Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)
Listing of warships in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). 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
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
Haruna sunk July 28, 1945
Musashi sunk October 24, 1944
Mutsu sunk June 8, 1943
Yamato sunk April 7, 1945
Battlecruiser
Kongō sunk November 21, 1944
Hiei sunk November 14, 1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Kirishima sunk November 15, 1942 after Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Haruna sunk July 28, 1945 by aircraft in Kobe Harbor
Amagi scrapped 1924 following the Great Kantō earthquake
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
Furutaka sunk October 12, 1942 *
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
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
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
Destroyer
Akatsuki sunk November 13, 1942
Akebono sunk November 13, 1944 Manila
Akikaze sunk November 1, 1944
Akitsuki sunk October 25, 1944 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
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
Harusame sunk June 8, 1944
Hatsukaze sunk November 3, 1943 at 1:00am during Battle of Empress Augusta Bay after collison with Myoko and 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
Isokaze sunk April 7, 1945
Kagero sunk May 8, 1943 after damage from sea mine and sunk by U.S. aircraft
Kawakaze sunk August 7, 1943 during the Battle of Vella Gulf
Kikuzuki (Destroyer No. 31, Kikuzuki No. 23, Kikitsku) sunk May 4, 1942, salvaged 1943 and abandoned 
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
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
Shirayuki sunk March 3, 1943 during Battle of the Bismarck Sea.
Shiratsuyu sunk June 15, 1944
Suzukaze sunk January 25, 1944 torpedoed by USS Skipjack
Suzunami sunk November 11, 1944
Tachikaze sunk February 17, 1944
Takanami sunk December 1, 1942
Tamanami sunk July 7, 1944
Tanikaze sunk June 9, 1944 by USS Harder (SS-257) near Tawitawi
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
Uranami sunk October 26, 1944 by U.S. Navy carrier planes between Masbate and Panay
Ushio scrapped August 4, 1948
Yamagumo sunk October 25, 1944
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
Yunagi 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
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 Landing Craft and Luggers
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