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]
Imperial Japanese Navy
Russo-Japanese War
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)
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
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.
Kamikaze class – 32 ships
Name
Kanji
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
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
Returned to Royal Navy, sold for breaking up 1 December 1921
Kawakaze class — 2 ships
Name
Kanji
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
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
Enoki class — 6 ships
Name
Kanji
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
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
The Inter-War Period
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.
Momi class — 21 ships
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
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 shipNo.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
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 shipŌsu (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.
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 shipNo.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 shipMitaka (三高) 23 February 1945; scrapped 1948
Minekaze class — 15 ships
Name
Kanji
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
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 / 23.12; 121.30 (IJN Minekaze sunk by torpedo, 10 February 1944) 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 / 35.02; 140.12 (IJN Okikaze sunk by torpedo, 10 January 1943) 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 / -02.47; 150.38 (IJN Hakaze sunk by torpedo, 23 January 1943) 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 / -02.51; 149.43 (IJN Shimakaze sunk by torpedo, 13 January 1943) 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 / 16.48; 117.17 (IJN Akikaze sunk by torpedo, 3 November 1944) 3 Nov 1944; struck 10 Jan 1945
Air attack at Truk 7°02′N151°33′E / 07.04°N 151.55°E / 07.04; 151.55 (IJN Tachikaze sunk by air attack, 17 February 1944) 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 / 03.24; 125.28 (IJN Hokaze sunk by torpedo, 6 July 1944) 6 Jul 1944; struck 10 Oct 1944
Nokaze
野風
16 Apr 1921
1 Oct 1921
31 Mar 1922
Torpedoed off Cam Ranh Bay12°29′N109°23′E / 12.48°N 109.38°E / 12.48; 109.38 (IJN Nokaze sunk by torpedo, 20 February 1945) 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 / 26.29; 128.26 (IJN Numakaze sunk by torpedo, 19 December 1943) 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
Wakatake class — 8 ships
The total of 8 excludes 5 cancelled in 1922.
Name
Kanji
Number
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
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 One7°30′N134°12′E / 07.50°N 134.20°E / 07.50; 134.20 (IJN Wakatake sunk by air attack, 30 March 1944) 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 Channel21°00′N121°14′E / 21°N 121.24°E / 21; 121.24 (IJN Kuretake sunk by USS Razorback, 30 December 1944) 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 / 14.44; 119.55 (IJN Fuyō torpedoed by USS Puffer, 20 December 1943) 20 December 1943; struck 5 February 1944
Torpedoed by USS Cod west of Luzon 15°23′N119°15′E / 15.38°N 119.25°E / 15.38; 119.25 (IJN Karukaya torpedoed by USS Cod, 10 May 1944) 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 / 04.52; 122.07 (IJN Sanae torpedoed by USS Bluefish, 13 November 1943) 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 / 27.17; 122.12 (IJN Sawarabi capsized in storm, 5 December 1932) 5 December 1932; struck 1 April 1933
Kamikaze class – 9 ships
Name
Kanji
Number
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
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
Mutsuki class — 12 ships
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 / 15.35; 120.55 (IJN Satsuki sunk in air attack, 21 September 1944) 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 / 18.55; 166.17 (IJN Kisaragi sunk in combat, 11 December 1941) 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 / -07.47; 160.13 (IJN Mutsuki sunk in air attack, 25 August 1942) 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 / 07.24; 151.44 (IJN Fumizuki sunk in air attack, 18 February 1944) 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 / -08.45; 151.25 (IJN Yayoi sunk in air attack, 11 September 1942) 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 / 11.03; 124.23 (IJN Uzuki sunk, 12 December 1944) 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 / -09.07; 160.12 (IJN Kikuzuki sunk in air attack, 4 May 1942) 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 / 04.05; 119.30 (IJN Minatsuki sunk by torpedo, 6 June 1944) 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 / -08.02; 157.12 (IJN Nagatsuki sunk in combat, 6 July 1943) 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 / -05.27; 148.25 (IJN Mikazuki sunk in air attack, 29 July 1943) 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 / 11.20; 124.10 (IJN Yūzuki in air attack, 12 December 1944) 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 / -05.42; 151.40 (IJN Mockizuki sunk in air attack, 24 October 1943) 24 Oct 1943; struck 5 Jan 1944
Fubuki class (Special Type)— 20 ships
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 / -09.06; 159.38 (IJN Fubuki sunk in action, 11 October 1942) 11 Oct 1942; struck 15 Nov 1942
air attack off Dampir Strait 7°09′S148°18′E / 07.15°S 148.30°E / -07.15; 148.30 (IJN Shirayuki sunk by air attack, 3 March 1943) 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 / -06.50; 155.47 (IJN Hatsuyuki sunk by air attack, 17 July 1943) 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 / -08.40; 159.20 (IJN Murakumo sunk in action, 12 October 1942) 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 / 33; 125.30 (IJN Miyuki sunk after collision with IJN Inazuma, 29 June 1943) 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 / -05.26; 123.04 (IJN Isonami sunk by torpedo, 9 April 1943) 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 / 04.24; 114 (IJN Shinonome sunk by air attack, 17 December 1941) 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 / 47.43; 147.55 (IJN Usugumo sunk by torpedo, 7 July 1944) 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 / 42.25; 144.55 (IJN Shirakumo sunk by torpedo, 16 March 1944) 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 / 11.50; 123 (IJN Uranami sunk by air attack, 26 October 1944) 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 / 18.16; 114.40 (IJN Shikinami sunk by torpedo, 12 September 1944) 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 Uranami9°06′S159°31′E / 09.10°S 159.52°E / -09.10; 159.52 (IJN Ayanami scuttled by IJN Uranami, 15 November 1942) 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 / -08; 160.10 (IJN Asagiri sunk by air attack, 28 August 1942) 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 / -02.10; 116.45 (IJN Amagiri sunk by mine, 23 April 1944) 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 / -04.44; 154 (IJN Yūgiri sunk in action, 25 November 1943) 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 / 01.34; 110.21 (IJN Sagiri sunk by torpedo, 24 December 1941) 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 / 14.35; 120.50 (IJN Akebono sunk by air attack, 13 November 1944) 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 / 52.17; 178.08 (IJN Oboro sunk by air attack, 16 October 1942) 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 / 05.15; 141.15 (IJN Sazanami sunk by torpedo, 14 January 1944) 14 Jan 1944; struck 10 Mar 1944
Akatsuki class – 4 ships
Name
Kanji
Number
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
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 / -09.17; 159.56 (IJN Akatsuki sunk in action, 13 November 1942) 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 / 10.13; 143.51 (IJN Ikazuchi sunk by torpedo, 13 April 1944) 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 / 05.08; 119.38 (IJN Inazuma sunk by torpedo, 14 May 1944) 14 May 1944; struck 10 Jun 1944
Collision 15 June 1944 at 09°09′N126°51′E / 9.150°N 126.850°E / 9.150; 126.850 (IJN Shiratsuyu collided with tanker Seiyo Maru, 15 June 1944)
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 / 6.000; 103.800 (IJN Shigure torpedoed by USS Blackfin, 24 January 1945)
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 / -8.050; 157.217 (IJN Murasame sunk in action, 6 March 1943)
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 / -9.233; 159.867 (IJN Yūdachi sunk in action, 13 November 1942)
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 / 8.167; 134.633 (IJN Samidare torpedoed by USS Batfish, 25 August 1944)
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 / -7.833; 156.900 (IJN Kawakaze sunk in action, 6 August 1943)
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 / 7.167; 151.717 (IJN Umikaze torpedoed by USS Guardfish, 1 February 1944)
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 / 34.567; 140.433 (IJN Yamakaze torpedoed by USS Nautilus, 25 June 1942)
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 / -0.083; 132.750 (IJN Harusame sunk by air attack, 8 June 1944)
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 / 8.850; 157.167 (IJN Suzukaze torpedoed by USS Skipjack, 25 January 1944)
Asashio class — 10 ships
Name
Kanji
Number
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
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 / -7.250; 148.250
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 / -0.833; 146.100
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 / 10.417; 125.383
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 / -7.250; 148.500
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 / 10.417; 125.383
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 / -8.667; 159.333
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 / 10.067; 125.350
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 / -8.017; 157.233
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 / 52.000; 177.667
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 / 31; 128
Kagerō class (Type A) — 19 ships
Name
Kanji
Number
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
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 / -8.133; 156.917 (IJN Kagerō sunk in air attack, 8 May 1943)
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 / 12.000; 122.500 (IJN Shiranui sunk in air attack, 27 October 1944)
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 / -8.133; 156.917 (IJN Kuroshio sunk by mine, 8 May 1943)
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 / -6.017; 153.967 (IJN Hatsukaze sunk in battle, 2 November 1943)
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 / -8.133; 156.917 (IJN Oyashio sunk by mine & air attack, 8 May 1943)
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 / -7.000; 147.500 (IJN Hayashio scuttled after air attack, 24 November 1942)
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 / -5.167; 119.400 (IJN Natsushio sunk by torpedo, 9 February 1942)
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 / 24.500; 118.167 (IJN Amatsukaze sunk by air attack, 6 April 1945)
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 / 30.46; 128.92 (IJN Isokaze scuttled after air attack, 7 April 1945)
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 / -7.267; 148.250 (IJN Urakaze sunk by air attack, 3 March 1943)
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 / 26.150; 121.383 (IJN Urakaze sunk by torpedo, 21 November 1944)
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 / -7.833; 156.917 (IJN Arashi sunk in battle, 6 August 1943)
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 / -7.833; 156.917 (IJN Hagikaze sunk in battle, 6 August 1943)
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 / 5.700; 120.683 (IJN Tanikaze sunk by torpedo, 9 June 1944)
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 / 13.000; 124.900 (IJN Nowaki sunk in battle, 26 October 1944)
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 / 30.783; 128.133 (IJN Hamakaze sunk by air attack, 7 April 1945)
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 / 7.750; 151.333 (IJN Maikaze sunk in battle, 17 February 1944)
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 / 6.717; 122.383 (IJN Akigumo sunk by torpedo, 11 April 1944)
Akizuki class (Type B) — 12 ships
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
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.
Yūgumo class (Type A) — 19 ships
The total of 19 excludes 8 cancelled.[8]
Name
Kanji
Number
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
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
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.
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 / 34.733; 140.017, 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
Tachibana class (Modified Matsu - Type D Kai) — 14 ships
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 / 35.483; 123.583, 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 / 35.483; 122.867, 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.
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
^Jentschura p. 132 (Akatsuki built by Yarrow & Co. in 1902; 224' long, displaced 415 tons, two 18" Torpedoes, two 3" guns, four 57mm Quick Firing Guns, complement 60 officers/men. Sunk by mine at Port Arthur on 17 May 1904)
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^The cancelled units, Torpedo boats #13 to #20 under the 1934 Programme, were projected to have been named Hatsutaka, Aotaka, Wakataka, Kumataka, Yamadori, Mizudori, Umidori and Komadori; however, no contracts were placed by the time the order was changed in 1937 in favour of Submarine chasers #4 to #11.
^Cancelled ships were 3 from the 1941 Programme (#367 to #369), to have been named Kiyotsuki, Ōtsuki and Hazuki. The 1942 Programme included another 16 Type B ships of an improved 2,933 ton design (#770 to #785) but this entire programme was cancelled; instead the Modified 5th Naval Armaments Supplement Programme included another 23 Type B ships of an even more improved 2,701 ton design (#5061 to #5083) but these were all cancelled before being laid down.
^Cancelled ships were 8 from 1941 Programme (#348 to #355). These would have been named Kiyokaze, Murakaze, Satokaze, Taekaze, Kawagiri, Tanigiri, Umagiri and Yamagiri. The Modified 5th Naval Armaments Supplement Programme included another 8 Type A ships of a slightly improved design (#5041 to #5048) but these were all cancelled before being laid down.
^The 16 units were ordered as #733-#748 under the 1942 Programme but were cancelled without being laid down.
^"Japan avoids flak by refusing to call flattop 'aircraft carrier'". The Asahi Shimbun. 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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