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Hiyō sunk and Jun'yō scrapped 1946–1947. Zuihō -class. Light aircraft carrier. Zuihō (1940–1944) Shōhō (1939–1942) 11,443 tonnes. Both sunk during WWII. Chitose -class. Light aircraft carrier.
Kaiyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1942) (liner converted to escort carrier in 1943) Akitsu Maru class (used by the Army) Akitsu Maru (1941, depot ship and escort carrier) Nigitsu Maru (1942, depot ship without flight deck) Ryūhō (converted from submarine tender in 1942) Taihō. Taihō (1943) Chitose class light aircraft carriers.
Submarines. 195. During World War II, at the beginning of the Pacific War in December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy in the world, [3] and the naval air service was one of the most potent air forces in the world. During the first six months of the war, the IJN enjoyed spectacular success inflicting heavy ...
Japanese gunboat Hashidate. Hashima-class cable layer. Japanese fleet oiler Hayasui. Japanese transport ship Hayataka Maru. Heian Maru (1930) Hiburi-class escort ship. Japanese torpedo boat Hiyodori. Japanese transport ship Hokkai Maru.
Some Russian ships were given Japanese names that were phonetically similar to their original Russian names (example: Angara became Anegawa). In 1921 the Minister of the Navy was given authority to name all ships except battleships, battlecruisers, and cruisers. In any event the Navy had to report the new name to the Emperor immediately.
Only disambiguation and shipindex pages (both used to detail multiple ships of the same name) should be included in this category. Individual ships (including those that are the only one to bear the name) should instead be categorised in Category:Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy , or the relevant subcategory for the type of vessel.
Between the 1890s and 1940s, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) built a series of battleships as it expanded its fleet. Previously, the Empire of Japan had acquired a few ironclad warships from foreign builders, although it had adopted the Jeune École naval doctrine which emphasized cheap torpedo boats and commerce raiding to offset expensive, heavily armored ships.
29 October 1946; Sunk as a target ship in the Strait of Malacca after surrender to the Royal Navy. Atago. Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan. Takao -class heavy cruiser. 15,490. 30 March 1932. 23 October 1944; Sunk by USS Darter at in Palawan Passage during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Chōkai. Mitsubishi, Nagasaki.