| Imperial Japanese Navy Warships - Post-1925 |
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tonnage
| 1925
| 1930
| 1935
| 1940
| 1941
| 1942
| 1943
| 1944
| 1945
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| CV Aircraft Carrier |
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0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
| Akagi |
34000 |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Kaga |
33700 |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Soryu |
19800 |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Shokaku |
32100 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
| Junyo |
28000 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Taiho |
37700 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
| Unryu |
17300 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
1 |
| Shinano |
72000 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
| No-5021 |
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[ 4 ] |
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| CVE Escort Aircraft Carrier |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Taiyo |
16700 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
. |
. |
| Kaiyo |
16500 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Shinyo |
20850 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
| Kamakawa Maru |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
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. |
[ 1 ] |
. |
. |
| |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| CVL Light Aircraft Carrier |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| Hosho |
7500 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ryujo |
10500 |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Shoho / Zuiho |
11500 |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
| Ryuho |
13400 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ibuki |
14500 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Chitose 1942 |
11200 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
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1 |
. |
. |
| |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| AV Seaplane Tender |
|
2 |
>2 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Wakamiya |
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1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Notoro |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Kamoi |
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. |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Chitose |
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. |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mizuho |
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. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Nisshin |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Akitsushima |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
| Kamikawa Maru |
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. |
. |
. |
3 |
3 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
| |
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| Battleship |
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10 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
| Kongo |
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Fuso |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
| Ise |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Nagato |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Yamato |
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. |
. |
. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. |
| |
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| Heavy Cruiser |
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... |
8 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
14 |
14 |
6 |
1 |
| Myoko / Nachi |
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. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Furutaka |
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. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Aoba |
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. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
| Takao |
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. |
. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
. |
| Mogami |
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. |
. |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
. |
. |
| Tone |
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. |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. |
| |
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| Light Cruiser |
|
23 |
17 |
17 |
19 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
8 |
3 |
| Tone |
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1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Yodo |
|
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Chikuma |
|
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Tenryu |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
| Kuma |
|
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
| Nagara |
|
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
. |
| Yubari |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
| Sendai |
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
. |
. |
| Chinese prizes |
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. |
. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
| Katori |
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. |
. |
. |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Agano |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| Oyodo |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
| |
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| Destroyer |
|
98 |
103 |
110 |
108 |
117 |
110 |
87 |
33 |
23 |
| Asakaze |
|
9 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Umikaze |
|
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Sakura |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Kaba |
|
9 |
9 |
9 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Momo |
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Enoki |
|
6 |
4 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
| Isokaze |
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Tanikaze |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Urakaze |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Minekaze |
|
15 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
| Momi |
|
23 |
22 |
21 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
| Wakatake |
|
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
. |
| Kiyokaze / Kamikaze |
|
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
. |
| Mutsuki |
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
| Fubuki |
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. |
19 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
| Akatsuki |
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. |
. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Hatsuharu |
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. |
. |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
. |
| Shiratsuyu |
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. |
. |
3 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
. |
. |
| Asashio |
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. |
. |
. |
10 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
. |
| Kagero |
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. |
. |
. |
11 |
17 |
16 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
| Yugumo |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
5 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
. |
| Shimakaze |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
| Akitsuki |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
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| Destroyer Escort |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
24 |
| Matsu |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
15 |
11 |
| Tachibana |
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. |
. |
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. |
. |
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5 |
13 |
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| Escort |
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. |
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. |
. |
. |
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| CHa 112 Class |
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. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| CH 1 Class |
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. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| CH 3 Class |
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. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| CHa 102 |
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. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| CHa 251 Class |
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. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| CHa 117 Class |
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. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Shimushu |
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. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| CH 28 Class |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| CHa 111 Class |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Etorofu |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| CHa 1 Class |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| CHa 101 Class |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| CHa 103 Class |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Mikura |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| C Type |
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. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| D Type |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Ukuru |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| PBa 1 Class |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
| A Type |
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. |
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. |
. |
. |
+ |
| B Type |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
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| Minelayer |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Shirataka |
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Itsukushima |
|
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Tsubame |
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. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Tokiwa |
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. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Yaeyama |
|
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Natsushima |
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. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Sarushima |
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. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Okinoshima |
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. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Sokuten |
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. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Hatsutaka |
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. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Tsugaru |
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. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Kamishima |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
| Minoo |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
+ |
+ |
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| Submarine |
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| Submarine |
|
38 |
30 |
19 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
| Type C Vickers |
|
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Type VK |
|
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Type S1 |
|
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Type S2 |
|
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Type L1 |
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Type L2 |
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Type L3 |
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
. |
| Type K1 |
|
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Type K2 |
|
3 |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Type K3 |
|
9 |
9 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Type K4 |
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Type KT Kai Toku Chu |
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| |
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| Kaidai Types |
|
2 |
14 |
21 |
24 |
21 |
22 |
21 |
9 |
8 |
| Type KD1 I-51 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Type KD2 I-52 / I-152 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Type KD3 I-53 |
|
. |
9 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Type KD4 I-61 |
|
. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Type KD5 I-165 |
|
. |
. |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. |
| Type KD6 I-68 / I-168 |
|
. |
. |
4 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
. |
. |
| Type KD7 I-176 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
5 |
7 |
. |
. |
| |
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| Junsen & Type C |
|
0 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
| Type J1 I-1 |
|
. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
| Type J1 Mod I-5 |
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. |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
| Type J2 I-6 |
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. |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
| Type J3 I-7 |
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. |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. |
| Type C1 I-16 |
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. |
. |
. |
2 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
. |
. |
| Type C2 I-46 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Type C3 I-52 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| |
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| Types with Aircraft |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
| Type A1 I-9 |
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
. |
. |
| Type A2 I-12 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
| Type A Mod I-13 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
1 |
| Type B1 I-15 |
|
. |
. |
. |
5 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
| Type B2 I-40 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
1 |
. |
| Type B3 I-54 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
1 |
| Sen Toku Type I-400 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
3 |
| |
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| Mediums & Midgets |
|
0 |
0 |
4 |
24 |
36 |
64 |
82 |
56 |
124 |
| Kaichu Type RO-33 |
|
. |
. |
4 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
5 |
1 |
| Kaisho KS Type RO-100 |
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
6 |
12 |
6 |
. |
| Sen Taka Type I-201 |
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
| Sen Taka Sho Type HA-201 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
10 |
| Midget Type A Ko-Hyoteki |
|
. |
. |
. |
10 |
20 |
40 |
50 |
. |
. |
| Midget Type C Ko-Hyoteki HA-62 |
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
15 |
. |
| Midget Type D Koryu HA-77 |
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
30 |
110 |
| |
|
|
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|
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|
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| Minelayers & Transports |
|
6 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
8 |
12 |
22 |
19 |
| Type KRS Kirai Sen I-21 |
|
. |
. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Type D1 I-361 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
6 |
10 |
4 |
| Type D2 I-373 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
| Sen Yu Sho / SS Type HA-101 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
5 |
10 |
| Sen Ho Sho Type |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Type L4 RO-60 |
|
6 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| LSA Amphibious Assault |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kumano Maru |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
| Akitsu Maru |
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[ 2 ] |
. |
| Yamashiro Maru |
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. |
. |
[ 2 ] |
| Shimane Maru |
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. |
[ 2 ] |
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|
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. |
. |
. |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
| Amphibious Landing |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
24 |
16 |
| LSD Shinshu Maru |
|
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
| LKA Mayasan Maru |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
| LKA Kibitsu Maru |
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| LKA Takatsu Maru |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
| LS-1 |
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| LST LS-101 / SB 101 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| LST SS 1 |
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. |
. |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
| LST T 1 |
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
5 |
5 |
| LST T 101 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
| LST T 103 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
13 |
9 |