North of Admiralty Islands [00.26N, 149.16E]

11 February 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Batfish. | Luzon Strait [18.53N, 121.50E]

13 February 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Batfish. | Luzon Strait [19.10N, 121.23E]

17 June 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyers. | 80 miles West of Tinian, Marianas Islands [15.02N, 144.10E]

31 January 1945 | Sunk by "hedgehogs" from US destroyer escort USS Ulvert M. Moore. | 125 miles SW of Manila [13.20N, 119.20E]

16 January 1943 | 13 September 1943 | 21 January 1944
23 May 1944 | Sunk by "hedgehogs" from US destroyer escort USS England. | North of Admiralty Islands [00.53N, 149.14E]

16 January 1943 | 13 September 1943 | 31 January 1944
17 June 1944 | Sunk by US PB4Y-1 aircraft. | 350 miles SE of Saipan [11.05N, 150.31E]

Type KD7

( ex- I-76 [Renumbered on 20 May 1942] )
16 May 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer USS Franks. | Near Buka Island [04.01S, 156.28E]

( ex- I-77 [Renumbered on 20 May 1942] )
10 March 1941 | 20 December 1941 | 28 December 1942
3 October 1944 | Sunk by :hedgehogs" fired by US destroyer escort USS Miles. | Off Palau [07.48N, 133.28E]

( ex- I-78
[Renumbered on 20 May 1942] )
25 September 1943 | Missing | Solomon Islands [15.35S, 166.17E]

( ex- I-79 )
[Renumbered on 20 May 1942]
14 July 1943 | Accident involving an open hatch while diving. | Inland Sea, off Akizaki Light [33.40N, 132.40E]

( ex- I-80 )
[Renumbered on 20 May 1942]
17 April 1941 | 7 February 1942 | 15 January 1943
26 April 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer escort USS Gilmore. | Aleutian Islands, SW of Cherikof Island [55.10N, 155.40W]

( ex- I-81 [Renumbered on 20 May 1942] )
16 January 1944 | Damaged during battle with US destroyer and MTB. Beached and wrecked. | Gneisenau Point in Kelanoa Harbor, Gali, New Guinea [05.47S, 146.43E]

( ex- I-82 )
[Renumbered on 20 May 1942]
1 September 1943 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer USS Wadsworth. | Near Espiritu Santo [15.38S, 166.57E]

26 December 1941 | 21 January 1943 | 3 October 1943
28 April 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Pogy. | South of Ashizuri Point [32.07N, 133.03E]

1 April 1942 | 12 December 1942 | 15 October 1943
19 June 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US carrier-based "Avenger" aircraft. | 20 miles SE of Saipan [13.01N, 144.53E]

9 February 1942 | 16 September 1942 | 23 September 1943
22 June 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US warships. | NW of Saipan [15.50N, 147.08E]

Type K6

K6 | 2ND Class Submarine
Type K6 Submarine (RO-46)
25 August 1943 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer USS Patterson. | East of Solomon Islands [12.57S, 164.23E]
264 ft (oa) x 23 ft x 13¼ ft
19¾ kts (surface)
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) Gun (forward)

K6 | 2ND Class Submarine
Type K6 Submarine (RO-46)
13 June 1944 | Sunk by gunfire from US destroyer USS Melvin. | 75 miles East of Saipan [15.21N, 147.00E]
264 ft (oa) x 23 ft x 13¼ ft
19¾ kts (surface)

K6 | 2ND Class Submarine
22 January 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer USS Buchanan. | Near San Cristobal Island, Solomons [11.47S, 164.17E]
264 ft (oa) x 23 ft x 13¼ ft
19¾ kts (surface)

24 November 1943 | Missing | Gilbert Islands [approx 00.25N, 172.00E]

8 August 1942 | 6 March 1943 | 12 September 1943
5 February 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer USS Walker. | East of Wotje [09.24N, 170.32E]

8 August 1942 | 6 March 1943 | 28 September 1943
16 February 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US warships. | 45 miles NW of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands [09.50N, 166.35E]

6 October 1942 | 5 May 1943 | 26 November 1943
23 March 1945 | Sunk by gunfire and ramming by US destroyer USS Haggard. | SE of Okinawa [22.57N, 132.19E]

10 June 1942 | Sunk by "hedgehogs" from US destroyer escort USS Bangust. | 40 miles East of Roi [10.05N, 168.22E]

6 October 1942 | 5 June 1943 | 16 December 1943
26 February 1945 | Sunk by homing torpedo dropped by US carrier-based aircraft from USS Anzio. | Near Iwo Jima [25.07N, 140.19E]

14 February 1942 | 11 November 1942 | 13 September 1943
16 June 1944 | Sunk by "hedgehogs" and depth charges from US destroyer escort USS Burden R. Hastings. | 110 miles East of Eniwetok [11.13N, 164.15E]

30 April 1944 | Sunk by depth charges from US destroyers. | 40 miles south of Truk [06.13N, 151.19E]

18 April 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft from USS Tulagi. | Southern Ryukyu Islands [24.14N, 131.16E]

28 December 1942 | 20 August 1943 | 31 January 1944
25 September 1944 | Sunk by "hedgehogs" fired by US destroyer escort USS McCoy Reynolds. | NE of Palau [09.19N, 136.44E]

14 July 1944 | Sunk by "hedgehogs" fired by US destroyer escort USS Wyman. | NW of Saipan [15.18N, 144.26E]

5 April 1945 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer USS Hudson. | Off Okinawa [26.22N, 126.30E]

5 August 1943 | 23 April 1944 | 30 September 1944
7 February 1945 | Sunk by "hedgehogs" fired by US destroyer escort USS Thomason. | South of Lingayen [15.27N, 119.25E]

( ex- RO-75 )
[Renumbered in 1943]
2 December 1943 | 5 July 1944 | 15 November 1944
9 April 1945 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyers. | Okinawa Area [26.09N, 130.21E]

Type B2

Type B2 Submarine Line Drawing
Image Credit: >"Japanese Warships of World War II" - A.J. Watts
25 November 1943 | Missing | Gilbert Islands [approx 00.15S, 172.50E]
356½ ft (oa) x 30½ ft x 17 ft
Unknown (submerged)
1 x aircraft | N/A

Type B2 Submarine Line Drawing
Image Credit: >"Japanese Warships of World War II" - A.J. Watts
18 March 1942 | 10 November 1942 | 18 September 1943
18 November 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyers and aircraft. | East of Philippines [12.44N, 130.42E]
356½ ft (oa) x 30½ ft x 17 ft
Unknown (submerged)

Type B2 Submarine Line Drawing
Image Credit: >"Japanese Warships of World War II" - A.J. Watts
18 March 1942 | 10 November 1942 | 3 November 1943
23 March 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Tunny. | SW of Anguar Island, Palau [06.40N, 130.42E]
356½ ft (oa) x 30½ ft x 17 ft
Unknown (submerged)

27 April 1942 | 25 October 1942 | 5 November 1943
15 February 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Aspro. | North of Truk [10.23N, 150.23E]

29 April 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | 220 miles SE of Okinawa [24.15N, 131.16E]
October 1944 Refit:
1 x aircraft
4-6 x Kaiten submarines

29 October 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer escorts. | East of Leyte [10.10N, 127.28E]

Type A2

31 January 1945 | Missing | North of Marshall Islands [14.00N, 171.00E]

Type C2

21 November 1942 | 3 June 1943 | 29 February 1944
28 October 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyers. | Leyte Gulf [10.58N, 127.13E]

19 June 1943 | 12 December 1943 | 5 September 1944
23 January 1945 | Sunk by "hedgehogs" fired by US destroyer escorts. | Off Ulithi Atoll [09.45N, 138.20E]
4-6 x Kaiten submarines

Type C3

18 March 1942 | 10 November 1942 | 28 December 1943
24 June 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft from USS Bogue. | Central Atlantic [15.16N, 39.55W]
6½ kts (submerged)

Unknown | 1943 | 20 April 1944
14 July 1944 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer escort USS William C. Miller. | Tinian area, Marianas Islands [14.26N, 152.16E]

Type B3

28 October 1944 | Depth-charged ans sunk by US destroyers. | East of Leyte [10.58N, 127.13E]

18 April 1945 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyers. | 160 miles east of Okinawa [26.42N, 130.38E]
4 x Kaiten submarines
February 1945 Refit:

Type D1

D1
1st Class Submarine
[ Supply Transport ]
Type D1 Submarine Line Drawing
30 May 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | 400 miles SE of Okinawa [20.22N, 134.09E]
82 tons of cargo
110 troops
2 x 42½-foot Daihatsu landing craft

D1
1st Class Submarine
[ Supply Transport ]
Type D1 Submarine Line Drawing
14 January 1945 | Sunk by "hedgehogs" fired by US destroyer escort USS Fleming. | Eastern Carolines [12.08N, 154.27E]
1 x 5.5-inch (14cm/40-cal) Gun (forward) | N/A | 2 x 25mm A.A. Guns (1 x 2)
82 tons of cargo
110 troops
2 x 42½-foot Daihatsu landing craft

D1
1st Class Submarine
[ Supply Transport ]
Type D1 Submarine Line Drawing
16 September 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Sea Devil. | 250 miles East of Boso Peninsula [34.30N, 145.23E]
1 x 5.5-inch (14cm/40-cal) Gun (forward) | N/A | 2 x 25mm A.A. Guns (1 x 2)
82 tons of cargo
110 troops
2 x 42½-foot Daihatsu landing craft

29 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Scabbardfish. | 75 miles SE of Yokosuka [34.44N, 141.01E]
1 x 5.5-inch (14cm/40-cal) Gun (forward) | N/A | 2 x 25mm A.A. Guns (1 x 2)

26 February 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | 35 miles West of Iwo Jima [24.43N, 140.37E]
January 1945 Refit:

4 December 1943 | 26 May 1944 | 4 September 1944
26 February 1945 | Depth-charged and sunk by US destroyer escort USS Finnegan. | South of Iwo Jima [22.45N, 141.27E]
January 1945 Refit:

24 February 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Lagarto. | Truk area [32.40N, 132.33E]

10 February 1944 | 26 June 1944 | 8 November 1944
18 July 1945 | Heavily damaged by US carrier-based aircraft and abandoned. | Yokosuka [35.17N, 139.39E]

Type SEN HO

SEN HO
[ Seaplane / Flying Boat Support ]
Type SEN HO Submarine Line Drawing
14 July 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Bluefish. | Off Borneo [04.30N, 110.00E]
6 1/3 kts (submerged)
4 x 21-inch Torpedo Tubes (bow)
4 x 3-inch Trench Mortars (2 x 2)
390 tons of cargo, including:
365 tons of fuel
11 tons of fresh water
60 x 250kg bombs or 30 x 250kg bombs & 15 x aircraft torpedoes

Type AM

AM | 1st Class Submarine
Type AM Submarine (I-14)
4 February 1943 | 30 November 1943 | 16 December 1944
16 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | 550 miles East of Yokosuka [34.28N, 150.55E]

I-373 Class (Type D2)

D2 | 1st Class Submarine
14 August 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Spikefish. | East China Sea, 190 miles SE of Shanghai [29.02N, 123.53E]
242¾ ft (oa) x 29¼ ft x 16½ ft
260 tons of cargo, including:
150 tons of fuel

Escort Vessels

Destroyer Escorts (DE)

Matsu Class

IJN Matsu (DE)
1st Class Destroyer | Matsu
Matsu-Class Line Drawing
8 August 1943 | 3 February 1944 | 28 June 1944
4 August 1944 | Heavily damaged by US carrier-based aircraft, than sunk by gunfire from US destroyers. | North of Chichi Jima [27.40N, 141.48E]
36 x Depth Charges | N/A | 4 x 24-inch (61cm) Torpedo Tubes (1 x 4)

IJN Momo (DE)
1st Class Destroyer | Matsu
Matsu-Class Line Drawing
15 December 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Hawkbill. | 140 miles W-SW of Cape Bolinao, Luzon [16.00N, 117.39E]
36 x Depth Charges | N/A | 4 x 24-inch (61cm) Torpedo Tubes (1 x 4)

IJN Ume (DE)
1st Class Destroyer | Matsu
Matsu-Class Line Drawing
31 January 1945 | Sunk by US B-25 and P-38 aircraft. | South of Taiwan [22.30N, 120.00E]
36 x Depth Charges | N/A | 4 x 24-inch (61cm) Torpedo Tubes (1 x 4)

IJN Kuwa (DE)
3 December 1944 | Sunk by gunfire from US destroyers. | Ormoc Bay, Leyte [10.50N, 124.35E]

IJN Momi (DE)
2 February 1944 | 16 June 1944 | 3 September 1944
5 January 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | West of Manila [14.00N, 120.20E]

IJN Hinoki (DE)
4 March 1944 | 4 July 1944 | 30 September 1944
7 January 1945 | Sunk by gunfire from US destroyers. | West of Manila [14.30N, 119.30E]

IJN Sakura (DE)
2 June 1944 | 6 September 1944 | 25 November 1944
11 July 1945 | Mined | Osaka Harbor [34.36N, 135.28E]

Improved Matsu Class

IJN Tachibana (DE)
1st Class Destroyer | Improved Matsu (Tachibana)
Improved Matsu (Tachibana)-Class Line Drawing
14 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Hakodate Bay [41.48N, 141.41E]

IJN Nashi (DE)
1st Class Destroyer | Improved Matsu (Tachibana)
Improved Matsu (Tachibana)-Class Line Drawing
1 September 1944 | 17 January 1945 | 15 March 1945
28 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Near Kure [34.14N, 132.30E]

IJN Enoki (DE)
1st Class Destroyer | Improved Matsu (Tachibana)
Improved Matsu (Tachibana)-Class Line Drawing

Torpedo Boats (Patrol Craft, Escort - PCE)

Chidori Class

IJN Chidori (PCE)
Torpedo Boat | Chidori
IJN Chidori - 1934.
13 October 1931 | 1 April 1933 | 20 November 1933
22 December 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Tilefish. | 90 miles W-SW of Yokusuka [34.30N, 138.02E]
815 tons (full load)
269 ft (oa) x 27 ft x 8½ ft

IJN Manazuru (PCE)
Torpedo Boat | Manazuru
Chidori-Class Line Drawing
1 March 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Naha, Okinawa [26.17N, 127.35E]
815 tons (full load)
269 ft (oa) x 27 ft x 8½ ft

IJN Tomodzuru (PCE)
Torpedo Boat | Chidori
Chidori-Class Line Drawing
11 November 1932 | 1 October 1933 | 24 February 1934
24 March 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | 230 miles SE of Shanghai [28.25N, 124.32E]
815 tons (full load)
269 ft (oa) x 27 ft x 8½ ft

Otori Class

IJN Otori (PCE)
Torpedo Boat | Otori
Otori-Class Line Drawing
8 November 1934 | 25 April 1935 | 10 October 1936
12 June 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft while escorting a convoy to Yokosuka. | 180 miles NW of Saipan [17.32N, 144.00E]

IJN Kasasagi (PCE)
Torpedo Boat | Otori
Otori-Class Line Drawing
4 March 1935 | 28 November 1935 | 15 January 1937
26 September 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Bluefish. | 25 miles south of Flores Sea [05.00S, 121.57E]

IJN Hiyodori (PCE)
Torpedo Boat | Otori
Otori-Class Line Drawing
26 November 1934 | 25 October 1935 | 20 December 1936
17 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Gunnel. | South of Hainan Island [16.56N, 110.30E]

IJN Hayabusa (PCE)
19 December 1934 | 28 October 1935 | 7 December 1936
24 September 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft while escorting a convoy south of Mindoro. | 110 miles SSE of Manila [13.00N, 122.00E]

IJN Hato (PCE)
16 October 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | 130 miles E-SE of Hong Kong [21.54N, 116.30E]

IJN Sagi (PCE)
8 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Gunnel while escorting a convoy to Manila. | 60 miles W-SW of Cape Bolinao [16.09N, 118.56E]

IJN Kari (PCE)
16 July 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Baya. | 220 miles W-SW of Makassar [05.48S, 115.53E]

Escorts (PF)

Type "A" - Shumushu Class

IJN Ishigaki (PF)
Escort | Type "A" Shimushu Class
Type "A" Shimushu Class (IJN Shimushu)
15 August 1939 | 14 September 1940 | 15 February 1941
31 May 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Herring. | Off Matsuwa Island [48.30N, 151.30E]
May 1942 Refit:
6 x Depth Charge Launchers
1 x 3-inch Trench Mortar

Modified Type "A" - Etorufu Class

IJN Sado (PF)
Escort | Modified Type "A" Etorofu Class
Modified Type "A" Etorofu Class (IJN Etorofu)
21 February 1942 | 28 November 1942 | 27 March 1943
22 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Haddo. | South China Sea [14.15N, 120.25E]
December 1943 Refit:
6 x Depth Charge Launchers
1 x 3-inch Trench Mortar

IJN Matsuwa (PF)
Escort | Modified Type "A" Etorofu Class
Modified Type "A" Etorofu Class (IJN Etorofu)
22 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Harder. | South China Sea [14.15N, 120.25E]
December 1943 Refit:
1 x 3-inch Trench Mortar

IJN Mutsure (PF)
Escort | Modified Type "A" Etorofu Class
Modified Type "A" Etorofu Class (IJN Etorofu)
2 September 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Snapper. | North of Truk [08.40N, 151.31E]
December 1943 Refit:

IJN Wakamiya (PF)
23 November 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Gudgeon. | South of Shuzan Island [28.49N, 122.11E]

IJN Kanju (PF)
8 April 1943 | 7 August 1943 | 30 October 1943

IJN Hirado (PF)
2 November 1942 | 30 June 1943 | 28 September 1943
12 September 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Growler. | South of Hainan Island [17.54N, 114.49E]

IJN Amakusa (PF)
5 April 1943 | 31 September 1943 | 20 November 1943
9 August 1945 | Sunk by US and British carrier-based aircraft. | Off Northern Honshu, Japan [38.26N, 141.30E]

IJN Iki (PF)
24 May 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Raton. | South China Sea [01.17N, 107.53E]

Type "B" - Mikura Class

IJN Mikura (PF)
Escort | Type "B" Mikura Class
Type "B" Mikura Class Line Drawing
28 March 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Threadfin. | Off Cape Toi, Kyushu, Japan [31.45N, 131.45E]
256¼ ft (oa) x 29¾ ft x 10 ft
Refit:

IJN Awaji (PF)
Escort | Type "B" Mikura Class
IJN Awaji at Osaka – January 1944.
1 June 1943 | 30 October 1943 | 15 February 1944
2 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Guitarro. | East of Formosa [22.34N, 121.51E]
256¼ ft (oa) x 29¾ ft x 10 ft
Refit:

IJN Nomi (PF)
Escort | Type "B" Mikura Class
Type "B" Mikura Class Line Drawing
10 August 1943 | 3 December 1943 | 15 March 1944
14 April 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Tirante. | NW of Cheju Island, East China Sea [23.25N, 126.15E]
256¼ ft (oa) x 29¾ ft x 10 ft
Refit:

IJN Chiburi (PF)
Type "B" Mikura Class Line Drawing
12 January 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Saigon [10.20N, 107.50E]

IJN Kusagaki (PF)
7 September 1943 | 12 January 1944 | 1 July 1944
7 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Guitarro. | West of Manila [14.51N, 119.59E]

Modified Type "B" - Ukuru Class

IJN Hiburi (PF)
Escort | Modified Type "B" Ukuru Class
No images available.
22 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Harder. | Off Manila Bay [14.15N, 120.25E]
256 ft (oa) x 29¾ ft x 10 ft

IJN Shonan (PF)
Escort | Modified Type "B" Ukuru Class
25 February 1945 | Torpedoed | South of Hainan Island [17.52N, 110.05E]
256 ft (oa) x 29¾ ft x 10 ft

IJN Okinawa (PF)
Escort | Modified Type "B" Ukuru Class
30 July 1945 | Air attack | Maizuru [35.30N, 135.21E]
256 ft (oa) x 29¾ ft x 10 ft

IJN Kume (PF)
28 January 1945 | Torpedoed | Yellow Sea [33.54N, 122.55E]

IJN Yaku (PF)
24 May 1944 | 5 September 1944 | 23 October 1944
23 February 1945 | Torpedoed | Off French Indochina [12.44N, 109.29]

IJN Mokuto (PF)
5 November 1944 | 7 January 1945 | 19 February 1945
4 April 1945 | Mined | Kanmon Strait [33.53N, 131.03E]

IJN Inagi (PF)
15 May 1944 | 25 September 1944 | 16 December 1944
9 August 1945 | Air attack | Hachinohe [40.32N, 141.30E]

IJN Ojika (PF)
7 September 1944 | 30 December 1944 | 21 February 1945
2 May 1945 | Torpedoed | Yellow Sea [33.56N, 122.49E]

Type "C" - Kaikoban Class I

IJN CD-1 (PF)
Escort | Type "C"
Type "C" Line Drawing
Unknown | 1944 | 2 April 1944
5 April 1945 | Air attack | South of Amoi [23.55N, 117.40E]
221½ ft (oa) x 27½ ft x 9½ ft

IJN CD-3 (PF)
Escort | Type "C"
Type "C" Line Drawing
Unknown | 1944 | 30 March 1944
9 January 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Southern China [25.10N, 121.45E]
221½ ft (oa) x 27½ ft x 9½ ft

IJN CD-5 (PF)
Escort | Type "C"
Type "C" Line Drawing
Unknown | 1944 | 11 April 1944
21 September 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | West of Luzon [15.30N, 119.50E]
221½ ft (oa) x 27½ ft x 9½ ft

14 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Ray. | Off Luzon [17.46N, 117.57E]

Unknown | 1944 | 28 March 1944
14 February 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Gato. | West of Cheju Island [32.48N, 125.58E]

10 November 1944 | Sunk by US land-based aircraft. | Ormoc Bay [10.51N, 124.32E]

14 August 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Torsk. | Near Maizuru [35.41N, 134.38E]

6 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Raton. | South Chinas Sea [08.58N, 109.30E]

IJN CD-17 at Yokohama, 1944
12 January 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off French Indochina [10.20N, 107.50E]

12 January 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off French Indochina [10.20N, 107.50E]

Unknown | 1944 | 18 August 1944
6 October 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Seahorse. | South China Sea [19.17N, 118.08E]

Unknown | 1944 | 29 October 1944
12 January 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Quinon Bay [14.15N, 109.10E]

3 May 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Springer. | Yellow Sea [33.56N, 122.49E]

Unknown | 1944 | 13 October 1944
14 April 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Tirante. | Off Cheju Island [33.25N, 126.15E]

Unknown | 1944 | 13 October 1944
28 March 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Miyazaki [31.45N, 131.45E]

Unknown | 1944 | 21 November 1944

Unknown | 1944 | 9 November 1944
7 April 1945 | Air attack | Off Koje Island [35.06N, 129.03E]

Unknown | 1944 | 26 November 1944
9 June 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Sea Owl. | South of Korea [34.18N, 127.18E]

Unknown | 1944 | 10 September 1944

Unknown | 1944 | 18 January 1945
7 February 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Bergall. | Off French Indochina [11.55N, 109.20E]

14 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Northern Honshu [42.21N, 140.59E]

Unknown | 1944 | 1 February 1945
16 March 1945 | Sunk by US land-based aircraft. | Near Hong Kong [19.02N, 122.00E]

16 April 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Sunfish. | East of Honshu [39.36N, 142.05E]

Unknown | 1945 | 25 January 1945
15 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Northern Honshu [41.48N, 140.41E]

Type "D" - Kaikoban Class II

Escort | Type "D"
Type "D" Line Drawing
Unknown | 1944 | 30 March 1944
30 July 1945 | Heavily damaged by air attack. | Maizuru [35.39N, 135.23E]
228 ft (oa) x 28¼ ft x 11¾ ft

Escort | Type "D"
Type "D" Line Drawing
228 ft (oa) x 28¼ ft x 11¾ ft

Escort | Type "D"
Type "D" Line Drawing
28 July 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Atule. | Off Hidaka [42.16N, 142.12E]
228 ft (oa) x 28¼ ft x 11¾ ft

Unknown | 11 January 1944 | 29 February 1944
27 September 1944 | Torpedoed | East China Sea [29.26N, 128.50E]

Unknown | 11 January 1944 | 8 March 1944
29 March 1945 | Sunk by US land-based aircraft. | Off French Indochina [14.44N, 109.16E]

Unknown | 11 January 1944 | 11 April 1944
30 December 1944 | Air attack | Off Philippines [16.43N, 120.18E]

Unknown | 27 January 1944 | 28 March 1944
28 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Archerfish. | West of Iwo Jima [24.44N, 140.20E]

Unknown | 11 April 1944 | 31 May 1944
14 December 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Blenny. | West of Luzon [15.46N, 119.45E]

Unknown | 10 May 1944 | 26 July 1944
28 July 1945 | Air attack | Yura Bay [34.20N, 135.00E]

25 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Hardhead. | Off Manila Bay [14.22N, 119.57E]

Unknown | 7 July 1944 | 25 August 1944
10 January 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Puffer. | Off Aguni Island [20.01N, 126.34E]

Unknown | 7 August 1944 | 30 September 1944
15 December 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Luzon [19.25N, 121.25E]

Unknown | 1944 | 27 September 1944
17 February 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Bowfin. | South of Tokyo [33.54N, 139.43E]

Unknown | 5 September 1944 | 19 October 1944
3 December 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Pipefish. | Off Hainan Island [18.36N, 111.54E]

Unknown | 5 September 1944 | 21 October 1944
13 March 1945 | Sunk by US land-based aircraft. | Off southern China [23.30N, 117.10E]

24 March 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | South China Sea [28.25N, 124.32E]

Unknown | 1944 | 31 January 1945
1 July 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Haddo. | Yellow Sea [38.08N, 124.38E]

Unknown | 1944 | 10 December 1944
14 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Northern Honshu [42.21N, 140.59E]

Unknown | 18 November 1944 | 31 December 1944
10 August 1945 | Air attack | NE of Korea [41.21N, 130.00E]

Unknown | 18 November 1944 | 31 December 1944
29 March 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Hammerhead. | Off French Indochina [14.44N, 109.16E]

Unknown | 1944 | 8 December 1944
18 July 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Barb. | East of Sakhalin [46.06N, 142.16E]

29 March 1945 | Sunk by US land-based air attack. | Off French Indochina [14.39N, 109.16E]

6 April 1945 | Sunk by US land-based aircraft. | South of Amoi [23.55N, 117.40E]

Unknown | 1944 | 5 December 1944
2 January 1945 | Sunk by US land-based aircraft. | Off Luzon [16.37N, 120.19E]

2 February 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Bergall. | East of Malay [04.11N, 104.35E]

Unknown | 30 December 1944 | 15 February 1945
2 April 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Yellow Sea [28.07N, 129.09E]

Gunboats (PG)

IJN Nanyo (PG)
Gunboat | ex-HMS Lyemun
No images available
Unknown | Unknown | Scuttled at Hong Kong in December 1941. Refloated/completed and commissioned into the IJN on March 1943
23 December 1943 | Sunk by US air attack. | Taiwan Strait [25.30N, 119.30E]
2 x 4.7-inch Guns | N/A | N/A
N/A | N/A | N/A

IJN Nankai (PG)
Gunboat | ex-Dutch Regulus
No images available
1941 | Unknown | Scuttled in March 1942. Refloated and commissioned into the IJN in June 1944.
16 July 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Blenny. | 150nm West of Soerabaya [05.26S, 110.33E]
4 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Guns | N/A | 8 x 25mm A.A. Guns
N/A | N/A | N/A

IJN Saga (PG)
Gunboat | Saga
IJN Saga
Image Credit: Warships of WW II
17 January 1912 | 27 September 1912 | 8 November 1912
22 January 1945 | Air attack | Hong Kong [22.18N, 114.08E]
XXX nm @ XX kts
1 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Gun | N/A | 3 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) A.A. Guns
N/A | N/A | N/A

IJN Hira (PG)
Gunboat | Seta
Seta Class Line Drawing
Image Credit: Warships of WW II
26 November 1944 | Heavily damaged by Chinese aircraft and declared a constructive total loss. | Near Anking, China [30.30N, 117.03E]
2 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) Guns | N/A | 6 x 25mm A.A. Guns

IJN Hozu (PG)
Gunboat | Seta
Seta Class Line Drawing
Image Credit: Warships of WW II
15 August 1921 | 9 April 1923 | 7 November 1923
26 November 1944 | Heavily damaged by Chinese aircraft and declared a constructive total loss. | Near Anking, China [30.30N, 117.03E]
2 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) Guns | N/A | 6 x 25mm A.A. Guns

IJN Hashidate (PG)
Gunboat | Hashidate
IJN Hashidate
20 February 1939 | 23 December 1939 | 30 June 1940
22 May 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Picuda. | South China Sea [21.08N, 117.20E]

River Gunboats (PR)

IJN Karatsu (PR)
River Gunboat | ex-USS Luzon
IJN Karatsu (pre-war, as USS Luzon)
Image Credit: NavSource
20 November 1926
12 September 1927
Sunk at Corregidor on 6 May 1942.
Refloated/Repaired and commissioned into IJN on 1 August 1942.
3 March 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk off Mindanao by US submarine USS Narwhal. | Off Mindanao [08.52N, 123.23E]
210¾ ft (oa) x 31¼ ft x 5¾ ft
2 x 3-inch (8cm/23-cal) Guns | N/A | 10 x 7.7mm MGs
DANFS
NavSource

IJN Suma (PR)
River Gunboat | ex-HMS Moth
IJN Suma Line Drawing
1915 | Unknown | Scuttled at Hong Kong in December 1941. Refloated/Repaired and commissioned into the IJN on 1 July 1942
19 March 1945 | Mined. | Yangtse River [32.00N, 120.00E]
2 x 15.2cm Guns | N/A | 1 x 8cm A.A. Gun

Patrol Boats (PC)

Ex-Minekaze Class Destroyers (PC)

IJN PB-1 (PC)
Patrol Boat | Ex-Minekaze Class Destroyer (Shimakaze)
IJN PB-1 Line Drawing
31 March 1920 | 15 November 1920 | Reclassified as “Patrol Boat” on 1 April 1940
13 January 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Guardfish. | Near New Ireland [02.51S, 149.43E]
2 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | 16 x 25mm A.A. Guns
2 x 46-foot DAIHATSU landing craft
250 x troops
Warships of WW II

IJN PB-2 (PC)
Patrol Craft | Ex-Minekaze Class Destroyer (Nadakaze)
IJN PB-2 Line Drawing
26 June 1920 | 30 September 1921 | Reclassified as “Patrol Boat” on 1 April 1940
25 July 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HMS Stubborn. | Lombok Strait [07.06S, 115.42E]
2 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | 16 x 25mm A.A. Guns
2 x 46-foot DAIHATSU landing craft
250 x troops
Warships of WW II

Ex-Momi Class Destroyers (PC)

IJN PB-32 (PC)
Patrol Boat | Ex-Momi Class Destroyer (Aoi)
PB-31 Class Line Drawing
20 January 1920
9 November 1920
20 December 1920.
Reclassified as “Patrol Boat” on 1 April 1940.
23 December 1941 | Run ashore and destroyed by shore-based gunfire.. | Wake Island [19.17N, 166.37E]
2 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | 6 x 25mm A.A. Guns
(18 x Depth Charges when used as transport)
1 x 46-foot DAIHATSU landing craft
150 x troops
Warships of WW II

Patrol Boat | Ex-Momi Class Destroyer (Hagi)
PB-31 Class Line Drawing
28 February 1920
29 October 1920
Reclassified as “Patrol Boat” on 1 April 1940.
23 December 1941 | Run ashore and destroyed by shore-based gunfire. | Wake Island [19.17N, 166.37E]
(18 x Depth Charges when used as transport)

Patrol Boat | Ex-Momi Class Destroyer (Sutsuki)
PB-31 Class Line Drawing
3 May 1920
21 February 1921
5 May 1921.
Reclassified as “Patrol Boat” on 1 April 1940.
3 July 1944 | Collision | South of Kavien [07.27N, 151.58E]
(18 x Depth Charges when used as transport)

Patrol Boat | Ex-Momi Class Destroyer (Tsuta)
16 October 1920
9 May 1921
30 June 1921.
2 September 1943 | Air attack. | Lae [06.45S, 147.00E]

Patrol Boat | Ex-Momi Class Destroyer (Hishi)
10 November 1921
9 May 1921
3 March 1922
24 January 1942 | Damaged during surface action with US destroyers, declared constructive total loss. | Makassar Strait, Netherlands East Indies [00.10N, 118.00E]

Patrol Boat | Ex-Momi Class Destroyer (Yomogi)
26 February 1921
14 March 1922
9 August 1922
Reclassified as “Patrol Boat” on 1 April 1940
25 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Akule. | Luzon Strait [20.12N, 121.51E]

Patrol Boat | Ex-Momi Class Destroyer (Tade)
XXX
15 March 1922
31 July 1922.
Reclassified as “Patrol Boat” on 1 April 1940
23 April 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Seawolf. | Off Formosa [23.45N, 122.45E]

Ex-Wakatake Class Destroyer

Patrol Boat | Ex-Wakatake Class Destroyer (Yugao)
PB-46 Line Drawing
14 April 1923
Reclassified as “Patrol Boat” on 1 April 1940
10 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Greenling. | Off Honshu, Japan [34.30N, 138.34E]
60 x Depth Charges | N/A | N/A

Ex-Allied Vessels

Patrol Boat | Ex-USS Finch
No images available
22 August 1917
10 September 1918
Sunk on 11 April 1942 at Manila. Raised/commissioned into the IJN on 1 April 1943.
12 January 1945 | Sunk by US carrier aircraft. | Off Cape Padaran, French Indochina [11.10N, 108.55E]
2 x 3-inch (8cm/23-cal) Guns | N/A | 6 x 25mm A.A. Guns (1 x 2; 4 x 1)
48 x Depth Charges | N/A | N/A

Patrol Boat | Ex-USS Genesee
USS Genesee in the Far East, approx 1925
Image Credit: Naval Historical Center
Scuttled on 5 May 1942 at Corregidor. Raised/commissioned into the IJN on 20 April 1944.
5 November 1944 | Sunk by US carrier aircraft. | Near Corregidor [13.50N, 120.20E]
2 x 3-inch (8cm/23-cal) Guns | N/A | N/A
48 x Depth Charges | N/A | N/A

Patrol Craft | Ex-Dutch Arend
16 January 1930
Scuttled in March 1942 in the Dutch East Indies. Refloated/commissioned into the IJN on 31 July 1944.
28 March 1945 | Air attack | Netherlands East Indies [04.15S, 119.05E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/23-cal) Gun | N/A | 3 x 25mm A.A. Guns

Submarine Chasers (SC)

No. 1 Class (SC)

IJN CH-2 (SC)
Submarine Chaser | No. 1
IJN CH-2 Drawing (Warships of World War II)
IJN CH-2 (Warships of World War II)
27 June 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS BLUEBACK (SS-326). | Near Lombok Island, Java Sea [07.30S, 116.15E]
SHIP DATA
210½ ft (oa) x 19¼ ft x 4¾ ft
ARMAMENT
2 x 7.7mm A.A. Guns (1 x 2)
1944:
SOURCES & LINKS:
Materials of Japanese Navy
World War II Resources
Warships of World War II

No. 4 Class (SC)

IJN CH-6 (SC)
Submarine Chaser | No. 4
Type No. 4 Drawing (Warships of World War II)
SOURCES & LINKS:
Materials of Japanese Navy
World War II Resources
Warships of World War II
World War II Japanese Warships

IJN CH-7 (SC)
Submarine Chaser | No. 4
Type No. 4 Drawing (Warships of World War II)
11 April 1945 | Bombed and sunk by RAF B-24 Liberator aircraft. | Carr Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea [08.57N, 93.38E]
Materials of Japanese Navy
World War II Resources
Warships of World War II
World War II Japanese Warships
Combined Fleet

Type No. 4 Drawing (Warships of World War II)
IJN CH-8 (Warships of World War II)
10 Janusry 1938 | 9 August 1938 | 30 November 1938
4 March 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by submarines HMS TRENCHANT and TERRAPIN. | Malacca Strait [04.04N, 100.35E]
World War II Japanese Warships

Type No. 4 Submarine Chaser (Warships of World War II)
16 September 1938 | 31 January 1939 | 15 June 1939
2 May 1944 | Wrecked – constructive total loss. | Palau [07.20N, 134.30E]
Combined Fleet

Type No. 4 Submarine Chaser (Warships of World War II)
19 January 1938 | 28 June 1938 | 2 February 1939
6 November 1943 | Air attack. | Near Buka [XXX, XXX]

Type No. 4 Submarine Chaser (Warships of World War II)
13 July 1944 | Mined. | East of Mindanao [07.26 N, 126.48E]

No. 13 Class (SC)

No. 13 Class Submarine Chaser (Japanese Naval Vessels)
IJN CH-13 (Japanese Naval Vessels)
HISTORY
3 April 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS PICKEREL (SS-177). | Off Kamaishi, Japan [41.03N, 141.58E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm / 40 cal) Gun
1944:

No. 13 Class Submarine Chaser (Japanese Naval Vessels)
IJN CH-14 (Japanese Naval Vessels)
HISTORY
28 July 1945 | Damaged by air attack from US carrier task force and beached in shallow water. | Owase, Japan [34.05N, 136.15E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm / 40 cal) Gun
1944:

No. 13 Class Submarine Chaser (Japanese Naval Vessels)
IJN CH-16 (Japanese Naval Vessels)
HISTORY
4 July 1944 | Sunk by air attack from US carrier task force. | Chichi-jima, Bonin Islands [27.00N, 140.50E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm / 40 cal) Gun
Combined Fleet

Unknown | 3 May 1941 | 31 July 1941
28 April 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS SPRINGER (SS-414). | Near Goto Island, Honshu, Japan [32.25N, 128.46E]

Unknown | 23 April 1941 | 31 July 1941
30 December 1944 | Air attack | West of Luzon [17N, 123E]
Warships of World War II Href= http://www.combinedfleet.com/CH-18_t.htm > Combined Fleet

Unknown | 29 May 1941 | 12 October 1941
19 February 1944 | Sunk by USAAF land-based aircraft. | New Ireland [03.04S, 150.42E]

Unknown | 10 October 1941 | 20 December 1941
17 February 1944 | Sunk during surface action by USS NICHOLAS (DD-449). | Near Truk [07.24N, 150.30E]

Unknown | 7 October 1941 | 29 December 1941
15 July 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS GRUNION (SS-216). | Off Kiska, Aleutian Islands [52.02N, 177.42E]

Unknown | 28 August 1941 | 20 December 1941
30 July 1945 | Sunk by air attack from US carrier task force. | Off Chinkai, Korea Strait [34.47N, 128.27E]

Unknown | 5 November 1941 | 28 January 1942
15 July 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS GRUNION (SS-216). | Off Kiska, Aleutian Islands [52.02N, 177.42E]

No. 28 Class Submarine Chaser (World War II Japanese Warships)
IJN CH-28 (World War II Japanese Warships)
Unknown | 30 January 1942 | 15 May 1942
2 February 1945 | Sunk by air attack from USAAF aircraft. | West of Luzon [20.00N, 121.00E]

No. 28 Class Submarine Chaser (World War II Japanese Warships)
Unknown | 10 December 1941 | 30 April 1942
18 February 1944 | Air attack by US carrier task force. | Near Truk [07.25N, 151.45E]

No. 28 Class Submarine Chaser (World War II Japanese Warships)
IJN CH-30 (World War II Japanese Warships)
Unknown | 30 January 1942 | 13 May 1942
24 December 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS BARBERO (SS-317). | Off Kuchim (Borneo) [02.42N, 111.05E]

Unknown | 7 March 1942 | 15 June 1942

IJN CH-32 (World War II Japanese Warships)
Unknown | 22 May 1942 | 19 August 1942
24 September 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Colon Bay [12.15N, 121.50E]

Unknown | 16 May 1942 | 15 August 1942
21 March 1945 | Sunk by USAAF land-based aircraft. | Off Nha Trang, Indochina [11.50N, 109.18E]

Unknown | 20 December 1941 | 31 August 1942
26 March 1945 | Sunk during surface action by British warships. | Near Lesser Andaman Island [10.38N, 94.42E]

Unknown | 31 December 1942 | 28 February 1942
23 February 1945 | Sunk by USAAF aircraft. | Off French Indochina, South China Sea [11.30N, 109.00E]

Unknown | 28 July 1942 | 15 October 1942
19 November 1944 | Air attack | Subic Bay, Philippines [14.43N, 120.10E]

Unknown | 10 August 1942 | 31 October 1942
22 May 1945 | Air attack | Near Amami Oshima, Japan [29.45N, 129.10E]

Unknown | 26 May 1942 | 31 October 1942
16 February 1944 | Sunk by USAAF land-based aircraft. | Off Three Island Harbor, New Hanover Island [02.50S, 150.25E]

19 February 1944 | Sunk by USAAF land-based aircraft | Off New Ireland [03.04S, 150.42E]

10 August 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Onagawa Bay [38.24N, 141.15E]

12 January 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Cam Ranh Bay, Indochina [12.30N, 109.00E]

29 November 1944 | Sunk by USAAF land-based aircraft. | West of Cebu, Philippines [10.45N, 124.00E]

Unknown | 1943 | 30 September 1943
25 November 1944 | Air attack | Off Masbate Island, P.I. [12.00N, 123.58E]

14 July 1945 | Air attack | Kamaishi [39.20N, 141.58E]

18 July 1944 | Air attack | Chichi-Jima [29.22N, 139.14E]

28 November 1944 | Sunk during surface action with US warships. | Ormoc Bay, Philippines [10.48N, 124.35E]

25 March 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS POLLACK (SS-180). | Bonin Islands [28.34N, 142.14E]

12 September 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Cebu [10.20N, 124.00E]

12 June 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by British warships. | North of Sumatra [06.20N, 94.45E]

22 May 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Amami Oshima, Japan [29.45N, 129.10E]

9 January 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | South of Taiwan [22.40N, 121.04E]

26 March 1945 | Sunk by British warships. | Near Lesser Andaman Island [10.38N, 94.42E]

Mine Warfare Vessels

Minelayers (CM)

IJN Tokiwa (CM)
Minelayer | ex-Armored Cruiser
IJN Tokiwa as armored cruiser – 1905.
January 1898 | 6 July 1898 | 18 May 1899 [Converted to CM – 30 September 1922]
9 August 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Ominato [41.20N, 141.60E]
4 x 6-inch Guns
1 x 3-inch A.A. Gun
80 x Depth Charges | N/A | 250 x Mines

IJN Shiritaka (CM)
Minelayer | Shiritaka
24 November 1927 | 25 January 1925 | 9 April 1929
31 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Sealion. | Bashi Strait [20.55N, 121.07E]
N/A (Removed)

Tsubame Class (CM)

IJN Tsubame (CM)
Minelayer | Tsubame
IJN Tsubame
Image Credit: Battleships-Cruisers
1 March 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Formosa [24.23N, 124.12E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) Guns | N/A | 1 x 13mm A.A. Gun
N/A (Removed)

IJN Kamome (CM)
Minelayer | Tsubame
Tsubame Class Line Drawing
27 April 1944 | Torpedoed | North of Naha, Okinawa [27.27N, 128.11E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) Guns | N/A | 1 x 13mm A.A. Gun
N/A (Removed)

IJN Itsukushima (CM)
Minelayer | Itsukushima
IJN Itsukushima - 1935
2 February 1928 | 22 May 1929 | 26 December 1929
7 October 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by Dutch submarine HNMS Zwaardvisch. | Java Sea [05.26S, 113.48E]
3 x 5.5-inch (14cm/50-cal) Guns
2 x 3-inch (7.6cm/40-cal) A.A. Guns
3-inch Guns - Removed

IJN Yaeyama (CM)
Minelayer | Yaeyama
IJN Yaeyama
2 August 1930 | 15 October 1931 | 31 August 1932
24 September 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | South of Mindoro Island [12.15N, 121.00E]
2 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) A.A. Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | 2 x 13mm A.A. Guns
December Refit:
N/A (removed)

Natsushima Class (CM)

IJN Natsushima (CM)
Minelayer | Natsushima
Natsushima Class Line Drawing
Image Credit: Warships.Web4u
22 February 1944 | Sunk by US warships. | Off New Ireland [02.40S, 149.40E]
230 ft (oa) x 24½ ft x 6 1/3 ft
2 x 3-inch (12cm/45-cal) Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | 1 x 13mm A.A. Gun
N/A | N/A | 120 x Mines

IJN Nasami (CM)
Minelayer | Natsushima
IJN Nasami
Image Credit: Warships.Web4u
19 January 1933 | 26 March 1934 | 20 September 1934
1 April 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Rabaul [04.13S, 152.90E]
230 ft (oa) x 24½ ft x 6 1/3 ft
2 x 3-inch (12cm/45-cal) Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | 1 x 13mm A.A. Gun
N/A | N/A | 120 x Mines

IJN Sarushima (CM)
Minelayer | Sarushima
4 July 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Ogasawara Island [27.10N, 142.10E]
2 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | 1 x 13mm A.A. Gun
N/A (mines removed)

IJN Okinoshima (CM)
Minelayer | Okinoshima
IJN Okinoshima
Image Credit: Warships WW II
27 September 1934 | 15 November 1935 | 30 September 1936
11 May 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS S-42. | Central Solomons [04.51S, 152.54E]
2 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) A.A. Guns
N/A | 1 x Aircraft | 500 x Mines

Sokuten Class (CM)

IJN Sokuten (CM)
Minelayer | Sokuten
Sokuten Class Line Drawing
Image Credit: Warships WW II
2 x 40mm Guns (1 x 2)
36 x Depth Charges | N/A | 120 x Mines

IJN Shirakami (CM)
Minelayer | Sokuten
Sokuten Class Line Drawing
Image Credit: Warships WW II
3 March 1944 | Collision with transport | Uruppu Island [45.30N, 150.00E]
2 x 40mm Guns (1 x 2)
36 x Depth Charges | N/A | 120 x Mines

IJN Naryu (CM)
Minelayer | Sokuten
Sokuten Class Line Drawing
31 January 1944 | Torpedoed. | South of Yokohama [32.10N, 139.58E]
2 x 40mm Guns (1 x 2)

IJN Ukishima (CM)
28 July 1939 | 9 December 1939 | 31 October 1940
16 November 1943 | Torpedoed | Off Hatsushima [34.55N, 139.22E]

Hatsutaka Class (CM)

IJN Hatsutaka (CM)
Minelayer | Hatsutaka
IJN Hatsutaka
16 May 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Hawkibill. | East of Malay Peninsula [04.49N, 103.31E]
N/A (mine rails removed)

IJN Aotaka (CM)
Minelayer | Hatsutaka
Hatsutaka Class Line Drawing
26 September 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Pargo. | North of Borneo [07.00N, 116.00E]
N/A (mine rails removed)

IJN Tsugaru (CM)
Minelayer | Tsugaru
IJN Tsugaru
29 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Darter. | off Morotai Island, near Biak [02.19N, 127.57E]
4 x 5-inch (12.7cm/40-cal) Guns (2 x 2) | N/A | 4 x 25mm A.A. Guns
N/A | 1 x Aircraft | 600 x Mines

Hirashima Class (CM)

IJN Hirashima (CM)
Minelayer | Hirashima
Hirashima Class Line Drawing
6 September 1939 | 6 June 1940 | 24 December 1940
27 July 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Sawfish. | West of Goto Island [32.32N, 127.41E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) Gun
N/A (minelaying rails removed)

IJN Hoko (CM)
Minelayer | Hirashima
Hirashima Class Line Drawing
7 November 1940 | 8 September 1941 | 20 December 1941
28 September 1943 | Air attack | Central Solomons [05.00S, 154.30E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) Gun
N/A (minelaying rails removed)

IJN Takashima (CM)
Minelayer | Hirashima
Hirashima Class Line Drawing
11 December 1940 | 18 October 1941 | 25 March 1942
10 October 1944 | Air attack | Nago Bay [26.39N, 127.52E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) Gun
N/A (minelaying rails removed)

IJN Yurijima (CM)
IJN Yurijima
31 October 1941 | 4 July 1942 | 25 November 1942
14 January 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Cobia. | East of Malay Peninsula [05.51N, 103.16E]

IJN Ajiro (CM)
Minelayer | Ajiro
1 October 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Snapper. | Near Chichi-Jima [28.11N, 139.30E]

Minesweepers (AM)

W-1 Class (AM)

IJN W-1 (AM)
Minesweeper | W-1 Class
W-1 Class Line Drawing
Unknown | 6 March 1923 | 30 June 1923
10 August 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Yamada Bay [38.26N, 141.30E]
Fwd gun removed / replaced by (1 x 2) 25mm A.A. Gun Mount
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) A.A. Gun
3-inch gun removed
Minesweeping gear removed

IJN W-2 (AM)
Minesweeper | W-1 Class
W-1 Class Line Drawing
Unknown | 17 March 1923 | 30 June 1923
1 March 1942 | Torpedoed by Japanese warship Mogami. | Java – Bantam Bay [06.01S, 106.49E]
2 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | 1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) A.A. Gun

IJN W-3 (AM)
Minesweeper | W-1 Class
IJN W-3
9 April 1945 | Torpedoed | Off Ofunato [39.07N, 141.57E]
Fwd gun removed / replaced by (1 x 2) 25mm A.A. Gun Mount
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) A.A. Gun
3-inch gun removed
Minesweeping gear removed

W-5 Class (AM)

W-5 Class Line Drawing
25 March 1928 | 30 October 1928 | 25 February 1929
4 November 1944 | Torpedoed | Malacca Strait [03.44N, 99.50E]
1 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Guns (fwd gun removed)
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40-cal) A.A. Gun
5 x 25mm A.A. Guns (3-inch and 13mm guns removed)
Minesweeping gear removed – replaced with ASW weapons

IJN W-6
10 March 1928 | 29 October 1928 | 25 February 1929
26 December 1941 | Sunk by Dutch land-based aircraft. | Kuchin [01.34N, 110.21E]

W-13 Class (AM)

12 January 1942 | Sunk by gunfire from Dutch shore batteries. | Off Tarakan, Borneo [03.15N, 117.35E]

IJNW-14
22 December 1931 | 20 May 1933 | 30 September 1933
12 January 1942 | Sunk by gunfire from Dutch shore batteries. | Off Tarakan, Borneo [03.15N, 117.35E]

6 April 1933 | 14 February 1934 | 21 August 1934
5 March 1945 | Torpedoed and heavily damaged by US submarine USS Tilefish, declared total loss. | Off Ryukyu Islands [29.30N, 129.33E]

11 September 1943 | Air attack | Off Port Macassar [06.08S, 119.20E]

2 February 1935 | 19 September 1935 | 30 April 1936
26 November 1944 | Sunk by US land-based aircraft. | Off Kainan Island, South China Sea [16.52N, 108.38E]
238 ft (oa) x 25¾ ft x 8¼ ft
Minesweeping gear removed – replaced with ASW weapons

15 April 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HMS Storm. | Off Andaman Island [11.40N, 92.44E]
(aft 4.7-inch Gun removed)
Minesweeping gear removed – replaced with ASW weapons

7 February 1938 | 10 September 1938 | 15 February 1939
2 February 1942 | Mined | Ambon, Netherlands East Indies [03.42S, 128.10E]

21 December 1937 | 22 September 1938 | 15 February 1939
10 December 1941 | Sunk by US land-based aircraft. | Pigan Bay, Luzon [17.32N, 120.22E]

IJN W-11
28 March 1945 | Sunk by US land-based aircraft. | Of Makassar, Netherlands East Indies [05.06S, 119.14E]
(aft 4.7-inch Gun removed)

6 April 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Besugo. | Off Flores Island, Netherlands East Indies [08.13S, 119.14E]
(aft 4.7-inch Gun removed)

17 September 1940 | 18 February 1941 | 31 May 1941
10 December 1941 | Heavily damaged by US land-based aircraft and beached – declared constructive total loss | Off Kagayan, Luzon [18.22N, 121.38E]

19 March 1941 | 17 September 1941 | 15 December 1941
4 May 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Trepang. | Yellow Sea [34.16N, 123.37E]

11 November 1944 | Air attack | Off Palau [06.30N, 133.26E]

5 February 1942 | 26 September 1942 | 25 January 1943
15 July 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Tsugaru Strait, Northern Honshu [41.38N, 141.00E]

4 July 1944 | Air attack | Chichi-Jima [28.35N, 141.04E]

17 February 1944 | Air attack | Rabaul [04.12S, 152.09E]

10 July 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Runner. | Off Yamada Bay, Northern Honshu [39.20N, 142.07E]

29 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Jack. | North of Celebes [02.03N, 122.28E]

7 May 1945 | Mined | Kanmon Strait, Sea of Japan [34.02N, 130.54E]

Unknown | 1943 | 5 February 1944
11 November 1944 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Ormoc Bay [10.50N, 124.31E]

9 August 1945 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Onagawa Bay, Northern Honshu [38.26N, 141.30E]

21 May 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Chub. | Java Sea [06.18S, 116.14E]

20 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Atule. | South China Sea [21.21N, 119.45E]

20 July 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine USS Threadfin. | Yellow Sea [35.01N, 125.42E]

ex-Bangor Class (AM)

Minesweeper | ex-Bangor (British) Class
ex-Bangor Class Line Drawing
12 December 1941 (Captured) | February 1943 | 10 April 1944
1 x 4.7-inch (12cm/45-cal) Gun | N/A | 8 x 25mm A.A. Guns

Coastal Minesweepers (AMc)

IJN Wa-1 (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper | Wa-1 Class
Wa-1 Class Line Drawing
Unknown | 9 November 1941 | 31 January 1942
4 May 1942 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Guadalcanal [09.07S, 160.12E]
97 ft (oa) x 19 1/3 ft x 7 ft
1 x 3-inch (8cm/23-cal) Gun | N/A | 1 x 7.7mm A.A. Gun

IJN Wa-2 (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper | Wa-1 Class
IJN Wa-2
Unknown | 9 November 1941 | 28 February 1942
4 May 1942 | Sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Guadalcanal [09.07S, 160.12E]
97 ft (oa) x 19 1/3 ft x 7 ft
1 x 3-inch (8cm/23-cal) Gun | N/A | 1 x 7.7mm A.A. Gun

IJN Wa-3 (AMc)
Coastal Minesweeper | Wa-1 Class
Wa-1 Class Line Drawing
Unknown | 31 March 1942 | 30 May 1942
24 July 1945 | Air attack | Soerabaya [07.23S, 112.56E]
97 ft (oa) x 19 1/3 ft x 7 ft
1 x 3-inch (8cm/23-cal) Gun | N/A | 1 x 7.7mm A.A. Gun

Wa-1 Class Line Drawing
19 July 1944 | Air attack | Off Timor [08.38S, 125.26E]

Unknown | 16 July 1942 | 31 January 1943
21 October 1944 | Air attack | Off Panay [11.30N, 123.20E]

Unknown | 25 January 1943 | 14 May 1943
11 January 1945 | Sunk by US surface warships. | South of Luzon [17.20N, 120.00E]

Amphibious Warfare Vessels

Tank Landing Ship (LST)

L.S.T. Type 1 (LST)

IJN T-1 (LST)
Landing Ship | LST Type 1
LST Type 1 Landing Ship (Warships of World War II)
4 x Depth Charge Throwers
4 x 46-foot landing craft
1 x 42½-foot landing craft
225 tons x cargo
OR
7 x 12½ ton tanks
206 tons x cargo
2 x KORYU
181 tons x cargo
6 x KAITEN

IJN T-2 (LST)
Landing Ship | LST Type 1
LST Type 1 Landing Ship (Warships of World War II)
5 August 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Chichi-Jima [27.05N, 142.09E]
4 x Depth Charge Throwers
4 x 46-foot landing craft
1 x 42½-foot landing craft
OR
7 x 12½ ton tanks
2 x KORYU
6 x KAITEN

IJN T-3 (LST)
Landing Ship | LST Type 1
LST Type 1 Landing Ship (Warships of World War II)
15 September 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS GUAVINA (SS-362). | South of Mindanao [05.34N, 125.23E]
4 x Depth Charge Throwers
4 x 46-foot landing craft
1 x 42½-foot landing craft
OR
7 x 12½ ton tanks
2 x KORYU
6 x KAITEN

4 August 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Chichi-Jima [27.07N, 142.12E]

IJN T-5 (Warships of World War II)
Unknown | 1944 | 5 August 1944
14 September 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Davao Bay [06.10N, 126.00E]

Unknown | 1944 | 19 August 1944
25 November 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Central Philippines [13.32N, 121.52E]
November 1944:

27 December 1944 | Naval gunfire from US cruiser-destroyer task group. | Near Iwo Jima [24.47N, 141.20E]
November 1944:

24 December 1944 | Naval gunfire from US cruiser-destroyer task group. | Bonin Islands [25.10N, 141.00E]
November 1944:

25 November 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Central Philippines [13.32N, 121.52E]

7 December 1944 | Air attack by US land-based aircraft. | Off Leyte, Philippine Islands [11.23N, 124.18E]

13 December 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS PINTADO (SS-387). | Off Takao, South China Sea [20.34N, 118.45E]

15 January 1945 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Takao [11.37N, 120.15E]

17 January 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS TAUTOG (SS-199). | Off Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan [31.09N, 130.29E]

Unknown | 1944 | 8 February 1945
2 April 1945 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Amami Oshima, Yellow Sea [28.07N, 129.09E]

18 March 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS SPRINGER (SS-414). | Off Mitsure Island, Ryuku Islands [26.33N, 127.11E]

10 August 1945 | Air attack by USAAF land-based aircraft. | Japanese Inland Sea [33.59N, 132.31E]

L.S.T. Type 101 (LST)

Tank Landing Ship | LST Type 101
IJN T-101 (Warships of World War II)
28 October 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Ormoc Bay [11.00N, 123.00E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) Guns
May 1944:
September 1944:
7 x medium tanks
14 x light tanks

Tank Landing Ship | LST Type 101
26 October 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Gimanas Strait [11.00N, 123.00E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) Guns
May 1944:
September 1944:
7 x medium tanks
14 x light tanks

Tank Landing Ship | LST Type 101
LST Type 101 Tank Landing Ship (Warships of World War II)
IJN T-127 (3rd from Left) ("Japanese Warships of World War II")
24 September 1944 | Air attack. | Near Manila [14.35N, 120.59E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) Guns
May 1944:
7 x medium tanks
14 x light tanks

4 June 1944 | Air attack by USAAF land-based aircraft. | Near Molotai Island, Philippine Sea [04.09N, 129.45E]

IJN T-150 (LCT)
IJN T-150 (Far Left) ("Japanese Warships of World War II")
27 July 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Palau [07.30N, 134.30E]

L.S.T. Type 103 (LST)

NO IMAGES AVAILABLE
4 July 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Chichi-Jima [27.05N, 142.09E]

NO IMAGES AVAILABLE
13 December 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS PINTADO (SS-387). | Off Takao [20.34N, 118.45E]
September 1944:

NO IMAGES AVAILABLE
11 October 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS TREPANG (SS-412). | South of Yokosuka [33.18N, 137.42E]

15 December 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Near Luzon [15.30N, 119.50E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) Gun

5 January 1945 | Surface action. | Bonin Islands [26.27N, 141.11E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) Gun

24 November 1944 | Air attack by USAAF land-based aircraft. | Off Masbate Island, Philippines [11.58N, 123.59E]

5 November 1944 | Beached. | North of Luzon [18.35N, 120.45E]

25 November 1944 | Air attack. | Near Luzon [15.40N, 119.45E]

17 February 1945 | Air attack by USAAF land-based aircraft. | East China Sea [23.04N, 120.30E]

14 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS COD (SS-224). | Banda Island, Netherlands East Indies [04.17S, 126.46E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) Gun | N/A | 8 x 25mm A.A. Guns (2 x 3; 1 x 2)

Unknown | 1944 | 3 June 1944
4 July 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Near Iwo Jima [24.47N, 141.20E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) Gun | N/A | 8 x 25mm A.A. Guns (2 x 3; 1 x 2)

27 December 1944 | Naval gunfire from US warships. | Near Iwo Jima [24.47N, 141.20E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) Gun

Unknown | 1944 | 4 July 1944
4 August 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Near Iwo Jima [24.47N, 141.20E]
1 x 3-inch (8cm/40cal) Gun | N/A | 8 x 25mm A.A. Guns (2 x 3; 1 x 2)

18 October 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Near Luzon [17.46N, 120.25E]

27 October 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS KINGFISH (SS-234). | Near Iwo Jima [25.22N, 141.31E]

6 November 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Manila Bay, Philippines [14.35N, 120.55E]

12 January 1945 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Saigon, French Indochina [10.20N, 107.50E]

24 November 1944 | Air attack by USAAF land-based aircraft. | Masbate Island [11.58N, 123.59E]

25 November 1944 | Air attack. | Off Santa Cruz [15.40N, 119.45E]

8 February 1945 | Wrecked. | Formosa Strait [23.20N, 119.40E]

4 April 1945 | Constructive total loss. | Amami-Oshima [28.07N, 129.09E]

28 April 1945 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS TREPANG (SS-412). | Off Cape Ose [32.24N, 128.40E]

IJN T-151 off Yuge-Jima, Inland Sea, 20 April 1944 ("Japanese Warships of World War II")
23 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS BESUGO (SS-321). | West of Palawan Island [11.22N, 119.07E]

Unknown | 1944 | 5 July 1944
5 January 1945 | Surface action. | Near Iwo Jima [24.47N, 141.20E]

24 December 1944 | Sunk by naval gunfire from US cruiser-destroyer task group. | Near Iwo Jima [24.47N, 141.20E]

10 October 1944 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Near Okinawa [26.38N, 127.52E]

12 December 1944 | Attacked and sunk by USMC and USAAF aircraft. | Ormoc Bay [11.20N, 124.10E]

24 November 1944 | Attacked and sunk by USAAF land-based aircraft. | Masbate Island [11.35N, 124.10E]

25 November 1944 | Attacked and sunk by USAAF aircraft. | Andaman Sea [16.00N, 97.00E]

22 May 1945 | Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft. | Off Kagoshima, Japan [29.45N, 129.10E]

Landing Ships

IJA Shinshu Maru (LSD)
Dock Landing Ship | Shinshu Maru
IJA SHINSHU MARU
Unknown | Unknown | 1935
5 January 1945 | Torpedoed and damaged by USS ASPRO (SS-309) on 2 January 1945. Attacked and sunk by US carrier-based aircraft on 5 January 1945. . | South of Formosa Strait [22.42N, 119.14E]
511 ft (oa) x 62 ft x Unknown ft
N/A | N/A | 5 – 8 x 75mm A.A. Guns
20 x aircraft
20 x landing craft
Imperial Japanese Army

IJA Akitsu Maru (LSD)
Dock Landing Ship | Akitsu Maru
IJA AKITSU MARU
17 September 1939 | 24 September 1941 | 30 January 1942
15 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS QUEENFISH (SS-393). | South of Tsushima Strait [33.15N, 128.10E]
2 x 5-inch (12.7cm/40cal) Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | 2 x 75mm A.A. Guns
10 x 75mm Field Guns
30 x aircraft
20 x landing craft
Warships of World War Two

IJA Nigitsu Maru (LSD)
Dock Landing Ship | Akitsu Maru
12 January 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS HAKE (SS-256). | 300 nm SE of Okinawa [23.15N, 133.49E]
2 x 5-inch (12.7cm/40cal) Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | 2 x 75mm A.A. Guns
10 x 75mm Field Guns
20 x landing craft
Warships of World War Two

IJA Mayasan Maru (LSD)
Dock Landing Ship | Mayasan Maru
Mayasan Maru Class Landing Ship ("Japanese Warships of World War II")
Unknown | Unknown | December 1942
17 November 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS PICUDA (SS-382). | East China Sea [33.16N, 124.43E]
N/A | N/A | 6 x 75mm A.A. Guns
N/A | N/A | 20 x landing craft

IJA Tamatsu Maru (LSD)
Dock Landing Ship | Mayasan Maru
Mayasan Maru Class Landing Ship ("Japanese Warships of World War II")
Unknown | Unknown | January 1944
19 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS SPADEFISH (SS-411). | West of Luzon [18.48N, 119.47E]
Unknown tons (full load)
N/A | N/A | 6 x 75mm A.A. Guns
N/A | N/A | 20 x landing craft

IJA Kibitsu Maru (LSD)
Dock Landing Ship | Type “A”
Unknown | Unknown | 29 December 1943
7 August 1945 | Mined - Constructive total loss. | Off Kobe, Japan [34.67N, 135.19E]
491 ft (oa) x 64¼ ft x 23 ft

IJA Hyuga Maru (LSD)
Dock Landing Ship | Type “A”
Unknown | Unknown | 15 January 1945
30 May 1945 | Mined - Constructive total loss. | Off Hakata, Japan [33.36N, 130.25E]
491 ft (oa) x 64¼ ft x 23 ft

IJA Takatsu Maru (LSD)
Dock Landing Ship | Takatsu Maru
Unknown | 1943 | January 1944
10 November 1944 | Air attack. | Ormoc Bay [10.57N, 124.36E]
N/A | N/A | 6 x 75mm A.A. Guns
N/A | N/A | 20 x landing craft

Auxiliaries

Seaplane Tenders (AV)

IJN Mizuho (AV)
Seaplane Tender | Mizuho
IJN MIZUHO(Warships of World War II)
IJN MIZUHO (Global Security)
2 May 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS DRUM (SS-228). | South of Honshu [34.26N, 138.14E]
12 x midget submarines

IJN Nisshin (AV)
Seaplane Tender | Nisshin
IJN NISSHIN ("Japanese Warships of World War II")
IJN NISSHIN (Global Security)
2 November 1938 | 30 November 1939 | 27 February 1942
22 July 1943 | Air attack by US naval land-based aircraft. | Central Solomons [06.33S, 156.10E]
6 x 5.5-inch (XXcm/XXcal) Guns (3 x 2) | N/A | 18 x 25mm A.A. Guns (26 x 3)
700 x mines

IJN Kamikawa Maru (AV)
Seaplane Tender | Merchant Conversion
IJN KAMIKAWA MARU (Warships of World War II)
IJN KAMIKAWA MARU (Global Security)
5 August 1936
13 December 1936
(Commissioned into IJN on 18 September 1937)
(Completes conversion to AV on 15 November 1939)
28 May 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS SCAMP (SS-277). | NNW of Kavieng, New Ireland [01.36S, 150.24E]
Unknown kts
2 x 5.9-inch (XXcm/XXcal) Guns (3 x 2)
N/A | 12 x seaplanes | N/A

IJN Akitsushima (AV)
Seaplane Tender | Akitsushima
IJN AKITSUSHIMA (Warships of World War II)
24 September 1944 | Air attack. | Colon Bay [11.59N, 120.02E]
387 ft (oa) x 51¾ ft x 17¾ ft
4 x 5-inch (12.7cm/40cal) Guns (2 x 2) | N/A | 10 x 25mm A.A. Guns
N/A | 1 x large flying boat | N/A

Armed Merchant Cruisers (AG)

IJN Akagi Maru (AG)
Armed Merchant Cruiser | Merchant Conversion
2 December 1935
6 June 1936
10 September 1936
Commissioned into IJN on 10 December 1941
17 February 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Truk [07.50N, 151.25E]
5 x 6-inch Guns (152mm)
1 x 3-inch (76mm/40cal) A.A. Gun
2 x 7.7mm Machine Guns

IJN Bangkok Maru (AG)
Armed Merchant Cruiser | Merchant Conversion
IJN BANGKOK MARU(Warships of World War II)
Unknown | 1937 | August 1941
20 May 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS POLLACK (SS-180). | Off Jaluit [05.94N, 169.43E]
376½ ft (oa) x 55¾ ft x 32¾ ft
4 x 4.7-inch Guns (150mm/45cal) | N/A | N/A
N/A | N/A | 500 x mines

IJN Hokoku Maru (AG)
Armed Merchant Cruiser | Merchant Conversion
IJN HOKOKU MARU(Warships of World War II)
5 July 1939
22 June 1940
Commissioned into IJN on 20 September 1941
11 November 1942 | Naval gunfire from British minesweeper. | Indian Ocean, SW of Cocos Islands [19.45S, 92.40E]
8 x 5.5-inch Guns (140mm/50cal)
2 x 3-inch H.A. Guns (76mm)
4 x 13mm Machine Guns (2 x 2)
N/A | 2 x aircraft (Type 94 Kawanishi E7K2 “Alf” reconnaissance floatplanes | 4 x 21-inch (53.3cm) Torpedo Tubes (2 x 2)

IJN Kongo Maru (AG)
Unknown | 1935 | August 1941
10 March 1942 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Lae [06.99N, 146.94E]
450 ft (oa) x 61 ft x XXX ft
6 x 120mm Guns | N/A | N/A

IJN Saigon Maru (AG)
Unknown | 1937 | Unknown
18 September 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS FLASHER (SS-249). | Off Manila [14.59N, 120.98E]
376¼ ft (oa) x 55¾ ft x 32¾ ft
N/A | N/A | 500 x mines

Submarine Tenders (AS)

IJN Jingei (AS)
Submarine Tender | Jingei-
IJN JINGEI(Warships of World War II)
10 October 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | West of Okinawa [26.39N, 127.52E]
N/A | N/A | 1 x aircraft

IJN Komahashi (AS)
Submarine Tender | Komahashi
IJN KOMAHASHI (Warships of World War II)
28 July 1945 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Owase Bay [34.04N, 136.13E]
N/A | N/A | 1 x 3-inch A.A. Gun

IJN Heian Maru (AS)
Submarine Tender | Merchant Conversion
19 June 1929
16 April 1930
(Requisitioned by the IJN on 3 October 1941)
(Completes conversion to AS on 30 December 1941)
17 February 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Truk [07.23N, 151.52E]
Unknown kts
2 x 4.7-inch (120mm) Guns
October 1941:
4 x 13mm Machine Guns (2 x 2)

IJN Yasukuni Maru (AS)
Submarine Tender | Merchant Conversion
22 April 1929
Requisitioned by IJN on 29 October 1940
Commissioned in IJN as auxiliary submarine tender on 16 December 1940
Completes conversion to submarine tender on 11 January 1941
31 January 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS TRIGGER (SS-237). | Off Truk [09.15N, 147.13E]
6 x 6-inch (152mm/50cal) Guns (6 x 1) | N/A | 4 x 13mm Machine Guns (2 x 2)

Repair Ships (AR)

IJN Asahi (AR)
Repair Ship | Asahi
IJN ASAHI(Warships of World War II)
31 July 1900
Conversion to AR completed on 18 December 1938
25 May 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS SALMON (SS-182). | South China Sea [10.00N, 110.00E]
425¼ ft (oa) x 75¼ ft x 27¼ ft
N/A | N/A | 2 x 8cm/40cal A.A. Guns

IJN Akashi (AR)
Repair Ship | Akashi
30 March 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Palau [07.30N, 134.30E]
4 x 5-inch (12.7cm/40 cal) Guns (2 x 2) | N/A | 4 x 25mm A.A. Guns

Salvage Tugs (AT)

IJN Nagaura (AT)
Salvage Tug | Tategami
Unknown | 1940 | Unknown
22 February 1944 | Sunk by naval gunfire from US Destroyers. | Off New Ireland [06.54S, 148.38E]
Unknown ft

Oilers (AO)

Shirotoko Class (AO)

IJN Shiretoko (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Shiretoko
Shiretoko Class Fleet Oiler
IJN SHIRETOKO(Warships of World War II)
16 February 1920 | 17 July 1920 | 20 September 1920
1 February 1945 | Air attack. | Singapore [01.20N, 103.50E]
2 x 3-inch Guns | N/A | 4 x 13mm A.A. Guns
N/A | N/A | 8,000 ton oil cargo capacity
Materials of IJN
WW II Japanese Warships

IJN Notoro (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Shiretoko
Shiretoko Class Fleet Oiler (Warships of World War II)
5 November 1944 | Constructive total loss due to air attack while under repair. | Singapore [01.20N, 103.50E]
2 x 3-inch Guns | N/A | 4 x 13mm A.A. Guns
N/A | N/A | 8,000 ton oil cargo capacity
Materials of IJN

IJN Erimo (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Shiretoko
Shiretoko Class Fleet Oiler (Warships of World War II)
IJN ERIMO( WW II Japanese Warships)
4 March 1942 | Torpedoed by USS S-39 (SS-144) and declared constructive total loss. | Off Bali Island [04.19S, 108.25E]
2 x 3-inch Guns | N/A | 4 x 13mm A.A. Guns
N/A | N/A | 8,000 ton oil cargo capacity
Materials of IJN
WW II Japanese Warships

IJN Sata (AO)
Shiretoko Class Fleet Oiler (Warships of World War II)
IJN SATA (WW II Japanese Warships)
6 March 1920 | 28 October 1920 | 24 February 1921
30 March 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft | Palau [07.30N, 134.30E]

IJN Tsurumi (AO)
IJN TSURUMI(WW II Japanese Warships)
5 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS CERO (SS-225). | South of Dabao [05.50N, 125.42E]
WW II Japanese Warships

IJN Shiriya (AO)
Shiretoko Class Fleet Oiler (WW II Japanese Warships)
IJN SHIRIYA (WW II Japanese Warships)
7 April 1921 | 12 November 1921 | 8 February 1922
21 September 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS TRIGGER (SS-237). | North of Taiwan [26.27N, 122.40E]

IJN Iro (AO)
Shiretoko Class Fleet Oiler ( WW II Japanese Warships)
IJN IRO (WW II Japanese Warships)
2 September 1921 | 5 August 1922 | 30 October 1922
30 March 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Palau [07.30N, 134.30E]

Ondo Class (AO)

IJN Hayatomo (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Ondo
IJN HAYATOMO (Warships of World War II)
9 October 1943 | Torpedoed by USS KINGFISH (SS-234) and declared constructive total loss. | Sibitu Channel [05.09N, 119.18E]
N/A | N/A | 10,350 tons oil cargo capacity

IJN Ondo (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Ondo
13 November 1944 | Air attack. | Cavite, Manila Bay [14.35N, 120.55E]
N/A | N/A | 10,350 tons oil cargo capacity

IJN Naruto (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Ondo
2 March 1944 | Heavily damaged by air attack and declared constructive total loss. | Rabaul [4°12'S, 152°10'E]
N/A | N/A | 10,350 tons oil cargo capacity

IJN Kamoi (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Kamoi
14 September 1921 | 8 June 1922 | 12 September 1922
5 April 1945 | Air attack. | Hong Kong [22.18N, 114.12E]
478½ ft (pp) x 67 ft x 27½ ft

Kazahaya Class (AO)

IJN Kazahaya (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Kazahaya
IJN KAZAHAYA ("Japanese Warships of World War II")
30 September 1941 | 20 January 1943 | 31 March 1943
6 October 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS STEELHEAD (SS-280) and USS TINOSA (SS-238). | North of Truk [10.01N, 148.31E]
3 x 4.7-inch Guns | N/A | 6 x 25mm A.A. Guns

IJN Hayasui (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Kazahaya
IJN HAYASUI ("Japanese Warships of World War II")
1 February 1943 | 25 December 1943 | 24 April 1944
19 August 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS BLUEFISH (SS-222). | NW of Mindanao [17.34N, 119.24E]
4 x 5-inch Guns (2 x 2) | N/A | 8 x 25mm A.A. Guns
N/A | 6 x aircraft | N/A

IJN Hario (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Hario
2 June 1944 | 4 October 1944 | 1 December 1944
3 March 1945 | Mined. | Near Hainan Island [18.10N, 109.40E]
496½ ft (pp) x 65½ ft x 28¾ ft
2 x 4.7-inch Guns | N/A | N/A

IJN Ose (AO)
Oiler | ex-Dutch Genota
April 1935
Captured and enlisted into the IJN on 20 July 1942
30 March 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Palau [07.30N, 134.30E]
504¼ ft (oa) x 66 ft x 29 ft
2 x 12cm/45cal A.A. Guns | N/A | N/A

Sunosaki Class (AO)

IJN Sunosaki (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Sunosaki
Sunosaki Class Fleet Oiler ("Japanese Warships of World War II")
IJN SUNOSAKI ("Japanese Warships of World War II")
21 September 1944 | Air attack by US carrier-based aircraft. | Manila Bay [14.33N, 120.46E]
352½ ft (oa) x 49¼ ft x 16½ ft
2 x 4.7-inch Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | N/A

IJN Takasaki (AO)
Fleet Oiler | Sunosaki
Sunosaki Class Fleet Oiler ("Japanese Warships of World War II")
5 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS PUFFER (SS-268). | Off Tawitawi [06.44N, 120.55E]
2 x 4.7-inch Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | N/A

Ammunition Ships (AE)

IJN Kashino (AE)
Ammunition Ship | Kashino
4 September 1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS GROWLER (SS-215). | North of Taiwan [25.45N, 121.41E]
2 x 4.7-inch Guns (2 x 1) | N/A | 4 x 13mm A.A. Guns
N/A | N/A | 5,800 ton cargo capacity

IJN Ashizuri (AE)
Ammunition Ship | Ashizuri
IJN ASHIZURI (Warships of World War II)
5 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS PUFFER (SS-268). | TawiTawi [06.44N, 120.55E]
4 x 5-inch Guns (2 x 2) | N/A | 4 x 25mm A.A. Guns

IJN Shioya (AE)
Ammunition Ship | Ashizuri
1 April 1942 | 8 March 1943 | 9 November 1943
8 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS RASHER (SS-269). | West of Menado [03.04N, 124.03E]
4 x 5-inch Guns (2 x 2) | N/A | 4 x 25mm A.A. Guns

Hospital Ships (AH)

IJN Asahi Maru (AH)
Hospital Ship | Merchant Conversion
September 1914
Begins conversion to hospital ship in August 1937
Conversion completed on 25 August 1937
5 February 1944 | Collides with another vessel and is beached. Declared a total loss on 24 February 1944. | Off Bizan Seto [34.21N, 133.46E]

Fleet Supply Ships (AFS)

IJN Mamiya (AFS)
Fleet Supply Ship | Mamiya
IJN MAMIYA(Warships of World War II)
20 December 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by USS SEALION II (SS-315). | South China Sea [17.48N, 114.09E]
2 x 5.5-inch Guns | N/A | 2 x 3-inch A.A. Guns

IJN Irako (AFS)
Fleet Supply Ship | Irako
IJN IRAKO(Warships of World War II)
30 May 1940 | 14 February 1941 | 5 December 1941
24 September 1944 | Air attack. | Colon Bay [11.59N, 120.02E]
4 x 4.7-inch Guns (2 x 2) | N/A | N/A

IJN Kinesaki (AFS)
Fleet Supply Ship | Kinesaki
1 March 1945 | Air attack. | Amami Oshima [28.10N, 129.05E]