List of ships of the Japanese Navy

This is the list of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japan Self-Defence Forces, including ones in the past and ones in the present time.

Early warships

San Juan Bautista (1614), one of Japan's first Western-style sail warships, and the first to cross the Pacific Ocean
Shōhei Maru (1854)
Kanrin Maru (1855), Japan's first screw-driven steam warship
Kaiyō Maru (1866)
Kotetsu (1869), Japan's first Ironclad warship
Kaiten
Banryo
Chiyodagata
Chogei
Shinsoku
Mikaho
Yoharu
Haruhi
Hiryu
Teibo

Battleships

Early battleships

Azuma (1864)
Ryujo (1864)
Fuso (1877)
Hiei class
- Hiei (1877)
- Kongo (1877)
Chin'en (1882, ex-Chinese Chen Yuan, captured 1895) - BU 1914
Heien (1882, ex-Chinese, captured 1895)

Pre-Dreadnought battleships

Fuji class
- Fuji (1896) - BU 1948
- Yashima (1896) - Mined 1904
Shikishima class
- Shikishima (1898) - BU 1948
- Hatsuse (1899) - Mined 1904
Asahi (1899) - Sunk 1942
Mikasa (1900)
Captured in 1905 at the battle of Tsushima:
- Iki (1889, ex-Russian Imperator Nikolai I)
- Tango (1892, ex-Russian Poltava) - BU 1923
- Sagami (1898, ex-Russian Peresviet)
- Suwo (1900, ex-Russian Pobieda)
- Hizen (1900, ex-Russian Retvizan)
- Iwami (1902, ex-Russian Orel)
- Mishima (1894, ex-Russian Admiral Senyavin)
- Okinoshima (1896, ex-Russian General-Admiral Graf Apraxin)
Katori class
- Katori (1905)
- Kashima (1905)
Satsuma class
- Satsuma (1906) - Scuttled 1924
- Aki (1907)
Kawachi class
- Kawachi (1910)
- Settsu (1911)

Dreadnought battleships

Kongo class
- Kongo (1912)
- Hiei (1912)
- Haruna (1913)
- Kirishima (1913)
Fuso class
- Fuso (1914)
- Yamashiro (1915)
Ise class
- Ise (1916)
- Hyuga (1917)
Nagato class
- Nagato (1919)
- Mutsu (1920)
Battleship prizes of World War I
- ex-Turkish Torgud, ex-German Weissenburg) - BU 1938
- ex-German Nassau) BU
- ex-German Oldenburg) - BU 1921
Kaga class
- Kaga (1921, converted to an aircraft carrier)
- Tosa (not completed)
Yamato class
- Yamato (1940)
- Musashi (1940)
- Shinano (converted to an aircraft carrier)

Aircraft carriers

Hosho (1921)
Kaga (1921)
Akagi (1925)
Ryujo (1931)
Ryuho (1933)
Shinyo (1934)
Soryu (1935)
Zuiho class
- Shoho (1935)
- Zuiho (1936)
Chitose class
- Chitose (1936)
- Chiyoda (1937)
Hiryu (1937)
Kaiyo (1938)
Shokaku class
- Shokaku (1939)
- Zuikaku (1939)
Junyo class
- Junyo (1939)
- Hiyo (1939)
Taiyo class
- Taiyo (1940)
- Unyo (1939)
- Chuyo (1939)
Akitsu Maru class
- Akitsu Maru (1941)
- Nigitsu Maru (1942)
Taiho (1943)
Unryu class
- Amagi (1943)
- Unryu (1943)
- Katsuragi (1944)
- Kasagi (not completed)
- Aso (not completed)
- Ikoma (not completed)
Shinano (1944)
Shinane Maru class
- Shimane Maru (1944)
- Otakisan Maru (not completed)
Yamshiro Maru class
- Yamashiro Maru (1944)
- Chigusa Maru (not completed)
Kumano Maru (1945)

Battlecruisers

Tsukuba class
- Tsukuba (1906)
- Ikoma (1905)
Ibuki class
- Ibuki (1907)
- Kurama (1907)
Amagi class:
- Amagi (not launched)
- Akagi (converted to aircraft carrier)
- Atago (not launched)
- Takao (not launched)

Cruisers

Sai Yen (1883, ex-Chinese)
Izumi (1883)
Naniwa class
- Naniwa (1885)
- Takachiho (1885)
Unebi (1886)
Matsushima class
- Itsukushima (1889)
- Matsushima (1890)
- Hashidate (1891)
Chiyoda (1890)
Akitsushima (1892)
Yoshino (1892)
Akashi class
- Suma (1895)
- Akashi (1897)
Takasago (1897)
Chitose class
- Chitose (1898)
- Kasagi (1898)
Asama class
- Asama (1898)
- Tokiwa (1898)
- Izumo (1899)
- Iwate (1900)
Yakumo (1899)
Azuma (1899)
Soya (1899, ex-Russian Varyag)
Tsugaru (1899, ex-Russian Pallada)
Aso (1900, ex-Russian Bayan)
Suzuyu (1900, ex-Russian Novik)
Tsushima class
- Tsushima (1902)
- Niitaka (1902)
Kasuga class
- Kasuga (1902)
- Nisshin (1903)
Otowa (1903)
Tone (1907)
Yodo class
- Yodo (1907)
- Mogami (1908)
Chikuma class
- Chikuma (1911)
- Hirado (1911)
- Yahagi (1911)
Tenryu class
- Tenryu (1918)
- Tatsuta (1918)
Kuma class
- Kuma (1919)
- Tama (1920)
- Kitakami (1920)
- Oi (1920)
- Kiso (1920)
Nagara class
- Nagara (1921)
- Isuzu (1921)
- Yura (1922)
- Natori (1922)
- Kinu (1922)
- Abukuma (1923)
Sendai class
- Sendai (1923)
- Jintsu (1923)
- Naka (1925)
Yubari (1923)
Furutaka class
- Furutaka (1925)
- Kako (1925)
Aoba class
- Aoba (1926)
- Kinugasa (1926)
Myoko class
- Myoko (1927)
- Nachi (1927)
- Ashigara (1928)
- Haguro (1928)
Takao class
- Takao (1930)
- Maya (1930)
- Atago (1930)
- Chokai (1931)
Mogami class
- Mogami (1934)
- Mikuma (1934)
- Suzuya (1934)
- Kumano (1936)
Tone class
- Tone (1937)
- Chikuma (1938)
Katori class
- Katori (1939)
- Kashima (1939)
- Kashii (1941)
- Kashiwara (not completed)
Agano class
- Agano (1941)
- Yahagi (1942)
- Noshiro (1942)
- Sakawa (1944)
Oyodo class
- Oyodo (1942)
- Niyodo (not completed)
Ibuki (1943; converted to an aircraft carrier)

Destroyers

Minekaze class (1919–1922)
- Akikaze
- Hakaze
- Hokaze
- Minekaze
- Namikaze
- Nokaze
- Numakaze
- Okikaze
- Sawakaze
- Shiokaze
- Tachikaze
- Yakaze
- Yukaze
Momi class (1919–1922)
- Aoi
- Ashi
- Fuji
- Hagi
- Hasu
- Hishi
- Kaki
- Kaya
- Kiku
- Kuri
- Momi
- Nashi
- Sumire
- Susuki
- Tade
- Take
- Tsuga
- Tsuta
- Warabi
- Yomogi
Wakatake class (1922–1923)
- Asagao
- Huyo
- Karukaya
- Kuretaka
- Sanae
- Wakatake
Kamikaze class (1922–1925)
- Asakaze
- Asanagi
- Harukaze
- Hatakaze
- Hayate
- Kamikaze
- Matsukaze
- Oite
- Yunagi
Mutsuki class (1925–1927)
- Fumizuki
- Kikuzuki
- Kisaragi
- Mikazuki
- Minazuki
- Mochizuki
- Mutsuki
- Nagatsuki
- Satsuki
- Uzuki
- Yayoi
- Yuzuki
Fubuki class (1927–1931)
- Akebono
- Amagiri
- Asagiri
- Ayanami
- Fubuki
- Hatsuyuki
- Isonami
- Miyuki
- Murakumo
- Oboro
- Sagiri
- Sazanami
- Shikinami
- Shinonome
- Shirakumo
- Shirayuki
- Uranami
- Ushio
- Usugumo
- Yugiri
Akatsuki class (1931–1932)
- Akatsuki
- Hibiki
- Ikazuchi
- Inazuma
Hatsuharu class (1932–1934)
- Ariake
- Hatsuharu
- Hatsushimo
- Nenohi
- Wakaba
- Yugure
Tomozuru class (1933)
- Chidori
- Hatsukari
- Manazuru
- Tomozuru
Shiratsuyu class (1935–1937)
- Harusame
- Kawakaze
- Murasame
- Samidare
- Shigure
- Shiratsuyu
- Suzukaze
- Umikaze
- Yamakaze
- Yudachi
Otori class (1935–1937)
- Hato
- Hayabusa
- Hiyodori
- Kari
- Kasasagi
- Kiji
- Otori
- Sagi
Asashio class (1936–1937)
- Arare
- Arashio
- Asagumo
- Asashio
- Kasumi
- Michishio
- Minegumo
- Natsugumo
- Oshio
- Yamagumo
Kagero class (1938–1941)
- Akigumo
- Amatsukaze
- Arashi
- Hagikaze
- Hamakaze
- Hatsukaze
- Hayashio
- Isokaze
- Kagero
- Kuroshio
- Maikaze
- Natsushio
- Nowaki
- Oyashio
- Shiranuhi
- Tanikaze
- Tokitsukaze
- Urakaze
- Yukikaze
Yugumo class (1941–1944)
- Akishimo
- Asashimo
- Fujinami
- Hamanami
- Hayanami
- Hayashimo
- Kazagumo
- Kishinami
- Kiyonami
- Kiyoshimo
- Makigumo
- Makinami
- Naganami
- Okinami
- Onami
- Suzunami
- Takanami
- Tamanami
- Yugumo
Akizuki class (1941–1944)
- Akizuki
- Fuyuzuki
- Hanazuki
- Haruzuki
- Hatsuzuki
- Mochizuki (not completed)
- Natsuzuki
- Niizuki
- Shimotsuki
- Suzutsuki
- Teruzuki
- Wakatsuki
- Yoizuki
Shimakaze class (1942)
- Shimakaze
Matsu class (1944–1948)
- Enoki
- Hagi
- Hatsuume
- Hatsuzakura
- Hinoki
- Kaba
- Kaede
- Kaki
- Kashi
- Kaya
- Keyaki
- Kiri
- Kusunoki
- Kuwa
- Maki
- Matsu
- Momi
- Momo
- Nara
- Nashi
- Nire
- Odake
- Sakura
- Shii
- Sugi
- Sumire
- Tachibana
- Take
- Tsubaki
- Tsuta
- Ume
- Yanagi
Tachibana class (1944–1945)
- Azusa (not launched)
- Enoki
- Hagi
- Hatsuume
- Hatsuzakura
- Hishi (not launched)
- Kaba
- Kagi
- Katsura (not completed)
- Kusunoki
- Kuzu (not launched)
- Nashi
- Nire
- Odake
- Sakaki (not launched)
- Shii
- Sumire
- Tachibana
- Tochi (not completed)
- Tsuta
- Wakazakura (not launched)
- Yadake (not completed)
- Yaezakura (not completed)

Submarines

3rd Class Submarines

Ko-hyoteki class
Kairyu class
Kaiten class
C1 class
C2 class
S1 class
Kawasaki class
C3 class
S2 class

2nd Class Submarines

K1 class
F1 class
L1 class
K2 class
L2 class
K3 class
F2 class
L3 class
K4 class
KT class
L4 class
K5 class
KS class
K6 class
SS class
STS class

1st Class Submarines

I-400 class
KD1 class
KD2 class
J1 class
KD3a class
KRS class
KD3b class
KD4 class
KD5 class
J1M class
KD6a class
J2 class
J3 class
KD6b class
C1 class
No71
A1 class
B1 class
KD7 class
L4 class
B2 class
A2 class
B3 class
C2 class
C3 class
B4 class
C4 class
D1 class
AM class
ST class
SH class
D2 class
TK class

Army submarines

Yu1 class
Yu1001 class
Yu2001 class

Other submarines

Holland class
modified Holland class