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 Two

Imperial Japanese Navy of World War Two

The Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II was the second most powerful navy in the Pacific War in World War II. It was the third largest navy in the world. During the first years of the war the Imperial Japanese Navy dominated the Western Pacific. However, after a series of defeats it lost control...

. It includes submarine

Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

s, battleship

Battleship

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...

s, oilers, minelayer

Minelayer

Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...

s and other types of Japanese sea vessels of war and naval ships used during wartime. (This list is not yet complete.)

Abbreviations for units

Knot: kn
Horsepower
Horsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...

: hp
Metric horsepower: ps. (1ps=0.7355 kW and 1 hp=0.7457 kW)

"Kaiten" Type1 Suicide Attack Midget Submarine

Main Engine : Torpedo motor X 1
Fuel : Oxygen (196 litres)
Max Speed : 30kn
Range : 23.0 km

"Kairyu" midget submarine

Main Engine : Diesel (80 hp) X 1, single shaft
Fuel : Diesel oil (1,070 litres)
Max Speed : 6.5kn (surface) / 10.0kn (submerged)
Range : 724 km (at 5kn : surface) / 60 km (at 3kn : submerged)
Safety Depth : 150m (without torpedoes)

Modified A Type 2 "Ko-Kai 2" Class(I-14)

Displacement : 2,620t (surface) / 4,762t (submerged)
Engine : Kanhon type 22 model 10 diesel X 2, double shaft (4,400 hp : surface)
Max Speed : 16.7kn (surface) / 5.5kn (submerged)
Range : 38,918 km (at 16kn : surface) / 111 km (at 3kn : submerged)
Submersible Depth : 100m

Type B "Otsu" Class(I-15/26)

Displacement : 2,198t (surface) / 3,654t (submerged)
Engine : Kanhon type2 model 10 diesel X 2, double shaft (2,400 hp : surface)
Max Speed : 23.6kn (surface) / 8kn (submerged)
Fuel : 774t
Range : 25,945 km (at 16kn : surface) / 178 km (at 3kn : submerged)
Submersible Depth : 100m

Modified B Type2"Otsu-Kai 2" Class(I-54)

Displacement : 2,140t (surface) / 3,688t (submerged)
Engine : Kanhon type22 model 10 diesel X 2, double shaft (4,700 hp : surface)
Max Speed : 17.7kn (surface) / 6.5kn (submerged)
Range : 38,918 km (at 16kn : surface) / 194.5 km (at 3kn : submerged)
Submersible Depth : 100m

Sento-Ku Class(I-400/402)

Displacement : 3,530t (surface) / 6,560t (submerged)
Main Engine : Kanhon type 22 model 10 diesel X 4, double shaft (7,700 hp : surface)
Sub Engine : Type 6S electric motor X 2 (2,400 hp : submerged)
Max Speed : 18.7kn (surface) / 6.5kn (submerged)
Fuel : 1,750t
Range : 69,487 km (at 14kn : surface) / 111 km (at 3kn : submerged)
Submersible Depth : 100m

Taigei Class(Taigei)

Main Engine : All geared turbine X 2, twin shaft (14,000 hp)
Max Speed : 20kn

Tsurugizaki Class(Tsurugizaki)

Main Engine : Diesel X 2, twin shaft (56,000 hp)
Max Speed : 29kn

Jingei Class
Jingei class submarine tender
The was a class of submarine tenders of the Imperial Japanese Navy , and served from the 1920s through World War II. Two vessels of this class were built between 1922 and 1924 under the Eight-eight fleet plan.-Background:...

Max Speed : 16 kn (31.4 km/h)
Range : 10400 nmi (19,260.8 km)

Shiretoko Class(Shiretoko)

Main Engine : Direct drive turbine X 1, single shaft (3,750 hp)
Max Speed : 12.0kn

Tsugaru Class(Tsugaru)

Main Engine : All geared turbine X 2, twin shaft (9,000 hp)
Max Speed : 20.0kn

Okinoshima Class(Okinoshima)

Main Engine : All geared turbine X 2, twin shaft (9,000 hp)
Max Speed : 20.0kn
Range : 9,000 mile (10kn)

Chitose Class(Chitose)

Main Engine : All geared turbine X 2, diesel X 2, twin shaft (56,800 hp)
Max Speed : 29kn

Kamikawa Class(Kamikawa)

Main Engine : Diesel X 1, single shaft (8,867 hp)
Max Speed : 19.3kn

(Ishigaki)

Main Engine : Diesel X 2, double shaft (4,200shp)
Max Speed : 19.7kn
Range : 8,000 mile (16kn)
Fuel : Oil X 120t

(Matsuwa)

Main Engine : Diesel X 2, double shaft (4,200shp)
Max Speed : 19.7kn
Range : 8,000 mile (16kn)
Fuel : Oil X 120t

(Chiburi)

Main Engine : Diesel X 2, double shaft (4,200shp)
Max Speed : 19.5kn
Range : 6,000 mile (16kn)
Fuel : Oil X 120t

(Okinawa)

Main Engine : Diesel X 2, double shaft (4,200shp)
Max Speed : 19.5kn
Range : 5,754 mile (16kn)
Fuel : Oil X 120t

Akagi Class(Akagi
Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi
Akagi was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy , originally begun as an . She was converted while still under construction to an aircraft carrier under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty...

)

Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (131,200 hp)
Max Speed : 31.2kn
Range : 15,197 km

Kaga Class(Kaga
Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga
Kaga was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy , named after the former Kaga Province in present-day Ishikawa Prefecture...

)

Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (125,000 hp)
Max Speed : 28.3kn
Range : 18,532 km

Sōryū Class(Sōryū
Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu
was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During the Second World War, she took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Wake Island, Port Darwin and raids in the Indian Ocean before being sunk at the Battle of Midway.-Design:...

)

Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (152,000 hp)
Max Speed : 37.63kn
Range : 14,233 km

Hiryū Class(Hiryū
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu
was a modified Sōryū-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was one of the carriers that began the Pacific War with the attack on Pearl Harbor...

)

Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (153,000 hp)
Max Speed : 34.59kn
Range : 14,214 km

Shōkaku Class(Shōkaku
Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku
Shōkaku was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the lead ship of her class. Along with her sister ship , she took part in several key naval battles during the Pacific War, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands...

)

Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (160,000 hp)
Max Speed : 34.2kn
Range : 17,976 km

Shōkaku Class(Zuikaku
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku
Zuikaku was a Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her complement of aircraft took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor that formally brought the United States into the Pacific War, and she fought in several of the most important naval battles of the war, finally being sunk...

)

Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (160,000 hp)
Max Speed : 34.2kn
Range : 17,976 km

Taiho class (Taiho
Japanese aircraft carrier Taiho
was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. With a heavily armored hull and flight deck , she represented a major departure in Japanese carrier design and was expected to not only survive multiple bomb, torpedo or shell hits but also continue fighting effectively...

)

Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (160,000 hp)
Max Speed: 33.3kn
Range : 19,000 km

ES-Tei Class

Displacement : 948 t
Dimensions: 63.02 x 9.60 m
Speed (max) : 12.7-13.7 kn
Engine : Diesel engine 1,200ps
Loading Capacity : 630 t

Ise Class(Ise
Ise class battleship
Originally intended as sister ships of the preceding Fusō class, the of the Imperial Japanese Navy were considered sufficiently different to warrant separate classification....

)

Main Engine : Direct drive turbine, four shaft (80,000 hp)
Max Speed : 25.3kn
Range : 17,605 km

Mikasa Class(Mikasa)

Main Engine : 3-stage stand expansion engine double shaft (15,207 hp)
Max Speed : 18kn

Yamato Class(Yamato
Yamato class battleship
The were battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy constructed and operated during World War II. Displacing at full load, the vessels were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed. The class carried the largest naval artillery ever fitted to a warship, nine naval...

)

Main Engine : All geared turbine, four shaft (153,553 hp)
Max Speed : 27.0kn
Range : 13,343 km

Musashi
Japanese battleship Musashi
, named after the ancient Japanese Musashi Province, was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet. She was the second ship of the...

— commissioned in August 1942, sunk in October, 1944
Yamato
Japanese battleship Yamato
, named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was the lead ship of the Yamato class of battleships that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing...

— commissioned in December 1941, sunk in April, 1945

Nagato Class(Nagato
Nagato class battleship
The were two battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The name Nagato comes from the Nagato province. They were the first battleships to be built entirely in Japan...

)

Commissioned:1920—1921

Main Engine : Boilers: 16 oil + 6 coal, four Gihon geared turbines, four shafts (80,000 hp)
Max Speed : 27kn
Range : 10,200 km

- - Nagato
    Japanese battleship Nagato
    Nagato was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy; the lead ship of her class. She was the first battleship in the world to mount 16 inch guns, her armour protection and speed made her one of the most powerful capital ships at the time of her commissioning.She was the flagship of Admiral...
  - Mutsu
    Japanese battleship Mutsu
    thumb|right|300px|Mutsu shortly after commissioning in c. 1922Mutsu , named after Mutsu Province, as per Japanese ship naming conventions, was the Imperial Japanese Navy's second Nagato class battleship...
    
    — †June, 1943

Suicide Attack Boat "Shinyo" Class

Weight : 0.83 t
Dimensions: 5.6 x 1.8 m
Speed (max) : 20-24 kn
Engine : Gasoline engine 70ps