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]

## Imperial Japanese Navy

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### Russo-Japanese War

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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)

#### Murakumo class — 6 ships

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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

#### Ikazuchi class — 6 ships

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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

#### Shirataka class – 1 1st class torpedo boat

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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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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
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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

#### Shirakumo class — 2 ships

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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

#### Akatsuki class – 2 ships

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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

#### Harusame class — 7 ships

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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

#### Sokol class — 1 ship

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Akatsuki | 暁  | 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

### World War I

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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.

#### Kamikaze class – 32 ships

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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

#### Umikaze class — 2 ships

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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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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

#### Kaba class — 10 ships

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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

#### Urakaze class — 2 ships

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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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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

#### Isokaze class — 4 ships

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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

#### Acorn class/Kanran class – 2 ships

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

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Kanran (ex-HMS Nemesis)  | 橄欖  | 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

#### Kawakaze class — 2 ships

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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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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

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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)

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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

#### Minekaze class — 15 ships

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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

#### Wakatake class — 8 ships

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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

#### Kamikaze class – 9 ships

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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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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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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

#### Akatsuki class – 4 ships

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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

#### Hatsuharu class — 6 ships

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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

#### Chidori class — 4 ships

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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

### The Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II

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#### Ōtori class — 8 ships

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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

#### Shiratsuyu class — 10 ships

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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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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

#### Kagerō class (Type A) — 19 ships

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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)

#### Akizuki class (Type B) — 12 ships

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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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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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#### Matsu class (Type D)— 18 ships

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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

#### Tachibana class (Modified Matsu - Type D Kai) — 14 ships

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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.

## Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

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### Standard Destroyer

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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JS Asahi, one of the newest ships of the JMSDF. Name  | Kana  | Hull no.  | Builder  | Laid down  | Launched  | Completed  | Fate

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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 (DDG) — 1 ship

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JDS Amatsukaze, Japan's first guided missile destroyer. Name  | Kana  | Hull no.  | Builder  | Laid down  | Launched  | Completed  | Fate

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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

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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

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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

#### Kongō class (DDG) — 4 ships

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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

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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

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JS Maya, the latest DDG built by Japan. Name  | Kana  | Hull no.  | Builder  | Laid down  | Launched  | Completed  | Fate

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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

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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

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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

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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 (DDH) — 2 ships

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Izumo-class helicopter destroyer (carrier), the largest class of ships built by Japan since WW2.

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

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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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#### Tachibana class – 1 ship

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JDS Wakaba, the only ship that serve both the IJN and the JMSDF. Name  | Kana  | Hull no.  | Builder  | Laid down  | Launched  | Completed  | Fate

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Ayase | あやせ  | DE-216  | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Tokyo  | 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

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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

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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

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Abukuma-class, Japan current class of small escorts Name  | Kana  | Hull no.  | Builder  | Laid down  | Launched  | Completed  | Fate

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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

#### Mogami class (FFM)— 6 ships

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(7 ships completed, 3 ships are under construction, 2 more ordered and with plan to construct a total of 12 ships)

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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 Dec 2022  |
JS Mikuma | みくま  | FFM-4  | 15 July 2020  | 10 Dec 2021  | 7 March 2023  |
JS Yahagi | やはぎ  | FFM-5  | 24 June 2021  | 23 June 2022  | 21 May 2024
JS Agano | あがの  | FFM-6  | 24 June 2021  | 21 Dec 2022  | 20 June 2024  |
JS Niyodo | によど  | FFM-7  | 30 June 2022  | 26 Sep 2023  |  |
JS Yūbetsu | ゆうべつ  | FFM-8  | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano, Okayama  | 30 August 2022  | 14 Nov 2023  |  |
JS Natori | なとり  | FFM-9  | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki  | 6 July 2023  | 24 June 2024  |  |
JS Nagara | ながら  | FFM-10  | 6 July 2023  | 19 Dec 2024  |

## 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.

### Bibliography

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* Jentschura, Hansgeorg & Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter. Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Arms & Armour Press, 1977. ISBN 1-85409-525-0.
* Stille, Mark. Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919-45 (1) – Minekaze to Shiratsuyu Classes. Osprey Publishing (No. 198), 2013. ISBN 978-1-84908-984-5
* Stille, Mark. Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919-45 (2) – Asashio to Tachibana Classes. Osprey Publishing (No. 202), 2013. ISBN 978-1-84908-987-6
* Stille, Mark. Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Osprey Publishing (No. 248), 2017. ISBN 978-1-4728-1816-4
* Watts, Anthony J. Japanese Warships of World War II. Ian Allan Ltd, London, 1966.
* Whitley, M. J. Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. Arms & Armour Press, 2000. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.

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