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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 23.12.2014 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 23.12.2014 |
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The format for names is Japanese style: rank; last name, first name; Japanese name in Kaji;
(and in brackets the officer's graduating class of the Naval Academy at Etajima, if applicable). (M) Behind the name indicates a merchant marine (civilian) officer. Rank as was at the date he took command, whether as supervisor or captain. If an officer is shown as being in command before the ship was commissioned, he was Chief Equipping Officer, becoming Commanding Officer on the date the ship was commissioned. Dates are given thus: day.month.year Commanders marked with * are known to have died. | ||
| Abukuma 阿武隈 マクブア | ||
| Abukuma River in Fukushima Prefecture | ||
| Class: Nagara | ||
| Call Sign: JLPA | ||
| Builder: Uraga Dock Co., Tokyo | ||
| Ordered: | 1920 | |
| Laid Down: | 08.12.1921 | |
| Launched: | 16.03.1923 | |
| Completed: | 26.05.1925 | |
| Service: | ||
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.24–10.12.28 | |
| Reserve | 10.12.28–01.12.31 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.31–02.02.32 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 02.02.32–20.03.32 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 20.03.32–520.33 | |
| 7th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 20.05.33–11.12.33 | |
| Kure ND | 11.12.33–00.02.35 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 00.02.35– | |
| ? | ? | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 03.36–01.12.36 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.36–25.02.38 | |
| Submarine Squadron 2, 2nd Fleet | 25.02.38–08.02.39 | |
| 8th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 08.02.39–15.11.39 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 15.11.39–10.04.42 | |
| 1st DesRon, 5th Fleet | 01.04.43–05.08.43 | |
| 1st DesRon, 5th Fleet, NE Area Fleet | 05.08.43–20.11.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 20.11.44–20.12.44 | |
Fate: 27.10.44 at 12:42 sunk by bombers from the 5th Group, 13th Air Force (09°20'N, 122°32'E). 250 died; 283 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 20.12.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Tokuda Inosuke (30) | 徳田伊之助 | 20.10.24–01.12.25 |
| Capt Otani Shiro (31) | 大谷四郎 | 01.12.25–01.11.26 |
| Capt Nagai Minoru (32) | 長丼 実 | 01.11.26–15.11.27 |
| Capt Toyoda Teijiro (33) | 豊田貞次郎 | 15.11.27–10.12.28 |
| Capt Irie Fuchihei (33) | 入江淵平 | 10.12.28–30.11.29 |
| Capt Nohara Shinji (34) | 野原伸治 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Koga Shichisaburo (36) | 古賀七三郎 | 01.12.30–01.12.31 |
| Capt Iwamura Seiichi (37) | 岩村清一 | 01.12.31–15.11.32 |
| Capt Kojima Kentaro (36) | 小島謙太郎 | 15.11.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Kohashi Yoshiaki (37) | 小橋義亮 | 15.11.33–15.11.34 |
| Capt Kurita Takeo (38) | 栗田健男 | 15.11.34–15.11.35 |
| Capt Fujita Ruitaro (38) | 藤田類太郎 | 15.11.35–01.12.36 |
| Capt Shimizu Iwao (39) | 清水 巌 | 01.12.36–01.12.37 |
| Capt Akiyama Katsuzo (40) | 秋山勝三 | 01.12.37–01.12.38 |
| Capt Tanaka Kikumatsu (43) | 田中菊松 | 01.12.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Sakiyama Shakao (42) | 崎山釈夫 | 15.11.39–01.11.40 |
| Capt Murayama Seiroka (42) | 村山清六 | 01.11.40–20.09.42 |
| Capt Shibuya Shiro (44) | 渋谷紫郎 | 20.09.42–18.08.43 |
| Capt Konishi Kaname (44) | 小西要人 | 18.08.43–26.03.44 |
| Capt Hanada Takuo (48) | 花田卓夫 | 26.03.44–27.10.44 |
| Agano 阿賀野 | ||
| Agano River in Niigata Prefecture | ||
| Class: Agano | ||
| Call Sign: JLWA | ||
| Builder: Sasebo Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under 4th Replacement Program (#132): | 1939 | |
| Laid Down: | 18.06.1940 | |
| Launched: | 22.10.1941 | |
| Completed: | 31.10.1942 | |
| Service: | ||
| Kure ND | 31.10.42–20.11.42 | |
| 10th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 20.11.42–31.03.44 | |
Fate: 15.02.44 sunk at 13:05 by USS Skate (SS-305) 160 miles N of Truk (10°11'N, 151°42'E). 302 dead; 523 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Nakagawa Ko (42) | 中川 浩 | 15.02.42–05.08.43 |
| Capt Matsubara Hiroshi (45) | 松原 博 | 05.08.43–17.11.43 |
| *Capt Matsuda Takatomo (45) | 松田尊睦 | 17.11.43–17.02.44 |
| Ioshima 五百島 マシオイ | ||
| Five Hundred Islands | ||
| Class: Ioshima | ||
| Ordered for Chinese Navy | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.10.1931 | |
| Launched: | ? | |
| Completed for Chinese Navy as Light Cruiser Ning Hai | 07.1932 | |
| Captured on Nanking River | 13.12.1937 | |
| Service: | ||
| Nanking Government Fleet | 1939–1942 | |
| Taken over by Japan | 1943 | |
| Commissioned as Coast Defense Ship Ioshima | 28.06.1944 | |
| Kure ND | 10.06.44–20.06.44 | |
| Yokosuka Guard Force | 20.06.44– | |
Fate: Sunk 19.09.44 by USS Shad (SS–235) 85 miles from Hachiji Jima. (33°40'N, 138°20'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.11.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| *LtCdr Fukuchi Akiji (R ) | 23.06.44–19.09.44 | |
| Isuzu 五十鈴 ズスイ | ||
| River Isuzu in Mie Prefecture | ||
| Class: Nagara | ||
| Call Sign: JLKA | ||
| Builder: Uraga Dock Co., Tokyo | ||
| Ordered: | 1917 | |
| Laid Down: | 10.08.1920 | |
| Launched: | 02.09.1921 | |
| Completed: | 15.08.1923 | |
| Service: | ||
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.23–01.12.24 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.24–01.12.26 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.26–03.03.27 | |
| 1st Despatch Squadron | 03.03.27–15.04.27 | |
| Reserve | 15.04.27–01.12.27 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 01.12.27–30.11.29 | |
| Mako GD | 30.11.29–01.12.30 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.30–01.12.32 | |
| Mako GD | 01.12.32–01.11.33 | |
| 7th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.11.33–15.11.34 | |
| 8th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 15.11.34–15.11.36 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.36–01.12.36 | |
| Submarine Squadron 1, 1st Fleet | 01.12.36–01.12.37 | |
| Submarine Squadron 2, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.37–25.02.38 | |
| Reserve | 25.02.38–15.11.39 | |
| Submarine Squadron 3, 2nd Fleet | 15.11.39–15.11.40 | |
| Submarine Squadron 3, 6th Fleet | 15.11.40–15.09.41 | |
| 15th Squadron, 2nd China Exp Fleet, China Area Fleet | 15.09.41–10.04.42 | |
| 16th Squadron, 2nd South Exp Fleet, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–25.09.42 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 25.09.42–20.01.43 | |
| 16th Squadron, 2nd South Exp Fleet, SW Area Fleet | 20.01.43–01.04.43 | |
| 14th Squadron, 4th Fleet | 01.04.43–04.03.44 | |
| Central Pacific Fleet | 04.03.44–18.07.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 18.07.44–20.08.44 | |
| 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 20.08.44–20.11.44 | |
| 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet, NE Area Fleet | 20.11.44–20.12.44 | |
| 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet, SW Area Fleet | 20.12.44–20.01.45 | |
| 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet, 10th Area Fleet | 20.01.45–05.02.45 | |
| 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 05.02.45–15.03.45 | |
| 31st Squadron, 2nd Fleet | 15.03.45–25.03.45 | |
| 31st Squadron, 10th Area Fleet | 25.03.45–20.06.45 | |
Fate: 06.04.45 sunk at 08:20 by USS Ganilan (SS-252) 30 miles N of Soembawa Island (07°38'S, 118°09'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 20.06.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Ishiwata Takenori (28) | 石渡武章 | 01.09.21–01.01.23 |
| Capt Hori Teikichi (32) | 堀 悌吉 | 01.01.23–20.11.23 |
| Capt Yoshida Zengo (32) | 吉田善吾 | 20.11.23–06.03.24 |
| Capt Ichimura Hisao (31) | 市村久雄 | 06.03.24–01.12.24 |
| Capt Matsuyama Shigeru (30) | 松山 茂 | 01.12.24–20.11.25 |
| Capt Tamura Shigehiko (32) | 田村重彦 | 20.11.25–25.04.26 |
| Capt Nakahara Ichisuke (31) | 中原市介 | 25.04.26–01.12.26 |
| Capt Tsuru Yuzo (30) | 都留雄三 | 01.12.26–01.12.27 |
| Capt Shizume Shizuke (30) | 鎮目 静 | 01.12.27–20.08.28 |
| Capt Yamamoto Isoroku (32) | 山本五十六 | 20.08.28–10.12.28 |
| Capt Hani Rokuro (33) | 羽仁六郎 | 10.12.28–26.09.29 |
| Capt Ikenaka Kenichi (31) | 池中健一 | 26.09.29–27.11.29 |
| Capt Takasu Shiro (35) | 高須四郎 | 27.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Goto Terumichi (35) | 後藤輝道 | 01.02.30–14.09.31 |
| Capt Horie Rokuro (36) | 堀江六郎 | 14.09.31–14.11.31 |
| Capt Aihara Aritaka (38) | 藍原有孝 | 14.11.31–16.02.32 |
| Capt Masaki Katsuji (34) | 真崎勝次 | 16.02.32–20.06.32 |
| Capt Yamada Seizo (37) | 山田省三 | 20.06.32–15.11.32 |
| Capt Yamaguchi Minoru (36) | 山口 実 | 15.11.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Yamada Mitsuru (37) | 山田 満 | 15.11.33–15.11.34 |
| Capt Makita Kakusaburo (38) | 牧田覚三郎 | 15.11.34–15.11.35 |
| Capt Chiba Keizo (38) | 千葉慶蔵 | 15.11.35–07.01.36 |
| Capt Hara Kenzaburo (37) | 原 顕三郎 | 07.01.36–25.04.36 |
| Capt Matsunaga Sadaichi (41) | 松永貞市 | 25.04.36–01.12.36 |
| Capt Yamaguchi Tamon (40) | 山口多聞 | 01.12.36–01.12.37 |
| Capt Nakamura Motoji (39) | 中邑元司 | 01.12.37–20.11.38 |
| Capt Hashimoto Aiji (39) | 橋本愛次 | 20.11.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Tsuruoka Nobumichi (43) | 鶴岡信道 | 15.11.39–01.09.41 |
| Capt Ura Koichi (46) | 浦 孝一 | 01.09.41–30.01.43 |
| Capt Shinoda Kiyohiko (43) | 篠田清彦 | 30.01.43–20.06.44 |
| Capt Matsuda Gengo (49) | 松田源吾 | 20.06.44–06.04.45 |
| Jintsu 神通 づんじ | ||
| Jintsu River in Toyama Prefecture | ||
| Class: Jintsu | ||
| Call Sign: JLSA | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co, Kobe | ||
| Ordered: | 1921 | |
| Laid Down: | 04.08.1922 | |
| Launched: | 08.12.1923 | |
| Completed: | 31.07.1925 | |
| Service: | ||
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 31.07.25–01.12.26 | |
| 5th Squadron, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.26–05.09.27 | |
| Reserve | 05.09.27–01.03.28 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.03.28–10.12.28 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 10.12.28–30.11.29 | |
| Reserve | 30.11.29–01.12.30 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.30–01.12.31 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.31–15.07.34 | |
| Reserve | 15.07.34–15.11.35 | |
| 8th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 15.11.35–01.12.36 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.36–15.12.38 | |
| Reserve | 15.12.38–15.11.39 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 15.11.39–08.10.42 | |
| Sasebo Navy Shipyard | 08.10.42–16.01.43 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 16.01.43–01.08.43 | |
| Reserve | 01.08.43–10.09.43 | |
Fate: 06.04.05.07.43 sunk at 01:45 by US cruisers 14 miles N of Kolombangara (07°41'S, 157°15'E). 484 dead; 3 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.09.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Tsuge Michiji (30) | 柘植道二 | 10.11.23–02.02.25 |
| Capt Fukushima Kanzo (32) | 福島貫三 | 02.02.25–01.12.25 |
| Capt Yamauchi Toyonaka (32) | 山内豊中 | 01.12.25–01.11.26 |
| Capt Mizushiro Keiji (32) | 水城圭次 | 01.11.26–01.12.26 |
| Capt Arichi Jugoro (33) | 有地十五郎 | 01.12.26–15.11.27 |
| Capt Akiyama Toraroku (33) | 秋山虎六 | 15.11.27–10.12.28 |
| Capt Machida Shinichiro (35) | 町田進一郎 | 10.12.28–30.11.29 |
| Capt Toyama Hikozi (34) | 遠山彦次 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Izawa Haruma (35) | 井沢春馬 | 01.12.30–01.12.31 |
| Capt Iwashita Yasutaro (37) | 岩下保太郎 | 01.12.31–15.11.32 |
| Capt Okuma Masakichi (37) | 大熊政吉 | 15.11.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Suzuki Kozo (36) | 鈴木幸三 | 15.11.33–15.11.34 |
| Capt Hara Kenzaburo (37) | 原 顕三郎 | 15.11.34–15.11.35 |
| Capt Abe Koso (40) | 阿部孝壮 | 15.11.35–01.12.36 |
| Capt Abe Hiroaki (39) | 阿部弘毅 | 01.12.36–01.12.37 |
| Capt Tanaka Raizo (41) | 田中頼三 | 01.12.37–15.12.38 |
| Capt Namba Sukeyuki (39) | 難波祐之 | 15.12.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Isaki Shunji (42) | 伊崎俊二 | 15.11.39–05.12.39 |
| Capt Kimura Masatomi (41) | 木村昌福 | 05.12.39–15.10.40 |
| Capt Kazai Torazo (42) | 河西虎三 | 15.10.40–26.12.42 |
| Capt Fujita Toshio (42) | 藤田俊造 | 26.12.42–27.02.43 |
| *Capt Sato Torajiro (43) | 佐藤寅治 | 27.02.43–05.07.43 |
| Kashii 香椎 イシカ | ||
| Kashii Shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture | ||
| Class: Katori | ||
| Call Sign: JLVA | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Ordered under 4th Replacement Progra (#101): | 1939 | |
| Laid Down: | 30.05.1940 | |
| Launched: | 14.02.1941 | |
| Completed: | 15.07.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Sasebo ND | 15.07.41–31.07..41 | |
| Southern Exp Fleet | 31.07..41–03.01.42 | |
| 1st Southern Exp Fleet | 03.01.42–10.04.42 | |
| 1st Southern Exp Fleet, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–31.12.43 | |
| Kure Training Squadron | 31.12.43–15.04.44 | |
| General Escort Command | 15.04.44–01.05.44 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, General Escort Command | 01.05.44–15.11.44 | |
| 101st Escort | 15.11.44–10.12.44 | |
| 101st Escort, 1st Escort Fleet | 10.12.44–12.01.45 | |
Fate: 12.01.45 sunk by US aircraft off French Indochina (13°50'N, 109°20'E). 621 dead; 19 saved. | ||
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Iwabuchi Sanji (43) | 岩淵三次 | 01.04.40–15.10.41 |
| Capt Kojima Hideo (44) | 小島秀雄 | 15.10.41–25.06.42 |
| Capt Shigenaga Kazutake (46) | 重永主計 | 25.06.42–07.01.43 |
| Capt Takada Satoshi (44) | 高田 俐 | 07.01.43–15.03.44 |
| *Capt Matsumura Midori (48) | 松村 翠 | 15.03.44–12.01.45 |
| Kashima 鹿島 マシカ | ||
| Kashima Shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture | ||
| Class: Katori | ||
| Call Sign: JLUA | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Yokohoma | ||
| Ordered: | 1938 | |
| Laid Down: | 16.10.1938 | |
| Launched: | 25.09.1939 | |
| Completed: | 31.05.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| Training Squadron | 01.06.40–20.09.40 | |
| Kure ND | 20.09.40–15.11.40 | |
| 1st Squadron8, 4th Fleet | 15.11.40–01.12.41 | |
| 4th Fleet | 01.12.41–10.11.43 | |
| Kure ND | 10.11.43–01.12.43 | |
| Kure Training Squadron | 01.12.43–01.01.45 | |
| 102nd Escort, 1st Escort Fleet | 01.01.45–05.07.45 | |
| 1st Escort, General Escort | 05.07.45–02.09.45 | |
| Allied Repatriation Service | 1945–1946 | |
Fate: 02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 15.06.47 at Nagasaki. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 15.11.46 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Miyazato Hidenori (40) | 宮里秀徳 | 25.09.39–01.11.39 |
| Capt Ichioka Hisashi (42) | 市岡 寿 | 01.11.39–10.03.40 |
| Capt Nabeshima Shunsaku (42) | 鍋島俊策 | 10.03.40–15.11.40 |
| Capt Takeda Isamu (43) | 武田 勇 | 01.11.40–01.09.41 |
| Capt Senda Kinji (45) | 千田金二 | 01.09.41–07.09.42 |
| Capt Takada Sakae (46) | 高田 栄 | 07.09.42–01.07.43 |
| Capt Hayashi Shigechika (45) | 林 重親 | 01.07.43–21.10.43 |
| Capt Kajiwara Sueyoshi (45) | 梶原季義 | 21.10.43–03.12.43 |
| Capt Nagai Mitsuru (45) | 長井 満 | 03.12.43–09.12.43 |
| Capt Yamazumi Chuzaburo (48) | 山澄忠三郎 | 09.12.43–15.05.44 |
| Capt Takame Masayoshi (49) | 高馬正義 | 15.05.44–15.08.44 |
| Capt Hiraoka Yoshitaka (47) | 平岡義方 | 15.08.44–28.04.45 |
| Capt Takahashi Chojuro (49) | 高橋 長十郎 | 28.04.45–02.09.45 |
| Katori 香取 リトカ | ||
| Katori Shrine in Chiba Prefecture | ||
| Class: Katori | ||
| Call Sign: JLTA | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Yokohama | ||
| Ordered: | 1938 | |
| Laid Down: | 24.08.1938 | |
| Launched: | 17.06.1939 | |
| Completed: | 20.04.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| Yokosuka ND | 20.04.40–01.06.40 | |
| Training Squadron | 01.06.40–20.09.40 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 20.09.40–15.11.40 | |
| Submarine Squadron 1, 6th Fleet | 15.11.40–01.05.41 | |
| 6th Fleet | 01.05.41–15.02.44 | |
| General Escort Command | 15.02.44–17.02.44 | |
Fate: 17.02.44 sunk at 13:41 by USS Iowa (BB–61) 40 miles NW of Truk (07°45'N, 151°20'E). ? dead; 0 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Miyazato Hidenori (40) | 宮里秀徳 | 01.07.39–01.11.39 |
| Capt Ichioka Hisashi (42) | 市岡 寿 | 01.11.39–15.10.40 |
| Capt Mito Hisashi (42) | 三戸 寿 | 15.10.40–06.01.41 |
| Capt Owada Noboru (44) | 大和田 昇 | 06.01.41–01.07.42 |
| Capt Nakaoka Nobuki (45) | 中岡信喜 | 01.07.42–28.11.42 |
| Capt Miyazaki Takeji (46) | 宮崎武治 | 28.11.42–20.07.43 |
| Capt Mizuguchi Hyoe (46) | 水口兵衛 | 20.07.43–15.10.43 |
| *Capt Oda Tamekiyo (43) | 小田為清 | 15.10.43–17.02.44 |
| Kinu 鬼怒 ヌキ | ||
| Kinu River in Tochigi Prefecture | ||
| Class: Nagara | ||
| Call Sign: JLMA | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co, Kobe | ||
| Ordered: | 1918 | |
| Laid Down: | 17.01.1922 | |
| Launched: | 29.05.1922 | |
| Completed: | 10.11.1922 | |
| Service: | ||
| Reserve | 1924 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.24–10.12.28 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 10.12.28–01.12.32 | |
| Eta Jima, KND | 01.12.32– | |
| Reserve | 15.11.33–00.03.36 | |
| Submarine Squadron 2, 2nd Fleet | 00.03.36–01.12.36 | |
| 8th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.36–15.11.39 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.39–10.04.41 | |
| Submarine Squadron 4, Combined Fleet | 10.04.41–10.03.42 | |
| 16th Squadron, 2nd Southern Exp Fleet | 10.03.42–10.04.42 | |
| 16th Squadron, 2nd South Exp Fleet, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–15.04.43 | |
| 16th Squadron, SW Area Fleet | 15.04.43–15.11.44 | |
| SW Area Fleet | 15.11.44–20.12.44 | |
Fate: 26.10.44 sunk at 17:30 by US aircraft 70 miles NNE Iloilo, Panay (11°50'N, 123°11'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 20.12.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Yano Umakichi (28) | 矢野馬吉 | 10.05.22–01.12.23 |
| Capt Oikawa Koshiro (31) | 及川古志郎 | 01.12.23–10.01.24 |
| Capt Takeuchi Tadashi (30) | 竹内 正 | 10.01.24–10.11.24 |
| Capt Matsuzaki Sunao (31) | 松崎 直 | 10.11.24–01.12.25 |
| Capt Sezaki Nihei (32) | 瀬崎仁平 | 01.12.25–01.11.26 |
| Capt Ono Yaichi (33) | 小野弥一 | 01.11.26–15.11.27 |
| Capt Obata Takashi (33) | 小籏 巍 | 15.11.27–10.12.28 |
| Capt Tajiri Toshiro (33) | 田尻敏郎 | 10.12.28–30.11.29 |
| Capt Nakajima Ryukichi (35) | 中島隆吉 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Sakamoto Ikuta (36) | 坂本伊久太 | 01.12.30–01.12.31 |
| Capt Sakura Takeo (37) | 佐倉武夫 | 01.12.31–15.11.33 |
| Capt Kobata Tsuyoshi (37) | 木幡 行 | 15.11.33–01.11.34 |
| Capt Endo Yoshikazu (39) | 遠藤喜一 | 01.11.34–15.11.35 |
| Capt Miwa Shigeyoshi (39) | 三輪茂義 | 15.11.35–01.12.36 |
| Capt Ishikawa Shigeru (40) | 石川 茂 | 01.12.36–01.12.37 |
| Capt Tashiro Sohei (41) | 田代蘇平 | 01.12.37–15.12.38 |
| Capt Watanabe Seishichi (42) | 渡辺清七 | 15.12.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Hashimoto Aiji (39) | 橋本愛次 | 15.11.39–02.12.40 |
| Capt Yamaki Akira (46) | 矢牧 章 | 02.12.40–15.03.41 |
| Capt Nabeshima Shunsaku (42) | 鍋島俊策 | 15.03.41–11.08.41 |
| Capt Kato Yoshiro (43) | 加藤興四郎 | 11.08.41–22.03.43 |
| Capt Uehara Yoshio (45) | 上原義雄 | 22.03.43–04.02.44 |
| Capt Itakura Tokushi (42) | 板倉得止 | 04.02.44–11.06.44 |
| Capt Kawasaki Harumi (46) | 川崎晴美 | 11.06.44–27.10.44 |
| Kiso 木曽 ソキ | ||
| Kiso River in Nagano Prefecture | ||
| Class: Kuma | ||
| Call Sign: JLIA | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Ordered: | 1918 | |
| Laid Down: | 10.06.1919 | |
| Launched: | 14.12.1920 | |
| Completed: | 04.05.1921 | |
| Service: | ||
| 4th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 29.05.21–01.12.21 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.21–01.12.22 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.22–01.12.27 | |
| Eta Jima, Kure ND | 01.12.27–01.05.28 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 01.05.28–10.12.28 | |
| 2nd Dispatch Sqdn, | 10.12.28–01.05.30 | |
| Reserve | 01.05.30–00.09.35 | |
| 9th Squadron, 4th Fleet | 00.09.35–15.11.36 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.36–28.07.37 | |
| 4th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 28.07.37–05.09.37 | |
| 4th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 05.09.37–20.10.37 | |
| 9th Squadron, 4th Fleet | 20.10.37–01.12.37 | |
| 4th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 01.12.37–19.04.38 | |
| Reserve | 19.04.38–24.03.41 | |
| 5th Squadron, 2nd Fleet | 24.03.41–22.04.41 | |
| Reserve | 22.04.41–25.07.41 | |
| 21st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 25.07.41–01.04.43 | |
| 1st DesRon, 5th Fleet | 01.04.43–20.05.43 | |
| 21st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 20.05.43–30.08.44 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 30.08.44–10.11.44 | |
| 1st DesRon, 5th Fleet, NE Area Fleet | 10.11.44–15.11.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 15.11.44–20.03.45 | |
Fate: 11.11.44 sunk at 13:30 by US aircraft in Manila Bay (14°35'N, 120°30'E). 81 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 20.03.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Tateno Tokujiro (28) | 立野徳治郎 | 15.01.21–10.05.22 |
| Capt Wada Kenkichi (29) | 和田健吉 | 10.05.22–01.12.22 |
| Capt Mori Raizo (28) | 森 電三 | 01.12.22–01.10.23 |
| Capt Honshuku Naojiro (30) | 本宿直次郎 | 01.10.23–01.12.24 |
| Capt Mizuno Kumao (31) | 水野熊雄 | 01.12.24–15.04.25 |
| Capt Sato Hideo (33) | 佐藤英夫 | 15.04.25–10.07.25 |
| Capt Aoki Kunitaro (31) | 青木国太郎 | 10.07.25–01.12.26 |
| Capt Hamada Kichijiro (33) | 浜田吉治郎 | 01.12.26–10.06.27 |
| Capt Arima Yutaka (33) | 有馬 寛 | 10.06.27–15.11.27 |
| Capt Yamaguchi Seishichi (32) | 山口清七 | 15.11.27–04.12.28 |
| Capt Mitsui Seizaburo (34) | 三井清三郎 | 04.12.28–01.05.29 |
| Capt Ono Isao (34) | 大野 功 | 01.05.29–30.11.29 |
| Capt Araki Sadaaki (35) | 荒木貞亮 | 30.11.29–15.05.30 |
| Capt Soga Seiichiro (35) | 曽我清市郎 | 15.05.30–14.11.31 |
| Capt Okawachi Denshichi (37) | 大川内伝七 | 14.11.31–01.12.32 |
| Capt Komatsu Teruhisa (37) | 小松輝久 | 01.12.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Ito Seiichi (39) | 伊藤整一 | 15.11.33–10.03.34 |
| Capt Kakuta Kakuji (39) | 角田覚治 | 10.03.34–15.11.34 |
| Capt Mizuno Junichi (37) | 水野準一 | 15.11.34–15.11.35 |
| Capt Oka Arata (40) | 岡 新 | 15.11.35–10.11.36 |
| Capt Kudo Kyuhachi (39) | 工藤久八 | 10.11.36–01.06.38 |
| Capt Nakamura Motoji (39) | 中邑元司 | 01.06.38–15.06.38 |
| Capt Kajioka Sadamichi (39) | 梶岡定道 | 15.06.38–15.12.38 |
| Capt Tashiro Sohei (41) | 田代蘇平 | 15.12.38–30.03.39 |
| Capt Yagi Hidetsuna (42) | 八木秀綱 | 30.03.39–01.11.39 |
| Capt Mori Ryouzo (39) | 森 良三 | 01.11.39–15.10.40 |
| Capt Kiyama Tatsuo (42) | 木山辰雄 | 15.10.40–10.11.41 |
| Capt Ono Takeji (44) | 大野竹二 | 10.11.41–20.09.42 |
| Capt Kawai Iwao (47) | 川井 巌 | 20.09.42–04.10.43 |
| Capt Sawa Isamu (46) | 沢 勇夫 | 04.10.43–25.02.44 |
| Capt Imamura Ryonosuke (49) | 今村了之 | 24.02.44–11.11.44 |
| Kitakami 北上 ミカタキ | ||
| Kitakami River in Iwate Prefecture | ||
| Class: Kuma | ||
| Call Sign: JLGA | ||
| Builder: Sasebo Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered: | 1918 | |
| Laid Down: | 01.09. | |
| Launched: | 03.07.1920 | |
| Completed: | 04.05.1921 | |
| Service: | ||
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 15.04.21–01.12.24 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.24–01.12.25 | |
| Submarine Squadron 1 | 01.12.25–01.12.26 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.26–10.12.28 | |
| Mako Guard District | 10.12.28–30.11.29 | |
| Reserve | 30.11.29–01.12.31 | |
| Mako Guard District | 01.12.31–01.12.32 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.32–00.09.35 | |
| 9th Squadron, 4th Fleet | 00.09.35–15.11.36 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.36–28.07.34 | |
| 3rd DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 28.07.37–01.12.37 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.37–15.11.40 | |
| Submarine Squadron 4 | 15.11.40–22.04.41 | |
| Reserve | 22.04.41–20.11.41 | |
| 9th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 20.11.41–20.11.42 | |
| Combined Fleet | 20.11.42–01.07.43 | |
| 16th Squadron, SW Area Fleet | 01.07.43–15.11.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 15.11.44–05.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 05.04.45–20.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.04.45–31.05.45 | |
| 31st Squadron, 10th Area Fleet | 31.05.45–30.11.45 | |
Fate: 02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 10.08.1946. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 30.11.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Sakamoto Teiji (28) | 坂元貞二 | 11.06.19–15.03.22 |
| Capt Yamazaki Saisaku (27) | 山崎正策 | 15.03.22–15.12.22 |
| Capt Takahashi Ritsuto (28) | 高橋律人 | 01.12.22–01.12.23 |
| Capt Kawano Togo (31) | 河野董吾 | 01.12.23–01.11.24 |
| Capt Kitsukawa Makiyo (31) | 01.11.24–15.05.25 | |
| Capt Matsuda Risaburo (32) | 松井利三郎 | 15.05.25–20.11.25 |
| Capt Furukawa Ryouichi (31) | 古川良一 | 20.11.25–01.12.26 |
| Capt Kiyomiya Yoshitaka (33) | 清宮善高 | 01.12.26–01.12.27 |
| Capt Kohiyama Sinji (33) | 小檜山真二 | 01.12.27–04.12.28 |
| Capt Shimomura Shosuke (35) | 下村正助 | 04.12.28–05.10.29 |
| Capt Saito Naohiko (34) | 斎藤直彦 | 05.10.29–05.12.29 |
| Capt Sonoda Minoru (34) | 園田 実 | 05.12.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Horie Rokuro (36) | 堀江六郎 | 01.12.30–14.11.31 |
| Capt Kusaka Jinichi (37) | 草鹿任一 | 14.11.31–01.12.32 |
| Capt Samejima Tomoshige (37) | 鮫島具重 | 01.12.32–14.03.34 |
| Capt Sakura Takeo (37) | 佐倉武夫 | 14.03.34–15.11.34 |
| Capt Inoue Yasuo (38) | 井上保雄 | 15.11.34–10.10.35 |
| Capt Matsuyama Mitsuharu (40) | 松山光治 | 10.10.35–01.12.37 |
| Capt Horiuchi Kaoru (40) | 堀内 馨 | 01.12.37–15.12.38 |
| Capt Ueno Masao (40) | 上野正雄 | 15.12.38–15.11.40 |
| Capt Nishioka Shigeyasu (40) | 西岡茂泰 | 19.10.40–01.11.40 |
| Capt Nabeshima Shunsaku (42) | 鍋島俊策 | 01.11.40–15.03.41 |
| Capt Ura Koichi (46) | 浦 孝一 | 15.03.41–01.09.41 |
| Capt Araki Tsutau (45) | 荒木 傳 | 01.09.41–28.11.41 |
| Capt Norimitsu Saiji(46) | 則満宰次 | 28.11.41–05.09.42 |
| Capt Tsuruoka Nobumichi (43) | 鶴岡信道 | 05.09.42–17.05.43 |
| Capt Nomura Tomekichi (46) | 野村留吉 | 17.05.43–22.11.43 |
| Capt Tanaka Jo (47) | 田中 穣 | 21.11.43–16.06.44 |
| Capt Kase Saburo (44) | 加瀬三郎 | 16.06.44–29.08.44 |
| Capt Shimizu Shousen (43) | 清水正心 | 29.08.44–01.12.44 |
| Capt Kanaoka Kunizo (48) | 金岡国三 | 01.12.44–02.09.45 |
| Kuma 球磨 マク | ||
| Kuma River in Kumamoto Prefecture | ||
| Class: Kuma | ||
| Call Sign: JLFA | ||
| Builder: Sasebo Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered: | 1917 | |
| Laid Down: | 29.08.1918 | |
| Launched: | 14.07.1919 | |
| Completed: | 31.08.1920 | |
| Service: | ||
| 4th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.09.19–01.12.21 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.21–01.12.23 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.23–01.12.26 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.26–01.12.27 | |
| 2nd Dispatch Sqdn | 01.12.27–10.12.28 | |
| Reserve | 10.12.28–01.05.30 | |
| 2nd Dispatch Sqdn | 01.05.30–07.09.32 | |
| Reserve | 07.09.32–01.12.32 | |
| Submarine Squadron 2, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.32–01.11.33 | |
| Mako GD | 01.11.33–15.11.34 | |
| 1st Squadron0, 3rd Fleet | 15.11.34–01.12.36 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.36–20.11.37 | |
| 4th Fleet | 20.11.37–30.11.37 | |
| 3rd Submarine Squadron, 4th Fleet | 30.11.37–20.06.38 | |
| 4th CarRon, 4th Fleet | 20.06.38–01.08.38 | |
| 12th Squadron, 4th Fleet | 01.08.38–15.11.39 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.39–10.04.41 | |
| 16th Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 10.04.41–10.03.42 | |
| 16th Squadron, 2nd Southern Exp Fleet | 10.03.42–10.04.42 | |
| 16th Squadron, 2nd South Exp Fleet, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–15.04.43 | |
| 16th Squadron, SW Area Fleet | 15.04.43–10.03.44 | |
Fate: 11.01.44 sunk at 09:13 by HMS Tally Ho (P.317). 10 miles SW of Penang (05°26'N, 99°52'E). 134 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Aoki Tohei (27) | 青木董平 | 14.07.19–15.02.21 |
| Capt Miyamura Rekizo (27) | 宮村暦造 | 15.02.21–01.11.21 |
| Capt Migita Kumagoro (29) | 右田熊五郎 | 01.11.21–20.11.22 |
| Capt Takahashi Jutaro (28) | 高橋寿太郎 | 20.11.22–15.10.23 |
| Capt Matsushita Shigeru (32) | 松下 薫 | 15.10.23–10.05.24 |
| Capt Hashimoto Saisuke (30) | 橋本才輔 | 10.05.24–01.12.24 |
| Capt Imagawa Makane (31) | 今川真金 | 01.12.24–20.04.25 |
| Capt Yamamoto Toki (31) | 山本土岐彦 | 20.04.25–01.12.25 |
| Capt Fukushima Kanzo (32) | 福島貫三 | 01.12.25–01.11.26 |
| Capt Ono Hiroshi (32) | 大野 寛 | 01.11.26–01.12.27 |
| Capt Hayashi Yoshihiro (33) | 林 義寛 | 01.12.27–30.11.29 |
| Capt Sugisaka Teijiro (33) | 杉坂悌二郎 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Yonokawa Chuichi (34) | 湯野川忠一 | 01.12.30–01.12.31 |
| Capt Tsunoda Sadao (36) | 角田貞雄 | 01.12.31–01.12.32 |
| Capt Kumaoka Yuzuru (36) | 熊岡 譲 | 01.12.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Horiuchi Shigenori (39) | 堀内茂礼 | 15.11.33–10.04.35 |
| Capt Aihara Aritaka (38) | 藍原有孝 | 10.04.35–15.11.35 |
| Capt Daigo Tadashige (40) | 醍醐忠重 | 15.11.35–01.12.36 |
| Capt Sato Tsutomu (40) | 佐藤 勉 | 01.12.36–15.06.38 |
| Capt Yatsushiro Sukeyoshi (40) | 八代祐吉 | 15.06.38–18.05.39 |
| Capt Kobayashi Kengo (42) | 小林謙五 | 18.05.39–15.11.39 |
| Capt Hiratsuka Shiro (40) | 平塚四郎 | 15.11.39–15.10.40 |
| Capt Eguchi Matsuro (40) | 江口松郎 | 15.10.40–20.09.41 |
| Capt Shibuya Kiyomi (45) | 渋谷清見 | 20.09.41–14.11.42 |
| Capt Yokoyama Ichiro (47) | 横山一郎 | 14.11.42–14.08.43 |
| Capt Sugino Shuichi (46) | 杉野修一 | 14.08.43–11.01.44 |
| Nagara 長良 ラガナ | ||
| Nagara River in Gifu Prefecture | ||
| Class: Nagara | ||
| Call Sign: JLJA | ||
| Builder: Sasebo Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered: | 1918 | |
| Laid Down: | 09.09.1920 | |
| Launched: | 25.04.1921 | |
| Completed: | 21.02.1922 | |
| Service: | ||
| 5th Squadron, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.22–01.12.26 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.26–20.12.27 | |
| 2nd Dispatch Sqdn | 20.12.27–01.05.28 | |
| Reserve | 01.05.28–10.12.28 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 10.12.28–01.12.30 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.30–01.02.31 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.02.31–01.12.31 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.31–15.01.34 | |
| 7th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 15.01.34–15.11.34 | |
| 8th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 15.11.34–01.12.36 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.36–01.12.37 | |
| 5th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 01.12.37–01.02.38 | |
| 5th DesRon, 5th Fleet | 01.02.38–15.12.38 | |
| 5th DesRon, 4th Fleet | 15.12.38–15.11.39 | |
| 5th DesRon, 2nd China Exp Fleet | 15.11.39–24.11.39 | |
| Reserve | 24.11.39–15.11.40 | |
| 15th Squadron, 2nd China Exp Fleet | 15.11.40–10.04.41 | |
| 16th Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 10.04.41–10.03.42 | |
| 16th Squadron, 2nd Southern Exp Fleet | 10.03.42–10.04.42 | |
| 10th DesRon, 1st Air Fleet | 10.04.42–14.07.42 | |
| 10th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 14.07.42–20.11.42 | |
| 4th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 20.11.42–20.07.43 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 20.07.43–20.08.43 | |
| 8th Fleet, SE Area Fleet | 20.08.43–01.11.43 | |
| 4th Fleet | 01.11.43–04.03.44 | |
| Central Pacific Fleet | 04.03.44–15.05.44 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.05.44–20.08.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 20.08.44–10.10.44 | |
Fate: 07.08.44 sunk at 02:42 by USS Croaker (SS-246) 35 miles S of Nagasaki (32°09'N, 129°53'E). 348 dead; 235 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.10.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Kuroda ? (28) | 黒田滝二郎 | 25.04.21–10.11.22 |
| Capt Fujii Kensuke (30) | 藤井謙介 | 10.11.22–01.11.23 |
| Capt Sato Minokichi (30) | 佐藤巳之吉 | 01.11.23–01.11.24 |
| Capt Yoshida Zengo (32) | 吉田善吾 | 01.11.24–24.10.25 |
| Capt Yoshitake Junzo (32) | 吉武純蔵 | 20.10.25–01.07.26 |
| Capt Yanagisawa Kyosuke (32) | 柳沢恭亮 | 01.07.26–01.12.27 |
| Capt Sagara Tatsuo (32) | 相良達夫 | 01.12.27–10.12.28 |
| Capt Sato Ichiro (36) | 佐藤市郎 | 10.12.28–01.05.29 |
| Capt Mitsui Seizaburo (34) | 三井清三郎 | 01.05.29–20.11.29 |
| Capt Kobayashi Sonosuke (35) | 小林宗之助 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Waki Kanae (36) | 脇 鼎 | 01.12.30–01.12.31 |
| Capt Taniike Saburo (36) | 谷池三郎 | 01.12.31–01.12.32 |
| Capt Watanabe Tokushiro (37) | 渡部徳四郎 | 01.12.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Takagi Takeo (39) | 高木武雄 | 15.11.33–15.11.34 |
| Capt Matsunaga Jiro (38) | 松永次郎 | 15.11.34–15.11.35 |
| Capt Kajioka Sadamichi (39) | 梶岡定道 | 15.11.35–01.12.36 |
| Capt Matsuyama Mitsuharu (40) | 松山光治 | 01.12.36–10.02.37 |
| Capt Nakao Hachiro (40) | 中尾八郎 | 20.02.37–10.11.37 |
| Capt Sawada Torao (41) | 沢田虎夫 | 10.11.37–15.07.38 |
| Capt Ichinose Shinichi (41) | 一瀬信一 | 15.07.38–15.12.38 |
| Capt Edo Heitaro (40) | 江戸兵太郎 | 15.12.38–01.07.39 |
| Capt Yano Hideo (43) | 矢野英雄 | 01.07.39–01.09.39 |
| Capt Nakazato Ryuji (39) | 中里隆治 | 01.09.39–01.11.40 |
| Capt Sone Akira (44) | 曽爾 章 | 01.11.40–10.09.41 |
| Capt Naoi Toshio (47) | 直井俊夫 | 10.09.41–10.07.42 |
| Capt Tawara Yoshioki (43) | 田原吉興 | 10.07.42–20.11.42 |
| Capt Shinoda Katsukiyo (44) | 渋谷勝清 | 20.11.42–16.08.43 |
| Capt Kitamura Masayuki (45) | 北村昌幸 | 16.08.43–07.04.44 |
| Capt Kondo Shinichi (49) | 近藤新一 | 07.04.44–08.05.44 |
| *Capt Nakahara Giichiro (48) | 中原義一郎 | 08.05.44–07.08.44 |
| Naka 那珂 カナ | ||
| Naka River in Tochigi Prefecture | ||
| Class: Jintsu | ||
| Call Sign: JLRA | ||
| Builder: Yokohama Dock Company | ||
| Ordered: | 1921 | |
| Laid Down: | 21.06.1922 | |
| Launched: | 25.03.1925 | |
| Completed: | 30.10.1925 | |
| Service: | ||
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 30.10.25–01.12.26 | |
| 5th Squadron, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.26–05.09.27 | |
| Reserve | 05.09.27–01.12.27 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.27–10.12.28 | |
| Reserve | 10.12.28–30.11.29 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 30.11.29–01.12.30 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.30–02.02.32 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 02.02.32–20.03.32 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 20.03.32–01.12.32 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.32–31.01.34 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 31.01.34–15.11.34 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.34–00.02.36 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 00.02.36–01.12.36 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.36–31.01.38 | |
| 8th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 31.01.38–15.12.38 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 15.12.38–15.11.39 | |
| 4th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 15.11.39–15.05.42 | |
| Maizuru Navy Shipyard | 15.05.42–01.04.43 | |
| 1st Squadron4, 4th Fleet | 01.04.43–04.03.44 | |
| Central Pacific Fleet | 04.03.44–31.03.44 | |
Fate: 17.02.44 sunk by aircraft from USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) 35 miles W of Truk (07°15'N, 151°15'E). 284 dead; 210 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Inoue Choji (33) | 井上肇治 | 15.04.25–01.12.26 |
| Capt Nakamura Kamezaburo (33) | 中村亀三郎 | 01.12.26–05.04.27 |
| Capt Mito Motosuke (32) | 三戸基介 | 05.04.27–01.11.27 |
| Capt Monai Isao (33) | 毛内 効 | 01.11.27–10.12.28 |
| Capt Ban Jiro (33) | 伴 次郎 | 10.12.28–30.11.29 |
| Capt Nagumo Chuichi (36) | 南雲忠一 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Yamada Sadao (36) | 山田定男 | 01.12.30–01.12.31 |
| Capt Yamamoto Koki (36) | 山本弘毅 | 01.12.31–01.12.32 |
| Capt Sonoda Shigeru (37) | 園田 滋 | 01.12.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Goto Eiji (37) | 後藤英次 | 15.11.33–15.11.34 |
| Capt Abe Kasuke (39) | 阿部嘉輔 | 15.11.34–25.05.35 |
| Capt Daigo Tadashige (40) | 醍醐忠重 | 25.05.35–15.11.35 |
| Capt Goto Aritomo (38) | 五藤存知 | 15.11.35–01.12.36 |
| Capt Abe Koso (40) | 阿部孝壮 | 01.12.36–02.08.37 |
| Capt Nakamura Motoji (39) | 中邑元司 | 25.08.37–01.12.37 |
| Capt Kawano Chimaki (42) | 河野千万城 | 01.12.37–15.11.38 |
| Capt Miyazato Hidenori (40) | 宮里秀徳 | 15.11.38–15.12.38 |
| Capt Takama Tamotsu (41) | 高間 完 | 15.12.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Akiyama Teruo (41) | 秋山輝男 | 15.11.39–15.10.40 |
| Capt Ijuin Matsuji (43) | 伊集院松治 | 15.10.40–11.08.41 |
| Capt Tawara Yoshioki (43) | 田原吉興 | 01.08.41–07.07.42 |
| Capt Nakazato Ryuji (39) | 中里隆治 | 07.07.42–01.10.42 |
| Capt Takagi Banjiro (39) | 高木伴治郎 | 01.10.42–25.02.43 |
| Capt Imaizumi Yoshijiro (44) | 今和泉喜次郎 | 25.02.43–07.01.44 |
| Capt Sutezawa Yoshimasa (48) | 末沢慶政 | 07.01.44–17.02.44 |
| Natori 名取 リトナ | ||
| Natpri River in Miyagi Prefecture | ||
| Class: Nagara | ||
| Call Sign: JLLA | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Ordered: | 1918 | |
| Laid Down: | 14.12.1920 | |
| Launched: | 16.02.1922 | |
| Completed: | 15.09.1922 | |
| Service: | ||
| 5th Squadron, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.22–01.12.26 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.26–01.12.27 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.27–10.12.28 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 10.12.28–30.11.29 | |
| Reserve | 30.11.29–01.12.32 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.32–20.05.33 | |
| 7th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 20.05.33–15.11.34 | |
| 8th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 15.11.34–15.11.36 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.36–01.12.36 | |
| 8th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.36–01.12.37 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.37–15.12.38 | |
| 9th Squadron, 5th Fleet | 15.12.38–07.09.39 | |
| Reserve | 07.09.39–15.11.40 | |
| 5th DesRon, 2nd China Exp Fleet | 15.11.40–10.04.41 | |
| 5th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 10.04.41–10.03.42 | |
| 16th Squadron, 2nd Southern Exp Fleet | 10.03.42–10.04.42 | |
| 16th Squadron, 2nd South Exp Fleet, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–15.04.43 | |
| 16th Squadron, SW Area Fleet | 15.04.43–01.07.43 | |
| Maizuru Navy Shipyard | 01.07.43–20.04.44 | |
| Central Pacific Fleet | 20.04.44–15.05.44 | |
| 3rd DesRon, Central Pacific Fleet | 15.05.44–18.07.44 | |
| 3rd DesRon, Combined Fleet | 18.07.44–20.08.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 20.08.44–10.10.44 | |
Fate: 17.02.18.08.44 sunk at 07:05 by USS Hardhead (SS-365) 250 miles NE of Surigao Strait, Philippines (12°29'N, 128°49'E). 330 dead; 198 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.10.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Somejima Yoshichika (28) | 副島慶親 | 16.02.22–01.12.22 |
| Capt Morita Minoru (30) | 森田 登 | 01.12.22–20.11.23 |
| Capt Ogura Taizo (31) | 小倉泰造 | 20.11.23–01.12.24 |
| Capt Inoue Shiro (31) | 井上四郎 | 01.12.24–20.11.25 |
| Capt Kashima Jitaro (31) | 加島次太郎 | 20.11.25–26.05.25 |
| Capt Mizushiro Keiji (32) | 水城圭次 | 26.05.25–01.11.26 |
| Capt Ichikizaki Keiichi (31) | 市来崎慶一 | 01.11.26–01.12.26 |
| Capt Matsumoto Chuza (32) | 松本忠左 | 01.12.26–20.08.27 |
| Capt Tsuda Takehiko (33) | 津田威彦 | 20.08.37–15.11.37 |
| Capt Arichi Jugoro (33) | 有地十五郎 | 15.11.27–01.08.28 |
| Capt Higurashi Toshio (34) | 日暮豊年 | 01.08.28–10.12.28 |
| Capt Sada Kenichi (35) | 佐田健一 | 10.12.28–30.11.29 |
| Capt Koyama Yoshiro (34) | 小山与四郎 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Miki Taichi (35) | 三木太市 | 01.12.30–05.04.31 |
| Capt Hoshino Kurayoshi (36) | 星野倉吉 | 05.04.31–01.12.31 |
| Capt Sakabe Seizo (37) | 坂部省三 | 01.12.31–10.06.32 |
| Capt Goto Terumichi (35) | 後藤輝道 | 10.06.32–01.12.32 |
| Capt Matsuki Masukichi (37) | 松木益吉 | 01.12.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Matsuura Eijiro (38) | 松浦永次郎 | 15.11.33–15.11.34 |
| Capt Kishi Fukuji (40) | 岸 福治 | 15.10.34–15.11.35 |
| Capt Okamura Masao (38) | 岡村政夫 | 15.11.35–01.12.36 |
| Capt Nakahara Yoshimasa (41) | 中原義正 | 01.12.36–10.11.37 |
| Capt Nakao Hachiro (40) | 中尾八郎 | 10.11.37–05.12.38 |
| Capt Aruga Takeo (42) | 有賀武夫 | 05.12.38–28.09.39 |
| Capt Matsubara Hiroshi (45) | 松原 博 | 28.09.39–15.11.40 |
| Capt Yamazumi Teijiro (44) | 山澄貞次郎 | 15.11.40–28.07.41 |
| Capt Sasaki Seigo (45) | 佐々木静吾 | 28.07.41–01.07.42 |
| Capt Inoguchi Toshihira (46) | 猪口敏平 | 01.07.42–20.01.43 |
| Capt Ueda Mitsuharu (45) | 上田光治 | 20.01.43–20.07.43 |
| Capt Hirai Taiji (43) | 平井泰次 | 20.07.43–18.03.44 |
| *Capt Kubota Toshi (46) | 久保田 智 | 18.03.44–18.08.44 |
| Noshiro 能代 ロシノ | ||
| Noshiro River in Akita Prefecture | ||
| Class: Agano | ||
| Call Sign: JLXA (?) | ||
| Ordered under the 4th Replacement Program (#133): | 1939 | |
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Laid Down: | 04.09.1941 | |
| Launched: | 19.07.1942 | |
| Completed: | 30.06.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| 1st Fleet | 30.06.43–15.08.43 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 15.08.43–15.11.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 15.11.44–20.12.44 | |
Fate: 17.02.26.10.44 sunk at 11:37 by US aircraft off Batbatan Island, Philippines (11°35'N, 121°45'E). +500 dead; 328 saved | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 20.12.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Tawara Yoshioki (43) | 田原吉興 | 01.05.43–15.12.43 |
| Capt Kajiwara Sueyoshi (47) | 梶原季義 | 15.12.43–26.10.44 |
| Oi (Ooi) 大井 イオオ | ||
| Oi River in Shizuoka Prefecture | ||
| Class: Kuma | ||
| Call Sign: JLHA | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co, Kobe | ||
| Ordered: | 1918 | |
| Laid Down: | 24.11. | |
| Launched: | 15.07.1920 | |
| Completed: | 03.10.1921 | |
| Service: | ||
| 4th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 05.10.21–01.12.21 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.21–01.12.23 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.23–01.12.24 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.24–01.12.25 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.25–01.12.26 | |
| Mako Guard District | 01.12.26–10.12.28 | |
| Reserve | 10.12.28–00.09.35 | |
| 9th Squadron, 4th Fleet | 00.09.35–15.11.36 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.36–01.12.36 | |
| 8th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.36–28.07.37 | |
| Combined Fleet | 28.07.27–01.12.37 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.37–20.11.41 | |
| 9th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 20.11.41–20.11.42 | |
| Combined Fleet | 20.11.42–01.07.43 | |
| 16th Squadron, SW Area Fleet | 01.07.43–10.09.44 | |
Fate: 19.07.44 sunk at 14:06 by USS Flasher (SS-249) 570 miles S of Hong Kong (12°45'N, 114°20'E). 153 dead; 368 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.09.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Maruo Tsuyoshi (28) | 丸尾 剛 | 04.05.21–10.11.22 |
| Capt Hamano Eijiro (30) | 浜野英次郎 | 10.11.22–01.12.23 |
| Capt Hashimoto Saisuke (30) | 橋本才輔 | 01.12.23–10.05.24 |
| Capt Matsushita Shigeru (32) | 松下 薫 | 10.05.24–01.12.24 |
| Capt Edahara Yurikazu (31) | 枝原百合一 | 01.12.24–01.12.25 |
| Capt Akiyama Toraroku (33) | 秋山虎六 | 01.12.25–15.11.27 |
| Capt Hibino Masaharu (34) | 日比野正治 | 15.11.27–10.12.28 |
| Capt Kasuya Soichi (35) | 糟谷宗一 | 10.12.28–01.04.29 |
| Capt Katagiri Eikichi (34) | 片桐英吉 | 01.04.29–30.11.29 |
| Capt Tsukahara Nishizo (36) | 塚原二四三 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Okada Shunichi (35) | 岡田偆一 | 01.12.30–01.04.31 |
| Capt Niimi Masaichi (36) | 新見政一 | 01.04.31–15.10.31 |
| Capt Ota Taiji (37) | 大田泰治 | 15.10.31–01.12.32 |
| Capt Yamauchi Taizo (36) | 山内大蔵 | 01.12.32–01.06.34 |
| Capt Hiraoka Kumeichi (39) | 平岡粂一 | 01.06.34–15.11.35 |
| Capt Yamaguchi Gisaburo (40) | 山口儀三朗 | 15.11.35–01.12.36 |
| Capt Shima Kiyohide (39) | 志摩清英 | 01.12.36–01.12.37 |
| Capt Yasuba Yasuo (42) | 安場保雄 | 01.12.37–10.01.39 |
| Capt Takeda Isamu (43) | 武田 勇 | 10.01.39–15.11.39 |
| Capt Tonomura Senzaburo (40) | 殿村干三郎 | 15.11.39–15.11.40 |
| Capt Kanemasu Yoshio (40) | 金枡義夫 | 15.11.40–01.09.41 |
| Capt Morishita Nobuei (45) | 森下信衛 | 01.09.41–10.04.42 |
| *Capt Narita Moichi (43) | 成田茂一 | 10.04.42–03.10.42 |
| Capt Nagai Takeo (47) | 長井武夫 | 03.10.42–24.12.42 |
| Capt Soma Shinshiro (42) | 相馬信四郎 | 24.12.42–23.07.43 |
| Capt Kawai Shigezo (46) | 川井繁蔵 | 23.07.43–12.02.44 |
| Capt Shiba Katsuo (50) | 柴 勝男 | 12.02.44–19.07.44 |
| Oyodo 大淀 | ||
| Oyodo River in Miyazaki Prefecture | ||
| Class: Oyodo | ||
| Builder: Kure Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under 4th Replacement Program (#136): | 1939 | |
| Laid Down: | 14.02.1941 | |
| Launched: | 02.04.1942 | |
| Completed: | 28.02.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Yokosuka ND | 28.02.43–01.04.43 | |
| 3rd Fleet | 01.04.43–25.02.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 25.02.44–17.11.44 | |
| 2nd Fleet | 17.11.44–01.01.45 | |
| 5th Squadron, SW Area Fleet | 01.01.45–20.01.45 | |
| 5th Squadron, 10th Area Fleet | 20.01.45–10.02.45 | |
| 4th CarRon, Combined Fleet | 10.02.45–01.03.45 | |
| Kure Training Squadron | 01.03.45–20.11.45 | |
| Fate: 28.07.45 sunk by US aircraft. ? dead; ? saved. Wreck scrapped 1947 | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 20.11.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Tomioka Sadatoshi (45) | 富岡定俊 | 20.01.43–29.08.43 |
| Capt Shinoda Katsukiyo (44) | 渋谷勝清 | 29.08.43–06.05.44 |
| Capt Abe Toshio (46) | 阿部俊雄 | 06.05.44–15.08.44 |
| Capt Mutaguchi Kakuro (44) | 牟田口格郎 | 15.08.44–25.02.45 |
| Capt Matsuura Yoshi (49) | 松浦 義 | 25.02.45–15.05.45 |
| Capt Taguchi Shoichi (49) | 田口正一 | 15.05.45–28.07.45 |
| Sakawa 酒匂 ワカサ | ||
| Sakawa River in Kanagawa Prefecture | ||
| Class: Agano | ||
| Builder: Sasebo Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under 4th Replacement Program (#135): | 1939 | |
| Laid Down: | 21.11.1942 | |
| Launched: | 09.04.1944 | |
| Completed: | 30.11.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| Combined Fleet | 30.11.44–07.12.44 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 07.12.44–01.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.04.45–20.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.04.45–05.10.45 | |
| Allied Repatriation Service | 1945–1946 | |
| Fate: 02.09.45 surrendered at Maizuru. Sunk as target 01.07.46 at Bikini Atoll. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Ohara Toshimichi (49) | 大原利通 | 25.09.44–02.09.45 |
| Sendai 川内 イダンセ | ||
| Sentai River in Kagoshima Prefecture | ||
| Class: Jintsu | ||
| Call Sign: JLQA | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Ordered: | 1921 | |
| Laid Down: | 14.02.1922 | |
| Launched: | 30.10.1923 | |
| Completed: | 29.04.1925 | |
| Service: | ||
| 5th Squadron, 2nd Fleet | 29.04.25–01.12.26 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.26–03.03.27 | |
| 1st Despatch Sqdn | 03.03.27–20.09.27 | |
| Reserve | 20.09.27–30.11.29 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 30.11.29–01.12.30 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.30–01.12.31 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.31–25.01.34 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 25.01.34–15.11.34 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.34–00.03.36 | |
| 8th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 00.03.36–01.12.36 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.36–01.08.38 | |
| 1st DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 01.08.38–15.12.38 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 15.12.38–15.11.39 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.39–01.05.40 | |
| 3rd DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.05.40– | |
| 3rd DesRon, 4th Fleet | 00.09.41–03.11.43 | |
| 3rd DesRon, 8th Fleet, SE Area Fleet | 25.02.43–05.01.44 | |
Fate: 03.11.43 sunk at 04:00 by US cruisers in Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville (06°10'S, 154°19'E). 185 dead; 311 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 05.01.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Isumi Kizo (31) | 亥角喜蔵 | 01.12.23–01.12.24 |
| Capt Ijichi Kiyohiro (30) | 伊地知清弘 | 01.12.24–02.07.25 |
| Capt Nakahara Ichisuke (31) | 中原市介 | 02.07.25–20.11.25 |
| Capt Imagawa Makane (31) | 今川真金 | 20.11.25–01.11.26 |
| Capt Sagara Tatsuo (32) | 相良達夫 | 01.11.26–01.12.27 |
| Capt Ban Jiro (33) | 伴 次郎 | 01.12.27–15.03.28 |
| Capt Mazaki Kashimi (33) | 間崎 霞 | 15.03.28–10.12.28 |
| Capt Wada Senzo (34) | 和田専三 | 10.12.28–01.05.29 |
| Capt Miki Taichi (35) | 三木太市 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Kishimoto Kaneji (37) | 岸本鹿子治 | 01.12.30–14.09.31 |
| Capt Goto Terumichi (35) | 後藤輝道 | 14.09.31–01.12.32 |
| Capt Takasaki Takeo (37) | 高崎武雄 | 01.12.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Suzukida Kozo (37) | 鈴木田幸造 | 15.11.33–04.07.34 |
| Capt Yoshida Tsunemitsu (36) | 吉田庸光 | 04.07.34–01.11.34 |
| Capt Nakamura Kazuo (37) | 中村一夫 | 01.11.34–15.11.35 |
| Capt Nakajima Torahiko (39) | 中島寅彦 | 15.11.35–01.12.36 |
| Capt Yamamoto Masao (38) | 山本正夫 | 01.12.36–01.12.37 |
| Capt Kimura Susumu (40) | 木村 進 | 01.12.37–15.12.38 |
| Capt Isaki Shunji (42) | 伊崎俊二 | 15.12.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Hisamune Yonejiro (41) | 久宗米次郎 | 15.11.39–25.07.41 |
| Capt Shimazaki Toshio (44) | 島崎利雄 | 15.07.40–25.04.42 |
| Capt Morishita Nobuei (45) | 森下信衛 | 25.04.42–20.05.43 |
| *Capt Shoji Kiichiro (45) | 荘司喜一郎 | 20.05.43–03.11.43 |
| Tama 多摩 マタ | ||
| Tama River in SE Tokyo | ||
| Class: Kuma | ||
| Call Sign: JLCA | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Ordered: | 1917 | |
| Laid Down: | 10.08.1918 | |
| Launched: | 10.02.1920 | |
| Completed: | 29.01.1921 | |
| Service: | ||
| 4th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 29.01.21–01.12.21 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.21–01.12.24 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.24–27.10.27 | |
| Engineer School, Maizuru | 27.10.27–00.03.35 | |
| Submarine Squadron 1, 1st Fleet | 00.03.35–15.11.36 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.36–28.07.37 | |
| 9th Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 28.07.37–01.02.38 | |
| 9th Squadron, 5th Fleet | 01.02.38–15.12.38 | |
| Reserve | 15.12.38–01.05.40 | |
| ? | 01.05.40–15.11.40 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.40–25.07.41 | |
| 21st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 25.07.41–20.08.44 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.08.44–15.11.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 15.11.44–20.12.44 | |
Fate: 25.10.44 sunk at 23:05 by USS Jallao (SS-368) 320 miles NE Cape Engano, Luzon (21°32'N, 129°17'E). +450 dead; 0 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 20.12.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Kawai Taizo (27) | 河合退蔵 | 01.06.19–01.12.21 |
| Capt Hyakutake Gengo (30) | 百武源吾 | 01.12.21–05.03.23 |
| Capt Tanaka Isamu (30) | 田中 勇 | 05.03.23–20.10.23 |
| Capt Ikeda Tanin (30) | 池田他人 | 20.10.23–01.12.23 |
| Capt Takeuchi Masachi (35) | 竹内範治 | 01.12.23–10.01.24 |
| Capt Oikawa Koshiro (31) | 及川古志郎 | 10.01.24–01.12.24 |
| Capt Aoki Kunitaro (31) | 青木国太郎 | 01.12.24–10.07.25 |
| Capt Idemitsu Manbei (33) | 出光万兵衛 | 10.07.25–20.10.25 |
| Capt Yamamoto Toki (31) | 山本土岐彦 | 20.10.25–01.12.25 |
| Capt Matsuda Risaburo (32) | 松井利三郎 | 01.12.25–20.05.26 |
| Capt Ikenaka Kenichi (31) | 池中健一 | 20.05.26–01.12.27 |
| Capt Kiyomiya Yoshitaka (33) | 清宮善高 | 01.12.27–20.08.28 |
| Capt Shimada Shigetaro (32) | 嶋田繁太郎 | 20.08.28–10.12.28 |
| Capt Ishii Jiro (33) | 石井二郎 | 10.12.28–30.11.29 |
| Capt Ono Isao (34) | 大野 功 | 30.11.29–10.11.30 |
| Capt Takahashi Hideo (36) | 高橋頴雄 | 10.11.30–01.05.31 |
| Capt Shimizu Mitsumi (36) | 清水光美 | 01.05.31–14.11.31 |
| Capt Totsuka Michitaro (38) | 戸塚道太郎 | 14.11.31–11.07.32 |
| CaptYamaguchi Minoru (36) | 山口 実 | 11.07.32–15.11.32 |
| Capt Soejima Daisuke (38) | 副島大助 | 15.11.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Ochi Kohei (38) | 越智孝平 | 15.11.33–01.11.34 |
| Capt Takatsuka Seigo (38) | 高塚省吾 | 01.11.34–15.11.35 |
| Capt Shimomura Katsumi (39) | 下村勝美 | 15.11.35–16.03.36 |
| Capt Abe Katsuo (40) | 阿部勝雄 | 16.03.36–16.11.36 |
| Capt Shiroya Kiyoshi (40) | 代谷清志 | 16.11.36–01.11.37 |
| Capt Kaneko Shigeji (42) | 金子繁治 | 01.11.37–15.12.38 |
| Capt Horiuchi Kaoru (40) | 堀内 馨 | 15.12.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Mori Tomoichi (42) | 森 友一 | 15.11.39–01.11.40 |
| Capt Niimi Kazutaka (40) | 新美和貴 | 01.11.40–20.09.41 |
| Capt Kawabata Masaharu (47) | 川畑正治 | 20.09.41–01.08.42 |
| Capt Kanome Zensuke (44) | 鹿目善輔 | 01.08.42–22.06.43 |
| Capt Kami Shigenori (48) | 神 重徳 | 22.06.43–15.12.43 |
| *Capt Yamamoto Iwata (46) | 山本岩多 | 15.12.43–25.10.44 |
| Tatsuta 龍田 タツタ | ||
| Tatsuta River in Nara Prefecture | ||
| Class: Tenryu | ||
| Call Sign: JLEA | ||
| Builder: Sasebo Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered: | 1916 | |
| Laid Down: | 24.07.1917 | |
| Launched: | 29.05.1918 | |
| Completed: | 31.03.1919 | |
| Service: | ||
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 31.03.19–30.11.21 | |
| Reserve | 30.11.21–01.12.22 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.22–01.12.23 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.23–06.06.25 | |
| 1st Dispatched Sqdn, | 06.06.25–31.08.25 | |
| Reserve | 31.08.25–01.12.26 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.27– | |
| Reserve | 01.12.27–15.11.34 | |
| 5th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 15.11.34–20.11.36 | |
| 10th Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 20.11.36–20.10.37 | |
| 14th Squadron, 4th Fleet | 20.10.37–01.12.37 | |
| 10th Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 01.12.37–01.07.38 | |
| 10th Squadron, 5th Fleet | 01.07.38–15.12.38 | |
| Reserve | 15.12.38–01.12.39 | |
| Maizuru ND | 01.12.39–15.11.40 | |
| 18th Squadron, 4th Fleet | 15.11.40–14.07.42 | |
| 18th Squadron, 8th Fleet | 14.07.42–10.12.42 | |
| 8th Fleet | 10.12.42–24.12.42 | |
| 8th Fleet, SE Area Fleet | 24.12.42–01.04.43 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 01.04.43–10.05.44 | |
Fate: 12.03.44 sunk at 03:25 by USS Sandlance (SS-381) 40 miles SSW of Hachijo Jima (32°38'N, 138°52'E). 26 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.05.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Kagara Otohiko (27) | 加々良乙比古 | 01.05.18–01.10.19 |
| Capt Odera Ryokichi (27) | 大寺量吉 | 01.10.19–20.11.21 |
| Capt Kawamura Tatsuzo (30) | 河村達蔵 | 20.11.21–29.05.22 |
| Capt Takahashi Takejiro (28) | 高橋武二郎 | 29.05.22–20.11.22 |
| Capt Tachi Meijiro (30) | 館 明次郎 | 20.11.22–10.05.23 |
| Capt Takeuchi Tadashi (30) | 竹内 正 | 10.05.23–01.12.23 |
| Capt Ichimura Hisao (31) | 市村久雄 | 01.12.23–06.03.24 |
| Capt Matsuzaki Sunao (31) | 松崎 直 | 25.03.24–10.11.24 |
| Capt Shibayama Shiba (32) | 柴山司馬 | 10.11.24–01.12.25 |
| Capt Niiyama Yoshiyuki (32) | 新山良幸 | 01.12.25–20.05.26 |
| Capt Takagi Heiji (31) | 高木平次 | 20.05.26–01.11.26 |
| Capt Iwamura Kanekoto (31) | 岩村兼言 | 01.11.26–01.12.27 |
| Capt Yamamoto Matsushi (33) | 山本松四 | 01.12.27–01.05.29 |
| Capt Kawana Takeo (34) | 川名彪雄 | 01.05.29–30.11.29 |
| Capt Tange Kunji (36) | 丹下薫二 | 30.11.29–20.11.30 |
| Capt Sakuma Takao (36) | 作間応雄 | 20.11.30–01.12.31 |
| Capt Matsuki Masukichi (37) | 松木益吉 | 01.12.31–01.12.32 |
| Capt Aihara Aritaka (38) | 藍原有孝 | 01.12.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Oshima Shiro (36) | 大島四郎 | 15.11.33–01.11.34 |
| Capt Hara Chuichi (39) | 原 忠一 | 01.11.34–15.11.35 |
| Capt Yatsushiro Sukeyoshi (40) | 八代祐吉 | 15.11.35–01.06.36 |
| Capt Fukuda Teizaburo (40) | 福田貞三郎 | 01.06.36–01.04.37 |
| Capt Takayanagi Gihachi (41) | 高柳儀八 | 01.04.37–01.12.37 |
| Capt Yamaguchi Jihei (41) | 山口次平 | 01.12.37–20.08.38 |
| Capt Ito Yasunoshin (42) | 伊藤安之進 | 20.08.38–27.05.39 |
| Capt Matsura Tadayuki (40) | 松良祐宏 | 12.05.39–25.09.40 |
| Capt Sawa Masao (44) | 沢 正雄 | 25.09.40–20.08.41 |
| Capt Baba Yoshifumi (46) | 馬場良文 | 20.08.41–14.07.42 |
| Capt Yoshimura Matake (45) | 吉村真武 | 14.07.42–01.01.43 |
| Capt Funaki Morie (48) | 船未守衛 | 01.01.43–05.04.43 |
| Capt Ogawa Nobuki (46) | 小川莚喜 | 05.04.43–22.12.43 |
| Capt Shimazui Takemi (47) | 島居威美 | 22.12.43–12.03.44 |
| Tenryu 天龍 | ||
| Tenryu River flowing from Suwa, Nagano | ||
| Class: Tenryu | ||
| Call Sign: JLDA | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered: | 1916 | |
| Laid Down: | 17.05.1917 | |
| Launched: | 11.03.1918 | |
| Completed: | 20.11.1919 | |
| Service: | ||
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.19–20.04.21 | |
| Reserve | 20.04.21–01.12.21 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.21–01.12.25 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.25–05.02.27 | |
| 1st Dispatched Sqdn | 05.02.27–03.06.27 | |
| Kure ND | 03.06.27–01.12.27 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.27–01.12.28 | |
| Kure Defense Sqdn | 01.12.28–08.10.31 | |
| 1st Dispatched Sqdn | 08.10.31–05.02.32 | |
| 10th Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 05.02.32–15.11.33 | |
| Ryojuin Guard District | 15.11.33–15.11.34 | |
| Kure Guard Sqdn | 15.11.34–15.11.35 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.35–20.11.36 | |
| 10th Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 20.11.36–20.10.37 | |
| 14th Squadron, 4th Fleet | 20.10.37–01.12.37 | |
| 10th Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 01.12.37–01.07.38 | |
| 10th Squadron, 5th Fleet | 01.07.38–15.12.38 | |
| Reserve | 15.12.38–01.12.39 | |
| Maizuru ND | 01.12.39–15.11.40 | |
| 18th Squadron, 4th Fleet | 15.11.40–14.07.42 | |
| 18th Squadron, 8th Fleet | 14.07.42–10.12.42 | |
| 8th Fleet | 10.12.42–24.12.42 | |
| Reserve | 24.12.42–01.02.43 | |
Fate: 08.12.42 sunk by USS Albacore (SS-218) 10 miles E of Madang (05°11'S, 145°57'E). 23 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 01.02.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Murase Taijiro (29) | 村瀬貞次郎 | 18.03.19–01.12.21 |
| Capt Yokoo Satoshi (30) | 横尾敬義 | 01.12.21–01.12.22 |
| Capt Matsushita Hajime (31) | 松下 元 | 01.12.22–13.10.23 |
| Capt Oguri Shinichi (31) | 小栗信一 | 13.10.23–01.12.24 |
| Capt Takita Yoshio (31) | 滝田吉郎 | 01.12.24–20.10.25 |
| Capt Kida Shinpei (32) | 木田新平 | 20.10.25–01.12.25 |
| Capt Monai Isao (33) | 毛内 効 | 01.12.25–01.11.26 |
| Capt Yamaguchi Seishichi (32) | 山口清七 | 01.11.26–15.11.27 |
| Capt Kikuno Shigeru (34) | 菊野 茂 | 15.11.27–10.12.28 |
| Capt Sawamoto Yorio (36) | 沢本頼雄 | 10.12.28–20.08.29 |
| Capt Takahashi Ibo (36) | 高橋伊望 | 20.08.29–01.11.29 |
| Capt Hachio Yoshio (36) | 蜂屋義尾 | 01.11.29–15.11.32 |
| Capt Tayui Minoru (39) | 田結 穣 | 15.11.32–01.11.33 |
| Capt Kanazawa Masao (39) | 金沢正夫 | 01.11.33–24.05.34 |
| Capt Isawa Tetsu (36) | 井沢 徹 | 25.05.34–21.11.35 |
| Capt Kamata Michiaki (39) | 鎌田道章 | 21.11.35–15.02.36 |
| Capt Kudo Kyuhachi (39) | 工藤久八 | 15.02.36–10.11.36 |
| Capt Ugaki Kanji (39) | 宇垣完爾 | 10.11.36–02.08.37 |
| Capt Abe Koso (40) | 阿部孝壮 | 02.08.37–15.12.38 |
| Capt Yamazaki Sadanao (42) | 山崎貞直 | 15.12.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Kanome Zensuke (44) | 鹿目善輔 | 15.11.39–15.10.40 |
| Capt Takahashi Yuji (44) | 高橋雄次 | 15.10.40–28.08.41 |
| Capt Goto Mitsutaro (46) | 後藤光太郎 | 28.08.41–05.06.42 |
| Capt Asano Shinpei (45) | 浅野新平 | 05.08.42–12.12.42 |
| Capt Ueda Mitsuharu (45) | 上田光治 | 12.12.42–18.12.42 |
| Yahagi 矢矧 ギハヤ | ||
| Yahagi River in Aichi Prefecture | ||
| Class: Agano | ||
| Builder: Sasebo Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under 4th Replacement Program (#134): | 1939 | |
| Laid Down: | 21.11.1941 | |
| Launched: | 25.10.1942 | |
| Completed: | 29.12.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 29.12.43–15.11.44 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 15.11.44–20.04.45 | |
| Combined Fleet | 20.04.45–20.06.45 | |
Fate: 07.04.45 sunk at 14:06 by US aircraft 130 miles ESE of Nagasaki (30°47'N, 128°08'E). 446 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 20.06.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Yoshimura Matake (45) | 吉村真武 | 12.43–20.12.44 |
| Capt Hara Tameichi (49) | 原 為一 | 20.12.44–07.04.45 |
| Yasoshima 八十島 マシソヤ | ||
| Eighty Islands | ||
| Class: Ioshima | ||
| Ordered by Chinese Navy | ||
| Builder: Chiang Nan Dock Co., Shanghai | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 29.09.1935 | |
| Completed as Chinese Navy Light Cruiser Ping Hai | 18.06.1936 | |
| Service: | ||
| Sunk in shallow water of Yangtse River by Japanese warships | 23.09.1937 | |
| Raised for Nanking Government Fleet | ||
| Nanking Government Fleet | 1938–1943 | |
| Commissioned as Coast Defense Ship Yasoshima | 10.06.1944 | |
| Kure ND | 10.06.44–25.09.44 | |
| 1st Transport, Combined Fleet | 25.09.44–10.01.45 | |
| Removed from Navy List | 10.01.1945 | |
Fate: Sunk 25.11.44 by aircraft of VT-80 from USS Teconderoga (CV-14) in TF38/3 off Santa Cruz, Luzon (15°40'N, 119°45'E). ? dead; +100 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.01.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Matsumura Soichiro (R ) | 松村総一郎 | 15.06.44–25.11.44 |
| Yubari 夕張 リバユ | ||
| Yubari River in Hokkaido | ||
| Class: Yubari | ||
| Call Sign: JLOA | ||
| Builder: Sasebo Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered: | 1917 | |
| Laid Down: | 05.06.1922 | |
| Launched: | 05.03.1923 | |
| Completed: | 31.07..23 | |
| Service: | ||
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.23–01.12.24 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.24–04.08.25 | |
| Mako Guard District | 04.08.25–01.12.25 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.25–01.12.26 | |
| 2nd DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.12.26–01.12.27 | |
| Eta Jima Kure | 01.12.27–01.12.31 | |
| 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.31–15.11.33 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.33–15.11.35 | |
| 5th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 15.11.35–20.10.37 | |
| 5th DesRon, 4th Fleet | 20.10.37–01.12.37 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.31–15.11.40 | |
| 6th DesRon, 4th Fleet | 15.11.40–14.07.42 | |
| 2nd Surface Escort, 4th Fleet | 14.07.42–01.04.43 | |
| 8th Fleet, SE Area Fleet | 01.04.43–01.12.43 | |
| 3rd DesRon, 8th Fleet, SE Area Fleet | 01.12.43–01.05.44 | |
| 3rd DesRon, Central Pacific Fleet | 01.05.44–10.06.44 | |
Fate: 28.04.44 sunk at 10:15 by USS Bluegill (SS-242) 35 miles E of Sonsorol Island (05°38'N, 131°45'E). 19 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.06.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Sugiura Masao (30) | 杉浦正雄 | 01.03.23–01.12.23 |
| Capt Yamaguchi Nobuichi (31) | 山口延一 | 01.12.23–01.11.24 |
| Capt Tomioka Aijiro (32) | 富岡愛次郎 | 01.11.24–20.10.25 |
| Capt Anno Kiyoshi (33) | 阿部 清 | 20.10.25–01.11.26 |
| Capt Kida Shinpei (32) | 木田新平 | 01.11.26–01.12.27 |
| Capt Morita Shigehusa (33) | 森田重房 | 01.12.27–30.11.29 |
| Capt Kawana Takeo (34) | 川名彪雄 | 30.11.29–15.11.30 |
| Capt Hara Seitaro (35) | 原 精太郎 | 15.11.30–01.12.31 |
| Capt Saito Jiro (36) | 斉藤二郎 | 01.12.31–15.11.33 |
| Capt Kiyomiya Ko (39) | 清宮 弘 | 15.11.33–15.11.34 |
| Capt Daigo Tadashige (40) | 醍醐忠重 | 15.11.34–25.05.35 |
| Capt Harada Seiichi (39) | 原田清一 | 25.05.35–31.10.35 |
| Capt Yamamoto Masao (38) | 山本正夫 | 31.10.35–01.12.36 |
| Capt Hirose Sueto (39) | 広瀬末人 | 01.12.36–15.11.37 |
| Capt Horie Yugoro (41) | 堀 勇五郎 | 15.11.37–30.07.38 |
| Capt Miyazato Hidenori (40) | 宮里秀徳 | 20.07.38–01.12.38 |
| Capt Koda Takero (41) | 古宇田武郎 | 15.12.38–01.11.39 |
| Capt Kamata Michiaki (39) | 鎌田道章 | 01.11.39–15.11.39 |
| Capt Edo Heitaro (40) | 江戸兵太郎 | 15.11.39–01.11.40 |
| Capt Ban Masami (42) | 阪 匡身 | 01.11.40–15.08.42 |
| Capt Hirai Taiji (43) | 平井泰次 | 15.08.42–03.05.43 |
| Capt Funaki Morie (48) | 船未守衛 | 03.05.43–26.12.43 |
| Capt Ooe Ranji (47) | 大江覧治 | 26.12.43–30.01.44 |
| Capt Nara Takeo (49) | 奈良孝雄 | 30.01.44–28.04.44 |
| Yura 由良 ラユ | ||
| Yura River in Kyoto Prefecture | ||
| Class: Nagara | ||
| Call Sign: JLNA | ||
| Builder: Sasebo Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered: | 1918 | |
| Laid Down: | 21.05.1921 | |
| Launched: | 15.02.1922 | |
| Completed: | 20.03.1923 | |
| Service: | ||
| 5th Squadron, 2nd Fleet | 01.04.23–01.12.26 | |
| Submarine Squadron 1 | 01.12.26–20.06.27 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 20.06.27–01.12.27 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.27–10.12.28 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 10.12.28–01.12.30 | |
| Reserve | 01.12.30–01.12.31 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.31–02.02.32 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 02.02.32–20.03.32 | |
| 3rd Squadron, 1st Fleet | 20.03.32–20.05.43 | |
| 7th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 20.05.33–01.11.33 | |
| Submarine Squadron 2, 2nd Fleet | 01.11.33–15.11.36 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.36–01.12.37 | |
| 8th Squadron, 1st Fleet | 01.12.37–15.11.39 | |
| Reserve | 15.11.39–01.05.40 | |
| ? | 01.05.40–15.11.40 | |
| Submarine Squadron 5, Combined Fleet | 15.11.40–10.05.42 | |
| 4th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 10.05.42–20.11.42 | |
Fate: 25.10.42 sunk at 18:30 by US aircraft off Malaita Island, Solomons (08°15'S, 159°57'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 20.11.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Ozoegawa Masaharu (29) | 小副川敬治 | 16.02.22–01.12.23 |
| Capt Ishikawa Kiyoshi (30) | 石川 清 | 01.12.23–01.11.24 |
| Capt Nakahara Ichisuke (31) | 中原市介 | 01.11.24–02.07.25 |
| Capt Shigeoka Nobujiro (30) | 重岡信治郎 | 02.07.25–25.08.25 |
| Capt Komaki Wasuke (33) | 小槇和輔 | 25.08.25–01.11.26 |
| Capt Toyoda Soemu (33) | 豊田副武 | 01.11.26–15.11.27 |
| Capt Ikeda Takeyoshi (32) | 池田武義 | 15.11.27–10.12.28 |
| Capt Otagaki Tomisaburo (34) | 太田垣富三郎 | 10.12.28–01.11.29 |
| Capt Wada Senzo (34) | 和田専三 | 01.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Ogura Manjiro (35) | 小倉万治郎 | 01.12.30–01.12.31 |
| Capt Tanimoto Umataro (35) | 谷本馬太郎 | 01.12.31–01.12.32 |
| Capt Tomita Kiichi (38) | 富田貴一 | 01.12.32–15.06.33 |
| Capt Sugiyama Rokuzo (38) | 杉山六蔵 | 15.06.33–15.11.33 |
| Capt Kasuga Atsushi (37) | 春日 篤 | 05.11.33–01.11.34 |
| Capt Wakabayashi Seisaku (39) | 若林清作 | 01.11.34–25.10.35 |
| Capt Tomonari Saichiro (38) | 友成佐市郎 | 25.10.35–01.12.37 |
| Capt Tokunaga Sakae (41) | 徳永 栄 | 01.12.37–15.11.38 |
| Capt Ichioka Hisashi (42) | 市岡 寿 | 15.11.38–01.11.39 |
| Capt Uozumi Jisaku (42) | 魚住治策 | 01.11.39–15.09.41 |
| Capt Miyoshi Teruhiko (43) | 三好輝彦 | 01.09.41–23.05.42 |
| Capt Sato Shiro (43) | 佐藤四郎 | 23.05.42–25.10.42 |
