List of Japanese Navy ships and war vessels in World War II
This List of Japanese Navy ships and war vessels in World War II is a list of seafaring vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II. It includes submarines, battleships, oilers, minelayers and other types of Japanese sea vessels of war and naval ships used during wartime.
Aircraft Carrier
Heavy carriers
Fleet Carrier (11) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships (Years in Service) | Displacement | Note |
Akagi-class | Aircraft carrier | Akagi (1927–1942) | 36,500 tonnes | Converted from an Amagi-class battlecruiser. Sunk at Midway on June 5, 1942 | |
Kaga-class | Aircraft carrier | Kaga (1928–1942) | 38,200 tonnes | Converted from a Tosa-class battleship. Sunk at Midway on June 4, 1942 | |
Sōryū-class | Aircraft carrier | Sōryū (1937–1942) Hiryū (1939–1942) |
16,200 tonnes | Hiryū is often considered to be a separated class. Sunk at Midway on June 5, 1942
Soryu took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Wake Island, and supported the conquest of the Dutch East Indies. She was sunk on June 4, 1942 | |
Shōkaku-class | Aircraft carrier | Shōkaku (1941–1944) Zuikaku (1941–1944) |
25,675 tonnes | With the exception of the Battle of Midway, Shōkaku and Zuikaku participated in every major naval action of the Pacific War, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Indian Ocean Raid, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Guadalcanal Campaign. | |
Unryū-class | Aircraft carrier | Unryū (1944–1945) Amagi (1944–1945) Katsuragi (1944–1945) |
17,480 tonnes | The design for these ships was based on the aircraft carrier Hiryū. IJN Planned to build 16 ships, however only 3 completed, 2 almost completed but project later abandoned then scrapped after the war. One also almost completed but sunk as a target practice then salvaged later scrapped. The rest cancelled in favor for construction of Shinano. | |
Taihō-class | Aircraft carrier | Taihō (1944–1944) | 30,250 tonnes | A bit of a break from traditional Japanese carrier design, Taiho was a heavily armored carrier expected to withstand multiple bomb and torpedo strikes. However, design faults allowed it to be sunk with one torpedo from the USS Albacore on June 19, 1944 | |
Shinano-class | Aircraft carrier | Shinano (1944–1944) | 65,800 tonnes | Initially laid down as the third of the Yamato-class battleships, Shinano was converted into an aircraft carrier due to the Japanese defeat at Midway. She was sunk on November 29, 1944 by torpedoes from USS Archerfish. |
Light carriers
Light Aircraft Carrier (9) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Hōshō-class | Light aircraft carrier | Hōshō (1922–1945) | 7,470 tonnes | First purpose-built carrier in the world. Scrapped 1946. | |
Ryūjō-class | Light aircraft carrier | Ryūjō (1931–1942) | 8,000 tonnes | Sunk 1942. | |
Hiyō-class | Light aircraft carrier | Hiyō (1942–1944) Jun'yō (1942–1946) |
24,150 tonnes | Converted from an ocean liner in 1939. Hiyō sunk and Jun'yō scrapped 1946-1947. | |
Zuihō-class | Light aircraft carrier | Zuihō (1940–1944) Shōhō (1939–1942) |
11,443 tonnes | Both sunk during WWII. | |
Chitose-class | Light aircraft carrier | Chitose (1938/1944–1944) Chiyoda (1938/1944–1944) |
11,200 tonnes | Both ships were seaplane tenders before their conversion in 1943. Both ships sunk in 1944. | |
Ryūhō-class | Light aircraft carrier | Ryūhō (1934/1942–1945) | 16,700 tonnes | Converted from the submarine tender Taigei 1941–1942. Recommissioned as Ryūhō 1942. Scrapped 1946. | |
Escort carriers
Escort Carrier (10) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Taiyō-class | Escort carrier | Taiyō (1941–44) Chūyō (1942–43) Unyō (1942–44) |
17,830 tonnes | All sunk. | |
Kaiyō-class | Escort carrier | Kaiyō (1943–1945) | 13,600 tonnes. Converted from ocean liner Argentina Maru. | Scrapped 1946. | |
Shin'yō-class | Escort carrier | Shin'yō (1943–1944) | 17,500 tonnes | ||
Akitsu Maru-class | Escort carrier | Akitsu Maru (1942–1944) Nigitsu Maru (1942?–1944) |
11,800 tonnes | Operated by the Imperial Japanese Army. Worlds' first Amphibious Assault ships. | |
Shimane Maru-class | Escort carrier | Shimane Maru (1945–1945) | 11,989 tonnes | ||
Yamashio Maru-class | Escort carrier | Yamashio Maru (1945–1945) | 16,119 tonnes | ||
Kumano Maru-class | Escort carrier | Kumano Maru (1945–1945) | 8,258 tonnes | Operated by Imperial Japanese Army. |
Seaplane tenders
Seaplane Tender (9) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Nisshin-class | Seaplane tender | Nisshin (1942–1943) | 11499 tonnes | Also midget submarine carrier and minelayer | |
Kamikawa Maru-class | Seaplane tender | Kamikawa Maru (1937–1943) Kiyokawa Maru (1941–1946) Kimikawa Maru (1937–1944) Kunikawa Maru (1937–1945) |
6862 tonnes | Hirokawa Maru of the same class was converted to auxiliary (anti-aircraft) cruiser instead of seaplane tender when impressed for Navy service | |
Akitsushima-class | Seaplane tender | Akitsushima (1942–1944) | 4725 tonnes | ||
Kamoi-class | Seaplane tender | Kamoi | 17273 tonnes | ||
Notoro-class | Seaplane tender | Notoro | 15647 tonnes | Of 7 oilers in class, Notoro was converted to seaplane tender and Shiretoko to munition ship | |
Mizuho-class | Seaplane tender | Mizuho | 10930 tonnes | Also midget submarine carrier |
Armoured vessels
Battlecruisers
Fast Battleship (4) - former battlecruisers | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Kongō-class | Fast battleship | Kongō Hiei Kirishima Haruna |
32,156 tonnes | Laid down and commissioned as Battlecruisers in early 20th century, remodeled into Battleships because of Washington Naval Treaty in the late 20' and into Fast Battleships in 1935, allowing them to accompany growing carrier force. |
Battleships
Battleship (8) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Fusō-class | Battleship | Fusō Yamashiro |
29,330 tonnes | There was a plan to convert these ships into Aviation Battleships in 1943. The plan was cancelled and the two Ise-class battleships were converted instead. | |
Ise-class | Battleship | Ise Hyūga |
27,384 tonnes | Converted into Aviation Battleship in 1943. | |
Nagato-class | Battleship | Nagato Mutsu |
32,720 tonnes | Both ships underwent significant modernization on 1934-1936, rebuilding the superstructure into the more familiar pagoda mast style. | |
Yamato-class | Battleship | Yamato Musashi |
69,988 tonnes | 5 planned, 1 converted into Aircraft carrier, 2 cancelled. Yamato was sunk during a one-way trip to Okinawa during operation Ten-Go. She never saw action there and was sunk by aircraft on the way. |
Heavy cruisers
Heavy Cruiser (18) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Furutaka-class | Heavy cruiser | Furutaka Kako |
7,100 tonnes | ||
Aoba-class | Heavy cruiser | Aoba Kinugasa |
7,100 tonnes | ||
Myōkō-class | Heavy cruiser | Myōkō Nachi Haguro Ashigara |
11,633 tonnes | ||
Takao-class | Heavy cruiser | Takao Atago Maya Chōkai |
11,633 tonnes | ||
Mogami-class | Heavy cruiser | Mogami Mikuma Suzuya Kumano |
8,500 tonnes | Suzuya and Kumano is Considered as Suzuya Sub-class. Mogami considered as an Aviation Cruiser by IJN (1943). | |
Tone-class | Heavy cruiser | Tone Chikuma |
11,213 tonnes | Considered as Aviation Cruisers by IJN |
Light cruisers
Light Cruiser (26) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Tenryū-class | Light cruiser | Tenryū Tatsuta |
3,948 tonnes | ||
Kuma-class | Light cruiser | Kuma Tama Kitakami Ōi Kiso |
5,500 tonnes | Kitakami, Ōi and Kiso later Converted to Torpedo cruiser under a short-lived Imperial Japanese Navy program. | |
Nagara-class | Light cruiser | Nagara Isuzu Yura Natori Kinu Abukuma |
5,570 tonnes | ||
Yūbari-class | Light cruiser | Yūbari | 2,890 t tonnes | She was an experimental light cruiser. | |
Sendai-class | Light cruiser | Sendai Jintsu Naka |
5,195 tonnes | Planned 8. Cancelled 5. | |
Katori-class | Light cruiser | Katori Kashima Kashii |
5,890 tonnes | Planned 4. Cancelled 1.
Originally served as Training Ship. | |
Agano-class | Light cruiser | Agano Noshiro Yahagi Sakawa |
6,652 tonnes | ||
Ōyodo-class | Light cruiser | Ōyodo | 8,164 tonnes | Planned 2. Cancelled 1. | |
Yasoshima-class | Light cruiser | Yasoshima | 2,448 tonnes | Serve for Republic of China Navy under the name Ping Hai until seized and re-float on 1938 by IJN after sunken a year before. |
Destroyers
Destroyers
Torpedo boats
Torpedo Boat (12) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
Chidori-class | Torpedo boat | Chidori Manazuru Tomozuru Hatsukari |
600 tonnes | 20 vessel planned however only 4 completed. 16 replaced by Ōtori-class. | |
Ōtori-class | Torpedo boat | Ōtori Hiyodori Hayabusa Kasasagi Kiji Kari Sagi Hato |
960 tonnes | 16 vessel planned however only 8 completed. |
Destroyer escorts (Kaibōkan)
Kaibōkan (178) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
Shimushu-class | Kaibōkan | Shimushu Kunashiri Ishigaki Hachijo |
874 tonnes | ||
Etorofu-class | Kaibōkan | Etorofu Matsuwa Sado Oki Mutsure Iki Tsushima Wakamiya Hirato Fukue Amakusa Manju Kanju Kasado |
884 tonnes | ||
Mikura-class | Kaibōkan | Mikura Miyake Awaji Nomi Kurahashi Yashiro Chiburi Kusagaki |
955 tonnes | ||
Ukuru-class | Kaibōkan | Ukuru Hiburi Shonan Daito Okinawa Kume Ikuna Shinnan Yaku Aguni Mokuto Inagi Uku Chikubu Habushi Sakito Kuga Ojika Kozu Kanawa Shiga Amami Hodaka Habuto Iwo Takane Ikara Shisaka Ikuno |
955 tonnes | Includes the 9 vessels of the Hiburi subclass | |
Type C-class | Kaibōkan | CD-1 CD-3 CD-5 CD-7 CD-9 CD-11 CD-13 CD-15 CD-17 CD-19 CD-21 CD-23 CD-25 CD-27 CD-29 CD-31 CD-33 CD-35 CD-37 CD-39 CD-41 CD-43 CD-45 CD-47 CD-49 CD-51 CD-53 CD-55 CD-57 CD-59 CD-61 CD-63 CD-65 CD-67 CD-69 CD-71 CD-73 CD-75 CD-77 CD-79 CD-81 CD-85 CD-87 CD-95 CD-97 CD-105 CD-107 CD-205 CD-207 CD-213 CD-215 CD-217 CD-219 CD-221 CD-225 CD-227 CD-227 |
757 tonnes | ||
Type D-class | Kaibōkan | CD-2 CD-4 CD-6 CD-10 CD-12 CD-14 CD-16 CD-18 CD-20 CD-22 CD-24 CD-26 CD-28 CD-30 CD-32 CD-34 CD-36 CD-38 CD-40 CD-42 CD-44 CD-46 CD-48 CD-50 CD-52 CD-54 CD-56 CD-58 CD-60 CD-64 CD-66 CD-68 CD-70 CD-72 CD-74 CD-76 CD-78 CD-80 CD-82 CD-84 CD-102 CD-104 CD-106 CD-112 CD-116 CD-118 CD-124 CD-126 CD-130 CD-132 CD-134 CD-138 CD-142 CD-144 CD-150 CD-154 CD-156 CD-158 CD-160 CD-186 CD-190 CD-192 CD-194 CD-196 CD-198 CD-200 CD-202 CD-204 |
752 tonnes |
Submarine
Submarine (213) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
I-1-class | Submarine | I-1 I-2 I-3 I-4 I-5 I-6 I-7 I-8 |
1,970 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Junsen type submarine | |
I-9-class | Submarine | I-9 I-10 I-11 I-12 I-13 I-14 |
2,434 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Type A (Ko) submarine. | |
I-15-class | Submarine | I-15 I-17 I-19 I-21 I-23 I-25 I-26 I-27 I-29 I-30 I-31 I-32 I-33 I-34 I-35 I-36 I-37 I-38 I-39 I-40 I-41 I-42 I-43 I-44 I-45 I-54 I-56 I-58 |
2,184 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Type B (Otsu) submarine. | |
I-16-class | Submarine | I-16 I-18 I-20 I-22 I-24 I-46 I-47 I-48 I-52 I-53 I-55 |
2,184 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Type C (Hei) Submarine. | |
I-361-class | Submarine | I-361 I-362 I-363 I-364 I-365 I-366 I-367 I-368 I-369 I-370 I-371 I-372 I-373 |
1,440 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Type D (Tei) submarine | |
I-51-class | Submarine | I-51 I-152 I-153 I-154 I-155 I-156 I-157 I-158 I-159 I-60 I-63 I-61 I-162 I-164 I-165 I-66 I-67 I-168 I-169 I-70 I-171 I-73 I-174 I-175 I-176 I-177 I-178 I-179 I-180 I-181 I-182 I-183 I-184 I-185 |
1,575 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Kaidai type submarine | |
I-121-class | Submarine | I-121 I-122 I-123 I-124 |
1,142 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Kiraisen type submarine | |
I-351-class | Submarine | I-351 | 3,512 tonnes | Planned 6. Completed 1. The official designation of the submarine was Senho type submarine | |
I-201-class | Submarine | I-201 I-202 I-203 |
6,560 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Sentaka type submarine | |
I-501-class | Submarine | I-501 | 1,616 tonnes | Was German Kriegsmarine submarine under the name U-181, until given to Japan May 1945. | |
I-502-class | Submarine | I-502 | 1,610 tonnes | Was German Kriegsmarine submarine under the name U-862, until given to Japan May 1945. | |
I-503-class | Submarine | I-503 | 1,610 tonnes | Was Regia Marina submarine under the name Cappelini then captured by IJN after Italy's capitulation then given to Kriegsmarine on September 1943 under the name UIT-24. After that captured again by IJN on May 1945 after Nazi-Germany's surrender. | |
I-504-class | Submarine | I-504 | 1,763 tonnes | Was Regia Marina submarine under the name Luigi Torelli then it was temporarily interned to IJN after Italy's capitulation then given to Kriegsmarine on September 1943 under the name UIT-25. After that captured again by IJN on May 1945 after Nazi-Germany's surrender. | |
I-505-class | Submarine | I-505 | 1,763 tonnes | Was German Kriegsmarine submarine under the name U-219, until given to Japan May 1945. | |
I-506-class | Submarine | I-506 | 1,610 tonnes | Was German Kriegsmarine submarine under the name U-195, until given to Japan May 1945. | |
Ro-11-class | Submarine | Ro-11 Ro-12 Ro-13 Ro-14 Ro-15 Ro-16 Ro-17 Ro-18 Ro-19 Ro-20 Ro-21 Ro-22 Ro-23 Ro-24 Ro-25 Ro-26 Ro-27 Ro-28 Ro-29 Ro-30 Ro-31 Ro-32 Ro-33 Ro-34 Ro-35 Ro-36 Ro-37 Ro-37 Ro-38 Ro-39 Ro-40 Ro-41 Ro-42 Ro-43 Ro-44 Ro-45 Ro-46 Ro-47 Ro-48 Ro-49 Ro-50 Ro-55 Ro-56 |
720 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Type Kaichū submarine. | |
Ro-51-class | Submarine | Ro-51 Ro-52 Ro-53 Ro-54 Ro-55 Ro-56 Ro-57 Ro-58 Ro-59 Ro-60 Ro-61 Ro-62 Ro-63 Ro-64 Ro-65 Ro-66 Ro-67 Ro-68 |
893 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Type L submarine | |
Ro-100-class | Submarine | Ro-100 Ro-101 Ro-102 Ro-103 Ro-104 Ro-105 Ro-106 Ro-107 Ro-108 Ro-109 Ro-110 Ro-111 Ro-112 Ro-113 Ro-114 Ro-115 Ro-116 Ro-117 |
525 tonnes | ||
Ha-201-class | Submarine | Ha-201 Ha-202 Ha-203 Ha-204 Ha-205 Ha-207 Ha-208 Ha-209 Ha-210 Ha-216 |
320 tonnes | Never saw combat The official designation of the submarine was Sentaka-Shō type submarine. | |
Ro-500-class | Submarine | Ro-500 | 1,120 tonnes | Was German Kriegsmarine submarine under the name U-511, until given to Japan 16 September 1943. | |
Ro-501-class | Submarine | Ro-501 | 1,144 tonnes | Was German Kriegsmarine submarine under the name U-1224, until given to Japan 15 February 1944. |
Submarine aircraft carrier (3) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
I-400-class | Submarine aircraft carrier | I-400 I-401 I-402 |
6,560 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Sentoku type Submarine. |
Transport Submarine (49) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
Ha-101-class | Transport submarine | Ha-101 Ha-102 Ha-103 Ha-104 Ha-105 Ha-106 Ha-107 Ha-108 Ha-109 Ha-111 |
370 tonnes | The official designation of the submarine was Sen'yu type submarine | |
Yu-class | Transport submarine | Yu-1 Yu-2 Yu-3 Yu-4 Yu-5 Yu-6 Yu-7 Yu-8 Yu-9 Yu-10 Yu-11 Yu-12 Yu-13 Yu-14 Yu-15 Yu-16 Yu-17 Yu-18 Yu-19 Yu-20 Yu-21 Yu-22 Yu-23 Yu-24 Yu-1001 Yu-1002 Yu-1003 Yu-1004 Yu-1005 Yu-1006 Yu-1007 Yu-1008 Yu-1009 Yu-1010 Yu-2001 Yu-2002 Yu-3001 Yu-3002 Yu-3003 |
274 tonnes | Used by Imperial Japanese Army. |
Submarine Tender
Submarine Tender (3) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Jingei-class | Submarine tender | Jingei Chōgei |
6,240 tonnes | ||
Taigei-class | Submarine tender | Taigei | 16,700 tonnes | Converted into Light aircraft carrier. |
Gunboats
Gunboats (20) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Japanese gunboat Saga | River gunboat | Saga | 793 | Improvement of Uji (1903) | |
Hashidate-class | Gunboat | Hashidate Uji |
1009 | ||
Japanese gunboat Ataka | River gunboat | Ataka | 880 | ||
Fushimi-class | River gunboat | Fushimi Sumida |
356 | ||
Luzon-class | River gunboat | Karatsu | 509 | Salvaged from the US wreck | |
USS Wake (PR-3) | River gunboat | Tatara | 360 | The only US ship surrendered to Japanese during World War II | |
Azio-class | Gunboat | Okitsu | 625 | Salvaged from the Italian wreck | |
Insect-class | River gunboat | Suma | 635 | Salvaged from the British wreck | |
Atami-class | River gunboat | Atami Futami |
249 | ||
Seta-class | River gunboat | Seta Katata Hira Hozu |
343 | ||
Japanese gunboat Kotaka | River gunboat | Kotaka | 57 | Simplified Atami-class gunboat for shallow water (0.64m draft) operations | |
Japanese gunboat Toba | River gunboat | Toba | 220 | ||
Kozakura-class | River gunboat | Kozakura Shiraume |
30 | ||
Shōkai Maru-class | Gunboat | Shōkai Maru Eikai Maru |
Official designation was high-powered tugboat, however, they did not have any towing facilities. They were actually gunboat and escort ships. |
Mine warfare vessels
Minesweepers (35), minelayers (33) and netlayers (1) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement, tonnes | Note |
Hatsutaka-class | Minelayer | Hatsutaka Aotaka Wakataka |
1626 | ||
Japanese minelayer Shirataka | Netlayer | Shirataka | 1540 | ||
Japanese cruiser Tokiwa | Minelayer | Tokiwa | 9667 | Converted to minelayer in 1922 | |
Japanese minelayer Itsukushima | Minelayer | Itsukushima | 2002 | First ever Japanese Navy diesel ship | |
Kamishima-class | Minelayer | Kamishima Awashima |
778 | ||
Japanese survey ship Katsuriki | Minelayer | Katsuriki | 1565 | First purpose-built ocean going minelayer of Japanese Navy, converted to survey ship in 1942 | |
Japanese minelayer Minoo | Minelayer | Minoo | 3276 | ||
Japanese minelayer Okinoshima | Minelayer | Okinoshima | 4359 | Carry a reconnaissance floatplane | |
Natsushima-class | Minelayer | Natsushima Nasami Sarushima |
483 | ||
Tsubame-class | Minelayer | Tsubame Kamome |
457 | ||
Sokuten-class | Minelayer | Toshima Kuroshima Ashizaki Katoku Entō Kurokami Katashima Enoshima Ninoshima Kurosaki Washizaki |
411 | 2 prototypes of this class decommissioned before World War II | |
MV Tenyo Maru (1935) | Minelayer | Tenyo Maru | 6843 | ||
Japanese minelayer Tsugaru | Minelayer | Tsugaru | 4064 | Carry a reconnaissance floatplane | |
Japanese minelayer Yaeyama | Minelayer | Yaeyama | 1153 | Refit as anti-submarine warfare vessel in 1943 | |
Hashima-class | Minelayer | Hashima Tsurushima Ōtate Tateishi |
1585 | Used to lay remote-controlled mines in coastal fortifications | |
W-1-class | Minesweeper | W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4 W-5 W-6 |
610 | ||
W-7-class | Minesweeper | W-7 W-8 W-9 W-10 W-11 W-12 |
640 | Actually newer than W-13 class | |
W-13-class | Minesweeper | W-13 W-14 W-15 W-16 W-17 W-18 |
533 | ||
W-19-class | Minesweeper | W-19 W-20 W-21 W-22 W-23 W-24 W-25 W-26 W-27 W-28 W-29 W-30 W-33 W-34 W-39 W-41 |
658 | Primary Japanese minesweeper during World War II |
Auxiliary vessels
Food Supply Ship
Food Supply Ship (8) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Mamiya-class | Food supply ship | Mamiya | 15,820 tonnes | ||
Nosaki-class | Food supply ship | Nosaki | 650 tonnes | ||
Kinesaki-class | Food supply ship | Kinesaki Hayasaki Shirasaki Arasaki |
910 tonnes | ||
Irako-class | Food supply ship | Irako | 9,570 tonnes | ||
Kurasaki-class | Food supply ship | Kurasaki | |||
Muroto-class | Food supply ship | Muroto | 8,125 tonnes | ||
Kitakami-Maru-class | Food supply ship | Kitakami-Maru | 498 tonnes |
Repair Ship
Repair Ship (2) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Asahi-class | Repair ship | Asahi | 15,200 tonnes | Converted from Pre-dreadnought battleship. | |
Akashi-class | Repair ship | Akashi | 9,000 tonnes |
Survey Ship
Survey Ships (1) | |||||
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
Tsukushi-class | Survey ship | Tsukushi | 1,422 tonnes | Planned 2. Cancelled 1. |
See also
- Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II
- List of Japanese military equipment of World War II
- List of ships of the Japanese Navy
- List of ships of the Second World War
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