The following is a list of destroyers and 1st class (steam) torpedo boats of Japan grouped by class or design. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. The Japanese torpedo boat [1] Kotaka of 1885 was "the forerunner of torpedo boat destroyers that appeared a decade later". [2] They were designed to Japanese specifications and ordered from the London Yarrow shipyards in 1885. The Yarrow shipyards, builder of the parts for the Kotaka, "considered Japan to have effectively invented the destroyer". [3]
These twenty-three 'turtle-back' destroyers, all authorised under the Ten Year Naval Expansion Programme of 1898, comprised six Ikazuchi class built by Yarrow [4] and six Murakumo class built by Thornycroft [5] in the UK, each carrying 1 × 12-pdr (aft) and 5 x 6-pdr guns and 2 × 18 in torpedo tubes, and followed by two larger ships from each of the same builders (the Shirakumo class from Thornycroft and the Akatsuki class from Yarrow), in which a second 12-pdr replaced the foremost 6-pdr, and finally by seven Harusame class built in Japan. All were later rated as 3rd Class destroyers (under 600 tons each). The programme also included sixteen First Class torpedo boats, included below (47 smaller 2nd and 3rd Class boats from this Programme are not included)
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Murakumo | 叢雲 | Thornycroft, Chiswick, UK | 1 October 1897 | 16 November 1898 | 29 December 1898 | depot vessel 1 April 1919, auxiliary minesweeper 1 July 1920; dispatch vessel 1 April 1922, scuttled 4 June 1925 |
Shinonome | 東雲 | 1 October 1897 | 14 December 1898 | 1 February 1899 | wrecked off Taiwan 23 July 1913; written off 6 August 1913 | |
Yūgiri | 夕霧 | 1 November 1897 | 26 January 1899 | 10 March 1899 | depot vessel 1 April 1919, auxiliary minesweeper 1 July 1920; Broken up 1 April 1922 | |
Shiranui | 不知火 | 1 January 1898 | 15 March 1899 | 13 May 1899 | minesweeper 1 April 1922, dispatch vessel 1 August 1923; Broken up 25 February 1925 | |
Kagerō | 陽炎 | 1 August 1898 | 23 October 1899 | 31 October 1899 | Dispatch vessel 21 April 1922; Broken up 25 February 1925 | |
Usugumo | 薄雲 | 1 September 1898 | 16 January 1900 | 1 February 1900 | minesweeper 1 April 1922, dispatch vessel 1 August 1923; scuttled 29 April 1925 | |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Ikazuki | 雷 | Yarrow & Company, Poplar, London | 1 September 1897 | 15 November 1898 | 23 February 1899 | Boiler explosion at Ominato 9 October 1913, written off 5 November 1913, scrapped 29 April 1914 |
Inazuma | 電 | 1 November 1897 | 28 January 1899 | 25 April 1899 | Lost in collision off Hakodate 16 December 1909, written off 15 September 1910 | |
Akebono | 曙 | 1 February 1898 | 25 April 1899 | 3 July 1899 | Retired 18 October 1921, scrapped 2 May 1925 | |
Sazanami | 漣 | 1 June 1897 | 8 August 1899 | 28 August 1899 | Retired 1 April 1913, sold 23 August 1914 as MV Sazanami Maru | |
Niji | 霓 | 1 January 1899 | 22 June 1899 | 29 July 1899 | Grounded off Shantung Peninsula 29 July 1900, written off 8 April 1901 | |
Oboro | 朧 | 1 January 1899 | 5 October 1899 | 1 November 1899 | Retired 21 June 1921, scrapped 1926 | |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Shirataka | 白鷹 | Schichau-Werke, Danzig, Germany | 3 March 1899 | 10 June 1899 | 22 June 1900 | Utility vessel 15 November 1923, sold for scrap 6 April 1927 |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Hayabusa | 隼 | Normand Shipyard, Le Havre, France | 15 March 1899 | 16 December 1899 | 19 April 1900 | Utility vessel 1 April 1919, scrapped 14 September 1922 |
Manazuru | 真鶴 | 9 October 1899 | 27 June 1900 | 7 November 1900 | Utility vessel 1 April 1919, scrapped 17 December 1925 | |
Kasasaki | 鵲 | 26 December 1899 | 30 June 1900 | 30 November 1900 | Utility vessel 1 April 1919, scrapped 17 December 1925 | |
Chidori | 千鳥 | 11 June 1900 | 27 January 1901 | 9 April 1901 | Utility vessel 1 April 1913, scrapped 27 February 1923 | |
Kari | 雁 | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima | 5 April 1902 | 14 March 1903 | 25 July 1903 | Utility vessel 1 April 1922, scrapped 19 February 1930 |
Aotaka | 蒼鷹 | 15 April 1902 | 14 March 1903 | 1 August 1903 | Utility vessel 1 April 1922, scrapped 19 September 1927 | |
Hato | 鴿 | 22 May 1902 | 22 August 1903 | 22 October 1903 | Utility vessel 1 April 1922, scrapped 10 July 1926 | |
Tsubame | 燕 | 2 June 1902 | 21 October 1903 | 24 November 1903 | Utility vessel 1 April 1922, scrapped 15 July 1925 | |
Hibari | 雲雀 | 25 July 1902 | 21 October 1903 | 10 January 1904 | Utility vessel 1 April 1922, scrapped 14 February 1925 | |
Kiji | 雉 | 2 September 1902 14 June 1904 | 5 November 1903 18 April 1905 | 23 January 1904 9 May 1905 | Ran aground 31 March 1904, only hull was scrapped and ship was rebuilt using parts from the original hull, Utility vessel 15 December 1923, scrapped 2 October 1926 | |
Hashitake | 鷂 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 14 June 1903 | 30 December 1903 | 27 February 1904 | Utility vessel 1 April 1923, scrapped 15 July 1926 |
Sagi | 鷺 | 4 October 1902 | 21 December 1903 | 22 March 1904 | Utility vessel 1 April 1923, scrapped 14 February 1925 | |
Uzura | 鶉 | 20 January 1903 | 29 February 1904 | 22 April 1904 | Utility vessel 1 April 1923, scrapped 30 September 1932 | |
Kamome | 鴎 | 24 February 1903 | 30 April 1904 | 4 June 1904 | Utility vessel 15 December 1923, scrapped 18 September 1926 | |
Ōtori | 鴻 | 14 June 1903 | 29 February 1904 | 4 June 1904 | Utility vessel 15 December 1923, scrapped 15 September 1926 | |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Shirakumo | 白雲 | Thornycroft, Chiswick, United Kingdom | 1 February 1901 | 1 October 1901 | 13 February 1902 | auxiliary minesweeper 1 April 1922; utility vessel 1 April 1923; sold 21 July 1925 |
Asashio | 朝潮 | 3 April 1901 | 10 January 1902 | 4 May 1902 | auxiliary minesweeper 1 April 1922, utility vessel 1 April 1923; sold 5 April 1926 | |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Akatsuki | 暁 | Yarrow & Co, Cubitt Town, London | 10 December 1900 | 13 February 1901 | 14 December 1901 | mined off Port Arthur 17 May 1904, written off 19 October 1905 |
Kasumi | 霞 | 1 February 1901 | 23 January 1902 | 14 February 1902 | demilitarized 1 April 1913, scrapped 1 July 1920 | |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Harusame | 春雨 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 1 February 1902 | 31 October 1902 | 26 June 1903 | ran aground 24 November 1911, written off 28 December 1911, wreck broken up 1 August 1926 |
Murasame | 村雨 | 20 March 1902 | 29 November 1902 | 7 July 1903 | auxiliary minesweeper 1 April 1922, decommissioned 1 April 1923, broken up 14 February 1926 | |
Hayatori | 速鳥 | 15 April 1902 | 12 March 1903 | 24 August 1903 | mined off Port Arthur 3 September 1904; struck 15 June 1905 | |
Asagiri | 朝霧 | 15 April 1902 | 15 April 1903 | 18 September 1903 | auxiliary minesweeper 1 April 1922, decommissioned 1 April 1923; broken up 14 February 1926 | |
Ariake | 有明 | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima | 30 June 1904 | 17 December 1904 | 15 March 1905 | retired 1 December 1924, struck from Navy List 10 April 1925; Transferred to Home Ministry as a police boat 12 November 1925 |
Fubuki | 吹雪 | 29 September 1904 | 21 January 1905 | 28 February 1905 | Stricken on 10 April 1925 and broken up in 1926 | |
Arare | 霰 | 29 October 1904 | 5 April 1905 | 10 May 1905 | Stricken on 1 April 1924 and broken up in 1926 | |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Akatsuki | 暁 | Izhorskiye Zavody, Saint Petersburg, Russia | 1897 or 1900 | 26 July 1901 | 27 June 1903 | Originally Imperial Russian Navy destroyer Reshitel'nyi. Captured 12 August 1904. Renamed Yamabiko or Yamahiko 19 October 1905. Broken up 1918 or 1919 |
Before and during World War I, Japan established three grades of destroyers - the large (over 1,000 tons) 1st Class or ocean-going type, the medium (600 to 1,000 tons) 2nd Class type and the small (below 600 tons) 3rd Class type. Between 1904 and 1918, Japan built thirty-two 3rd Class destroyers (the Kamikaze class), twenty-two 2nd Class destroyers (the Sakura, Kaba, Momo and Enoki classes) and eight 1st Class destroyers (the Umikaze, Isokaze and Kawakaze classes). They also purchased two further 1st Class destroyers (the Urakaze class) built in the UK by Yarrow.
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Kamikaze | 神風 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 20 August 1904 | 15 July 1905 | 16 August 1905 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928 |
Hatsushimo | 初霜 | 20 August 1904 | 13 May 1905 | 18 August 1905 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928 | |
Yayoi | 弥生 | 20 August 1904 | 7 August 1905 | 23 September 1905 | Retired 1 December 1924; expended as a target 10 August 1926 | |
Ushio | 潮 | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima | 12 April 1905 | 30 August 1905 | 1 October 1905 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928 |
Nenohi | 子日 | 25 June 1905 | 30 August 1905 | 1 October 1905 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928 | |
Kisaragi | 如月 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 10 September 1904 | 6 September 1905 | 19 October 1905 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928 |
Wakaba | 若葉 | 20 May 1905 | 25 November 1905 | 28 February 1906 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928 | |
Asakaze | 朝風 | Mitsubishi shipyards, Nagasaki | 30 December 1904 | 28 October 1905 | 1 April 1906 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924; struck 1 April 1928, expended as a target 1 August 1929 |
Harukaze | 春風 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 16 February 1905 | 25 December 1905 | 14 May 1906 | To Reserves 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928 |
Hatsuyuki | 初雪 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 11 September 1905 | 8 March 1906 | 17 May 1906 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928 |
Yūgure | 夕暮 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 1 March 1905 | 17 November 1905 | 26 May 1906 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924; scrapped 1928 |
Shigure | 時雨 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 3 June 1905 | 12 March 1906 | 11 July 1906 | Scrapped 1 December 1924 |
Yūdachi | 夕立 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 20 March 1905 | 26 March 1906 | 16 July 1906 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924; BU 1 April 1928 |
Oite | 追手 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 1 August 1905 | 10 January 1906 | 21 August 1906 | Broken up 1 December 1924 |
Shiratsuyu | 白露 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 25 February 1905 | 12 February 1906 | 23 August 1906 | To Reserves 1 December 1924; Scrapped 1930 |
Hibiki | 響 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 28 September 1905 | 31 March 1906 | 6 September 1906 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928 |
Mikazuki | 三日月 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 1 June 1905 | 26 May 1906 | 12 September 1906 | Scrapped 1928 |
Shirayuki | 白雪 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 24 March 1905 | 19 May 1906 | 12 October 1906 | To Reserves 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928 |
Nowaki | 野分 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 1 August 1905 | 25 July 1906 | 1 November 1906 | Broken up 1 December 1924 |
Asatsuyu | 朝露 | Osaka Iron Works, Osaka | 28 April 1905 | 2 April 1906 | 16 November 1906 | Wrecked at Nanao Bay 9 November 1913; struck 15 April 1914 |
Yūnagi | 夕凪 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 20 January 1906 | 22 August 1906 | 25 December 1906 | Broken up 1 December 1924 |
Shirotae | 白妙 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 24 March 1905 | 30 July 1906 | 21 January 1907 | Combat loss off Shantung Peninsula 4 September 1914; written off 29 October 1914 |
Minatsuki | 水無月 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 25 February 1906 | 5 November 1906 | 14 February 1907 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-10 1 August 1928; scrapped 1930 |
Hatsuharu | 初春 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 11 November 1905 | 21 May 1906 | 1 March 1907 | Retired 1 December 1924; expended as a target 13 August 1928 |
Uzuki | 卯月 | 22 March 1906 | 20 September 1906 | 6 March 1907 | Reclassified as a radio-controlled target ship, January 1929 | |
Matsukaze | 松風 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 25 September 1905 | 23 December 1906 | 15 March 1907 | To Reserves 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928 |
Hayate | 疾風 | Osaka Iron Works, Osaka | 25 September 1905 | 22 May 1906 | 13 June 1907 | Broken up 1 December 1924 |
Nagatsuki | 長月 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 28 October 1905 | 15 December 1906 | 31 July 1907 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-11 1 August 1928; retired 1 June 1930 |
Kikutsuki | 菊月 | 2 March 1906 | 10 April 1907 | 20 September 1907 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-12 1 August 1928; retired 1 June 1930 | |
Uranami | 浦波 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 1 May 1907 | 8 December 1907 | 2 October 1908 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-8 1 August 1928; utility vessel 1 June 1930, scrapped 1935 |
Isonami | 磯波 | 15 January 1908 | 21 November 1908 | 2 April 1909 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-7 1 August 1928; utility vessel 1 June 1930 | |
Ayanami | 綾波 | 15 May 1908 | 20 March 1909 | 26 June 1909 | Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-9 1 August 1928; utility vessel 1 June 1930 |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Umikaze | 海風 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 23 November 1909 | 10 October 1910 | 28 September 1911 | Converted to minesweeper and renamed W-7 1 June 1930, scrapped 1 April 1936 |
Yamakaze | 山風 | Mitsubishi shipyards, Nagasaki | 1 June 1910 | 21 January 1911 | 21 October 1911 | Converted to minesweeper and renamed W-8 1 June 1930, scrapped 1 April 1936 |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Sakura | 櫻 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 31 March 1911 | 20 December 1911 | 21 May 1912 | Retired 1 April 1932 |
Tachibana | 橘 | 29 April 1911 | 27 January 1912 | 25 June 1912 | ||
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Kaba | 樺 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 1 December 1914 | 6 February 1915 | 5 March 1915 | Retired 1 April 1932 |
Kaede | 楓 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 25 October 1914 | 20 February 1915 | 25 March 1915 | |
Katsura | 桂 | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima | 5 November 1914 | 15 February 1915 | 26 March 1915 | |
Ume | 梅 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 10 November 1914 | 27 February 1915 | 31 March 1915 | |
Sakaki | 榊 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 1 December 1914 | 4 March 1915 | 31 March 1915 | |
Kusunoki | 楠 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 10 November 1914 | 5 March 1915 | 31 March 1915 | |
Kashiwa | 柏 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 3 November 1914 | 14 February 1915 | 4 April 1915 | |
Matsu | 松 | 3 November 1914 | 5 March 1915 | 6 April 1915 | ||
Sugi | 杉 | Osaka Iron Works, Osaka | 24 November 1914 | 16 February 1915 | 7 April 1915 | |
Kiri | 桐 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 24 November 1914 | 28 February 1915 | 22 April 1915 | |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Urakaze | 浦風 | Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland | 1 October 1913 | 16 February 1915 | 14 October 1915 | Retired 1 April 1936; re-designated "Escort vessel No.18", sunk, 18 July 1945 |
Kawakaze | 江風 | 1 October 1913 | 27 September 1915 | 23 December 1916 | Sold to Italy 7 October 1915, renamed Audace; captured by Germany 20 September 1943, renamed TA20; sunk 1 November 1944 | |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Momo | 桃 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 28 February 1916 | 12 October 1916 | 23 December 1916 | Scrapped 1 April 1940 |
Kashi | 樫 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 15 March 1916 | 1 December 1916 | 31 March 1917 | Transferred to Manchukuo 1 May 1937 as Hai Wei; Returned to IJN 29 June 1942 Kaii, sunk by air attack off Okinawa 10 October 1944 |
Hinoki | 檜 | 5 May 1916 | 25 December 1916 | 31 March 1917 | Scrapped 1 May 1940 | |
Yanagi | 柳 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 21 October 1916 | 24 February 1917 | 5 May 1917 | Retired 1 May 1940; training hulk to 1 April 1947 |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Isokaze | 磯風 | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima | 5 April 1916 | 5 October 1916 | 28 February 1917 | Retired, 1 April 1935 |
Hamakaze | 浜風 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 1 April 1916 | 30 October 1916 | 28 March 1917 | |
Amatsukaze | 天津風 | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima | 1 April 1916 | 5 October 1916 | 14 April 1917 | |
Tokitsukaze | 時津風 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 10 March 1916 | 27 December 1916 | 31 May 1917 | Wrecked off Miyazaki coast 30 March 1918, repaired 17 February 1920; retired 1 April 1935 |
(both ships loaned from the Royal Navy from June 1917 to 1919)
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Kanran (ex-HMS Nemesis) | 磯風 | R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company, Hebburn, England | 24 November 1911 | 9 August 1910 | March 1911 | Returned to Royal Navy, sold for breaking up 26 November 1921 |
Sendan (ex-HMS Minstrel) | 栴檀 | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Woolston, Southampton, England | 11 March 1910 | 2 February 1911 | May 1911 | Returned to Royal Navy, sold for breaking up 1 December 1921 |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Kawakaze | 江風 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 15 February 1917 | 10 October 1917 | 11 November 1918 | Retired 1 April 1934 |
Tanikaze | 谷風 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 20 September 1916 | 20 July 1918 | 30 January 1919 | Retired 1 April 1935 |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Kuwa | 桑 | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima | 5 November 1917 | 23 February 1918 | 31 March 1918 | Retired, 1 April 1934 |
Maki | 槇 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 16 October 1917 | 2 December 1917 | 7 April 1918 | |
Keyaki | 欅 | 16 October 1917 | 15 January 1918 | 20 April 1918 | ||
Enoki | 榎 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 1 October 1917 | 5 March 1918 | 30 April 1918 | Converted to minesweeper and renamed W-10 on 1 June 1930; Demilitarized 1 July 1936 |
Tsubaki | 椿 | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima | 5 November 1917 | 23 February 1918 | 30 April 1918 | Retired 1 April 1935 |
Nara | 楢 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 8 November 1917 | 28 March 1918 | 30 April 1918 | Converted to minesweeper and renamed W-9 on 1 June 1930; Demilitarized 1 April 1936 |
From 1919 onwards, a series of destroyers were built regularly in Japan. No further 3rd Class ships were built after 1909, and only two further classes of 2nd Class ships (the Momi and Wakatake classes) were built by 1923, after which all were 1st Class. The ships of the Wakatake, Kamikaze and Mutsuki classes were initially given numbers rather than names, but names were assigned on 1 August 1928. The numbering system continued after 1928, but were not assigned to ships, which were all named.
The total of 21 excludes 7 cancelled. (Warabi lost in August 1927; Momi, Kaya and Nashi scrapped by 1940, leaving 17 which served in the Pacific War)
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Nashi | 梨 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 2 February 1918 | 26 August 1919 | 10 December 1919 | Decommissioned 1 February 1940 and scrapped |
Take | 竹 | 2 December 1918 | 26 August 1919 | 5 December 1919 | Decommissioned 1 February 1940; converted to training ship; scuttled as breakwater at Akita port in 1948 | |
Momi | 樅 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 23 January 1918 | 10 June 1919 | 27 December 1919 | Decommissioned 1 April 1932; renamed Disposal Destroyer No.2 (廃駆二号, Haiku 2-Gō); used for trials until 1936 |
Kaya | 榧 | 23 December 1918 | 10 June 1919 | 28 March 1920 | Decommissioned 1 February 1940 and scrapped | |
Nire | 楡 | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima | 5 September 1919 | 22 December 1919 | 31 March 1920 | Decommissioned, 1 February 1940; converted to training ship, re-converted to auxiliary ship No.1 Tomariura (第一泊浦, Dai-1 Tomariura) 15 December 1944; scrapped 1948 |
Kuri | 栗 | 5 December 1919 | 19 March 1920 | 30 April 1920 | Mined off Pusan 8 October 1945; struck 25 October 1945 | |
Tsuga | 栂 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 5 March 1919 | 17 April 1920 | 20 June 1920 | Sunk off Taiwan 15 January 1945 in air attack; struck 10 March 1945 |
Kaki | 柿 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 27 February 1919 | 20 October 1919 | 2 August 1920 | Decommissioned 1 April 1940; converted to training ship; re-converted to auxiliary ship Ōsu (大須) 23 February 1945; scrapped 1948 |
Kiku | 菊 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 20 January 1920 | 13 October 1920 | 10 December 1920 | Converted to Patrol Boat No.31 (第三十一号哨戒艇, Dai-31-Gō shōkaitei) 1 April 1940; sunk at Palau 30 March 1944 by air attack; struck 10 May 1944 |
Aoi | 葵 | 1 April 1920 | 9 November 1920 | 10 December 1920 | Converted to Patrol Boat No.32 (第三十二号哨戒艇, Dai-32-Gō shōkaitei) 1 April 1940; grounded 23 December 1941 at Wake Island; struck 15 January 1942 | |
Hagi | 萩 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 28 February 1920 | 29 October 1920 | 20 April 1921 | Converted to Patrol Boat No.33 (第三十三号哨戒艇, Dai-33-Gō shōkaitei) 1 April 1940; grounded 23 December 1941 at Wake Island; struck 15 January 1942 |
Susuki | 薄 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 3 May 1920 | 21 February 1921 | 25 May 1921 | Converted to Patrol Boat No.34 (第三十四号哨戒艇, Dai-34-Gō shōkaitei) 1 April 1940; sunk 6 March 1943 in collision with Yakaze off Kavien; written off 10 January 1945. |
Fuji | 藤 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 6 December 1919 | 27 November 1920 | 31 May 1921 | Converted to Patrol Boat No.36 (第三十六号哨戒艇, Dai-36-Gō shōkaitei) 1 April 1940; surrendered to Netherlands in July 1946 at Surabaya; scrapped 10 August 1946 |
Tsuta | 蔦 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 16 October 1920 | 9 May 1921 | 30 June 1921 | Converted to Patrol Boat No.35 (第三十五号哨戒艇, Dai-35-Gō shōkaitei) 1 April 1940; sunk at Lae by air attack 2 September 1942; struck 10 February 1943 |
Ashi | 葦 | 15 November 1920 | 3 September 1921 | 29 October 1921 | Decommissioned 1 February 1940; converted to training ship, re-converted to auxiliary ship No.2 Tomariura (第二泊浦, Dai-2 Tomariura) 15 December 1944; modified to Shin'yō suicide motorboatt mothership 1945, scrapped 1947 | |
Warabi | 蕨 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 12 October 1920 | 28 September 1921 | 19 December 1921 | Sunk 24 August 1927 in collision with Jintsu off Cape Miho; struck 15 September 1927 |
Hishi | 菱 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 10 November 1920 | 9 May 1921 | 23 March 1922 | Converted to Patrol Boat No.37 (第三十七号哨戒艇, Dai-37-Gō shōkaitei) 1 April 1940; sunk off Borneo by USS Pope 24 January 1942; struck 10 April 1942 |
Hasu | 蓮 | 2 March 1921 | 8 December 1921 | 31 July 1922 | Retired 12 October 1945; scuttled as breakwater in Fukui in 1946 | |
Tade | 蓼 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 20 December 1920 | 15 March 1921 | 31 July 1922 | Converted to Patrol Boat No.39 (第三十九号哨戒艇, Dai-39-Gō shōkaitei) 1 April 1940; torpedoed off Yonaguni by USS Seawolf (SS-197) 23 April 1943; struck 1 July 1943 |
Yomogi | 蓬 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 26 February 1921 | 14 March 1922 | 19 August 1922 | Converted to Patrol Boat No.38 (第三十八号哨戒艇, Dai-38-Gō shōkaitei) 1 April 1940: torpedoed Bashi Strait by USS Atule 25 November 1944; struck 10 March 1945 |
Sumire | 菫 | 24 November 1920 | 14 December 1921 | 31 March 1923 | Decommissioned 1 February 1940; converted to training ship, re-converted to auxiliary ship Mitaka (三高) 23 February 1945; scrapped 1948 |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Sawakaze | 澤風 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 7 Jan 1918 | 7 Jan 1919 | 6 Mar 1920 | Retired 15 Sep 1945; scuttled 1948 |
Minekaze | 峯風 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 20 Apr 1918 | 8 Feb 1919 | 29 May 1920 | Torpedoed E of Taiwan 23°07′N121°18′E / 23.12°N 121.30°E 10 Feb 1944; struck 31 Mar 1944 |
Yakaze | 矢風 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 15 Aug 1918 | 10 Apr 1920 | 19 Jul 1920 | Torpedo School vessel 20 Jul 1942; lost in explosion 20 Jul 1945; struck 15 Sep 1945 |
Okikaze | 沖風 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 22 Feb 1919 | 3 Oct 1919 | 17 Aug 1920 | Torpedoed S of Yokosuka 35°01′N140°07′E / 35.02°N 140.12°E 10 Jan 1943; struck 1 Mar 1943 |
Hakaze | 羽風 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 11 Nov 1918 | 21 Jun 1920 | 16 Sep 1920 | Torpedoed SW of Kavien 2°28′S150°23′E / 02.47°S 150.38°E 23 Jan 1943; struck 1 Mar 1943 |
Shimakaze | 島風 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 5 Sep 1919 | 31 Mar 1920 | 15 Nov 1920 | Renamed Patrol Boat PB-1 on 1 Apr 1940; torpedoed WSW of Kavieng 2°31′S149°26′E / 02.51°S 149.43°E 13 Jan 1943; struck 10 Feb 1943 |
Shiokaze | 汐風 | 15 May 1920 | 22 Oct 1920 | 29 Jul 1921 | Retired 5 Oct 1945; scuttled 1948 | |
Yūkaze | 夕風 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 14 Dec 1920 | 28 Apr 1921 | 24 Aug 1921 | Retired 5 Oct 1945; prize of war to UK 14 Aug 1947; broken up |
Akikaze | 秋風 | 7 Jun 1920 | 14 Dec 1920 | 16 Sep 1921 | Torpedoed W of Luzon 16°29′N117°10′E / 16.48°N 117.17°E 3 Nov 1944; struck 10 Jan 1945 | |
Nadakaze | 灘風 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 9 Jan 1920 | 26 Jun 1920 | 30 Sep 1921 | Renamed Patrol Boat PB-2 on 1 Apr 1940; torpedoed Lombok Strait 7°04′S115°25′E / 07.06°S 115.42°E 25 Jul 1945; struck 30 Sep 1945 |
Tachikaze | 太刀風 | 18 Aug 1920 | 31 Mar 1921 | 5 Dec 1921 | Air attack at Truk 7°02′N151°33′E / 07.04°N 151.55°E 17 Feb 1944; struck 13 Mar 1944 | |
Hokaze | 帆風 | 30 Nov 1920 | 12 Jul 1921 | 22 Dec 1921 | Torpedoed N of Celebes 3°14′N125°17′E / 03.24°N 125.28°E 6 Jul 1944; struck 10 Oct 1944 | |
Nokaze | 野風 | 16 Apr 1921 | 1 Oct 1921 | 31 Mar 1922 | Torpedoed off Cam Ranh Bay 12°29′N109°23′E / 12.48°N 109.38°E 20 Feb 1945; struck 10 Apr 1945 | |
Numakaze | 沼風 | 10 Aug 1921 | 22 May 1922 | 24 Jul 1922 | Torpedoed SE of Okinawa 26°17′N128°16′E / 26.29°N 128.26°E 19 Dec 1943; struck 5 Feb 1944 | |
Namikaze | 波風 | 7 Nov 1921 | 24 Jun 1922 | 11 Nov 1922 | Retired 5 Oct 1945; Prize of war to China 3 Oct 1947; broken up 1960 |
The total of 8 excludes 5 cancelled in 1922.
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Wakatake | 若竹 | Dai-2 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 13 December 1921 | 24 July 1922 | 30 September 1922 | Sunk in air attack off Palau during Operation Desecrate One 7°30′N134°12′E / 07.50°N 134.20°E 30 March 1944; struck 10 May 1944 |
Kuretake | 呉竹 | Dai-4 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 15 March 1922 | 21 October 1922 | 21 December 1922 | Sunk by USS Razorback at Bashi Channel 21°00′N121°14′E / 21°N 121.24°E 30 December 1944; struck 10 February 1945 |
Fuyō | 芙蓉 | Dai-16 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 16 February 1922 | 23 September 1922 | 16 March 1923 | Torpedoed by USS Puffer off Manila Bay 14°26′N119°33′E / 14.44°N 119.55°E 20 December 1943; struck 5 February 1944 |
Asagao | 朝顔 | Dai-10 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 14 March 1922 | 4 November 1922 | 10 May 1923 | Sunk by naval mine at Kanmon Straits 22 August 1945; raised and broken up 1948 |
Karukaya | 刈萱 | Dai-18 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 16 May 1922 | 19 March 1923 | 20 August 1923 | Torpedoed by USS Cod west of Luzon 15°23′N119°15′E / 15.38°N 119.25°E 10 May 1944; struck 10 July 1944 |
Sanae | 早苗 | Dai-6 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 5 April 1922 | 15 February 1923 | 5 November 1923 | Torpedoed by USS Bluefish in Celebes Sea 4°31′N122°04′E / 04.52°N 122.07°E 13 November 1943; struck 5 January 1944 |
Yūgao | 夕顔 | Dai-12 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 15 May 1922 | 14 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | Converted to Patrol Boat No. 46 (第四六号哨戒艇, Dai-46-Gō shōkaitei), 1 February 1940; sunk by USS Greenling at Irōzaki 10 November 1944 |
Sawarabi | 早蕨 | Dai-8 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 20 November 1922 | 1 September 1923 | 24 July 1924 | Capsized in storm off Keelung, Taiwan 27°10′N122°07′E / 27.17°N 122.12°E 5 December 1932; struck 1 April 1933 |
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Kamikaze | 神風 | Dai-1 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 15 December 1921 | 25 September 1922 | 19 December 1922 | renamed Kamikaze on 1 August 1928; demilitarized repatriation ship 1 December 1945; grounded Omaezaki 7 June 1946; stricken 26 June 1946 |
Harukaze | 春風 | Dai-5 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 16 May 1922 | 18 December 1922 | 31 May 1923 | renamed Harukaze on 1 August 1928; surrendered to USN 10 November 1945; scrapped 1947 |
Asakaze | 朝風 | Dai-3 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 16 February 1922 | 8 December 1922 | 16 June 1923 | renamed Asakaze on 1 August 1928; Torpedoed west of Luzon [16.06N, 119.44E] 23 August 1944; stricken 10 October 1944 |
Matsukaze | 松風 | Dai-7 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 2 December 1922 | 30 October 1923 | 5 April 1924 | renamed Matsukaze on 1 August 1928; Torpedoed NW of Chichijima [26.59N, 143.13E] 9 June 1944; stricken 10 August 1944 |
Hatakaze | 旗風 | Dai-9 | 3 July 1923 | 15 March 1924 | 30 August 1924 | renamed Hatakaze on 1 August 1928; sunk by air attack off Takao [22.37N, 120.15E] 15 January 1945; stricken 10 March 1945 | |
Yūnagi | 夕凪 | Dai-17 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 17 September 1923 | 23 April 1924 | 24 May 1925 | renamed Yūnagi on 1 August 1928; torpedoed NW of Luzon [18.46N, 120.46E] 25 August 1944; struck 10 October 1944 |
Oite | 追風 | Dai-11 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 16 March 1923 | 27 November 1924 | 30 October 1925 | renamed Oite on 1 August 1928; sunk by air attack at Truk [07.40N, 151.45E] 18 February 1944; stricken 11 March 1944 |
Hayate | 疾風 | Dai-13 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 11 November 1922 | 24 March 1925 | 21 November 1925 | renamed Hayate on 1 August 1928; combat loss in Battle of Wake Island [19.16N, 166.37E] 11 December 1941; stricken 10 January 1942 |
Asanagi | 朝凪 | Dai-15 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 5 March 1923 | 21 April 1924 | 29 December 1925 | renamed Asanagi on 1 August 1928; torpedoed W of Ogasawara [28.20N, 138.57E] 22 May 1944; stricken 10 July 1944 |
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Satsuki | 皐月 | Dai-27 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 1 Dec 1923 | 25 Mar 1925 | 15 Nov 1925 | sunk in air attack at Manila Bay 15°21′N120°33′E / 15.35°N 120.55°E 21 Sep 1944; struck 10 Nov 1944 |
Kisaragi | 如月 | Dai-21 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 3 Jun 1924 | 5 Jun 1925 | 21 Dec 1925 | combat loss off Wake Island 18°33′N166°10′E / 18.55°N 166.17°E 11 Dec 1941; struck 15 Jan 1942 |
Mutsuki | 睦月 | Dai-19 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 21 May 1924 | 23 Jul 1925 | 25 Mar 1926 | sunk in air attack in Solomon Islands 7°28′S160°08′E / 07.47°S 160.13°E 25 Aug 1942; struck 1 Oct 1942 |
Fumizuki | 文月 | Dai-29 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 20 Oct 1924 | 16 Feb 1926 | 3 Jul 1926 | sunk in air attack at Truk 7°14′N151°26′E / 07.24°N 151.44°E 18 Feb 1944; struck 31 Mar 1944 |
Yayoi | 弥生 | Dai-23 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 11 Jan 1924 | 11 Jul 1925 | 28 Aug 1926 | sunk in air attack in Solomon Islands 8°27′S151°15′E / 08.45°S 151.25°E 11 Sep 1942; struck 20 Oct 1942 |
Uzuki | 卯月 | Dai-25 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 11 Jan 1924 | 15 Oct 1925 | 14 Sep 1926 | Sunk Ormoc Bay 11°02′N124°14′E / 11.03°N 124.23°E 12 Dec 1944; struck 10 Jan 1945 |
Kikuzuki | 菊月 | Dai-31 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 15 Jun 1925 | 15 May 1926 | 20 Nov 1926 | sunk in air attack at Tulagi 9°04′S160°07′E / 09.07°S 160.12°E 4 May 1942; struck 25 May 1942; Later salvaged by USS Menominee (AT-73), 6 Oct 1943 |
Minazuki | 水無月 | Dai-28 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 24 Mar 1925 | 25 May 1926 | 22 Mar 1927 | Torpedoed in Celebes Sea 4°03′N119°18′E / 04.05°N 119.30°E 6 Jun 1944; struck 10 Aug 1944 |
Nagatsuki | 長月 | Dai-30 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 16 Apr 1925 | 6 Oct 1926 | 30 Apr 1927 | combat loss in central Solomons 8°01′S157°07′E / 08.02°S 157.12°E 6 Jul 1943; struck 1 Nov 1943 |
Mikazuki | 三日月 | Dai-32 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 21 Aug 1925 | 12 Jul 1926 | 5 May 1927 | sunk in air attack at Cape Gloucester 5°16′S148°15′E / 05.27°S 148.25°E 29 Jul 1943; struck 15 Oct 1943 |
Yūzuki | 夕月 | Dai-34 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Kyoto | 27 Nov 1926 | 4 Mar 1927 | 25 Jul 1927 | sunk in air attack at Cebu 11°12′N124°06′E / 11.20°N 124.10°E 12 Dec 1944; struck 10 Jan 1945 |
Mochizuki | 望月 | Dai-33 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 23 Mar 1926 | 28 Apr 1927 | 31 Oct 1927 | sunk in air attack in central Solomons 5°25′S151°24′E / 05.42°S 151.40°E 24 Oct 1943; struck 5 Jan 1944 |
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fubuki | 吹雪 | Dai-35 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 19 Jun 1926 | 15 Nov 1927 | 10 Aug 1928 | Sunk in surface action off Guadalcanal 9°04′S159°23′E / 09.06°S 159.38°E 11 Oct 1942; struck 15 Nov 1942 |
Shirayuki | 白雪 | Dai-36 | Yokohama Dockyard, Yokohama | 19 Mar 1927 | 20 Mar 1928 | 18 Dec 1928 | air attack off Dampir Strait 7°09′S148°18′E / 07.15°S 148.30°E 3 Mar 1943; struck 1 Apr 1943 |
Hatsuyuki | 初雪 | Dai-37 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 12 Apr 1927 | 29 Sep 1928 | 30 Mar 1929 | Air attack off Buin 6°30′S155°28′E / 06.50°S 155.47°E 17 Jul 1943; struck 15 Oct 1943 |
Murakumo | 叢雲 | Dai-39 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 25 Apr 1927 | 27 Sep 1928 | 10 May 1929 | air attack off Guadalcanal 8°24′S159°12′E / 08.40°S 159.20°E 12 Oct 1942; struck 15 Nov 1942 |
Miyuki | 深雪 | Dai-38 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 30 Apr 1927 | 26 Jun 1928 | 29 Jun 1929 | Collision with Inazuma, S Cheju Island 33°00′N125°18′E / 33°N 125.30°E 29 Jun 1934; struck 15 Aug 1934 |
Isonami | 磯波 | Dai-43 | 18 Oct 1926 | 24 Nov 1927 | 30 Jun 1928 | Torpedoed off SW Celebes 5°16′S123°02′E / 05.26°S 123.04°E 9 Apr 1943; struck 1 Aug 1943 | |
Shinonome | 東雲 | Dai-40 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 12 Aug 1926 | 26 Nov 1927 | 25 Jul 1928 | Air attack near Miri 4°14′N114°00′E / 04.24°N 114°E 17 Dec 1941; struck 15 Jan 1942 |
Usugumo | 薄雲 | Dai-41 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 21 Oct 1926 | 26 Dec 1927 | 26 Jul 1928 | Torpedoed off Etorofu 47°26′N147°33′E / 47.43°N 147.55°E 7 Jul 1944; struck 10 Sep 1944 |
Shirakumo | 白雲 | Dai-42 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 27 Oct 1926 | 27 Dec 1927 | 28 Jul 1928 | Torpedoed off Cape Erimo 42°15′N144°33′E / 42.25°N 144.55°E 16 Mar 1944; struck 31 Mar 1944 |
Uranami | 浦波 | Dai-44 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 28 Apr 1927 | 29 Nov 1928 | 30 Jun 1929 | Air attack W of Panay 11°30′N123°00′E / 11.50°N 123°E 26 Oct 1944; struck 10 Dec 1944 |
Shikinami | 敷波 | Dai-46 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 6 Jul 1928 | 22 Jun 1929 | 24 Dec 1929 | Torpedoed S of Hainan 18°10′N114°24′E / 18.16°N 114.40°E 12 Sep 1944; struck 10 Oct 1944 |
Ayanami | 綾波 | Dai-45 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 20 Jan 1928 | 5 Oct 1929 | 30 Apr 1930 | Scuttled off Guadalcanal by Uranami 9°06′S159°31′E / 09.10°S 159.52°E 15 Nov 1942; struck 15 Dec 1942 |
Asagiri | 朝霧 | Dai-47 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 12 Dec 1928 | 18 Nov 1929 | 30 Jun 1930 | Air attack off Guadalcanal 8°00′S160°06′E / 08°S 160.10°E 28 Aug 1942; struck 1 Oct 1942 |
Amagiri | 天霧 | Dai-49 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 28 Nov 1928 | 27 Feb 1930 | 10 Nov 1930 | Mined, S of Makassar Strait 2°06′S116°27′E / 02.10°S 116.45°E 23 Apr 1944; struck 10 Jun 1944 |
Yūgiri | 夕霧 | Dai-48 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 1 Apr 1929 | 12 May 1930 | 3 Dec 1930 | Sunk in action central Solomons 4°26′S154°00′E / 04.44°S 154°E 25 Nov 1943; struck 15 Dec 1943 |
Sagiri | 狭霧 | Dai-50 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 28 Mar 1929 | 23 Dec 1929 | 30 Jan 1931 | Torpedoed off Kuching 1°20′N110°13′E / 01.34°N 110.21°E 24 Dec 1941; struck 15 Jan 1942 |
Akebono | 曙 | Dai-52 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 25 Oct 1929 | 7 Nov 1930 | 31 Jul 1931 | Air attack Manila Bay 14°21′N120°30′E / 14.35°N 120.50°E 13 Nov 1944; struck 10 Jan 1945 |
Oboro | 朧 | Dai-51 | 29 Nov 1929 | 8 Nov 1930 | 31 Oct 1931 | Air attack off Kiska Island 52°10′N178°05′E / 52.17°N 178.08°E 16 Oct 1942; struck 15 Nov 1942 | |
Ushio | 潮 | Dai-54 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 24 Dec 1929 | 17 Nov 1930 | 14 Nov 1931 | Surrendered to Allies 15 Sep 1945; scrapped 1948 |
Sazanami | 漣 | Dai-53 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 21 Feb 1930 | 6 Jun 1931 | 19 May 1932 | Torpedoed E of Palau 5°09′N141°09′E / 05.15°N 141.15°E 14 Jan 1944; struck 10 Mar 1944 |
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Akatsuki | 暁 | Dai-55 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 17 Feb 1930 | 7 May 1932 | 30 Nov 1932 | Sunk in action off Guadalcanal 9°10′S159°34′E / 09.17°S 159.56°E 13 Nov 1942; struck 15 Dec 1942 |
Hibiki | 響 | Dai-56 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 21 Feb 1930 | 16 Jun 1932 | 31 Mar 1933 | surrendered 5 Oct 1945; prize of war to USSR and renamed Verniy 5 Jul 1947; sunk as target around 1970s |
Ikazuchi | 雷 | Dai-57 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 7 Mar 1930 | 22 Oct 1931 | 15 Aug 1932 | torpedoed W of Guam 10°08′N143°31′E / 10.13°N 143.51°E 13 Apr 1944; struck 10 Jun 1944 |
Inazuma | 電 | Dai-58 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 7 Mar 1930 | 25 Feb 1932 | 15 Nov 1932 | Torpedoed W of Celebes 5°05′N119°23′E / 05.08°N 119.38°E 14 May 1944; struck 10 Jun 1944 |
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Hatsuharu | 初春 | Dai-59 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 14 May 1931 | 27 February 1933 | 30 September 1933 | Air attack in Manila Bay 13 November 1944 |
Nenohi | 子日 | Dai-60 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 15 December 1931 | 22 December 1932 | 30 September 1933 | Torpedoed near Agattu Island 4 July 1942 |
Hatsushimo | 初霜 | Dai-62 | 31 January 1933 | 4 November 1933 | 27 September 1934 | Mined and sunk 30 July 1945 | |
Wakaba | 若葉 | Dai-61 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 12 December 1931 | 18 March 1934 | 31 October 1934 | Air attack off Panay 24 October 1944 |
Ariake | 有明 | Dai-63 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 14 January 1933 | 23 September 1934 | 25 March 1935 | Air attack near Cape Gloucester 28 July 1943 |
Yūgure | 夕暮 | Dai-64 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 9 April 1933 | 6 May 1934 | 30 March 1935 | Air attack off Kolombangara 20 July 1943 |
These four vessels were nominally "torpedo boats". Built under the 1st Naval Armaments Supplement Programme of 1931.
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Chidori | 千鳥 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 13 October 1931 | 1 April 1933 | 20 November 1933 | Sunk 21 December 1944 by USS Tilefish (SS-307) west of Omaezaki 34°33′N138°02′E / 34.550°N 138.033°E |
Manazuru | 真鶴 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 22 December 1931 | 11 July 1933 | 31 January 1934 | Sunk 1 March 1945 by air raid at Naha 26°17′N127°35′E / 26.283°N 127.583°E |
Tomozuru | 友鶴 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 11 November 1932 | 1 October 1933 | 24 February 1934 | Sunk 24 March 1945 by air raid at west of Amami Ōshima 29°15′N125°13′E / 29.250°N 125.217°E |
Hatsukari | 初雁 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 6 April 1933 | 19 December 1933 | 15 July 1934 | Captured by United Kingdom at the end of war; Decommissioned 3 May 1947, scrapped 1948 |
These eight vessels were nominally "torpedo boats". The total of 8 excludes another 8 cancelled units. [6]
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Ōtori | 鴻 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 8 Nov 1934 | 25 Apr 1935 | 10 Oct 1936 | Sunk by aircraft of Task Force 58 NW of Saipan 12 Jun 1944 |
Hayabusa | 隼 | Yokohama Dockyard, Yokohama | 19 Dec 1934 | 28 Oct 1935 | 7 Dec 1936 | Sunk by aircraft in Sibuyan Sea 24 Sep 1944 |
Hiyodori | 鵯 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 26 Nov 1934 | 25 Oct 1935 | 20 Dec 1936 | Sunk by USS Gunnel in South China Sea 17 Nov 1944 |
Kasasagi | 鵲 | Ōsaka Iron Works | 4 Mar 1935 | 18 Oct 1935 | 15 Jan 1937 | Sunk by USS Bluefish in Flores Sea, 26 Sep 1943 |
Kiji | 雉 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 24 Oct 1935 | 26 Jan 1937 | 31 Jul 1937 | Surrendered to Soviet Union at Nakhodka on 3 Oct 1947; Renamed Vnimatel'nyy; Decommissioned 31 Oct 1957 |
Sagi | 鷺 | Harima Shipyards, Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi | 20 May 1936 | 30 Jan 1937 | 31 Jul 1937 | Sunk by USS Gunnel W of Luzon 8 Nov 1944 |
Hato | 鳩 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 28 May 1936 | 25 Jan 1937 | 7 Aug 1937 | Sunk by aircraft at Hong Kong 16 Oct 1944 |
Kari | 雁 | Yokohama Dockyard, Yokohama | 11 May 1936 | 20 Jan 1937 | 20 Sep 1937 | Sunk by USS Baya in Java Sea 16 July 1945 |
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Shiratsuyu | 白露 | Dai-65 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 14 November 1933 | 5 April 1935 | 20 August 1936 | Collision 15 June 1944 at 09°09′N126°51′E / 9.150°N 126.850°E |
Shigure | 時雨 | Dai-66 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 9 December 1933 | 18 May 1935 | 7 September 1936 | Torpedoed in Gulf of Siam 24 January 1945 at 06°00′N103°48′E / 6.000°N 103.800°E |
Murasame | 村雨 | Dai-67 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 1 February 1934 | 20 June 1935 | 7 January 1937 | Sunk in action 6 March 1943 at 08°03′S157°13′E / 8.050°S 157.217°E |
Yūdachi | 夕立 | Dai-68 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 16 October 1934 | 21 June 1936 | 7 January 1937 | Sunk in action 13 November 1942 at 09°14′S159°52′E / 9.233°S 159.867°E |
Samidare | 五月雨 | Dai-70 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 19 December 1934 | 6 July 1935 | 29 January 1937 | Torpedoed near Palau 25 August 1944 at 08°10′N134°38′E / 8.167°N 134.633°E |
Kawakaze | 江風 | Dai-73 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 25 April 1935 | 1 November 1936 | 30 April 1937 | Sunk in action 6 August 1943 at 07°50′S156°54′E / 7.833°S 156.900°E |
Umikaze | 海風 | Dai-71 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 4 May 1935 | 27 November 1936 | 31 May 1937 | Torpedoed at Truk Atoll 1 February 1944 at 07°10′N151°43′E / 7.167°N 151.717°E |
Yamakaze | 山風 | Dai-72 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 25 May 1935 | 21 February 1936 | 30 June 1937 | Torpedoed SE of Yokosuka, 25 June 1942 at 34°34′N140°26′E / 34.567°N 140.433°E |
Harusame | 春雨 | Dai-69 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 3 February 1935 | 21 September 1935 | 26 August 1937 | Air attack NW of Manokwari, New Guinea 8 June 1944 at 00°05′S132°45′E / 0.083°S 132.750°E |
Suzukaze | 涼風 | Dai-74 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 9 July 1935 | 11 March 1937 | 31 August 1937 | Torpedoed NNW of Pohnpei 25 January 1944 at 08°51′N157°10′E / 8.850°N 157.167°E |
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Asashio | 朝潮 | Dai-75 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 7 September 1935 | 16 December 1936 | 31 August 1937 | Air strike in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea 4 March 1943 at 07°15′S148°15′E / 7.250°S 148.250°E |
Ōshio | 大潮 | Dai-76 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 5 August 1936 | 19 April 1937 | 31 October 1937 | Torpedoed 20 February 1943 (Solomon Islands campaign) at 00°50′S146°06′E / 0.833°S 146.100°E |
Michishio | 満潮 | Dai-77 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 5 November 1935 | 15 March 1937 | 31 October 1937 | Surface action in the Battle of Surigao Strait 25 October 1944 at 10°25′N125°23′E / 10.417°N 125.383°E |
Arashio | 荒潮 | Dai-78 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 1 October 1935 | 26 May 1937 | 30 December 1937 | Air attack in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea 4 March 1943 at 07°15′S148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E |
Yamagumo | 山雲 | Dai-79 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 4 November 1936 | 24 July 1937 | 15 January 1938 | Surface action in the Battle of Surigao Strait 25 October 1944 at 10°25′N125°23′E / 10.417°N 125.383°E |
Natsugumo | 夏雲 | Dai-80 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 1 July 1936 | 26 May 1937 | 10 February 1938 | Air attack in the Battle of Cape Esperance 12 October 1942 at 08°40′S159°20′E / 8.667°S 159.333°E |
Asagumo | 朝雲 | Dai-81 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 23 December 1936 | 5 November 1937 | 31 March 1938 | Surface action in the Battle of Surigao Strait 25 October 1944 at 10°04′N125°21′E / 10.067°N 125.350°E |
Minegumo | 峯雲 | Dai-82 | Fujinagata Shipyards | 22 March 1937 | 4 November 1937 | 30 April 1938 | Surface action in the Battle of Blackett Strait 5 March 1943 at 08°01′S157°14′E / 8.017°S 157.233°E |
Arare | 霰 | Dai-83 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 5 March 1937 | 16 November 1937 | 15 April 1939 | Torpedoed 5 July 1942 at 52°0′N177°40′E / 52.000°N 177.667°E |
Kasumi | 霞 | Dai-84 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 1 December 1936 | 18 November 1937 | 24 June 1939 | Operation Ten-Go 7 April 1945 at 31°N128°E / 31°N 128°E |
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Kagerō | 陽炎 | Dai-85 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 3 September 1937 | 27 September 1938 | 6 November 1939 | Air attack SW of Rendova 8 May 1943 at 08°08′S156°55′E / 8.133°S 156.917°E |
Shiranui | 不知火 | Dai-86 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 30 August 1937 | 28 June 1938 | 20 December 1939 | Air attack N of Iloilo, Panay 27 October 1944 at 12°0′N122°30′E / 12.000°N 122.500°E |
Yukikaze | 雪風 | Dai-92 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 2 August 1938 | 24 March 1939 | 20 January 1940 | Surrendered to Republic of China on 6 July 1947 at Shanghai, renamed DD-12 Tan Yang (丹陽); scrapped 1970 |
Kuroshio | 黒潮 | Dai-87 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 31 August 1937 | 25 October 1938 | 27 January 1940 | Mined leaving Vila, Kolombangara 8 May 1943 at 08°08′S156°55′E / 8.133°S 156.917°E |
Hatsukaze | 初風 | Dai-91 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 3 December 1937 | 24 January 1939 | 15 February 1940 | Sunk in Battle of Empress Augusta Bay 2 November 1943 at 06°01′S153°58′E / 6.017°S 153.967°E |
Oyashio | 親潮 | Dai-88 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 29 March 1938 | 29 November 1938 | 20 August 1940 | Mined, air attack leaving Vila, Kolombangara 8 May 1943 at 08°08′S156°55′E / 8.133°S 156.917°E |
Hayashio | 早潮 | Dai-89 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 30 June 1938 | 19 April 1939 | 31 August 1940 | Scuttled after air attack, Guna Bay 24 November 1942 at 07°0′S147°30′E / 7.000°S 147.500°E |
Natsushio | 夏潮 | Dai-90 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 9 December 1937 | 23 February 1939 | 31 August 1940 | Torpedoed S of Makassar 9 February 1942 at 05°10′S119°24′E / 5.167°S 119.400°E |
Amatsukaze | 天津風 | Dai-93 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 14 February 1939 | 19 October 1939 | 26 October 1940 | Air attack E of Xiamen 6 April 1945 at 24°30′N118°10′E / 24.500°N 118.167°E |
Isokaze | 磯風 | Dai-96 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 25 November 1938 | 19 June 1939 | 30 November 1940 | Scuttled SW of Nagasaki following air attack 7 April 1945 at 30°28′N128°55′E / 30.46°N 128.92°E |
Tokitsukaze | 時津風 | Dai-94 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 20 February 1939 | 10 November 1939 | 15 December 1940 | Air attack SE of Finschhafen 3 March 1943 at 07°16′S148°15′E / 7.267°S 148.250°E |
Urakaze | 浦風 | Dai-95 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 11 April 1939 | 19 April 1940 | 15 December 1940 | Torpedoed NNW of Keelung, Taiwan 21 November 1944 at 26°09′N121°23′E / 26.150°N 121.383°E |
Arashi | 嵐 | Dai-100 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 4 May 1939 | 22 April 1940 | 27 January 1941 | Sunk in Battle of Vella Gulf 6 August 1943 at 07°50′S156°55′E / 7.833°S 156.917°E |
Hagikaze | 萩風 | Dai-101 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 23 May 1939 | 18 June 1940 | 31 March 1941 | Sunk in Battle of Vella Gulf 6 August 1943 at 07°50′S156°55′E / 7.833°S 156.917°E |
Tanikaze | 谷風 | Dai-98 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 18 October 1939 | 1 November 1940 | 25 April 1941 | Torpedoed in Sibutu Passage 9 June 1944 at 05°42′N120°41′E / 5.700°N 120.683°E |
Nowaki | 野分 | Dai-99 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 8 November 1939 | 17 September 1940 | 28 April 1941 | Sunk in the aftermath of the Battle off Samar 26 October 1944 at 13°0′N124°54′E / 13.000°N 124.900°E |
Hamakaze | 浜風 | Dai-97 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 20 November 1939 | 25 November 1940 | 30 June 1941 | Air attack SW of Nagasaki 7 April 1945 at 30°47′N128°08′E / 30.783°N 128.133°E |
Maikaze | 舞風 | Dai-102 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 22 April 1940 | 13 March 1941 | 15 July 1941 | Sunk in surface action during Operation Hailstone at Truk 17 February 1944 at 07°45′N151°20′E / 7.750°N 151.333°E |
Akigumo | 秋雲 | Dai-103 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 2 July 1940 | 11 April 1941 | 27 September 1941 | Torpedoed SE of Zamboanga, Philippines 11 April 1944 at 06°43′N122°23′E / 6.717°N 122.383°E |
The total of 12 excludes 1 uncompleted (Michitsuki) and 3 cancelled; 21 intended further ships were never ordered. [7]
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Akizuki | 秋月 | Dai-104 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 30 June 1940 | 2 July 1941 | 11 June 1942 | Sunk during the Battle off Cape Engaño 25 October 1944. Removed from navy list on 10 December 1944. |
Teruzuki | 照月 | Dai-105 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 13 November 1940 | 21 November 1941 | 31 August 1942 | Heavily damaged by USS PT-37 and PT-40 off Savo Island 11 December 1942. Scuttled 12 December 1942. Removed from navy list 20 January 1943. |
Suzutsuki | 涼月 | Dai-106 | 15 March 1941 | 3 March 1942 | 29 December 1942 | Survived war at Sasebo. Decommissioned 20 November 1945. Converted to breakwater at Kitakyūshū in July 1948. | |
Hatsuzuki | 初月 | Dai-107 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 25 July 1941 | 3 April 1942 | 29 December 1942 | Sunk during the Battle off Cape Engaño 25 October 1944. Removed from navy list 10 December 1944. |
Niizuki | 新月 | Dai-108 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 8 December 1941 | 29 June 1942 | 31 March 1943 | Sunk during the Battle of Kula Gulf 6 July 1943. Removed from navy list 10 September 1943. |
Wakatsuki | 若月 | Dai-109 | 9 March 1942 | 24 November 1942 | 31 May 1943 | Sunk during the Battle of Ormoc Bay 11 November 1944. Removed from navy list 10 January 1945. | |
Shimotsuki | 霜月 | 6 July 1942 | 7 April 1943 | 31 March 1944 | Sunk by USS Cavalla off Anambas Islands 25 November 1944. Removed from navy list 10 January 1945. | ||
Fuyutsuki | 冬月 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 8 May 1943 | 20 January 1944 | 25 May 1944 | Survived war at Kitakyūshū. Decommissioned 20 November 1945. Converted to breakwater at Kitakyūshū in July 1948. | |
Hanazuki | 花月 | 10 February 1944 | 10 October 1944 | 26 December 1944 | Survived war at western Inland Sea. Decommissioned 5 October 1945. Surrendered to United States 29 August 1947 and renamed DD-934. Sunk as target off the Gotō Islands 3 February 1948. | ||
Harutsuki | 春月 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 23 December 1943 | 3 August 1944 | 28 December 1944 | Survived war at Kure. Decommissioned 5 October 1945. Surrendered to Soviet Union 28 August 1947 and renamed Vnezapniy | |
Yoizuki | 宵月 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 25 August 1943 | 25 September 1944 | 31 January 1945 | Survived war at Nōmi. Decommissioned 5 October 1945. Surrendered to Republic of China 29 August 1947 and renamed Fen Yang. Scrapped in 1963. | |
Natsuzuki | 夏月 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki | 1 May 1944 | 2 December 1944 | 8 April 1945 | Survived war at Kitakyūshū. Decommissioned 5 October 1945. Surrendered to United Kingdom 25 August 1947. Sold and scrapped at Uraga in September 1947-March 1948. |
The total of 19 excludes 8 cancelled. [8]
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
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Yūgumo | 夕雲 | Dai-110 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 12 June 1940 | 16 March 1941 | 5 December 1941 | Sunk during Battle of Vella Lavella 6 October 1943 |
Makigumo | 巻雲 | Dai-111 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 13 December 1940 | 5 November 1941 | 14 March 1942 | Sunk after surface action 1 February 1943 |
Kazagumo | 風雲 | Dai-112 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 23 December 1940 | 26 September 1941 | 28 March 1942 | Torpedoed at Davao Gulf 8 June 1944 |
Naganami | 長波 | Dai-113 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 5 April 1941 | 5 March 1942 | 30 June 1942 | Air attack, Ormoc Bay, 11 November 1944 |
Makinami | 巻波 | Dai-114 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 11 April 1941 | 27 December 1941 | 8 August 1942 | Sunk, Battle of Cape St. George, 25 November 1943 |
Takanami | 高波 | Dai-115 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 29 May 1941 | 16 March 1942 | 31 August 1942 | Sunk, Battle of Tassafaronga, 30 November 1942 |
Ōnami | 大波 | Dai-116 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 15 November 1941 | 13 August 1942 | 29 December 1942 | Sunk, Battle of Cape St. George, 25 November 1943 |
Kiyonami | 清波 | Dai-117 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 15 October 1941 | 17 August 1942 | 25 January 1943 | Air attack, NNW of Kolombangara 20 July 1943 |
Tamanami | 玉波 | Dai-118 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 16 March 1942 | 26 December 1942 | 30 April 1943 | Torpedoed, WSW of Manila, 7 July 1944 |
Suzunami | 涼波 | Dai-120 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 27 March 1942 | 26 December 1942 | 27 July 1943 | Air attack, Rabaul, 11 November 1943 |
Fujinami | 藤波 | Dai-121 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 25 August 1942 | 20 April 1943 | 31 July 1943 | Air attack N of Iloilo 27 October 1944 |
Hayanami | 早波 | Dai-122 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 15 January 1942 | 19 December 1942 | 31 July 1943 | Torpedoed near Tawi-Tawi, Philippines 7 June 1944 |
Hamanami | 濱波 | Dai-123 | 28 April 1942 | 18 April 1943 | 15 October 1943 | Air attack, Ormoc Bay, 11 November 1944 | |
Asashimo | 朝霜 | Dai-126 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 21 January 1943 | 18 July 1943 | 27 November 1943 | Air attack SW of Nagasaki 7 April 1945 |
Kishinami | 岸波 | Dai-125 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 29 August 1942 | 19 August 1943 | 3 December 1943 | Torpedoed W of Palawan Island 4 December 1944 |
Okinami | 沖波 | Dai-124 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 5 August 1942 | 18 July 1943 | 10 December 1943 | Air attack W of Manila, 13 November 1944 |
Hayashimo | 早霜 | Dai-127 | 20 January 1943 | 20 October 1943 | 20 February 1944 | Air attack off Semirara Island 26 October 1944 | |
Akishimo | 秋霜 | Dai-128 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 3 May 1943 | 5 December 1943 | 11 March 1944 | Air attack, Manila 13 November 1944 |
Kiyoshimo | 清霜 | Dai-129 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 16 March 1943 | 29 February 1944 | 15 May 1944 | Torpedoed after air attack 26 December 1944 |
The total excludes 16 cancelled. [9]
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shimakaze | 島風 | Dai-119 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 8 August 1941 | 18 July 1942 | 10 May 1943 | Sunk during Battle of Ormoc Bay 11 November 1944 |
Name | Kanji | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matsu | 松 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 8 August 1943 | 3 February 1944 | 28 April 1944 | Sunk on 4 August 1944 by US Navy ships 50 miles northwest of Chichijima (Ogasawara Islands) |
Momo | 桃 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 5 November 1943 | 25 March 1944 | 10 June 1944 | Sunk 15 December 1944 by US Navy submarine USS Hawkbill 140 miles south-west of m.Bolinao (o-in Luzon) |
Take | 竹 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 15 October 1943 | 28 March 1944 | 16 June 1944 | Surrendered to United Kingdom 16 July 1947 at Singapore, scrapped |
Ume | 梅 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 25 January 1944 | 24 April 1944 | 28 June 1944 | Sunk 31 January 1945 by US Army Air Force aircraft 20 miles south of Taiwan |
Kuwa | 桑 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 20 December 1943 | 25 May 1944 | 15 July 1944 | Sunk 3 December 1944 by US Navy destroyers during the Battle of Ormoc Bay (o-in Luzon) |
Maki | 槇 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 19 February 1944 | 10 June 1944 | 10 August 1944 | Surrendered to United Kingdom on 14 August 1947 at Singapore, scrapped 1947 |
Kiri | 桐 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 1 February 1944 | 27 May 1944 | 14 August 1944 | Delivered to Soviet Union on 29 July 1947 at Nakhodka, renamed Vozrozhdionny (Возрождённый), converted to target ship TsL-25 (1949) and depot ship PM-65 (1957), scrapped in 1969. |
Sugi | 杉 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 25 February 1944 | 3 July 1944 | 25 August 1944 | Surrendered at Kure. Handed over to the Republic of China on 6 July 1947 in Shanghai, called ROCN Hui Yang. Removed from the ROC Navy list 11 November 1954 and scrapped. |
Momi | 樅 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 1 February 1944 | 16 June 1944 | 3 September 1944 | Sunk on 5 January 1945 by US Navy carrier aircraft 28 miles west-southwest of Manila |
Kashi | 樫 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Kyoto | 5 May 1944 | 13 August 1944 | 30 September 1944 | Surrendered to United States on 7 August 1947 at Sasebo, scrapped 20 March 1948 |
Kaya | 榧 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 10 April 1944 | 30 July 1944 | 30 September 1944 | Transferred to the Soviet Union 5 July 1947 in Nakhodka, renamed "Volevoy", converted to target ship "TSL-23" (1949), then to the floating heater "OT-61" (1958); excluded from the lists of the fleet on 1 August 1959 and scrapped. |
Hinoki | 檜 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 4 March 1944 | 4 July 1944 | 30 September 1944 | Damaged 5 January by air attack while in company with the Momi, returned to Manila for repair and was sunk while leaving Manila Bay 7 January 1945 by US Navy destroyers |
Kaede | 楓 | 4 March 1944 | 25 June 1944 | 30 October 1944 | Surrendered at Kure. Handed over to the Republic of China on 6 July 1947 in Shanghai, named ROCN Heng Yang. Removed from the ROC Navy list in 1950, then scrapped in 1962. | |
Sakura | 櫻 | 2 June 1944 | 6 September 1944 | 25 November 1944 | Sunk by a mine in the port of Osaka 11 July 1945 | |
Nara | 楢 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 10 June 1944 | 12 October 1944 | 26 November 1944 | Scrapped 1 July 1948 |
Tsubaki | 椿 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 20 June 1944 | 30 September 1944 | 30 November 1944 | Scrapped 28 July 1948 |
Keyaki | 欅 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 22 June 1944 | 30 September 1944 | 15 December 1944 | Surrendered to United States on 5 July 1947 at Yokosuka, Sunk as target off 34°44′N140°01′E / 34.733°N 140.017°E , 29 October 1947 |
Yanagi | 柳 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 20 August 1944 | 25 November 1944 | 8 January 1945 | Heavily damaged by aircraft and ran aground on 14 July 1945 at Ōminato, scrapped on 1 April 1947 |
The total excludes 9 never completed and cancelled units
Name | Kanji | Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tachibana | 橘 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 8 July 1944 | 14 October 1944 | 20 January 1945 | Sunk on 14 July 1945 by US Navy carrier aircraft off Hakodate | |
Nire | 楡 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 14 August 1944 | 25 November 1944 | 31 January 1945 | Scrapped April 1948 | |
Tsuta | 蔦 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 31 July 1944 | 2 November 1944 | 8 February 1945 | Surrendered at Kure. Used to repatriate Japanese. Handed over to the Republic of China on 31 July 1947 in Shanghai. It was renamed ROCN Hua Yang, removed from the ROC Navy list on 11 November 1954. | |
Hagi | 萩 | 11 September 1944 | 27 November 1944 | 1 March 1945 | Surrendered to United Kingdom on 16 July 1947 at Singapore, scrapped | ||
Kaki | 柿 | 5 October 1944 | 11 December 1944 | 5 March 1945 | Surrendered to United States on 4 July 1947 at Qingdao. Sunk as target off 35°29′N123°35′E / 35.483°N 123.583°E , 19 August 1947 | ||
Shii | 椎 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 18 September 1944 | 13 January 1945 | 13 March 1945 | Delivered to Soviet Union on 5 July 1947 at Nakhodka, renamed Vol'ny, converted to target ship TSL-24 (1949), scrapped in 1960. | |
Nashi | 梨 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 1 September 1944 | 17 January 1945 | 15 March 1945 | Sunk 28 July 1945 at Kure by US aircraft. Salvaged on 30 September 1954, Transferred to JDS Wakaba on 31 May 1956. Refitted in 1958 as a radar trials ship; sonar added in 1960. Struck on 31 March 1971 and scrapped 1972–1973. | |
Sumire | 菫 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 21 October 1944 | 27 December 1944 | 26 March 1945 | Surrendered to United Kingdom on 23 August 1947 at Hong Kong, sunk as target 1947 | |
Enoki | 榎 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 14 October 1944 | 27 January 1945 | 31 March 1945 | Sunk 26 June 1945 sunk in shallow water by contact mine at Obama, Fukui, raised and scrapped 1948 | |
Kusunoki | 楠 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 9 November 1944 | 8 January 1945 | 28 April 1945 | Surrendered to United Kingdom on 1947 | |
Odake | 雄竹 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 5 November 1944 | 10 March 1945 | 15 May 1945 | Surrendered to United States on 14 July 1947 at Qingdao. Sunk as target off 35°29′N122°52′E / 35.483°N 122.867°E , 17 September 1947 | |
Hatsuzakura | 初櫻 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka | 4 December 1944 | 10 February 1945 | 18 May 1945 | Delivered to Soviet Union on 29 July 1947 at Nakhodka, renamed Vetrenny and soon Vyrazitelny, converted to target ship TSL-26 (1949), scrapped in 1958. | |
Kaba | 樺 | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka | 15 October 1944 | 27 February 1945 | 29 May 1945 | Surrendered to United States on 4 August 1947 at Sasebo, scrapped 1 March 1948 | |
Hatsuume | 初梅 | Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto | 8 December 1944 | 25 April 1945 | 18 June 1945 | Surrendered at Maizuru. Handed over to the Republic of China on 6 July 1947 in Shanghai, called ROCN Xin Yang. Removed from the ROC Navy list and scrapped 1961. |
Gleaves class/Asakaze class (DD) — 2 ships transferred 1954 from USA
Name | Kanji | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asakaze (ex-USS Ellyson) | あさかぜ | DD-181 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, United States | 20 December 1940 | 26 July 1941 | 28 November 1941 | Transferred JMSDF 19 October 1954, Returned to U.S. 1970, sold to Taiwan for spare parts |
Hatakaze (ex-USS Macomb) | はたかぜ | DD-182 | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States | 3 September 1940 | 23 September 1941 | 26 January 1942 | Transferred JMSDF 19 October 1954, Returned to U.S. 1969, sold to Taiwan and renamed ROCS Hsien Yang, struck 1974 |
Fletcher class/Ariake class (DD) — 2 ships transferred 1959 from USA
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariake (ex-USS Heywood L. Edwards) | ありあけ | DD-183 | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 4 July 1943 | 6 October 1943 | 26 January 1944 | Transferred JMSDF 10 March 1959, Scrapped 1976 |
Yūgure (ex-USS Richard P. Leary) | ゆうぐれ | DD-184 | 23 February 1944 | Transferred JMSDF 10 March 1959, Returned to U.S. 10 March 1974, Scrapped 1 July 1976 |
Harukaze class (DD) — 2 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harukaze | はるかぜ | DD-101/ASU-7002 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 15 December 1954 | 20 September 1955 | 26 April 1956 | Decommissioned 5 March 1985, Dismantled 19 November 2001 |
Yukikaze | ゆきかぜ | DD-102/ASU-7003 | 17 December 1954 | 20 August 1955 | 31 July 1956 | Decommissioned 27 March 1985, Dismantled 19 November 2001 |
Ayanami class (DDK) — 7 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ayanami | あやなみ | DD-103/ASU-7004 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 20 November 1956 | 12 February 1957 | 12 February 1958 | Decommissioned 25 December 1986, scrapped |
Uranami | うらなみ | DD-105/ASU-7005 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 1 February 1957 | 29 August 1957 | 27 February 1958 | |
Isonami | いそなみ | DD-104/TV-3502 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Kobe | 14 December 1956 | 30 September 1957 | 14 March 1958 | Decommissioned 1 July 1987, sank as tarket ship 1988 |
Shikinami | しきなみ | DD-106/TV-3503 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 25 September 1957 | 15 March 1958 | Decommissioned 1 July 1987, scrapped 1988 | |
Takanami | たかなみ | DD-110/ASU-7009 | 8 November 1958 | 8 August 1959 | 30 January 1960 | Decommissioned 24 March 1989, scrapped | |
Ōnami | おおなみ | DD-111/ASU-7013 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 20 March 1959 | 13 February 1960 | 29 August 1960 | Decommissioned 23 March 1990, scrapped |
Makinami | まきなみ | DD-112/ASU-7014 | Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto | 25 April 1960 | 28 October 1960 |
Murasame class (1958) (DDA) — 3 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murasame | むらさめ | DD-107/ASU-7006 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 17 December 1957 | 31 July 1958 | 28 February 1959 | Decommissioned 23 March 1988, scrapped |
Yūdachi | ゆうだち | DD-108/ASU-7007 | 16 December 1957 | 29 July 1958 | 25 March 1959 | Decommissioned 24 March 1987, scrapped | |
Harusame | はるさめ | DD-109/ASU-7008 | 17 June 1958 | 18 June 1959 | 15 December 1959 | Decommissioned 31 May 1989, scrapped |
Akizuki class (1959) (DD) — 2 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akizuki | あきづき | DD-161/ASU-7010 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki | 31 July 1958 | 26 June 1959 | 13 February 1960 | Decommissioned 7 December 1993, scrapped |
Teruzuki | てるづき | DD-162/ASU-7012/TV-3504 | Mitsubishi Shipyards, Kobe | 15 August 1958 | 24 June 1959 | 19 February 1960 | Decommissioned 27 September 1993, sunk as target ship 14 July 1994 |
Yamagumo class (DDK) — 6 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yamagumo | やまぐも | DD-113/TV-3506 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 23 March 1964 | 27 February 1965 | 29 January 1966 | Decommissioned 1 August 1995, scrapped |
Makigumo | まきぐも | DD-114/TV-3507 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 10 June 1964 | 26 July 1965 | 19 March 1966 | |
Asagumo | あさぐも | DD-115/ASU-7018 | Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto | 24 June 1965 | 25 November 1966 | 29 August 1967 | Decommissioned 24 March 1998, scrapped |
Aokumo | あおくも | DD-119/TV-3512 | Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka | 2 October 1970 | 20 March 1972 | 25 November 1972 | Decommissioned 13 June 2003, scrapped |
Akigumo | あきぐも | DD-120/TV-3514 | 7 July 1972 | 23 October 1973 | 24 July 1974 | Decommissioned 16 February 2005, scrapped | |
Yūgumo | ゆうぐも | DD-121 | 4 February 1976 | 21 May 1977 | 24 March 1978 | Decommissioned 17 June 2005, scrapped |
Takatsuki class (DDA) — 4 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Takatsuki | たかつき | DD-164 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 8 October 1964 | 7 January 1966 | 15 March 1967 | Decommissioned 16 August 2002, scrapped September 2003 |
Kikuzuki | きくづき | DD-165 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 15 March 1966 | 25 March 1967 | 27 March 1968 | Decommissioned 6 November 2003, scrapped April 2005 |
Mochizuki | もちづき | DD-166/ASU-7019 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 22 November 1966 | 15 March 1968 | 25 March 1969 | Decommissioned 19 March 1999, scrapped |
Nagatsuki | ながつき | DD-167 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 2 March 1968 | 19 March 1969 | 12 February 1970 | Decommissioned 19 March 1996, sunk as target ship 3 August 1997 |
Minegumo class (DDK) — 3 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minegumo | みねぐも | DD-116/TV-3509 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 14 March 1967 | 16 August 1967 | 31 August 1968 | Decommissioned 18 March 1999, scrapped |
Natsugumo | なつぐも | DD-117/TV-3510 | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka | 26 June 1967 | 25 July 1968 | 25 April 1969 | |
Murakumo | むらくも | DD-118/TV-3511 | Hitachi Zosen, Osaka | 19 October 1968 | 15 November 1969 | 21 August 1970 | Decommissioned 13 June 2000, scrapped |
Hatsuyuki class (DD) — 12 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shirayuki | しらゆき | DD-123 | Hitachi Zosen, Osaka | 3 December 1979 | 4 August 1981 | 8 February 1982 | Decommissioned 27 April 2016, scrapped |
Hatsuyuki | はつゆき | DD-122 | Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka | 14 March 1979 | 7 November 1980 | 23 March 1982 | Decommissioned 24 February 2011, scrapped |
Hamayuki | はまゆき | DD-126 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 4 February 1981 | 27 May 1982 | 18 November 1983 | Decommissioned 14 March 2012, sunk as target ship October 2013 |
Mineyuki | みねゆき | DD-124 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Tokyo | 7 May 1981 | 19 October 1982 | 26 January 1984 | Decommissioned 7 March 2013, scrapped |
Sawayuki | さわゆき | DD-125 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 22 April 1981 | 21 June 1982 | 15 February 1984 | Decommissioned 1 April 2013 |
Isoyuki | いそゆき | DD-127 | 20 April 1982 | 19 September 1983 | 23 January 1985 | Decommissioned 13 March 2014, scrapped | |
Haruyuki | はるゆき | DD-128 | 11 March 1982 | 6 September 1983 | 14 March 1985 | ||
Yamayuki | やまゆき | DD-129/TV-3519 | Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto | 25 February 1983 | 10 July 1984 | 3 December 1985 | Decommissioned 19 March 2020 |
Matsuyuki | まつゆき | DD-130 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 7 April 1983 | 25 October 1984 | 19 March 1986 | Decommissioned 7 April 2021 |
Setoyuki | せとゆき | DD-131/TV-3518 | Mitsui Shipbuilding, Tamano | 26 January 1984 | 3 July 1985 | 17 December 1986 | Decommissioned 23 December 2021 |
Asayuki | あさゆき | DD-132 | Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka | 22 December 1983 | 16 October 1985 | 20 February 1987 | Decommissioned 16 November 2020 |
Shimayuki | しまゆき | DD-133/TV-3513 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Tokyo | 8 May 1984 | 29 January 1986 | 17 February 1987 | Decommissioned 19 March 2021 |
Asagiri class (DD) — 8 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asagiri | あさぎり | DD-151 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 13 February 1985 | 19 September 1986 | 17 March 1988 | Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base |
Yamagiri | やまぎり | DD-152 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 3 March 1986 | 10 October 1987 | 25 January 1989 | Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base |
Yūgiri | ゆうぎり | DD-153 | Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka | 25 February 1986 | 21 September 1987 | 28 February 1989 | |
Amagiri | あまぎり | DD-154 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 3 March 1986 | 9 September 1987 | 28 February 1989 | |
Hamagiri | はまぎり | DD-155 | Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto | 20 January 1987 | 4 June 1988 | 31 January 1990 | |
Setogiri | せとぎり | DD-156 | 9 March 1987 | 12 September 1988 | 14 February 1990 | Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base | |
Sawagiri | さわぎり | DD-157 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 14 January 1987 | 25 September 1988 | 6 March 1990 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base |
Umigiri | うみぎり | DD-158 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 31 October 1988 | 9 November 1989 | 12 March 1991 | Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base |
Murasame class (1994) (DD) — 9 ships
(orders for 5 more were replaced by those for the succeeding Takanami class)
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murasame | むらさめ | DD-101 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 18 August 1993 | 23 August 1994 | 12 March 1996 | Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base |
Harusame | はるさめ | DD-102 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 11 August 1994 | 16 October 1995 | 24 March 1997 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base |
Yūdachi | ゆうだち | DD-103 | 18 March 1996 | 19 August 1997 | 4 March 1999 | Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base | |
Kirisame | きりさめ | DD-104 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 3 April 1996 | 21 August 1997 | 18 March 1999 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base |
Inazuma | いなづま | DD-105 | 8 May 1997 | 9 September 1998 | 15 March 2000 | Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base | |
Samidare | さみだれ | DD-106 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 11 September 1997 | 24 September 1998 | 21 March 2000 | |
Ikazuchi | いかづち | DD-107 | Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto | 25 February 1998 | 24 June 1999 | 14 March 2001 | Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base |
Ariake | ありあけ | DD-109 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Kobe | 18 May 1999 | 16 October 2000 | 6 March 2002 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base |
Akebono | あけぼの | DD-108 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 29 October 1999 | 25 September 2000 | 19 March 2002 | Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base |
Takanami class (DD) — 5 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Takanami | たかなみ | DD-110 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 25 April 2000 | 26 July 2001 | 12 March 2003 | Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base |
Ōnami | おおなみ | DD-111 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 17 May 2000 | 20 September 2001 | 13 March 2003 | |
Makinami | まきなみ | DD-112 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 17 July 2001 | 8 August 2002 | 18 March 2004 | Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base |
Sazanami | さざなみ | DD-113 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 4 April 2002 | 29 August 2003 | 16 February 2005 | Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base |
Suzunami | すずなみ | DD-114 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 24 September 2003 | 26 August 2004 | 16 February 2006 | Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base |
Akizuki class (DD) — 4 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akizuki | あきづき | DD-115 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 17 July 2009 | 13 October 2010 | 14 March 2012 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base |
Teruzuki | てるづき | DD-116 | 2 June 2010 | 15 September 2011 | 7 March 2013 | Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base | |
Suzutsuki | すずつき | DD-117 | 18 May 2011 | 17 October 2012 | 12 March 2014 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base | |
Fuyuzuki | ふゆづき | DD-118 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 14 June 2011 | 22 August 2012 | 13 March 2014 | Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base |
Asahi class (DD) — 2 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asahi | あさひ | DD-119 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 4 August 2015 | 19 October 2016 | 7 March 2018 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base |
Shiranui | しらぬい | DD-120 | 20 May 2016 | 12 October 2017 | 27 February 2019 | Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base |
JDS Amatsukaze (DDG) — 1 ship
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JDS Amatsukaze | あまつかぜ | DDG-163 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 29 November 1962 | 5 October 1963 | 15 February 1965 | Decommissioned 29 November 1995, sunk as target |
Tachikaze class (DDG) — 3 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tachikaze | たちかぜ | DDG-168 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 19 June 1973 | 12 December 1974 | 26 March 1976 | Decommissioned 15 January 2007, sunk as target June 2009 |
Asakaze | あさかぜ | DDG-169 | 27 May 1976 | 15 October 1977 | 27 March 1979 | Decommissioned 12 March 2008, scrapped October 2009 | |
Sawakaze | さわかぜ | DDG-170 | 14 September 1979 | 4 June 1981 | 30 March 1983 | Decommissioned 25 June 2010, scrapped April 2011 |
Hatakaze class (DDG) — 2 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hatakaze | はたかぜ | DDG-171/TV-3520 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 20 May 1983 | 9 November 1984 | 27 March 1986 | Converted to training vessel 19 March 2020 |
Shimakaze | しまかぜ | DDG-172/TV-3521 | 13 January 1985 | 30 January 1987 | 23 March 1988 |
Kongō class (DDG) — 4 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kongō | こんごう | DDG-173 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 8 May 1990 | 26 September 1991 | 25 March 1993 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base |
Kirishima | きりしま | DDG-174 | 7 April 1992 | 19 August 1993 | 16 March 1995 | Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base | |
Myōkō | みょうこう | DDG-175 | 8 April 1993 | 5 October 1994 | 14 March 1996 | Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base | |
Chōkai | ちょうかい | DDG-176 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 29 May 1995 | 27 August 1996 | 20 March 1998 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base |
Atago class (DDG) — 2 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atago | あたご | DDG-177 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 5 April 2004 | 24 August 2005 | 15 March 2007 | Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base |
Ashigara | あしがら | DDG-178 | 6 April 2005 | 30 August 2006 | 13 March 2008 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base |
Maya class (DDG) — 2 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JS Maya | まや | DDG-179 | Japan Marine United, Yokohama | 17 April 2017 | 30 July 2018 | 19 March 2020 | Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base |
JS Haguro | はぐろ | DDG-180 | 23 January 2018 | 17 July 2019 | 19 March 2021 |
Haruna class (DDH) — 2 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haruna | はるな | DDH-141 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 19 March 1970 | 1 February 1972 | 22 March 1973 | Decommissioned 18 March 2009, scrapped January 2010 |
Hiei | ひえい | DDH-142 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 8 March 1972 | 13 August 1973 | 27 December 1974 | Decommissioned 16 March 2011, scrapped |
Shirane class (DDH) — 2 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shirane | しらね | DDH-143 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 25 February 1977 | 18 September 1978 | 17 March 1980 | Decommissioned 25 March 2015, scrapped |
Kurama | くらま | DDH-144 | 17 February 1978 | 20 September 1979 | 27 March 1981 | Decommissioned 22 March 2017, sunk as target June 2018 |
Hyūga class (DDH) — 2 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hyūga | ひゅうが | DDH-181 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 11 May 2006 | 23 August 2007 | 18 March 2009 | Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base |
Ise | いせ | DDH-182 | 30 May 2008 | 21 August 2009 | 16 March 2011 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base |
Izumo class (DDH) — 2 ships
(Re-designated as multi-purpose operation destroyer) [10]
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Izumo | いずも | DDH-183 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 27 January 2012 | 6 August 2013 | 25 March 2015 | Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base |
Kaga | かが | DDH-184 | 7 October 2013 | 27 August 2015 | 22 March 2017 | Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base |
Tachibana class – 1 ship
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wakaba (ex-IJN Nashi) | わかば | DE-261 | Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe | 1 September 1944 | 17 January 1945 | 15 March 1945 | Transferred to JMSDF 31 May 1956, struck on 31 March 1971, scrapped 1972–1973. |
Cannon class (DE) — 2 ships transferred 1955 from USA
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asahi (ex-USS Amick) | あさひ | DE-262 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, United States | 7 January 1943 | 27 May 1943 | 26 July 1943 | Transferred to JMSDF 14 June 1955, returned to U.S. 1975, transferred to Philippines and renamed Datu Sikatuna 13 September 1976, decommissioned 1989 |
Hatsuhi (ex-USS Atherton) | はつひ | DE-263 | 14 January 1943 | 29 August 1943 | Transferred to JMSDF 14 June 1955, returned to U.S. 1975, transferred to Philippines and renamed Rajah Humabon 23 December 1978, decommissioned 15 March 2018 |
JDS Akebono (DE) - 1 ship
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JDS Akebono | あけぼの | DE-201 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 10 December 1954 | 30 October 1955 | 20 March 1956 | Decommissioned 1976, struck 1981 |
Ikazuchi class (DE) — 2 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inazuma | いなづま | DE-203/YAC-31 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 25 December 1954 | 4 August 1955 | 5 March 1956 | Decommissioned 15 March 1977, struck 30 March 1983, scrapped |
Ikazuchi | いかづち | DE-202/YAC-30 | Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe | 18 December 1954 | 6 September 1955 | 29 May 1956 | Decommissioned 31 March 1976, struck 30 March 1983, scrapped |
Isuzu class (DE)— 4 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isuzu | いすず | DE-211/ASU-7015 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 16 April 1960 | 17 January 1961 | 29 July 1961 | Decommissioned 8 April 1988, struck 25 March 1995, scrapped |
Mogami | もがみ | DE-212/TV-3505 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Kobe | 4 August 1960 | 7 March 1961 | 28 October 1961 | Decommissioned 1 July 1987, struck 20 June 1991, scrapped |
Ōi | おおい | DE-214/ASU-7017 | Hitachi Zosen, Osaka | 10 July 1962 | 15 June 1963 | 22 January 1964 | Decommissioned 31 January 1990, struck 15 February 1993, scrapped |
Kitakami | きたかみ | DE-213/ASU-7016 | Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo | 7 July 1962 | 21 June 1963 | 27 February 1964 | Decommissioned 31 January 1990, struck 16 November 1993, scrapped |
Chikugo class (DE)— 11 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ayase | あやせ | DE-216 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Toyko | 5 December 1969 | 16 September 1970 | 20 May 1971 | Decommissioned 1 August 1996, scrapped |
Chikugo | ちくご | DE-215 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 9 December 1968 | 13 January 1970 | 31 July 1971 | Decommissioned 1996, struck 1999, scrapped |
Mikuma | みくま | DE-217 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Osaka | 17 March 1970 | 16 February 1971 | 26 August 1971 | Decommissioned 8 July 1997, scrapped |
Tokachi | とかち | DE-218 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 11 December 1970 | 25 November 1971 | 17 May 1972 | Decommissioned 15 April 1998, scrapped 1999 |
Iwase | いわせ | DE-219 | 6 August 1971 | 29 June 1972 | 12 December 1972 | Decommissioned 6 October 1998, scrapped | |
Chitose | ちとせ | DE-220 | Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto | 7 October 1970 | 25 January 1973 | 31 August 1973 | Decommissioned 13 April 1999, scrapped |
Niyodo | によど | DE-221 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 20 September 1972 | 28 August 1973 | 8 February 1974 | Decommissioned 24 June 1999, scrapped |
Teshio | てしお | DE-222 | Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto | 11 July 1973 | 29 May 1974 | 10 January 1975 | Decommissioned 27 June 2000, scrapped |
Yoshino | よしの | DE-223 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 28 September 1973 | 22 August 1974 | 6 February 1975 | Decommissioned 15 May 2001, scrapped |
Kumano | くまの | DE-224 | Hitachi Zosen, Osaka | 29 May 1974 | 24 February 1975 | 19 November 1975 | Decommissioned 18 May 2001, scrapped |
Noshiro | のしろ | DE-225 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 27 January 1976 | 23 December 1976 | 30 June 1977 | Decommissioned 13 March 2003, scrapped |
JS Ishikari (DE) - 1 ship
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JS Ishikari | いしかり | DE-226 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 17 May 1979 | 18 March 1980 | 28 March 1981 | Decommissioned 17 October 2007, struck November 2008, scrapped |
Yubari class (DE)— 2 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yūbari | ゆうばり | DE-227 | Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka | 9 February 1981 | 22 February 1982 | 18 March 1983 | Decommissioned 25 June 2010, struck June 2012, scrapped |
Yūbetsu | ゆうべつ | DE-228 | Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto | 14 January 1982 | 25 January 1983 | 14 February 1984 | Decommissioned 25 June 2010, struck May 2012, scrapped |
Abukuma class (DE)— 6 ships
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abukuma | あぶくま | DE-229 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 17 March 1988 | 21 December 1988 | 12 December 1989 | Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base |
Jintsū | じんつう | DE-230 | Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto | 14 April 1988 | 31 January 1989 | 28 February 1990 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base |
Ōyodo | おおよど | DE-231 | Hitachi Zosen, Osaka | 8 March 1989 | 19 December 1989 | 23 January 1991 | Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base |
Sendai | せんだい | DE-232 | Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka | 14 April 1989 | 26 January 1990 | 15 March 1991 | Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base |
Tone | とね | DE-234 | 8 February 1991 | 6 December 1991 | 8 February 1993 | Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base | |
Chikuma | ちくま | DE-233 | Hitachi Zosen, Osaka | 14 February 1991 | 25 January 1992 | 24 February 1993 | Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base |
Mogami class (FFM)— 6 ships
(4 ships completed, 4 ships are under construction, 2 more ordered and with plan to construct a total of 22 ships)
Name | Kana | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JS Kumano | くまの | FFM-2 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 30 October 2019 | 19 November 2020 | 22 March 2022 | Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base |
JS Mogami | もがみ | FFM-1 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | 29 October 2019 | 3 March 2021 | 28 April 2022 | |
JS Noshiro | のしろ | FFM-3 | 15 July 2020 | 22 June 2021 | 15 December 2022 | ||
JS Mikuma | みくま | FFM-4 | 10 December 2021 | 7 March 2023 | |||
JS Yahagi | やはぎ | FFM-5 | 6 June 2021 | 23 June 2022 | |||
JS Agano | あがの | FFM-6 | 21 December 2022 | ||||
FFM-7 | 30 June 2022 | ||||||
FFM-8 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama | 30 August 2022 | |||||
FFM-9 | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki | ||||||
FFM-10 |
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