At least two warships of Japan have borne the name Izumo:
Izumo (出雲) may refer to:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phaeton or Phaëton after Phaëton, the son of Helios in Greek mythology:
Izumo was the lead ship of her class of armored cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s. As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships itself, the ship was built in Britain. She often served as a flagship and participated in most of the naval battles of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. The ship was lightly damaged during the Battle off Ulsan and the Battle of Tsushima. Izumo was ordered to protect Japanese citizens and interests in 1913 during the Mexican Revolution and was still there when World War I began in 1914.
Two ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy have been named Akitsushima, the ancient name for Japan:
The Izumo-class cruisers were a pair of armored cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s. As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships herself, the vessels were built in Britain. They were part of the "Six-Six Fleet" expansion program that began after the defeat of China during the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895. The sister ships participated in three of the four main naval battles of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905—the Battle of Port Arthur, the Battle off Ulsan and the Battle of Tsushima—but played a much more minor role in World War I.
At least three warships of Russia have borne the name Pallada:
At least three warships of Japan have borne the name Chikuma after the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture:
Ibuki may refer to one of the following ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy named after Mount Ibuki:
Three warships of Japan have been named Mogami, after the Mogami River in the Tohoku region of Honshū:
At least three warships of Japan have borne the name Tone:
The Izumo-class multi-purpose destroyers or 22DDH are helicopter carriers in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The class is designated as a multi-purpose operation destroyer by the Japanese government due to limits on the Japanese Constitution prohibiting the acquisition of offensive platforms. The ships of this class are currently the largest surface combatants of the JMSDF, taking over the mantle previously held by the Hyūga-class helicopter destroyers. The lead ship was officially unveiled at Yokohama on 6 August 2013. Both ships of the class could operate STOVL Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft after modifications.
Two warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy were named Tatsuta:
At least five ships in the Imperial Russian, Soviet or Russian Navies have been named Varyag after the Varangian people, the Viking ancestors of the Rus.
JS Izumo (DDH-183) is a helicopter carrier which, as of 2020, is being converted into a light aircraft carrier. Officially classified as a multi-purpose operation destroyer, she is the lead ship in the Izumo class of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She is the second warship to be named for Izumo Province, with the previous ship being the armored cruiser Izumo (1898).
At least two warships of Japan have borne the name Akashi:
Three Japanese warships have borne the name Tenryū:
Three ships of the Japanese Navy have been named Hashidate:
Two ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy were named Itsukushima:
At least three warships of Japan have borne the name Maya:
Three ships of the Japanese Navy have been named Tsushima: