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
雷
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
電
1 November 1897
28 January 1899
25 April 1899
Lost in collision off Hakodate 16 December 1909, written off 15 September 1910
Akebono
曙
1 February 1898
25 April 1899
3 July 1899
Retired 18 October 1921, scrapped 2 May 1925
Sazanami
漣
1 June 1897
8 August 1899
28 August 1899
Retired 1 April 1913, sold 23 August 1914 as MV Sazanami Maru
Niji
霓
1 January 1899
22 June 1899
29 July 1899
Grounded off Shantung Peninsula 29 July 1900, written off 8 April 1901
Oboro
朧
1 January 1899
5 October 1899
1 November 1899
Retired 21 June 1921, scrapped 1926
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
Name
Kanji
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
Hayabusa
隼
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
鵲
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
雁
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
燕
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
雉
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
鷂
Kawasaki Dockyards , Kobe
14 June 1903
30 December 1903
27 February 1904
Utility vessel 1 April 1923, scrapped 15 July 1926
Sagi
鷺
4 October 1902
21 December 1903
22 March 1904
Utility vessel 1 April 1923, scrapped 14 February 1925
Uzura
鶉
20 January 1903
29 February 1904
22 April 1904
Utility vessel 1 April 1923, scrapped 30 September 1932
Kamome
鴎
24 February 1903
30 April 1904
4 June 1904
Utility vessel 15 December 1923, scrapped 18 September 1926
Ōtori
鴻
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
暁
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
霞
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
霰
29 October 1904
5 April 1905
10 May 1905
Stricken on 1 April 1924 and broken up in 1926
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
潮
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
響
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
Name
Kanji
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
Sakura
櫻
Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto
31 March 1911
20 December 1911
21 May 1912
Retired 1 April 1932
Tachibana
橘
29 April 1911
27 January 1912
25 June 1912
Name
Kanji
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
Kaba
樺
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka
1 December 1914
6 February 1915
5 March 1915
Retired 1 April 1932
Kaede
楓
Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto
25 October 1914
20 February 1915
25 March 1915
Katsura
桂
Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima
5 November 1914
15 February 1915
26 March 1915
Ume
梅
Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe
10 November 1914
27 February 1915
31 March 1915
Sakaki
榊
Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki
1 December 1914
4 March 1915
31 March 1915
Kusunoki
楠
Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe
10 November 1914
5 March 1915
31 March 1915
Kashiwa
柏
Mitsubishi Shipyards, Nagasaki
3 November 1914
14 February 1915
4 April 1915
Matsu
松
3 November 1914
5 March 1915
6 April 1915
Sugi
杉
Osaka Iron Works, Osaka
24 November 1914
16 February 1915
7 April 1915
Kiri
桐
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
Name
Kanji
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
Momo
桃
Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki
28 February 1916
12 October 1916
23 December 1916
Scrapped 1 April 1940
Kashi
樫
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
檜
5 May 1916
25 December 1916
31 March 1917
Scrapped 1 May 1940
Yanagi
柳
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
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
Name
Kanji
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
Kuwa
桑
Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Hiroshima
5 November 1917
23 February 1918
31 March 1918
Retired, 1 April 1934
Maki
槇
Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki
16 October 1917
2 December 1917
7 April 1918
Keyaki
欅
16 October 1917
15 January 1918
20 April 1918
Enoki
榎
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
楢
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 [ edit ]
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.
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
梨
Kawasaki Dockyards, Kobe
2 February 1918
26 August 1919
10 December 1919
Decommissioned 1 February 1940 and scrapped
Take
竹
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
樅
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
榧
23 December 1918
10 June 1919
28 March 1920
Decommissioned 1 February 1940 and scrapped
Nire
楡
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
栗
5 December 1919
19 March 1920
30 April 1920
Mined off Pusan 8 October 1945; struck 25 October 1945
Tsuga
栂
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
柿
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
菊
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
葵
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
萩
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
薄
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
藤
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
蔦
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
葦
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
蕨
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
菱
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
蓮
2 March 1921
8 December 1921
31 July 1922
Retired 12 October 1945; scuttled as breakwater in Fukui in 1946
Tade
蓼
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
蓬
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
菫
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
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
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
曙
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
朧
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
潮
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
漣
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
暁
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
響
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
雷
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
電
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.
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
鴻
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
隼
Yokohama Dockyard, Yokohama
19 Dec 1934
28 Oct 1935
7 Dec 1936
Sunk by aircraft in Sibuyan Sea 24 Sep 1944
Hiyodori
鵯
Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo
26 Nov 1934
25 Oct 1935
20 Dec 1936
Sunk by USS Gunnel in South China Sea 17 Nov 1944
Kasasagi
鵲
Ōsaka Iron Works
4 Mar 1935
18 Oct 1935
15 Jan 1937
Sunk by USS Bluefish in Flores Sea , 26 Sep 1943
Kiji
雉
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
鷺
Harima Shipyards , Kudamatsu , Yamaguchi
20 May 1936
30 Jan 1937
31 Jul 1937
Sunk by USS Gunnel W of Luzon 8 Nov 1944
Hato
鳩
Ishikawajima Shipyards, Tokyo
28 May 1936
25 Jan 1937
7 Aug 1937
Sunk by aircraft at Hong Kong 16 Oct 1944
Kari
雁
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 )
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
霰
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
霞
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
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
嵐
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 )
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.
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
The total excludes 16 cancelled.[ 9]
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
Name
Kanji
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
Matsu
松
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
桃
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
竹
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka
15 October 1943
28 March 1944
16 June 1944
Surrendered to United Kingdom 16 July 1947 at Singapore , scrapped
Ume
梅
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
桑
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
槇
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
桐
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
杉
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
樅
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
樫
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
榧
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
檜
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
楓
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
櫻
2 June 1944
6 September 1944
25 November 1944
Sunk by a mine in the port of Osaka 11 July 1945
Nara
楢
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
欅
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
柳
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
The total excludes 9 never completed and cancelled units
Name
Kanji
Number
Builder
Laid down
Launched
Completed
Fate
Tachibana
橘
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
楡
Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Kyoto
14 August 1944
25 November 1944
31 January 1945
Scrapped April 1948
Tsuta
蔦
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
萩
11 September 1944
27 November 1944
1 March 1945
Surrendered to United Kingdom on 16 July 1947 at Singapore, scrapped
Kaki
柿
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
椎
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
梨
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
菫
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
榎
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
楠
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
樺
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.
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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
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
^ 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)
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Yarrow & Company, Poplar, London.
^ John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick, London.
^ 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 .
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ The 16 units were ordered as #733-#748 under the 1942 Programme but were cancelled without being laid down.
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