Akatsuki-class destroyer may refer to:
Note: In 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, Japan captured the Imperial Russian Navy destroyer Reshitelny. She was recommissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1905 as Akatsuki, becoming its own class. However, in 1906, the ship was renamed Yamabiko, the class again adopted the name of its lead (and only) ship.
Akatsuki (暁) may refer to:
The Akatsuki-class destroyer was a class of four destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. According to most sources, they are regarded as a sub-class of the Fubuki class, partly because the Imperial Japanese Navy itself kept the improvements made a secret, and did not officially designate these four destroyers as a separate class.
Akatsuki was the twenty-first Fubuki-class destroyer, or the lead ship of the Akatsuki class, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the inter-war period. When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world. They remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War.
The Harusame-class destroyers was a class of seven torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Harusame class of destroyers were the first destroyers to be built in Japan.
The Akatsuki-class destroyers was a class of two torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) of the Imperial Japanese Navy, built in Britain in 1901-02.
Three Japanese destroyers have been named Murakumo:
Two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy have been named Shinonome:
Two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy have been named Usugumo:
Two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy have been named Shirakumo:
Three Japanese destroyers have been named Yūgiri:
Japanese destroyers have been named Sazanami:
Four Japanese destroyers have been named Akebono:
Two Japanese destroyers have been named Oboro:
Three destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy have been named Akatsuki:
Four Japanese destroyers have been named Ikazuchi:
Four Japanese destroyers have been named Inazuma:
Four Japanese destroyers have been named Ariake:
Two Japanese destroyers have been named Kagerō:
Three destroyers of Japan have been named Shiranui:
Four naval vessels of Japan have been named Asashio: