List of destroyers of Japan

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]

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)

Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Murakumo 叢雲 Thornycroft, Chiswick, UK 1 October 1897 16 November 1898 29 December 1898 depot vessel 1 April 1919, auxiliary minesweeper 1 July 1920; dispatch vessel 1 April 1922, scuttled 4 June 1925
Shinonome 東雲 1 October 1897 14 December 1898 1 February 1899 wrecked off Taiwan 23 July 1913; written off 6 August 1913
Yūgiri 夕霧 1 November 1897 26 January 1899 10 March 1899 depot vessel 1 April 1919, auxiliary minesweeper 1 July 1920; Broken up 1 April 1922
Shiranui 不知火 1 January 1898 15 March 1899 13 May 1899 minesweeper 1 April 1922, dispatch vessel 1 August 1923; Broken up 25 February 1925
Kagerō 陽炎 1 August 1898 23 October 1899 31 October 1899 Dispatch vessel 21 April 1922; Broken up 25 February 1925
Usugumo 薄雲 1 September 1898 16 January 1900 1 February 1900 minesweeper 1 April 1922, dispatch vessel 1 August 1923; scuttled 29 April 1925
Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Ikazuki Yarrow & Company, Poplar, London 1 September 1897 15 November 1898 23 February 1899 Boiler explosion at Ominato 9 October 1913, written off 5 November 1913, scrapped 29 April 1914
Inazuma 1 November 1897 28 January 1899 25 April 1899 Lost in collision off Hakodate 16 December 1909, written off 15 September 1910
Akebono 1 February 1898 25 April 1899 3 July 1899 Retired 18 October 1921, scrapped 2 May 1925
Sazanami 1 June 1897 8 August 1899 28 August 1899 Retired 1 April 1913, sold 23 August 1914 as MV Sazanami Maru
Niji 1 January 1899 22 June 1899 29 July 1899 Grounded off Shantung Peninsula 29 July 1900, written off 8 April 1901
Oboro 1 January 1899 5 October 1899 1 November 1899 Retired 21 June 1921, scrapped 1926

Shirataka class – 1 1st class torpedo boat

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Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Shirataka 白鷹 Schichau-Werke, Danzig, Germany 3 March 1899 10 June 1899 22 June 1900 Utility vessel 15 November 1923, sold for scrap 6 April 1927

Hayabusa class – 15 1st class torpedo boats

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Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Hayabusa Normand Shipyard, Le Havre, France 15 March 1899 16 December 1899 19 April 1900 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 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 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 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 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 Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe 14 June 1903 30 December 1903 27 February 1904 Utility vessel 1 April 1923, scrapped 15 July 1926
Sagi 4 October 1902 21 December 1903 22 March 1904 Utility vessel 1 April 1923, scrapped 14 February 1925
Uzura 20 January 1903 29 February 1904 22 April 1904 Utility vessel 1 April 1923, scrapped 30 September 1932
Kamome 24 February 1903 30 April 1904 4 June 1904 Utility vessel 15 December 1923, scrapped 18 September 1926
Ōtori 14 June 1903 29 February 1904 4 June 1904 Utility vessel 15 December 1923, scrapped 15 September 1926
Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Shirakumo 白雲 Thornycroft, Chiswick, United Kingdom 1 February 1901 1 October 1901 13 February 1902 auxiliary minesweeper 1 April 1922; utility vessel 1 April 1923; sold 21 July 1925
Asashio 朝潮 3 April 1901 10 January 1902 4 May 1902 auxiliary minesweeper 1 April 1922, utility vessel 1 April 1923; sold 5 April 1926
Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Akatsuki Yarrow & Co, Cubitt Town, London 10 December 1900 13 February 1901 14 December 1901 mined off Port Arthur 17 May 1904, written off 19 October 1905
Kasumi 1 February 1901 23 January 1902 14 February 1902 demilitarized 1 April 1913, scrapped 1 July 1920
Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Harusame 春雨 Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka 1 February 1902 31 October 1902 26 June 1903 ran aground 24 November 1911, written off 28 December 1911, wreck broken up 1 August 1926
Murasame 村雨 20 March 1902 29 November 1902 7 July 1903 auxiliary minesweeper 1 April 1922, decommissioned 1 April 1923, broken up 14 February 1926
Hayatori 速鳥 15 April 1902 12 March 1903 24 August 1903 mined off Port Arthur 3 September 1904; struck 15 June 1905
Asagiri 朝霧 15 April 1902 15 April 1903 18 September 1903 auxiliary minesweeper 1 April 1922, decommissioned 1 April 1923; broken up 14 February 1926
Ariake 有明 Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima 30 June 1904 17 December 1904 15 March 1905 retired 1 December 1924, struck from Navy List 10 April 1925; Transferred to Home Ministry as a police boat 12 November 1925
Fubuki 吹雪 29 September 1904 21 January 1905 28 February 1905 Stricken on 10 April 1925 and broken up in 1926
Arare 29 October 1904 5 April 1905 10 May 1905 Stricken on 1 April 1924 and broken up in 1926
Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Akatsuki Izhorskiye Zavody, Saint Petersburg, Russia 1897 or 1900 26 July 1901 27 June 1903 Originally Imperial Russian Navy destroyer Reshitel'nyi. Captured 12 August 1904. Renamed Yamabiko or Yamahiko 19 October 1905. Broken up 1918 or 1919

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.

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
Ushio Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima 12 April 1905 30 August 1905 1 October 1905 Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928
Nenohi 子日 25 June 1905 30 August 1905 1 October 1905 Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928
Kisaragi 如月 Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka 10 September 1904 6 September 1905 19 October 1905 Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928
Wakaba 若葉 20 May 1905 25 November 1905 28 February 1906 Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928
Asakaze 朝風 Mitsubishi shipyards, Nagasaki 30 December 1904 28 October 1905 1 April 1906 Minesweeper 1 December 1924; struck 1 April 1928, expended as a target 1 August 1929
Harukaze 春風 Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe 16 February 1905 25 December 1905 14 May 1906 To Reserves 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928
Hatsuyuki 初雪 Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka 11 September 1905 8 March 1906 17 May 1906 Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928
Yūgure 夕暮 Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 1 March 1905 17 November 1905 26 May 1906 Minesweeper 1 December 1924; scrapped 1928
Shigure 時雨 Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe 3 June 1905 12 March 1906 11 July 1906 Scrapped 1 December 1924
Yūdachi 夕立 Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 20 March 1905 26 March 1906 16 July 1906 Minesweeper 1 December 1924; BU 1 April 1928
Oite 追手 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 1 August 1905 10 January 1906 21 August 1906 Broken up 1 December 1924
Shiratsuyu 白露 Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki 25 February 1905 12 February 1906 23 August 1906 To Reserves 1 December 1924; Scrapped 1930
Hibiki Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka 28 September 1905 31 March 1906 6 September 1906 Minesweeper 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928
Mikazuki 三日月 Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 1 June 1905 26 May 1906 12 September 1906 Scrapped 1928
Shirayuki 白雪 Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki 24 March 1905 19 May 1906 12 October 1906 To Reserves 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928
Nowaki 野分 Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 1 August 1905 25 July 1906 1 November 1906 Broken up 1 December 1924
Asatsuyu 朝露 Osaka Iron Works, Osaka 28 April 1905 2 April 1906 16 November 1906 Wrecked at Nanao Bay 9 November 1913; struck 15 April 1914
Yūnagi 夕凪 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 20 January 1906 22 August 1906 25 December 1906 Broken up 1 December 1924
Shirotae 白妙 Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka 24 March 1905 30 July 1906 21 January 1907 Combat loss off Shantung Peninsula 4 September 1914; written off 29 October 1914
Minatsuki 水無月 Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki 25 February 1906 5 November 1906 14 February 1907 Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-10 1 August 1928; scrapped 1930
Hatsuharu 初春 Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe 11 November 1905 21 May 1906 1 March 1907 Retired 1 December 1924; expended as a target 13 August 1928
Uzuki 卯月 22 March 1906 20 September 1906 6 March 1907 Reclassified as a radio-controlled target ship, January 1929
Matsukaze 松風 Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki 25 September 1905 23 December 1906 15 March 1907 To Reserves 1 December 1924; Broken up 1 April 1928
Hayate 疾風 Osaka Iron Works, Osaka 25 September 1905 22 May 1906 13 June 1907 Broken up 1 December 1924
Nagatsuki 長月 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 28 October 1905 15 December 1906 31 July 1907 Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-11 1 August 1928; retired 1 June 1930
Kikutsuki 菊月 2 March 1906 10 April 1907 20 September 1907 Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-12 1 August 1928; retired 1 June 1930
Uranami 浦波 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 1 May 1907 8 December 1907 2 October 1908 Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-8 1 August 1928; utility vessel 1 June 1930, scrapped 1935
Isonami 磯波 15 January 1908 21 November 1908 2 April 1909 Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-7 1 August 1928; utility vessel 1 June 1930
Ayanami 綾波 15 May 1908 20 March 1909 26 June 1909 Minesweeper 1 December 1924, renamed W-9 1 August 1928; utility vessel 1 June 1930
Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Umikaze 海風 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 23 November 1909 10 October 1910 28 September 1911 Converted to minesweeper and renamed W-7 1 June 1930, scrapped 1 April 1936
Yamakaze 山風 Mitsubishi shipyards, Nagasaki 1 June 1910 21 January 1911 21 October 1911 Converted to minesweeper and renamed W-8 1 June 1930, scrapped 1 April 1936

Sakura class — 2 ships

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Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Sakura Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 31 March 1911 20 December 1911 21 May 1912 Retired 1 April 1932
Tachibana 29 April 1911 27 January 1912 25 June 1912


Kaba class — 10 ships

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Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Kaba Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka 1 December 1914 6 February 1915 5 March 1915 Retired 1 April 1932
Kaede Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 25 October 1914 20 February 1915 25 March 1915
Katsura Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima 5 November 1914 15 February 1915 26 March 1915
Ume Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe 10 November 1914 27 February 1915 31 March 1915
Sakaki Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 1 December 1914 4 March 1915 31 March 1915
Kusunoki Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe 10 November 1914 5 March 1915 31 March 1915
Kashiwa Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki 3 November 1914 14 February 1915 4 April 1915
Matsu 3 November 1914 5 March 1915 6 April 1915
Sugi Osaka Iron Works, Osaka 24 November 1914 16 February 1915 7 April 1915
Kiri Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 24 November 1914 28 February 1915 22 April 1915
Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Urakaze 浦風 Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland 1 October 1913 16 February 1915 14 October 1915 Retired 1 April 1936; re-designated "Escort vessel No.18", sunk, 18 July 1945
Kawakaze 江風 1 October 1913 27 September 1915 23 December 1916 Sold to Italy 7 October 1915, renamed Audace; captured by Germany 20 September 1943, renamed TA20; sunk 1 November 1944

Momo class — 4 ships

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Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Momo Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 28 February 1916 12 October 1916 23 December 1916 Scrapped 1 April 1940
Kashi Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 15 March 1916 1 December 1916 31 March 1917 Transferred to Manchukuo 1 May 1937 as Hai Wei; Returned to IJN 29 June 1942 Kaii, sunk by air attack off Okinawa 10 October 1944
Hinoki 5 May 1916 25 December 1916 31 March 1917 Scrapped 1 May 1940
Yanagi Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 21 October 1916 24 February 1917 5 May 1917 Retired 1 May 1940; training hulk to 1 April 1947
Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Isokaze 磯風 Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima 5 April 1916 5 October 1916 28 February 1917 Retired, 1 April 1935
Hamakaze 浜風 Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki 1 April 1916 30 October 1916 28 March 1917
Amatsukaze 天津風 Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima 1 April 1916 5 October 1916 14 April 1917
Tokitsukaze 時津風 Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe 10 March 1916 27 December 1916 31 May 1917 Wrecked off Miyazaki coast 30 March 1918, repaired 17 February 1920; retired 1 April 1935

(both ships loaned from the Royal Navy from June 1917 to 1919)

Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Kanran (ex-HMS Nemesis) 磯風 R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company, Hebburn, England 24 November 1911 9 August 1910 March 1911 Returned to Royal Navy, sold for breaking up 26 November 1921
Sendan (ex-HMS Minstrel) 栴檀 John I. Thornycroft & Company, Woolston, Southampton, England 11 March 1910 2 February 1911 May 1911 Returned to Royal Navy, sold for breaking up 1 December 1921
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

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Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Kuwa Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima 5 November 1917 23 February 1918 31 March 1918 Retired, 1 April 1934
Maki Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 16 October 1917 2 December 1917 7 April 1918
Keyaki 16 October 1917 15 January 1918 20 April 1918
Enoki 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 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

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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

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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 Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe 2 February 1918 26 August 1919 10 December 1919 Decommissioned 1 February 1940 and scrapped
Take 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 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 23 December 1918 10 June 1919 28 March 1920 Decommissioned 1 February 1940 and scrapped
Nire 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 ship No.1 Tomariura (第一泊浦, Dai-1 Tomariura) 15 December 1944; scrapped 1948
Kuri 5 December 1919 19 March 1920 30 April 1920 Mined off Pusan 8 October 1945; struck 25 October 1945
Tsuga Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 5 March 1919 17 April 1920 20 June 1920 Sunk off Taiwan 15 January 1945 in air attack; struck 10 March 1945
Kaki 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 ship Ōsu (大須) 23 February 1945; scrapped 1948
Kiku 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 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 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 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.
Fuji Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 6 December 1919 27 November 1920 31 May 1921 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 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 15 November 1920 3 September 1921 29 October 1921 Decommissioned 1 February 1940; converted to training ship, re-converted to auxiliary ship No.2 Tomariura (第二泊浦, Dai-2 Tomariura) 15 December 1944; modified to Shin'yō suicide motorboatt mothership 1945, scrapped 1947
Warabi 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 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 2 March 1921 8 December 1921 31 July 1922 Retired 12 October 1945; scuttled as breakwater in Fukui in 1946
Tade 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 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 24 November 1920 14 December 1921 31 March 1923 Decommissioned 1 February 1940; converted to training ship, re-converted to auxiliary ship Mitaka (三高) 23 February 1945; scrapped 1948
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′N 121°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′N 140°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′S 150°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′S 149°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′N 117°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
Nadakaze 灘風 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 9 Jan 1920 26 Jun 1920 30 Sep 1921 Renamed Patrol Boat PB-2 on 1 Apr 1940; torpedoed Lombok Strait 7°04′S 115°25′E / 07.06°S 115.42°E / -07.06; 115.42 (IJN Nadakaze sunk by torpedo, 25 July 1945) 25 Jul 1945; struck 30 Sep 1945
Tachikaze 太刀風 18 Aug 1920 31 Mar 1921 5 Dec 1921 Air attack at Truk 7°02′N 151°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′N 125°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 Bay 12°29′N 109°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′N 128°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


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 One 7°30′N 134°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 Channel 21°00′N 121°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′N 119°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
Asagao 朝顔 Dai-10 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 14 March 1922 4 November 1922 10 May 1923 Sunk by naval mine at Kanmon Straits 22 August 1945; raised and broken up 1948
Karukaya 刈萱 Dai-18 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 16 May 1922 19 March 1923 20 August 1923 Torpedoed by USS Cod west of Luzon 15°23′N 119°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′N 122°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′N 122°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
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

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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′N 120°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′N 166°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′S 160°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′N 151°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′S 151°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′N 124°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′S 160°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′N 119°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′S 157°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′S 148°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′N 124°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′S 151°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

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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′S 159°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
Shirayuki 白雪 Dai-36 Yokohama Dockyard, Yokohama 19 Mar 1927 20 Mar 1928 18 Dec 1928 air attack off Dampir Strait 7°09′S 148°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′S 155°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′S 159°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′N 125°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′S 123°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′N 114°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′N 147°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′N 144°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′N 123°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′N 114°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 Uranami 9°06′S 159°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′S 160°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′S 116°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′S 154°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′N 110°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 Dai-52 Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 25 Oct 1929 7 Nov 1930 31 Jul 1931 Air attack Manila Bay 14°21′N 120°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 Dai-51 29 Nov 1929 8 Nov 1930 31 Oct 1931 Air attack off Kiska Island 52°10′N 178°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 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 Dai-53 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 21 Feb 1930 6 Jun 1931 19 May 1932 Torpedoed E of Palau 5°09′N 141°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


Name Kanji Number Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Akatsuki Dai-55 Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 17 Feb 1930 7 May 1932 30 Nov 1932 Sunk in action off Guadalcanal 9°10′S 159°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 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 Dai-57 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 7 Mar 1930 22 Oct 1931 15 Aug 1932 torpedoed W of Guam 10°08′N 143°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 Dai-58 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 7 Mar 1930 25 Feb 1932 15 Nov 1932 Torpedoed W of Celebes 5°05′N 119°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
Name Kanji Number Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Hatsuharu 初春 Dai-59 Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 14 May 1931 27 February 1933 30 September 1933 Air attack in Manila Bay 13 November 1944
Nenohi 子日 Dai-60 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 15 December 1931 22 December 1932 30 September 1933 Torpedoed near Agattu Island 4 July 1942
Hatsushimo 初霜 Dai-62 31 January 1933 4 November 1933 27 September 1934 Mined and sunk 30 July 1945
Wakaba 若葉 Dai-61 Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 12 December 1931 18 March 1934 31 October 1934 Air attack off Panay 24 October 1944
Ariake 有明 Dai-63 Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe 14 January 1933 23 September 1934 25 March 1935 Air attack near Cape Gloucester 28 July 1943
Yūgure 夕暮 Dai-64 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 9 April 1933 6 May 1934 30 March 1935 Air attack off Kolombangara 20 July 1943

These four vessels were nominally "torpedo boats". Built under the 1st Naval Armaments Supplement Programme of 1931.

Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Chidori 千鳥 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 13 October 1931 1 April 1933 20 November 1933 Sunk 21 December 1944 by USS Tilefish (SS-307) west of Omaezaki 34°33′N 138°02′E / 34.550°N 138.033°E / 34.550; 138.033
Manazuru 真鶴 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 22 December 1931 11 July 1933 31 January 1934 Sunk 1 March 1945 by air raid at Naha 26°17′N 127°35′E / 26.283°N 127.583°E / 26.283; 127.583
Tomozuru 友鶴 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 11 November 1932 1 October 1933 24 February 1934 Sunk 24 March 1945 by air raid at west of Amami Ōshima 29°15′N 125°13′E / 29.250°N 125.217°E / 29.250; 125.217
Hatsukari 初雁 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 6 April 1933 19 December 1933 15 July 1934 Captured by United Kingdom at the end of war; Decommissioned 3 May 1947, scrapped 1948


Ōtori class — 8 ships

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These eight vessels were nominally "torpedo boats". The total of 8 excludes another 8 cancelled units.[6]

Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Ōtori Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 8 Nov 1934 25 Apr 1935 10 Oct 1936 Sunk by aircraft of Task Force 58 NW of Saipan 12 Jun 1944
Hayabusa Yokohama Dockyard, Yokohama 19 Dec 1934 28 Oct 1935 7 Dec 1936 Sunk by aircraft in Sibuyan Sea 24 Sep 1944
Hiyodori Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 26 Nov 1934 25 Oct 1935 20 Dec 1936 Sunk by USS Gunnel in South China Sea 17 Nov 1944
Kasasagi Ōsaka Iron Works 4 Mar 1935 18 Oct 1935 15 Jan 1937 Sunk by USS Bluefish in Flores Sea, 26 Sep 1943
Kiji Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 24 Oct 1935 26 Jan 1937 31 Jul 1937 Surrendered to Soviet Union at Nakhodka on 3 Oct 1947; Renamed Vnimatel'nyy; Decommissioned 31 Oct 1957
Sagi Harima Shipyards, Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi 20 May 1936 30 Jan 1937 31 Jul 1937 Sunk by USS Gunnel W of Luzon 8 Nov 1944
Hato Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 28 May 1936 25 Jan 1937 7 Aug 1937 Sunk by aircraft at Hong Kong 16 Oct 1944
Kari Yokohama Dockyard, Yokohama 11 May 1936 20 Jan 1937 20 Sep 1937 Sunk by USS Baya in Java Sea 16 July 1945
Name Kanji Number Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Shiratsuyu 白露 Dai-65 Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki 14 November 1933 5 April 1935 20 August 1936 Collision 15 June 1944 at 09°09′N 126°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′N 103°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′S 157°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′S 159°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′N 134°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′S 156°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′N 151°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′N 140°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′S 132°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′N 157°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

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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′S 148°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′S 146°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′N 125°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′S 148°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′N 125°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′S 159°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′N 125°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′S 157°14′E / 8.017°S 157.233°E / -8.017; 157.233
Arare Dai-83 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 5 March 1937 16 November 1937 15 April 1939 Torpedoed 5 July 1942 at 52°0′N 177°40′E / 52.000°N 177.667°E / 52.000; 177.667
Kasumi Dai-84 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 1 December 1936 18 November 1937 24 June 1939 Operation Ten-Go 7 April 1945 at 31°N 128°E / 31°N 128°E / 31; 128

Kagerō class (Type A) — 19 ships

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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′S 156°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′N 122°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′S 156°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′S 153°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′S 156°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′S 147°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′S 119°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′N 118°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′N 128°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′S 148°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′N 121°23′E / 26.150°N 121.383°E / 26.150; 121.383 (IJN Urakaze sunk by torpedo, 21 November 1944)
Arashi 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′S 156°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′S 156°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′N 120°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′N 124°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′N 128°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′N 151°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′N 122°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

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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

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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
Makigumo 巻雲 Dai-111 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 13 December 1940 5 November 1941 14 March 1942 Sunk after surface action 1 February 1943
Kazagumo 風雲 Dai-112 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 23 December 1940 26 September 1941 28 March 1942 Torpedoed at Davao Gulf 8 June 1944
Naganami 長波 Dai-113 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 5 April 1941 5 March 1942 30 June 1942 Air attack, Ormoc Bay, 11 November 1944
Makinami 巻波 Dai-114 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 11 April 1941 27 December 1941 8 August 1942 Sunk, Battle of Cape St. George, 25 November 1943
Takanami 高波 Dai-115 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 29 May 1941 16 March 1942 31 August 1942 Sunk, Battle of Tassafaronga, 30 November 1942
Ōnami 大波 Dai-116 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 15 November 1941 13 August 1942 29 December 1942 Sunk, Battle of Cape St. George, 25 November 1943
Kiyonami 清波 Dai-117 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 15 October 1941 17 August 1942 25 January 1943 Air attack, NNW of Kolombangara 20 July 1943
Tamanami 玉波 Dai-118 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 16 March 1942 26 December 1942 30 April 1943 Torpedoed, WSW of Manila, 7 July 1944
Suzunami 涼波 Dai-120 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 27 March 1942 26 December 1942 27 July 1943 Air attack, Rabaul, 11 November 1943
Fujinami 藤波 Dai-121 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 25 August 1942 20 April 1943 31 July 1943 Air attack N of Iloilo 27 October 1944
Hayanami 早波 Dai-122 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 15 January 1942 19 December 1942 31 July 1943 Torpedoed near Tawi-Tawi, Philippines 7 June 1944
Hamanami 濱波 Dai-123 28 April 1942 18 April 1943 15 October 1943 Air attack, Ormoc Bay, 11 November 1944
Asashimo 朝霜 Dai-126 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 21 January 1943 18 July 1943 27 November 1943 Air attack SW of Nagasaki 7 April 1945
Kishinami 岸波 Dai-125 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 29 August 1942 19 August 1943 3 December 1943 Torpedoed W of Palawan Island 4 December 1944
Okinami 沖波 Dai-124 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 5 August 1942 18 July 1943 10 December 1943 Air attack W of Manila, 13 November 1944
Hayashimo 早霜 Dai-127 20 January 1943 20 October 1943 20 February 1944 Air attack off Semirara Island 26 October 1944
Akishimo 秋霜 Dai-128 Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 3 May 1943 5 December 1943 11 March 1944 Air attack, Manila 13 November 1944
Kiyoshimo 清霜 Dai-129 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 16 March 1943 29 February 1944 15 May 1944 Torpedoed after air attack 26 December 1944

Shimakaze class (Type C) — 1 ship

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Name Kanji Number Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Shimakaze 島風 Dai-119 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 8 August 1941 18 July 1942 10 May 1943 Sunk during Battle of Ormoc Bay 11 November 1944

Matsu class (Type D)— 18 ships

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Name Kanji Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Matsu Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 8 August 1943 3 February 1944 28 April 1944 Sunk on 4 August 1944 by US Navy ships 50 miles northwest of Chichijima (Ogasawara Islands)
Momo Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 5 November 1943 25 March 1944 10 June 1944 Sunk 15 December 1944 by US Navy submarine USS Hawkbill 140 miles south-west of m.Bolinao (o-in Luzon)
Take Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka 15 October 1943 28 March 1944 16 June 1944 Surrendered to United Kingdom 16 July 1947 at Singapore, scrapped
Ume Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 25 January 1944 24 April 1944 28 June 1944 Sunk 31 January 1945 by US Army Air Force aircraft 20 miles south of Taiwan
Kuwa Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 20 December 1943 25 May 1944 15 July 1944 Sunk 3 December 1944 by US Navy destroyers during the Battle of Ormoc Bay (o-in Luzon)
Maki 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
Sakura 2 June 1944 6 September 1944 25 November 1944 Sunk by a mine in the port of Osaka 11 July 1945
Nara Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka 10 June 1944 12 October 1944 26 November 1944 Scrapped 1 July 1948
Tsubaki 椿 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 20 June 1944 30 September 1944 30 November 1944 Scrapped 28 July 1948
Keyaki Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka 22 June 1944 30 September 1944 15 December 1944 Surrendered to United States on 5 July 1947 at Yokosuka, Sunk as target off 34°44′N 140°01′E / 34.733°N 140.017°E / 34.733; 140.017, 29 October 1947
Yanagi 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

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The total excludes 9 never completed and cancelled units

Name Kanji Number Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Tachibana 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 Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto 14 August 1944 25 November 1944 31 January 1945 Scrapped April 1948
Tsuta 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 11 September 1944 27 November 1944 1 March 1945 Surrendered to United Kingdom on 16 July 1947 at Singapore, scrapped
Kaki 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′N 123°35′E / 35.483°N 123.583°E / 35.483; 123.583, 19 August 1947
Shii 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 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 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 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 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′N 122°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 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.

Standard Destroyer

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DD-181 Asakaze after being transferred to the JMSDF

Gleaves class/Asakaze class (DD) — 2 ships transferred 1954 from USA

Name Kanji Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Asakaze (ex-USS Ellyson) あさかぜ DD-181 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, United States 20 December 1940 26 July 1941 28 November 1941 Transferred JMSDF 19 October 1954, Returned to U.S. 1970, sold to Taiwan for spare parts
Hatakaze (ex-USS Macomb) はたかぜ DD-182 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States 3 September 1940 23 September 1941 26 January 1942 Transferred JMSDF 19 October 1954, Returned to U.S. 1969, sold to Taiwan and renamed ROCS Hsien Yang, struck 1974


Fletcher class/Ariake class (DD) — 2 ships transferred 1959 from USA

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Ariake (ex-USS Heywood L. Edwards) ありあけ DD-183 Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States 4 July 1943 6 October 1943 26 January 1944 Transferred JMSDF 10 March 1959, Scrapped 1976
Yūgure (ex-USS Richard P. Leary) ゆうぐれ DD-184 23 February 1944 Transferred JMSDF 10 March 1959, Returned to U.S. 10 March 1974, Scrapped 1 July 1976

Harukaze class (DD) — 2 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Harukaze はるかぜ DD-101/ASU-7002 Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki 15 December 1954 20 September 1955 26 April 1956 Decommissioned 5 March 1985, Dismantled 19 November 2001
Yukikaze ゆきかぜ DD-102/ASU-7003 17 December 1954 20 August 1955 31 July 1956 Decommissioned 27 March 1985, Dismantled 19 November 2001

Ayanami class (DDK) — 7 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Ayanami あやなみ DD-103/ASU-7004 Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki 20 November 1956 12 February 1957 12 February 1958 Decommissioned 25 December 1986, scrapped
Uranami うらなみ DD-105/ASU-7005 Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe 1 February 1957 29 August 1957 27 February 1958
Isonami いそなみ DD-104/TV-3502 Mitsubishi Shipyards, Kobe 14 December 1956 30 September 1957 14 March 1958 Decommissioned 1 July 1987, sank as tarket ship 1988
Shikinami しきなみ DD-106/TV-3503 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 25 September 1957 15 March 1958 Decommissioned 1 July 1987, scrapped 1988
Takanami たかなみ DD-110/ASU-7009 8 November 1958 8 August 1959 30 January 1960 Decommissioned 24 March 1989, scrapped
Ōnami おおなみ DD-111/ASU-7013 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 20 March 1959 13 February 1960 29 August 1960 Decommissioned 23 March 1990, scrapped
Makinami まきなみ DD-112/ASU-7014 Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto 25 April 1960 28 October 1960

Murasame class (1958) (DDA) — 3 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Murasame むらさめ DD-107/ASU-7006 Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki 17 December 1957 31 July 1958 28 February 1959 Decommissioned 23 March 1988, scrapped
Yūdachi ゆうだち DD-108/ASU-7007 16 December 1957 29 July 1958 25 March 1959 Decommissioned 24 March 1987, scrapped
Harusame はるさめ DD-109/ASU-7008 17 June 1958 18 June 1959 15 December 1959 Decommissioned 31 May 1989, scrapped


Akizuki class (1959) (DD) — 2 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Akizuki あきづき DD-161/ASU-7010 Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki 31 July 1958 26 June 1959 13 February 1960 Decommissioned 7 December 1993, scrapped
Teruzuki てるづき DD-162/ASU-7012/TV-3504 Mitsubishi Shipyards, Kobe 15 August 1958 24 June 1959 19 February 1960 Decommissioned 27 September 1993, sunk as target ship 14 July 1994

Yamagumo class (DDK) — 6 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Yamagumo やまぐも DD-113/TV-3506 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 23 March 1964 27 February 1965 29 January 1966 Decommissioned 1 August 1995, scrapped
Makigumo まきぐも DD-114/TV-3507 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 10 June 1964 26 July 1965 19 March 1966
Asagumo あさぐも DD-115/ASU-7018 Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto 24 June 1965 25 November 1966 29 August 1967 Decommissioned 24 March 1998, scrapped
Aokumo あおくも DD-119/TV-3512 Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka 2 October 1970 20 March 1972 25 November 1972 Decommissioned 13 June 2003, scrapped
Akigumo あきぐも DD-120/TV-3514 7 July 1972 23 October 1973 24 July 1974 Decommissioned 16 February 2005, scrapped
Yūgumo ゆうぐも DD-121 4 February 1976 21 May 1977 24 March 1978 Decommissioned 17 June 2005, scrapped

Takatsuki class (DDA) — 4 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Takatsuki たかつき DD-164 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 8 October 1964 7 January 1966 15 March 1967 Decommissioned 16 August 2002, scrapped September 2003
Kikuzuki きくづき DD-165 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 15 March 1966 25 March 1967 27 March 1968 Decommissioned 6 November 2003, scrapped April 2005
Mochizuki もちづき DD-166/ASU-7019 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 22 November 1966 15 March 1968 25 March 1969 Decommissioned 19 March 1999, scrapped
Nagatsuki ながつき DD-167 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 2 March 1968 19 March 1969 12 February 1970 Decommissioned 19 March 1996, sunk as target ship 3 August 1997

Minegumo class (DDK) — 3 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Minegumo みねぐも DD-116/TV-3509 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 14 March 1967 16 August 1967 31 August 1968 Decommissioned 18 March 1999, scrapped
Natsugumo なつぐも DD-117/TV-3510 Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Yokosuka 26 June 1967 25 July 1968 25 April 1969
Murakumo むらくも DD-118/TV-3511 Hitachi Zosen, Osaka 19 October 1968 15 November 1969 21 August 1970 Decommissioned 13 June 2000, scrapped

Hatsuyuki class (DD) — 12 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Shirayuki しらゆき DD-123 Hitachi Zosen, Osaka 3 December 1979 4 August 1981 8 February 1982 Decommissioned 27 April 2016, scrapped
Hatsuyuki はつゆき DD-122 Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka 14 March 1979 7 November 1980 23 March 1982 Decommissioned 24 February 2011, scrapped
Hamayuki はまゆき DD-126 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 4 February 1981 27 May 1982 18 November 1983 Decommissioned 14 March 2012, sunk as target ship October 2013
Mineyuki みねゆき DD-124 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Tokyo 7 May 1981 19 October 1982 26 January 1984 Decommissioned 7 March 2013, scrapped
Sawayuki さわゆき DD-125 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 22 April 1981 21 June 1982 15 February 1984 Decommissioned 1 April 2013
Isoyuki いそゆき DD-127 20 April 1982 19 September 1983 23 January 1985 Decommissioned 13 March 2014, scrapped
Haruyuki はるゆき DD-128 11 March 1982 6 September 1983 14 March 1985
Yamayuki やまゆき DD-129/TV-3519 Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto 25 February 1983 10 July 1984 3 December 1985 Decommissioned 19 March 2020
Matsuyuki まつゆき DD-130 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 7 April 1983 25 October 1984 19 March 1986 Decommissioned 7 April 2021
Setoyuki せとゆき DD-131/TV-3518 Mitsui Shipbuilding, Tamano 26 January 1984 3 July 1985 17 December 1986 Decommissioned 23 December 2021
Asayuki あさゆき DD-132 Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka 22 December 1983 16 October 1985 20 February 1987 Decommissioned 16 November 2020
Shimayuki しまゆき DD-133/TV-3513 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Tokyo 8 May 1984 29 January 1986 17 February 1987 Decommissioned 19 March 2021

Asagiri class (DD) — 8 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Asagiri あさぎり DD-151 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 13 February 1985 19 September 1986 17 March 1988 Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base
Yamagiri やまぎり DD-152 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 3 March 1986 10 October 1987 25 January 1989 Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base
Yūgiri ゆうぎり DD-153 Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka 25 February 1986 21 September 1987 28 February 1989
Amagiri あまぎり DD-154 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 3 March 1986 9 September 1987 28 February 1989
Hamagiri はまぎり DD-155 Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto 20 January 1987 4 June 1988 31 January 1990
Setogiri せとぎり DD-156 9 March 1987 12 September 1988 14 February 1990 Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base
Sawagiri さわぎり DD-157 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 14 January 1987 25 September 1988 6 March 1990 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base
Umigiri うみぎり DD-158 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 31 October 1988 9 November 1989 12 March 1991 Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base

Murasame class (1994) (DD) — 9 ships

(orders for 5 more were replaced by those for the succeeding Takanami class)

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Murasame むらさめ DD-101 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 18 August 1993 23 August 1994 12 March 1996 Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base
Harusame はるさめ DD-102 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 11 August 1994 16 October 1995 24 March 1997 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base
Yūdachi ゆうだち DD-103 18 March 1996 19 August 1997 4 March 1999 Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base
Kirisame きりさめ DD-104 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 3 April 1996 21 August 1997 18 March 1999 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base
Inazuma いなづま DD-105 8 May 1997 9 September 1998 15 March 2000 Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base
Samidare さみだれ DD-106 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 11 September 1997 24 September 1998 21 March 2000
Ikazuchi いかづち DD-107 Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto 25 February 1998 24 June 1999 14 March 2001 Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base
Ariake ありあけ DD-109 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Kobe 18 May 1999 16 October 2000 6 March 2002 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base
Akebono あけぼの DD-108 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 29 October 1999 25 September 2000 19 March 2002 Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base

Takanami class (DD) — 5 ships

 
JS Asahi, one of the newest ships of the JMSDF.
Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Takanami たかなみ DD-110 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 25 April 2000 26 July 2001 12 March 2003 Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base
Ōnami おおなみ DD-111 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 17 May 2000 20 September 2001 13 March 2003
Makinami まきなみ DD-112 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 17 July 2001 8 August 2002 18 March 2004 Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base
Sazanami さざなみ DD-113 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 4 April 2002 29 August 2003 16 February 2005 Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base
Suzunami すずなみ DD-114 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 24 September 2003 26 August 2004 16 February 2006 Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base


Akizuki class (DD) — 4 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Akizuki あきづき DD-115 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 17 July 2009 13 October 2010 14 March 2012 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base
Teruzuki てるづき DD-116 2 June 2010 15 September 2011 7 March 2013 Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base
Suzutsuki すずつき DD-117 18 May 2011 17 October 2012 12 March 2014 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base
Fuyuzuki ふゆづき DD-118 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 14 June 2011 22 August 2012 13 March 2014 Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base


Asahi class (DD) — 2 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Asahi あさひ DD-119 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 4 August 2015 19 October 2016 7 March 2018 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base
Shiranui しらぬい DD-120 20 May 2016 12 October 2017 27 February 2019 Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base

Guided Missile Destroyer

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JDS Amatsukaze, Japan's first guided missile destroyer.

JDS Amatsukaze (DDG) — 1 ship

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
JDS Amatsukaze あまつかぜ DDG-163 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 29 November 1962 5 October 1963 15 February 1965 Decommissioned 29 November 1995, sunk as target

Tachikaze class (DDG) — 3 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Tachikaze たちかぜ DDG-168 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 19 June 1973 12 December 1974 26 March 1976 Decommissioned 15 January 2007, sunk as target June 2009
Asakaze あさかぜ DDG-169 27 May 1976 15 October 1977 27 March 1979 Decommissioned 12 March 2008, scrapped October 2009
Sawakaze さわかぜ DDG-170 14 September 1979 4 June 1981 30 March 1983 Decommissioned 25 June 2010, scrapped April 2011

Hatakaze class (DDG) — 2 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Hatakaze はたかぜ DDG-171/TV-3520 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 20 May 1983 9 November 1984 27 March 1986 Converted to training vessel 19 March 2020
Shimakaze しまかぜ DDG-172/TV-3521 13 January 1985 30 January 1987 23 March 1988
 
JS Maya, the latest DDG built by Japan.

Kongō class (DDG) — 4 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Kongō こんごう DDG-173 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 8 May 1990 26 September 1991 25 March 1993 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base
Kirishima きりしま DDG-174 7 April 1992 19 August 1993 16 March 1995 Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base
Myōkō みょうこう DDG-175 8 April 1993 5 October 1994 14 March 1996 Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base
Chōkai ちょうかい DDG-176 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 29 May 1995 27 August 1996 20 March 1998 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base

Atago class (DDG) — 2 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Atago あたご DDG-177 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 5 April 2004 24 August 2005 15 March 2007 Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base
Ashigara あしがら DDG-178 6 April 2005 30 August 2006 13 March 2008 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base


Maya class (DDG) — 2 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
JS Maya まや DDG-179 Japan Marine United, Yokohama 17 April 2017 30 July 2018 19 March 2020 Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base
JS Haguro はぐろ DDG-180 23 January 2018 17 July 2019 19 March 2021

Helicopter Destroyer

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JS Haruna, design as the center piece of the JMSDF fleet.

Haruna class (DDH) — 2 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Haruna はるな DDH-141 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 19 March 1970 1 February 1972 22 March 1973 Decommissioned 18 March 2009, scrapped January 2010
Hiei ひえい DDH-142 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 8 March 1972 13 August 1973 27 December 1974 Decommissioned 16 March 2011, scrapped

Shirane class (DDH) — 2 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Shirane しらね DDH-143 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 25 February 1977 18 September 1978 17 March 1980 Decommissioned 25 March 2015, scrapped
Kurama くらま DDH-144 17 February 1978 20 September 1979 27 March 1981 Decommissioned 22 March 2017, sunk as target June 2018

Hyūga class (DDH) — 2 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Hyūga ひゅうが DDH-181 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 11 May 2006 23 August 2007 18 March 2009 Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base
Ise いせ DDH-182 30 May 2008 21 August 2009 16 March 2011 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base
 
Izumo-class helicopter destroyer (carrier), the largest class of ships built by Japan since WW2.

Izumo class (DDH) — 2 ships

(Re-designated as multi-purpose operation destroyer)[10]

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Izumo いずも DDH-183 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 27 January 2012 6 August 2013 25 March 2015 Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base
Kaga かが DDH-184 7 October 2013 27 August 2015 22 March 2017 Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base

Small Escort

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JDS Wakaba, the only ship that serve both the IJN and the JMSDF.

Tachibana class – 1 ship

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Wakaba (ex-IJN Nashi) わかば DE-261 Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe 1 September 1944 17 January 1945 15 March 1945 Transferred to JMSDF 31 May 1956, struck on 31 March 1971, scrapped 1972–1973.

Cannon class (DE) — 2 ships transferred 1955 from USA

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Asahi (ex-USS Amick) あさひ DE-262 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, United States 7 January 1943 27 May 1943 26 July 1943 Transferred to JMSDF 14 June 1955, returned to U.S. 1975, transferred to Philippines and renamed Datu Sikatuna 13 September 1976, decommissioned 1989
Hatsuhi (ex-USS Atherton) はつひ DE-263 14 January 1943 29 August 1943 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


JDS Akebono (DE) - 1 ship

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
JDS Akebono あけぼの DE-201 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 10 December 1954 30 October 1955 20 March 1956 Decommissioned 1976, struck 1981

Ikazuchi class (DE) — 2 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Inazuma いなづま DE-203/YAC-31 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 25 December 1954 4 August 1955 5 March 1956 Decommissioned 15 March 1977, struck 30 March 1983, scrapped
Ikazuchi いかづち DE-202/YAC-30 Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe 18 December 1954 6 September 1955 29 May 1956 Decommissioned 31 March 1976, struck 30 March 1983, scrapped


Isuzu class (DE)— 4 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Isuzu いすず DE-211/ASU-7015 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 16 April 1960 17 January 1961 29 July 1961 Decommissioned 8 April 1988, struck 25 March 1995, scrapped
Mogami もがみ DE-212/TV-3505 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Kobe 4 August 1960 7 March 1961 28 October 1961 Decommissioned 1 July 1987, struck 20 June 1991, scrapped
Ōi おおい DE-214/ASU-7017 Hitachi Zosen, Osaka 10 July 1962 15 June 1963 22 January 1964 Decommissioned 31 January 1990, struck 15 February 1993, scrapped
Kitakami きたかみ DE-213/ASU-7016 Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo 7 July 1962 21 June 1963 27 February 1964 Decommissioned 31 January 1990, struck 16 November 1993, scrapped

Chikugo class (DE)— 11 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Ayase あやせ DE-216 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Toyko 5 December 1969 16 September 1970 20 May 1971 Decommissioned 1 August 1996, scrapped
Chikugo ちくご DE-215 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 9 December 1968 13 January 1970 31 July 1971 Decommissioned 1996, struck 1999, scrapped
Mikuma みくま DE-217 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Osaka 17 March 1970 16 February 1971 26 August 1971 Decommissioned 8 July 1997, scrapped
Tokachi とかち DE-218 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 11 December 1970 25 November 1971 17 May 1972 Decommissioned 15 April 1998, scrapped 1999
Iwase いわせ DE-219 6 August 1971 29 June 1972 12 December 1972 Decommissioned 6 October 1998, scrapped
Chitose ちとせ DE-220 Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto 7 October 1970 25 January 1973 31 August 1973 Decommissioned 13 April 1999, scrapped
Niyodo によど DE-221 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 20 September 1972 28 August 1973 8 February 1974 Decommissioned 24 June 1999, scrapped
Teshio てしお DE-222 Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto 11 July 1973 29 May 1974 10 January 1975 Decommissioned 27 June 2000, scrapped
Yoshino よしの DE-223 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 28 September 1973 22 August 1974 6 February 1975 Decommissioned 15 May 2001, scrapped
Kumano くまの DE-224 Hitachi Zosen, Osaka 29 May 1974 24 February 1975 19 November 1975 Decommissioned 18 May 2001, scrapped
Noshiro のしろ DE-225 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 27 January 1976 23 December 1976 30 June 1977 Decommissioned 13 March 2003, scrapped

JS Ishikari (DE) - 1 ship

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
JS Ishikari いしかり DE-226 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 17 May 1979 18 March 1980 28 March 1981 Decommissioned 17 October 2007, struck November 2008, scrapped

Yubari class (DE)— 2 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Yūbari ゆうばり DE-227 Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka 9 February 1981 22 February 1982 18 March 1983 Decommissioned 25 June 2010, struck June 2012, scrapped
Yūbetsu ゆうべつ DE-228 Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto 14 January 1982 25 January 1983 14 February 1984 Decommissioned 25 June 2010, struck May 2012, scrapped

Abukuma class (DE)— 6 ships

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
Abukuma あぶくま DE-229 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 17 March 1988 21 December 1988 12 December 1989 Homeport JMSDF Kure Naval Base
Jintsū じんつう DE-230 Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru, Kyoto 14 April 1988 31 January 1989 28 February 1990 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base
Ōyodo おおよど DE-231 Hitachi Zosen, Osaka 8 March 1989 19 December 1989 23 January 1991 Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base
Sendai せんだい DE-232 Sumitomo, Uraga, Yokosuka 14 April 1989 26 January 1990 15 March 1991 Homeport JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base
Tone とね DE-234 8 February 1991 6 December 1991 8 February 1993 Homeport JMSDF Sasebo Naval Base
Chikuma ちくま DE-233 Hitachi Zosen, Osaka 14 February 1991 25 January 1992 24 February 1993 Homeport JMSDF Ōminato Naval Base
 
Abukuma-class, Japan current class of small escorts

Mogami class (FFM)— 6 ships

(4 ships completed, 4 ships are under construction, 2 more ordered and with plan to construct a total of 22 ships)

Name Kana Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
JS Kumano くまの FFM-2 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 30 October 2019 19 November 2020 22 March 2022 Homeport JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base
JS Mogami もがみ FFM-1 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki 29 October 2019 3 March 2021 28 April 2022
JS Noshiro のしろ FFM-3 15 July 2020 22 June 2021 15 December 2022
JS Mikuma みくま FFM-4 10 December 2021 7 March 2023
JS Yahagi やはぎ FFM-5 6 June 2021 23 June 2022
JS Agano あがの FFM-6 21 December 2022
FFM-7 30 June 2022
FFM-8 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama 30 August 2022
FFM-9 Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki
FFM-10

References

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Evans and Peattie, David C. and Mark R. (1997). Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887–1941. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-192-7.
  3. ^ Howe, Christopher (1996). The Origins of Japanese Trade Supremacy: Development and Technology in Asia from 1540 to the Pacific War. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-35485-7.
  4. ^ Yarrow & Company, Poplar, London.
  5. ^ John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick, London.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ The 16 units were ordered as #733-#748 under the 1942 Programme but were cancelled without being laid down.
  10. ^ "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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