Military


Ships
Type Class 1990 1995 2000 2002 2005 2010
Destroyer
DD (Destroyer) 19 20 26 29 30 31
DD Murasame - - 6 9 9 9
DD Takanami - - - - 4 5
DD Hatsuyuki 12 12 12 12 11 11
DD Asagiri 7 8 8 8 6 6
DDK (Anti Submarine Destroyer) 9 6 2 1 1 -
DDK Minegumo 3 3 - - - -
DDK Yamagumo 6 3 2 1 1 -
DDH (Helicopter Destroyer) 4 4 4 4 4 4
DDH Haruna 2 2 2 2 2 -
DDH Shirane 2 2 2 2 2 2
DDH 16DDH - - - - - 2
DDA (All Purpose Destroyer) 4 4 2 2 - -
DDA Takatsuki 4 4 2 2 - -
DDG (Guided Missile Destroyer) 5 7 9 9 9 9
DDG Amatsukaze 1 - - - - -
DDG Tachikaze 3 3 3 3 3 -
DDG Hatakaze 2 2 2 2 2 2
DDG Kongo - 2 4 4 4 4
DDG 7,700 ton - - - - - 2
DE (Escort Vessel) 16 20 13 10 9 9
DE Chikugo 11 11 4 1 - -
DE Ishikari 1 1 1 1 1 1
DE Yubari 2 2 2 2 2 2
DE Abukuma 2 6 6 6 6 6
Submarine
SS (Submarine) 17 17 16 16 16 20
SS Yushio 10 10 7 5 2 2
SS Harushio 7 7 6 6 6 6
SS Oyashio - - 3 5 8 11
SS 2,900 ton - - - - - 1
Mine Warfare Ship
MSO (Minesweeper Ocean) - 3 3 3 3 3
MSO Yaeyama - 3 3 3 3 3
MSC (Minesweeper Coastal) 25 29 25 24 24 27
MSC Hatsushima 23 22 13 10 5 5
MSC Uwajima 2 7 9 9 9 9
MSC Sugashima - - 3 5 10 12
MSC 570 ton - - - - - 1
MCL (Minesweeper Controller) - - - 2 2 2
MCL Niijima - - - 2 2 2
MST (Minesweeper Tender) 1 1 2 2 2 2
MST Hayase 1 1 - - - -
MST Uraga - - 2 2 2 2
Patrol Combatant Craft
PG (Patrol Guided Missile Boat) - 3 3 5 9 9
PG 1-go - 3 3 3 3 3
PG Hayabusa - - - 2 6 6
Amphibious Ship
LST (Landing Ship Tank) 6 6 5 4 4 3
LST Osumi - - 1 2 3 3
LST Atsumi 3 3 1 1 1 -
LST Miura 3 3 3 1 - -
LSU (Landing Ship Utility) 2 2 2 2 2 2
LSU Yura 2 2 2 2 2 2
LCU (Landing Craft Utility) 1 2 2 2 2 2
LCU 1-go 1 2 2 2 2 2
Auxiliary Ship
TV (Training Vessel) 1 2 3 3 5 4
TV Katori 1 1 - - - -
TV Kashima - 1 1 1 1 1
TV Shimayuki - - 1 1 1 1
TV Aokumo - - 1 1 1 -
TV Yamagiri - - - - 2 2
TSS (Training Submarine) - - 2 2 2 2
TSS Asashio - - 1 1 1 1
TSS Hamashio - - 1 1 1 1
ATS (Training Support Ship) 2 2 2 2 2 2
ATS Azuma 1 1 - - - -
ATS Kurobe 1 1 1 1 1 1
ATS Tenryu - - 1 1 1 1
AMS (Multi Purpose Support Ship) - - - 1 3 3
AMS Hiuchi - - - 1 3 3
AGS (Oceanographic Research Ship) 4 4 4 4 4 4
AGS Akashi 1 1 - - - -
AGS Futami 2 2 2 2 2 2
AGS Suma 1 1 1 1 1 1
AGS Nichinan - - 1 1 1 1
AOS (Ocean Surveillance Ship) - 2 2 2 2 2
AOS Hibiki - 2 2 2 2 2
AGB (Auxiliary Ice Breaker) 1 1 1 1 1 1
AGB Shirase 1 1 1 1 1 1
ARC (Repairing or Cable Laying Ship) 1 1 1 1 1 1
ARC Muroto 1 1 1 1 1 1
ASR (Submarine Rescue Vessel) 1 1 1 1 1 1
ASR Fushimi 1 1 - - - -
ASR Chihaya - - 1 1 1 1
AS (Submarine Rescue Tender) 1 1 1 1 1 1
AS Chiyoda 1 1 1 1 1 1
ASE (Auxiliary Ship Experiment) 1 2 2 2 2 2
ASE Kurihama 1 1 1 1 1 1
ASE Asuka - 1 1 1 1 1
AOE (Fast Combat Support Ship) 4 4 4 4 6 5
AOE Sagami 1 1 1 1 1 -
AOE Towada 3 3 3 3 3 3
AOE Mashu - - - - 2 2
LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion) - - 2 4 6 6
LCAC 1-go - - 2 4 6 6
ASY (Auxiliary Vessel Special Service Yacht) 1 1 1 1 1 1
ASY Hashidate - - 1 1 1 1
ASY Hiyodori 1 1 - - - -