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Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Warships
Imperial Japanese NavyListing of warships in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) warships with sinking date shown for losses.

Aircraft Carrier
Akagi scuttled June 5, 1942 *
Amagi partially sunk on July 28-29, 1945 scrapped 1947
Chūyō  sunk December 4, 1943 by USS Sailfish
Hiryū sunk June 5, 1942 *
Hiyō sunk June 20, 1944 *
Hōshō  scrapped 1946-1947
Junyō scrapped 1947
Kaga sunk June 4, 1942 *
Katsuragi scrapped 1946
Ryuhō scrapped 1946-1947
Sōryū sunk June 4, 1942
Zuikaku sunk October 25, 1944
Shōkaku sunk June 19, 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea
Shinano  sunk November 29, 1944 by USS Archerfish
Taihō  sunk June 19, 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea
Un'yō  sunk September 17, 1944 by USS Barb
Zuihō sunk October 25, 1944

Light Aircraft Carrier
Ryūjō  sunk November 24, 1942
Hiyō  sunk November 10, 1944
Shōhō  sunk May 7, 1942
Zuihō  sunk October 25, 1944

Battleship
Kashima  scrapped 1924
Fuso sunk October 25, 1944 during the Battle of Surigao
Haruna sunk July 28, 1945
Musashi sunk October 24, 1944
Mutsu sunk June 8, 1943
Yamashiro  sunk October 25, 1944 during the Battle of Surigao Strait
Yamato sunk April 7, 1945

Battlecruiser/Battleship
Amagi scrapped 1924 following the Great Kantō earthquake
Haruna sunk July 28, 1945 by aircraft in Kobe Harbor
Hiei sunk November 14, 1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Kirishima sunk November 15, 1942 after Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Kongō  sunk November 21, 1944

Heavy Cruiser
Abukuma sunk October 26, 1944
Aoba  damaged July 24-25, 1945 and scrapped 1946-1947
Ashigara  sunk June 8, 1945 by torpedoes fired by HMS Trenchant
Atago  sunk October 23, 1944 by torpedoes fired by USS Darter
Chōkai scuttled October 25, 1944 Battle of Samar
Furutaka  damaged October 11, 1942 during Battle of Cape Esperance sunk October 12, 1942 at 2:28am
Kako  sunk August 10, 1942 off Simberi Island
Kinugasa  sunk November 13, 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Kumano  sunk November 25, 1944 by U. S. Navy carrier planes
Haguro sunk May 16, 1945
Kashima scrapped 1946
Maya   sunk October 23, 1944 torpedoed by USS Dace (SS-247)
Mikuma sunk June 6, 1942
Mogami sunk October 25, 1944 *
Myoko  scuttled early July 1946 in the Strait of Malacca
Suzuya  sunk October 25, 1944 during the Battle of Samar
Takao  scuttled October 27, 1946 in the Strait of Malacca
Tone  sunk July 24, 1945 at Kure salvaged postwar and sold for scrap

Light Cruiser
Jintsū sunk July 13, 1943 during Battle of Kolombangara
Kuma sunk January 11, 1944
Naka sunk February 16, 1944 during Operation Hailstone
Nachi sunk November 5, 1944 in Manila Bay
Nagara sunk August 7, 1944 by USS Croaker (SS-246)
Sendai sunk November 3, 1943 during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
Tenryu sunk December 18, 1942

Seaplane Tender
Akitsushima sunk September 24, 1944
Chitose  sunk October 25, 1944 during the Battle of Cape Engano
Nisshin sunk July 22, 1943
Kamoi  abandoned April 13, 1945
Chiyoda  sunk October 25, 1944 during the Battle of Cape Engano

Destroyers
Akatsuki  sunk November 13, 1942
Akebono  sunk November 13, 1944 Manila
Akikaze  sunk November 1, 1944
Akigumo  sunk April 11, 1944 torpedoed by USS Redfin (SS-272) 30 miles southeast of Zamboanga
Akitsuki  sunk October 25, 1944 during Battle off Cape Engaño
Akizuki  sunk October 25, 1944 likely by a torpedo during Battle off Cape Engaño
Amagiri  sunk April 23, 1944 by sea mine in Makassar Strait shipwreck found October 2003 illegally scrapped afterwards
Ariake  sunk July 28, 1943
Asagumo  sunk October 25, 1944 during Battle of Surigao Strait
Asakaze  sunk August 23, 1944 by USS Haddo (SS-255)
Arashi  sunk August 7, 1943 by gunfire and torpedoes during the Battle of Vella Gulf
Arashio  sunk March 4, 1943 during Battle of the Bismarck Sea
Asashio  sunk March 3, 1943 during Battle of the Bismarck Sea
Fubuki sunk October 11, 1942 Battle of Cape Esperance
Fumitsuki sunk February 18, 1944
Hakaze  sunk January 23, 1943 by USS Guardfish
Hamakaze  sunk April 7, 1945
Hamanami  sunk November 11, 1944 during Battle of Ormoc Bay
Harusame sunk June 8, 1944
Hatakaze  sunk January 15, 1945 by U.S. Navy carrier planes
Hatsukaze  sunk November 3, 1943 at 1:00am during Battle of Empress Augusta Bay after collison with Myoko then sunk by USN gunfire
Hayashio sunk November 24, 1942 scuttled after bombed by U.S. aircraft
Hayate (Destroyer No. 13)  sunk December 11, 1942 off Wake Island
Ikazuchi  sunk April 13, 1944 by USS Harder
Isokaze sunk April 7, 1945
Kagerō  sunk May 8, 1943 after damage from sea mine then sunk by U.S. aircraft
Kamikaze  scrapped 1947
Kawakaze  sunk August 7, 1943 during the Battle of Vella Gulf
Kazagumo  sunk June 8, 1944 torpedoed by USS Hake (SS-256)
Kikuzuki (Destroyer No. 31, Kikuzuki No. 23, Kikitsku)  sunk May 4, 1942, salvaged 1943 and abandoned Google Earth
Kiyonami sunk July 20, 1943 by B-25s north-northwest of Kolombangara Island
Kiyoshimo sunk by B-25s / PT-Boat on December 26, 1944
Kisaragi  sunk December 11, 1942 off Wake Island by USMC F4F Wildcat from VMF-211
Kuroshio sunk May 7-8, 1942
Hatsuyuki  sunk July 17, 1943
Hatsuzuki  sunk October 25, 1944 ***
Makigumo sunk February 1, 1942
Makinami  sunk November 25, 1943 during the e Battle of Cape St. George
Maikaze sunk February 17, 1944
Matsu sunk August 4, 1944 ****
Matsukaze sunk June 9, 1944 ***
Makinami sunk November 25, 1943
Michishio sunk October 25, 1944 ***
Mikatsuki sunk July 28, 1943
Minazuki sunk June 6, 1944 torpedoed by USS Harder
Minegumo  sunk March 5, 1943 in Kula Gulf during the Battle of Blacket Strait
Mochizuki sunk October 24, 1943 by air attack
Murakumo sunk October 12, 1942
Murasame  sunk March 5, 1943 in Kula Gulf during the Battle of Blacket Strait
Mutsuki (Destroyer No. 19)  sunk August 25, 1942 Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Naganami sunk November 11, 1944
Nagatsuki grounded July 6, 1943
Naka sunk February 16, 1944
Natsugumo sunk October 12, 1942 by U.S. aircraft
Niizuki sunk July 6, 1943 during the Battle of Kula Gulf
Nowaki sunk October 26, 1944 during the Battle off Samar
Oite sunk February 18, 1944 Truk Lagoon *
Oyashio  sunk May 8, 1943 damaged by sea mine and sank by air attacks
Samidare  sunk August 18-25, 1944 *
Satsuki  sunk September 21, 1944 by U.S. Navy Task Force 38 (TF 38) carrier planes in Manila Bay
Shigure  sunk March 10, 1945 *
Shikinami  sunk September 12, 1944 by USS Growler (SS-215)
Shimakaze  sunk November 11, 1944 during Battle of Ormoc Bay
Shirayuki  sunk March 3, 1943 during Battle of the Bismarck Sea
Shiratsuyu  sunk June 15, 1944 after collision with Seiyo Maru
Suzukaze  sunk January 25, 1944 torpedoed by USS Skipjack (SS-184)
Suzunami  sunk November 11, 1944
Tachibana  sunk July 14, 1945 off Hakodate
Tachikaze  sunk February 17, 1944
Takanami  sunk November 30, 1943 during Battle of Tassafaronga
Tamanami  sunk July 7, 1944
Tanikaze sunk June 9, 1944 by USS Harder (SS-257) near Tawi Tawi
Teruzuki  sunk December 12, 1942
Tokitsukaze  sunk March 3, 1943 during the Battle of Bismarck Sea
Umikaze  sunk February 1, 1944 torpedoed by USS Guardfish
Urakaze  sunk November 21, 1944 by USS Sealion
Uranami  sunk October 26, 1944 by U.S. Navy carrier planes between Masbate and Panay
Ushio  scrapped August 4, 1948
Wakatsuki sunk November 11, 1944 during Battle of Ormoc Bay
Yamagumo  sunk October 25, 1944
Yamakaze sunk June 25, 1942 torpedoed by USS Nautilus
Yayoi  sunk September 11, 1943
Yugiri  sunk November 25, 1943
Yūgumo  sunk October 6, 1943 Naval Battle of Vella Lavella *
Yūgure  sunk July 20, 1943 north-northwest of Kolombangara Island
Yūnagi  sunk August 25, 1944 by USS Picuda (SS-382) north-northeast of Cape Bojeador on Luzon
Yukikaze  survived the Pacific War and transfered to Republic of China as ROCS Tan Yang scrapped 1970

Submarine Tender
Jingei  scrapped 1953

Minelayer
Hatsutaka  sunk May 16, 1945
Yaeyama  sunk September 24, 1944 by carrier aircraft

Minesweeper
W-15  sunk March 4, 1945
W-26  sunk February 17, 1944

Sub Chaser / Patrol Boat / Other
Subchaser CH-26  sunk July 30, 1945 *
Subchaser CH-28  sunk February 1, 1945
Subchaser CH-34  sunk March 25, 1945 *
Subchaser CH-39  sunk February 16, 1944 *
Subchaser (Unidentified)  sunk off Kiska
Special Sub Chaser 29
sunk February 17, 1944
Special Sub Chaser 38 sunk April 30, 1944
Special Sub Chaser 46  sunk April 5, 1944
Special Sub Chasers 66 sunk August 7, 1945
Patrol Boat No. 34  sunk July 3, 1944
East Tangat Shipwreck sunk Coron Bay
Lusong Island Shipwreck sunk Coron Bay
Skeleton Shipwreck sunk Coron Bay
O-Buoy Wreck  sunk January 30, 1944 in Southern Atoll at Kwajalien Atoll

Salvage Tug
Futagami scuttled 1945
Ojima sunk *
"Shallow Tugboat Wreck" sunk ?
"Tugboat Wreck" sunk ?

Refrigeration Transport
Irako sunk September 24, 1944

No.101 Class Landing Ship
No.108  survived the Pacific War and surrendered to UK at Singapore

Crane
Floating Crane sunk at Karavia Bay near Rabaul

Japanese Unidentified Shipwrecks
Unknown Shipwreck at Finschafen  sunk off Finschafen
Ski Area Wreck  sunk in Southern Atoll at Kwajalien Atoll
Ski Area Dolphin Wreck  sunk in Southern Atoll at Kwajalien Atoll
DR Wreck  sunk in Southern Atoll in Kwajalien Atoll
N-Buoy Wreck  sunk in Southern Atoll at Kwajalien Atoll
N-East Wreck  sunk in Southern Atoll at Kwajalien Atoll
South Pass Wreck  sunk in Southern Atoll at Kwajalien Atoll

Japanese Submarines

Japanese Merchant Ships (Maru)

Japanese Landing Craft and Luggers

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