Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Destroyers by Class
 List of Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) destroyers by class. See also destroyer list alphabetical.
Russo-Japanese War
Murakumo class destroyers (1897–1900)
Murakumo sunk June 4, 1925 as a target off off the Sunosaki Lighthouse in Chiba Prefecture.
Shinonome
Yūgiri
Shiranui
Kagerō
Usugumo
Ikazuchi class destroyers (1897–1899)
Ikazuki scrapped April 29, 1914.
Shirataka class 1st class torpedo boat (1899–1900)
Shirataka scrapped 1927
Hayabusa class 1st class torpedo boat (1899–1904)
Hayabusa scrapped 1922
Shirakumo class (1901–1902)
Shirakumo sold July 21, 1925
Akatsuki class (1900–1902)
Akatsuki written off October 19, 1905
Harusame class (1902–1905)
Harusame scrapped August 1, 1926
Sokol class (1900–1903)
Akatsuki scrapped 1918-1919
World War I
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Inter-War Period
Momi class (1918–1923)
Nashi scrapped February 1940
Susuki during 1940 converted into Patrol Boat 34 (PB-34) sunk July 3, 1944 by bombs
Minekaze class (1918–1922)
Minekaze sunk February 10, 1944
Yakaze damaged July 18, 1945 and bottomed in drydock until scrapped 1947
Sawakaze scuttled 1948
Wakatake class (1921–1924)
Wakatake sunk March 30, 1944 off Palau
Kamikaze class (1921–1925)
Kamikaze scrapped 1947
Mutsuki class (1921–1925)
Satsuki sunk September 21, 1944 Manila Bay
Fubuki class (1926–1932)
Fubuki sunk October 11, 1942 off Guadalcanal
Akatsuki class (1930–1932)
Akatsuki sunk November 13, 1942 off Guadalcanal
Hatsuharu class (1931–1934)
Hatsuharu sunk November 13, 1944 in Manila Bay
Chidori class (1931–1934)
Chidori sunk December 21, 1944 by USS Tilefish (SS-307) west of Omaezaki
Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II
Ōtori class (1934–1937)
Ōtori sunk June 12, 1944 northwest of Saipan by carrier planes from Task Force 58 (TF 58)
Shiratsuyu class
Shiratsuyu sunk June 15, 1944 after collision with Seiyo Maru
Asashio class
Asashio sunk March 3, 1943 during Battle of the Bismarck Sea
Kagerō class (Type A)
Kagerō sunk May 8, 1943 after damage from sea mine then sunk by U.S. aircraft
Akizuki class (Type B)
Akizuki sunk October 25, 1944 likely by a torpedo during Battle off Cape Engaño
Yūgumo class (Type A)
Yūgumo sunk October 6, 1943 Naval Battle of Vella Lavella *
Shimakaze class (Type C)
Shimakaze sunk November 11, 1944 during Battle of Ormoc Bay
Matsu class (Type D)
Matsu sunk August 4, 1944 **
Tachibana class, Modified Matsu - Type D Kai (1944–1945)
Tachibana sunk on 14 July 1945 by U.S. Navy carrier planes off Hakodate
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