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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 11.10.2014 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 11.10.2014 |
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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. | ||
| Asagao 朝顔 オガサア | ||
| Morning Glory | ||
| Class: Wakatake | ||
| Call Sign: JRLD | ||
| Ordered under 1921 Program (#10) | 1921 | |
| Laid Down: | 14.03.1922 | |
| Builder: Ishigawajima Zosenso, Tokyo | ||
| Launched: | 04.11.1923 | |
| Completed: | 10.05.1923 | |
| Service: | ||
| DesDiv 16 [?] | 20.09.23–01.12.23 | |
| DesDiv 16, 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.23–01.12.25 | |
| DesDiv 16, 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.27–01.12.30 | |
| DesDiv 16 | 01.12.30–15.11.34 | |
| DesDiv 16, 5th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 15.11.34–15.11.39 | |
| DesDiv 32.Chinkai Guard District | 15.11.39–10.04.42 | |
| DesDiv 32, 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–10.12.42 | |
| ? | 10.12.42–15.04.43 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 15.04.43–15.11.43 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, General Escort | 15.11.43–05.12.44 | |
| 31st Coast, 1st Maritime, General Escort | 05.12.44–10.12.44 | |
| 31st Coast, 1st Escort, General Escort | 10.12.44–15.12.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 15.12.44–15.02.45 | |
| DesDiv 1 | 15.02.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1947.
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| Removed from Navy List | 20.11.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Yoshida Tsunemitsu (36) | 吉田庸光 | 01.12.22–01.12.24 |
| LtCdr Sakano Minbu (38) | 坂野民部 | 01.12.24–01.12.25 |
| LtCdr Koga Shichisaburo (36) | 古賀七三郎 | 01.12.25–01.12.26 |
| LtCdr Namba Sukeyuki (39) | 難波祐之 | 01.12.26–01.12.27 |
| LtCdr Yano Shikazo (43) | 矢野志加三 | 01.12.27–10.12.28 |
| LtCdr Nakazawa Tasuku (43) | 中沢 佑 | 10.12.28–30.11.29 |
| LtCdr Araki Tsutau (45) | 荒木 傳 | 30.11.29–01.04.32 |
| LtCdr Nakatsu Seiki (44) | 中津成基 | 01.04.32–15.05.34 |
| LtCdr Sei Tsuneo (48) | 勢 経雄 | 15.05.34–20.08.34 |
| LtCdr Watanabe Yasumasa (49) | 渡辺保正 | 20.08.34–15.11.35 |
| LtCdt Yoshii Goro (50) | 吉井五郎 | 15.11.35–24.02.36 |
| LtCdr Aoki Kyuji (50) | 青木久治 | 24.02.36–15.11.37 |
| LtCdr Nakamura Noboru (52) | 中村 昇 | 15.11.37–00.00.00 |
| Lt Kimotsuke Masaki (56) | 肝付正明 | 15.10.40–10.04.41 |
| LtCdr Sugihara Yoshiro (57) | 杉原与四郎 | 10.04.41–25.04.42 |
| LtCdr Onishi Yuji (57) | 大西勇治 | 25.04.42–20.10.43 |
| Lt Mori Sakae (63) | 森 栄 | 20.10.43–20.05.45 |
| Lt Ishigure Nobutoshi (68) | 石榑信敏 | 20.05.45–02.09.45 |
| Azusa 梓 サズア | ||
| Indian Bean Catalpa | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1944 War Program (#4807) | 1944 | |
| Laid Down: | 29.12.1944 | |
| Launched: | — | |
| Completed: | — | |
| Fate:
00.04.45 cancelled, hull scrapped
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| Removed from Navy List | — | |
| Enoki 榎 キノエ | ||
| Chinese Nettle Tree | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Maizuru Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5518) | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 14.10.1944 | |
| Launched: | 27.01.1945 | |
| Completed: | 31.03.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 31.03.45–01.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.04.45–20.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.04.45–26.06.45 | |
| Fate:
26.06.45 sunk by mine in Obama Bay (35°28'N, 135°44'E). ? dead; ? saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 30.09.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Wakamatsu Takejiro (68) | 若松 武次郎 | 01.03.45–26.06.45 |
| Fuyo 芙蓉 ヨフ | ||
| Rose | ||
| Class: Wakatake | ||
| Call Sign: JRMD | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 1931 Program (#16): | 1921 | |
| Laid Down: | 16.02.1922 | |
| Launched: | 23.09.1922 | |
| Completed: | 16.03.1923 | |
| Service: | ||
| DesDiv 16 [?] | 20.09.23–01.12.23 | |
| DesDiv 16, 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.23–01.12.25 | |
| DesDiv 16, 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.27–01.12.30 | |
| DesDiv 16 | 01.12.30–15.11.34 | |
| DesDiv 16, 5th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 15.11.34–15.11.39 | |
| DesDiv 32.Chinkai Guard District | 15.11.39–10.04.42 | |
| DesDiv 32, 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–10.12.42 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 10.12.42–15.11.43 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, General Escort | 15.11.43–25.02.44 | |
| Fate:
20.12.43 sunk at 09:17 by USS Puffer (SS-268) off Subic Bay, Luzon (14°45'N, 119°54'E). ? dead; ? saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 25.02.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Kashiwagi Ei (36) | 柏木 英 | 20.09.22–01.12.24 |
| LtCdr Hatakeyama Koichiro (39) | 畠山耕一郎 | 01.12.24–01.12.25 |
| LtCdr Sakano Minbu (38) | 坂野民部 | 01.12.25–01.11.26 |
| LtCdr Naotsuka Hachiro (38) | 直塚八郎 | 01.11.26–01.12.27 |
| LtCdr Yasutomi Yoshisuke (38) | 安富芳介 | 01.12.27–10.12.28 |
| LtCdr Hisamune Yonejiro (41) | 久宗米次郎 | 10.12.28–30.11.29 |
| LtCdr Narita Tadayoshi (42) | 成田忠良 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| LtCdr Aruga Kosaku (45) | 有賀幸作 | 01.12.30–28.01.32 |
| LtCdr Tanaka Jo (47) | 田中 穣 | 28.01.32–24.08.32 |
| LtCdr Ota Nobunosuke (47) | 太田信之輔 | 24.08.32–15.11.32 |
| LtCdr Yamada Yuji (46) | 山田雄二 | 15.11.32–01.09.33 |
| LtCdr Nakatsu Seiki (44) | 中津成基 | 15.11.33–15.05.34 |
| ? | 15.05.34–22.10.34 | |
| LtCdr Yoshida Masayoshi (50) | 吉田正義 | 22.10.34–15.11.35 |
| LtCdr Abe Tokuma (50) | 阿部徳馬 | 15.11.35–01.12.36 |
| Lt Ogawa Tsunayoshi (50) | 小川綱吉 | 01.12.36–01.12.37 |
| LtCdr Tsunoda Chishiro (52) | 角田干代吉 | 01.12.37–10.01.39 |
| Reserve | 10.01.39–10.01.40 | |
| LtCdr Nakamura Noburo (52) | 中村 昇 | 10.01.40–15.11.40 |
| LtCdr Hashimoto Masao (56) | 橋本正雄 | 15.11.40–25.07.41 |
| LtCdr Murakami Tadaomi (57) | 村上忠臣 | 25.07.41–30.10.42 |
| LtCdr Okuma Yasunosuke (60) | 大熊安之助 | 30.10.42–20.10.43 |
| Lt Kakuno Tetsuo (62) | 20.10.43–20.12.43 | |
| Hagi 萩 ギハ | ||
| Clover | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5513): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 11.09.1944 | |
| Launched: | 27.11.1944 | |
| Completed: | 01.03.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 01.03.45–01.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.04.45–20.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.04.45–20.05.45 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 20.05.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1947.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ||
| LtCdr Morimoto Yoshikitsu (64) | 森本嘉吉 | 01.03.45–02.09.45 |
| Hashu 蓮 スハ | ||
| Lotus | ||
| Class: Momi | ||
| Call Sign: JRHD | ||
| Builder: Uraga Dock Co., Tokyo | ||
| Ordered: | 1917 | |
| Laid Down: | 02.03.1921 | |
| Launched: | 08.12.1921 | |
| Completed: | 31.07..22 | |
| Service: | ||
| DesDiv 28 | 31.07..22–01.12.25 | |
| DesDiv 28, 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.25–15.11.35 | |
| Shanghai Base Force, China Area Fleet | 09.41–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered at Tsingtao. 1948 scrapped at Sasebo.
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| Removed from Navy List | 25.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Saito Jiro (36) | 斉藤二郎 | 01.03.22–01.11.23 |
| LtCdr Naotsuka Hachiro (38) | 直塚八郎 | 01.12.23–01.05.25 |
| Lt Ito Akira (39) | 伊藤 皎 | 01.05.25–00.00.00 |
| LtCdr Ihara Mikio (39) | 井原美岐雄 | 01.11.27–00.00.00 |
| LtCdr Ijuin Matsuji (43) | 伊集院松治 | 10.12.28–01.12.31 |
| LtCdr Takeuchi Kaoru (46) | 竹内 馨 | 01.12.31–23.04.32 |
| LtCdr Yamada Yusuke (48) | 山田勇助 | 28.04.32–25.05.33 |
| LtCdr Tomura Kiyoshi (49) | 戸村 清 | 25.05.33–01.12.33 |
| *LtCdr Kawai Hideo (49) | 河合秀夫 | 01.12.33–08.10.35 |
| LtCdr Suzuki Masakane (50) | 鈴木正金 | 10.10.35–06.01.36 |
| LtCdr Tomura Kiyoshi (49) | 戸村 清 | 06.01.36–01.06.37 |
| LtCdr Tsukamoto Shutaro (50) | 塚本守太郎 | 01.06.37–01.12.37 |
| LtCdr Matsumoto Hideshi (52) | 松元秀志 | 01.12.37–01.12.38 |
| LtCdr Seo Noboru (51) | 瀬尾 昇 | 01.12.38–25.09.39 |
| LtCdr Sasagawa Hiroshi (50) | 笹川 博 | 25.09.39–15.10.40 |
| LtCdr Matsuda Kuro (55) | 松田九郎 | 15.10.40–20.08.41 |
| Lt Iuchi Gisaburo (58) | 丼内儀三郎 | 20.08.41–20.10.42 |
| Lt Horie Hiroshi (59) | 堀江 弘 | 20.10.42–25.10.43 |
| Lt Horinouchi Yoshiro (62) | 堀之内芳郎 | 25.10.43–15.05.45 |
| LtCdr Nakamura Tomoo (60) | 中村苫夫 | 15.05.45–02.09.45 |
| Hatsuume 初梅 メウツハ | ||
| First Plum Tree | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Maizuru Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1944 War Program (#4801): | 1944 | |
| Laid Down: | 08.12.1944 | |
| Launched: | 25.04.1945 | |
| Completed: | 28.06.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 28.06.45–15.07.45 | |
| Maizuru ND | 15.07.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; transferred to China 06.07.47.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Sawaoka Nobuo (68) | 沢岡信男 | 30.04.45–02.09.45 |
| Hatsuzakura 初桜 ラクザツハ | ||
| First Cherry Blossom | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5521) | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 04.12.1944 | |
| Launched: | 01.02.1945 | |
| Completed: | 28.05.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 28.05.45–15.07.45 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 15.07.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; transferred to USSR 29.07.47.
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| Removed from Navy List | 02.09.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Haruto Kouichi (66) | 青大厚一 | 20.04.45–08.45 |
| Hinoki 檜 キノヒ | ||
| Japanese Cyprus | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5490) | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 04.03.1944 | |
| Launched: | 04.07.1944 | |
| Completed: | 30.09.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 30.09.44–15.11.44 | |
| DesDiv 52, 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.11.44–20.11.44 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 20.11.44–07.01.45 | |
| Fate:
07.01.45 sunk by US destroyers off Manila Bay (14°30'N, 119°30'E).? dead; 0 saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 10.04.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| *LtCdr Yamaguchi Osamu (64) | 山口 浩 | 21.09.44–07.01.45 |
| Hishi 菱 シヒ | ||
| Water Caltrops | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Ordered under the 1944 War Program (#4810) | ||
| Builder: Maizuru Navy Yard | ||
| Laid Down: | 10.02.1945 | |
| Launched: | — | |
| Completed: | — | |
| Fate:
00.05.45 cancelled; hull scrapped.
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| Removed from Navy List: | — | |
| Kaba 樺 バカ | ||
| Birch Tree | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5522) | 1942 | |
| Builder: Fujinagata Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Laid Down: | 15.10.1944 | |
| Launched: | 27.02.1945 | |
| Completed: | 29.05.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 29.05.45–15.07.45 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 15.07.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1948.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Nojiri Masachi (67) | 野尻雅一 | 01.03.45–08.45 |
| Kaede 楓 デエカ | ||
| Maple Tree | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program: | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 04.03.1944 | |
| Launched: | 25.07.1944 | |
| Completed: | 30.10.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 30.10.44–20.01.45 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 20.01.45–05.02.45 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 05.02.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; transferred to China 06.07.47.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Moroishi Koh (64) | 諸石 高 | 30.10.44–08.45 |
| Kaki 柿 キカ | ||
| Persimmon Tree | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5514): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 05.10.1944 | |
| Launched: | 11.12.1944 | |
| Completed: | 05.03.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 05.03.45–01.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.04.45–20.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.04.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1948.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Hamazaki Chotaro (61) | 05.02.45–08.45 | |
| Karukaya 刈萱 ヤカラク | ||
| Sage Tree | ||
| Class: Wakatake | ||
| Call Sign: JRND | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 1921 Program (#18): | 1921 | |
| Laid Down: | 16.05.1922 | |
| Launched: | 19.03.1923 | |
| Completed: | 20.08.1923 | |
| Service: | ||
| DesDiv 16 [?] | 20.09.23–01.12.23 | |
| DesDiv 16, 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.23–01.12.25 | |
| DesDiv 16, 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.27–01.12.30 | |
| DesDiv 16 | 01.12.30–15.11.34 | |
| DesDiv 16, 5th DesRon, 3rd Fleet | 15.11.34–15.11.39 | |
| DesDiv 32.Chinkai Guard District | 15.01.39–10.04.42 | |
| DesDiv 32, 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–10.12.42 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 10.12.42–15.11.43 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, General Escort | 15.11.43–10.07.44 | |
| Fate:
10.05.44 sunk at 06:55 by USS Cod (SS-224) 150 miles NW of Manila (15°47'N, 119°32'E). 73 dead; ? saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 10.07.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Hara Kenzaburo (37) | 原 顕三郎 | 10.03.23–01.12.25 |
| LtCdr Nakahara Tatsuhei (38) | 中原達平 | 01.12.25–01.11.26 |
| LtCdr Inose Masamori (40) | 猪瀬正盛 | 01.11.26–01.12.27 |
| LtCdr Yano Shikazo (43) | 矢野志加三 | 01.12.27–10.12.28 |
| LtCdr Ito Akira (39) | 伊藤 皎 | 10.12.28–11.11.29 |
| LtCdr Shibuya Shiro (44) | 渋谷紫郎 | 01.11.29–01.04.32 |
| LtCdr Arita Mitsugu (44) | 有田 貢 | 01.04.32–25.05.33 |
| LtCdr Fujita Tomozo (46) | 藤田友造 | 25.05.33–15.11.33 |
| LtCdr Ichimon Zenki (48) | 一門善記 | 15.11.33–01.02.34 |
| LtCdr Sei Tsuneo (48) | 勢 経雄 | 01.02.34–22.10.34 |
| LtCdr Yamakuma Wakahito (48) | 山隈和喜人 | 22.10.34–15.11.35 |
| LtCdr Sasagawa Hiroshi (50) | 笹川 博 | 15.11.35–01.12.36 |
| LtCdr Yoshida Shoichi (52) | 吉田正一 | 01.12.36–01.08.38 |
| LtCdr Senpongi Tomiji (52) | 千本木 十三四 | 01.08.38–15.11.40 |
| LtCdr Hanami Kouhei (57) | 花見弘平 | 15.11.40–01.09.41 |
| LtCdr Nakao Kotaro (57) | 中尾小太郎 | 01.09.41–13.10.42 |
| Lt Yukitaka Masumitsu (60) | 益満行孝 | 13.10.42–05.03.44 |
| Lt Shimoda Kiyozou (62) | 島田喜与三 | 05.03.44–10.05.44 |
| Kashi 樫 シカ | ||
| Oak Tree | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5491): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 05.05.1944 | |
| Launched: | 13.08.1944 | |
| Completed: | 30.09.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 30.09.44–15.11.44 | |
| DesDiv 52, 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.11.44–20.11.44 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 20.11.44–05.02.45 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 05.02.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1947.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Kuroki Toshio (62) | 青大厚一 | 10.08.44–00.01.45 |
| LtCdr Hagiwara Manabu (60) | 萩原旻四 | 00,01.45–08.45 |
| Katsura 桂 ラツカ | ||
| Maple Tree | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Fujinaga Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 1944 War Program (#4805): | 1944 | |
| Laid Down: | 30.11.1944 | |
| Launched: | 23.06.1945 | |
| Completed: | — | |
| Fate:
Not completed; hull scrapped.
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| Removed from Navy List: | — | |
| Kaya 榧 ヤカ | ||
| Arundo Bamboo | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Maizuru Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5492): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 10.04.1944 | |
| Launched: | 30.07.1944 | |
| Completed: | 30.09.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 30.09.44–25.11.44 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 25.11.44–05.02.45 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 05.02.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; transferred to USSR 05.07.47.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Iwabuchi Goro (61) | 岩渕悟郎 | 18.09.44–08.45 |
| Keyaki 欅 キヤケ | ||
| Japanese Elm Tree | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program: | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 22.06.1944 | |
| Launched: | 30.09.1944 | |
| Completed: | 15.12.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.12.44–15.03.45 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 15.03.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; sunk as target.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Yoda Shiro (64) | 余田四郎 | 15.11.44–08.45 |
| Kiri 桐 リキ | ||
| Paulowina Tree | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5487): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 01.02.1944 | |
| Launched: | 27.05.1944 | |
| Completed: | 14.08.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 14.08.44–10.10.44 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 10.10.44–05.02.45 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 05.02.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; transferred to USSR 29.07.47.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Kawabata Makoto (62) | 川畑 誠 | 01.07.44–08.45 |
| Kuretake 呉竹 ケタレク | ||
| Type of Bamboo | ||
| Class: Wakatake | ||
| Call Sign: JRJD | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co, Kobe | ||
| Ordered under the 1921 Program (#4): | 1921 | |
| Laid Down: | 15.03.1922 | |
| Launched: | 21.10.1922 | |
| Completed: | 21.12.1922 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ||
| DesDiv 13 | 01.04.23–01.12.25 | |
| DesDiv 13, 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.25–15.11.35 | |
| DesDiv 13, DesRon 5 | 15.11.35– | |
| DesDiv 13, Kure ND | 09.41–10.04.42 | |
| DesDiv 13, 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–10.12.42 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 10.12.42–15.11.43 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, General Escort | 15.11.43–10.12.44 | |
| 1st Escort Fleet | 10.12.44–25.12.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 25.12.44–10.02.45 | |
| Fate:
30.12.44 sunk by USS Razorback (SS-394) 60 miles SE of Formosa (21°00'N, 121°24'E). ? dead; ? saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 10.02.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Sano Tetsu (36) | 佐野 哲 | 30.10.22–13.08.23 |
| LtCdr Tosuga Sennori (36) | 13.08.23–01.12.24 | |
| LtCdr Moriguchi Shigeichi (38) | 森口重市 | 01.12.24–01.12.25 |
| LtCdr Fukuda Ryozo (38) | 福田良三 | 01.12.25–01.12.26 |
| Reserve | 01.12.26–30.11.29 | |
| LtCdr Komura Keizo (45) | 古村啓蔵 | 30.11.29–15.11.30 |
| Lt Kuranaga Kouki (46) | 倉永恒記 | 15.11.30–01.04.31 |
| LtCdr Ichisubo Masao (45) | 市坪正雄 | 01.04.31–12.10.31 |
| LtCdr Kitamura Masayuki (45) | 北村昌幸 | 12.10.31–15.11.34 |
| LtCdr Shintani Kiichi (50) | 新谷喜一 | 22.10.34–31.10.35 |
| LtCdr Katsumi Motoi (49) | 勝見 基 | 31.10.35–01.12.36 |
| LtCdr Kotaki Hisao (50) | 小滝久男 | 01.12.36–15.12.37 |
| LtCdr Yoshii Goro (50) | 吉井五郎 | 09.12.37–02.01.38 |
| LtCdr Ide Motoo (51) | 井手元男 | 02.01.38–01.06.38 |
| LtCdr Hashimoto Kanematsu (55) | 橋本金松 | 01.06.38–21.06.39 |
| Reserve | 21.06.39–15.10.40 | |
| LtCdr Fujita Atsushi (57) | 藤田 淳 | 15.10.40–10.09.41 |
| LtCdr Kashima Masanori (58) | 鹿島正徳 | 10.09.41–20.04.42 |
| LtCdr Takeshima Mineyoshi (58) [1] | 竹下峯吉 ? | 20.04.42–20.10.42 |
| [1] Or Takeshita Minekichi | ||
| LtCdr Furutani Sadao (57) | 古谷卓夫 | 20.10.42–13.01.43 |
| LtCdr Tanaka Hirokuni (60) | 田中弘国 | 13.01.43–10.03.44 |
| *LtCdr Yoshida Muneo (62) | 吉田宗雄 | 10.03.44–30.12.44 |
| Kuri 栗 リク | ||
| Chestnut | ||
| Class: Momi | ||
| Call Sign: JRFD | ||
| Builder: Kure Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered: | 1917 | |
| Laid Down: | 05.12.1919 | |
| Launched: | 19.03.1920 | |
| Completed: | 30.04.1920 | |
| Service: | ||
| DesDiv 26 | 30.04.19– | |
| DesDiv 11, 3rd Fleet | 15.11.33– | |
| Shanghai Base Force, China Area Fleet | 00.09.41–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered at Tsingtao. Sunk 08.10.45 by mine off Pusan Korea.
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| Removed from Navy List | 25.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Harada Bunichi (35) | 原田文一 | 15.03.19–01.12.19 |
| LtCdr Negishi Kiyohachi (36) | 根岸清八 | 01.12.19–01.12.21 |
| LtCdr Sakamoto Ikuta (36) | 坂本伊久太 | 01.12.21–01.12.22 |
| LtCdr Kumasawa Masuzo (37) | 熊沢舛蔵 | 01.12.22–00.00.00 |
| Lt Ozumi Tokusaburo (40) | 小住徳三郎 | 01.12.24–01.12.25 |
| LtCdr Yasutomi Yoshisuke (38) | 安富芳介 | 01.12.25–00.00.00 |
| LtCdr Isaki Shunji i (42) | 伊崎俊二 | 01.12.27–30.11.29 |
| LtCdr Sakiyama Shakao (42) | 崎山釈夫 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| LtCdr Kojima Hitoshi (43) | 小島斉志 | 26.05.30–01.12.31 |
| LtCdr Yoshida Yoshiyuki (46) | 吉田義行 | 01.12.30–01.12.31 |
| LtCdr Fujita Toshio (42) | 藤田俊造 | 01.12.31–01.12.32 |
| LtCdr Nakahara Giichiro (48) | 中原義一郎 | 01.12.32–01.11.34 |
| LtCdr Kouda Kiyoshi (49) | 国府田清 | 01.11.34–31.10.35 |
| LtCdr Shintani Kiichi (50) | 新谷喜一 | 31.10.35–01.12.36 |
| LtCdr Okawara Hajime (50) | 大河原 肇 | 01.12.36–01.12.37 |
| LtCdr Ogawa Tsunayoshi (50) | 小川綱吉 | 01.12.37–15.12.38 |
| LtCdr Kohiga Masaru (53) | 小比賀 勝 | 15.12.38–01.03.39 |
| LtCdr Ota Takeshi (55) | 大田 武 | 01.03.39–01.11.39 |
| LtCdr Watanabe Katsuji (55) | 渡辺勝次 | 01.11.39–01.03.40 |
| LtCdr Kanei Hiroshi (55) | 金井 博 | 01.03.40–10.02.41 |
| LtCdr Terauchi Masamichi (55) | 寺内正道 | 10.02.41–15.09.42 |
| Lt Yonei Tsuneo (60) | 米丼恒夫 | 15.09.42–01.03.44 |
| Lt Takane Kinji (R ) | 高根嘉根次 | 01.03.44–02.09.45 |
| Kusanoki 楠 キオサク | ||
| CamphorTree | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program: | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 09.11.1944 | |
| Launched: | 18.01.1945 | |
| Completed: | 28.04.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 28.04.45–15.07.45 | |
| Maizuru ND | 15.07.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1947.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Kawabe Chushiro (66) | 河辺 忠四郎 | 20.02.45–08.45 |
| Kuwa 桑 ワク | ||
| Mulberry Tree | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5485): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 20.12.1943 | |
| Launched: | 25.05.1944 | |
| Completed: | 25.07.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 25.07.44–15.11.44 | |
| DesDiv 52, 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.11.44–20.11.44 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 20.11.44–03.12.44 | |
|
Fate:
03.12.44 sunk by USS Cooper (DD-695) in Ormoc Bay (10°50'N, 124°35'E). ? dead; ? saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 10.02.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| *LtCdr Yamashita Masamichi (53) | 山下正倫 | 02.07.44–03.12.44 |
| Kuzu 葛 ズク | ||
| Arrow Root | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1944 War Program (#4809): | 1944 | |
| Laid Down: | 02.03.1945 | |
| Launched: | — | |
| Completed: | — | |
| Fate:
00.03.45 cancelled; scrapped on slip.
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| Maki 槙 キマ | ||
| Chinese Black Pine | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Maizuru Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5486): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 19.02.1944 | |
| Launched: | 10.06.1944 | |
| Completed: | 10.08.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 10.08.44–30.09.44 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 30.09.44–05.02.45 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 05.02.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1947.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Ishizuka Sakae (63) | 石塚 栄 | 01.07.44–08.45 |
| Matsu 松 ツマ | ||
| Pine Tree | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Maizuru Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5481): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 08.08.1943 | |
| Launched: | 03.02.1944 | |
| Completed: | 28.04.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 28.04.44–15.07.44 | |
| DesDiv 43, 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.07.44–04.08.44 | |
| Fate:
04.08.44 sunk by US destroyers 50 miles NW of Chichi Jima (27°40'N, 121°48'E). ? dead; 5 saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 10.10.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Yonei Tsuneo (60) | 米丼恒夫 | 25.03.44–02.06.44 |
| *LtCdr Yoshinaga Gen (61) | 吉永 源 | 02.06.44–04.08.44 |
| Momi 樅 ミモ | ||
| Unhulled Rice | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5489): | 1942 | |
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.02.1944 | |
| Launched: | 16.06.1944 | |
| Completed: | 07.09.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 07.09.44–15.11.44 | |
| DesDiv 52, 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.11.44–20.11.44 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 20.11.44–05.01.45 | |
| Fate:
05.01.45 sunk by US aircraft 28 miles WSW of Manila (14°00'N, 120°20'E). ? dead; 0 saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 10.03.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| *LtCdr Yonei Tsuneo (60) | 米丼恒夫 | 07.09.44–05.01.45 |
| Momo 桃 モモ | ||
| Peach Tree | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Mizuru Kaigun Kosho | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5482): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 05.11.1943 | |
| Launched: | 25.03.1944 | |
| Completed: | 10.06.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 10.06.44–15.07.44 | |
| DesDiv 43, 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.07.44–20.08.44 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 20.08.44–15.12.44 | |
| Fate:
15.12.44 sunk by USS Hawkbill (SS-366) 40 miles WSW of Cape Bolinao, Luzon (16°00'N, 117°39'E). 92 dead; ? saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 10.02.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Yukitaka Masumitsu (60) | 益満行孝 | 25.04.44–10.09.44 |
| *LtCdr Minagawa Yoshio (63) | 皆川芳雄 | 10.09.44–15.12.44 |
| Nara 楢 ラナ | ||
| Ancient Capital of Japan | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5495): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 10.06.1944 | |
| Launched: | 12.10.1944 | |
| Completed: | 26.11.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 26.11.44–15.03.45 | |
| DesDiv 53, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 15.03.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
30.06.45 badly damaged by mine, not repaired; 02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1948.
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| Removed from Navy List | 30.11.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Honda Toshiharu (64) | 本多敏治 | 12.11.44–08.45 |
| Nashi 梨 シナ | ||
| Pear Tree | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5516): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 01.09.1944 | |
| Launched: | 17.01.1945 | |
| Completed: | 15.03.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.03.45–01.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.04.45–20.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.04.45–25.05.45 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 20.05.45–28.07.45 | |
| Fate:
28.07.45 sunk by US aircraft off Kure (34°4'N, 132°30'E). 17 dead, ? saved. Refloated 1954 by JMSDF, scrapped 1972.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Takada Toshio (64) | 高田敏夫 | 20.02.45–28.07.45 |
| Nire 楡 レニ | ||
| Elm Tree | ||
| Class: Tachbana | ||
| Builder: Maizuru Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5511): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 14.08.1944 | |
| Launched: | 25.11.1944 | |
| Completed: | 31.01.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 31.01.45–01.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.04.45–20.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.04.45–25.04.45 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 25.04.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1948.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Shimoda Takao (63) | 下田隆夫 | 25.12.44–15.07.45 |
| Lt Honda Toshiharu (64) | 本多敏治 | 15.07.45–02.09.45 |
| Odake 雄竹 ケタオ | ||
| Bamboo | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Maizuru Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5520): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 05.11.1944 | |
| Launched: | 10.03.1945 | |
| Completed: | 15.05.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.05.45–15.07.45 | |
| Maizuru ND | 15.07.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1948.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Matsuo Keiji (67) | 松尾敬次 | 30.04.45–08.45 |
| Sakaki 榊 キカサ | ||
| Tea Bush (Cleyera japonica) | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1944 War Program (#4808): | 1944 | |
| Laid Down: | 29.12.1944 | |
| Launched: | — | |
| Completed: | — | |
| Fate:
00.03.45 cancelled; scrapped on slip.
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| Removed from Navy List: | — | |
| Sakura 桜 ラクサ | ||
| Cherry Tree | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5494): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 02.06.1944 | |
| Launched: | 06.09.1944 | |
| Completed: | 25.11.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 25.11.44–15.03.45 | |
| DesDiv 53, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 15.03.45–11.07.45 | |
| Fate:
11.07.45 sunk by mine in Osaka Harbor (34°36'N, 135°28'E). 130 dead; ? saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 10.08.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| *LtCdr Shimobe Shoji (65) | ト部章二 | 12.11.44–11.07.45 |
| Sanae 早苗 エナサ | ||
| Rice Seedling | ||
| Class: Wakatake | ||
| Call Sign: JRKD | ||
| Builder: Uraga Dock Co., Tokyo | ||
| Ordered under the 1921 Program (#6): | 1921 | |
| Laid Down: | 05.04.1922 | |
| Launched: | 15.02.1923 | |
| Completed: | 05.11.1923 | |
| Service: | ||
| DesDiv 13 | 05.11.23–01.12.25 | |
| DesDiv 13, 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.25–15.11.35 | |
| DesDiv 13, DesRon 5 | 15.11.35–00.00.00 | |
| DesDiv 13, Kure ND | 00.09.41–10.04.42 | |
| DesDiv 13, 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–10.12.42 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 10.12.42–15.11.43 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, General Escort | 15.11.43–15.01.44 | |
| Fate:
18.11.43 sunk by USS Bluefish (SS-222) 90 miles S of Basilan Island (04°52'S, 122°07'E). 136 dead; ? saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 15.01.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Wakagi Ganji (36) | 若木元次 | 01.05.23–01.12.24 |
| LtCdr Sugiyama Rokuzo (38) | 杉山六蔵 | 01.12.24–20.10.25 |
| Lt Katsuno Minoru (40) | 勝野 実 | 01.12.25–01.12.26 |
| Reserve | 01.12.26–01.12.27 | |
| LtCdr Hashimoto Shozo (43) | 橋本象造 | 01.12.27–10.12.28 |
| LtCdr Itagaki Sakan (39) | 板垣成紀 | 10.12.28–01.11.29 |
| LtCdr Tachibana Masao (45) | 橘 正雄 | 01.12.29–15.11.32 |
| LtCdr Fukuoka Tokujiro (48) | 福岡徳次郎 | 15.11.32–25.05.34 |
| LtCdr Osako Higashi (50) | 大迫 東 | 25.05.34–29.09.34 |
| LtCdrYano Kanji (50) | 矢野寛二 | 29.09.34–01.12.36 |
| LtCdr Yoshii Goro (50) | 吉井五郎 | 01.12.36–25.07.38 |
| Lt Shibayama Kazuo (52) | 柴山一雄 | 25.07.38–15.10.40 |
| LtCdr Yanase Yoshio (55) | 柳瀬善雄 | 15.10.40–15.04.41 |
| Lt Ogawa Yoichiro (57) | 小川陽一郎 | 15.04.41–01.10.41 |
| LtCdr Koizumi Shiro (57) | 小泉四郎 | 01.10.41–25.10.42 |
| LtCdr Nagakura Yoshiharu (60) | 長倉義春 | 25.10.42–20.10.43 |
| *LtCdr Sakai Nobuichi (63) | 酒井信一 | 20.10.43–18.11.43 |
| Shii 椎 イシ | ||
| Shiitake Mushroom | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Maizuru Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5515): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 18.09.1944 | |
| Launched: | 13.01.1945 | |
| Completed: | 13.03.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 13.03.45–01.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.04.45–20.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.04.45–20.05.45 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 20.05.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; transferred to USSR 05.07.47.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Aoyama Toyoji (65) | 青山豊四 | 20.02.45–08.45 |
| Sugi 杉 ギス | ||
| Cedar Tree | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5488): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 25.02.1944 | |
| Launched: | 03.07.1944 | |
| Completed: | 25.08.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 25.08.44–15.11.44 | |
| DesDiv 52, 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.11.44–20.11.44 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 20.11.44–05.02.45 | |
| DesDiv 52, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 05.02.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; transferred to China 31.07.47.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Kikuchi Toshitaka (62) | 菊地敏隆 | 15.07.44–08.45 |
| Sumire 菫 レミス | ||
| Violet | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5517): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 21.10.1944 | |
| Launched: | 27.12.1944 | |
| Completed: | 26.03.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 26.03.45–01.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.04.45–20.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.04.45–15.07.45 | |
| Maizuru ND | 15.07.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; transferred to Great Britain 20.08.47; sunk as target off Singapore 1947.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Takayanagi Chikamitsu (64) | 高柳親光 | 20.02.45–15.07.45 |
| Lt Wakamatsu Takejiro (68) | 若松 武次郎 | 15.07.45–02.09.45 |
| Tachibana 橘 ナバチタ | ||
| Orange Tree | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5510): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 08.07.1944 | |
| Launched: | 14.10.1944 | |
| Completed: | 20.01.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.01.45–15.03.45 | |
| DesDiv 53, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 15.03.45–14.07.45 | |
| Fate:
14.07.45 sunk by US aircraft in Hakodate Bay (41°48'N, 141°41'E). 135 dead; ? saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 10.08.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Hayashi Toshifusa (65) | 林 利房 | 10.12.44–07.45 |
| Take 竹 ケタ | ||
| Bamboo | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5483): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 15.10.1943 | |
| Launched: | 28.03.1944 | |
| Completed: | 16.06.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 16.06.44–15.07.44 | |
| DesDiv 43, DesRon 43, Combined Fleet | 15.07.44–20.08.44 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 20.08.44–05.02.45 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 05.02.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1947.
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| Removed from Navy List | 25.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Tanaka Hirokuni (60) | 田中弘国 | 15.04.44–01.11.44 |
| LtCdr Unaki Tsuyoshi (64) | 宇都 豊 | 01.11.44–02.09.45 |
| Tochi 栃 チト | ||
| Horse Chestnut | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1944 War Program (#4803): | 1944 | |
| Laid Down: | 15.10.1944 | |
| Launched: | 28.05.1945 | |
| Completed: | — | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered incomplete; scrapped.
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| Removed from Navy List: | — | |
| Tsubaki 椿 キバツ | ||
| Camelia Flower | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Maizuru Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5496): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 20.06.1944 | |
| Launched: | 30.09.1944 | |
| Completed: | 03.11.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 30.11.44–15.03.45 | |
| DesDiv 53, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 15.03.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; scrapped 1948.
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| Removed from Navy List | 30.11.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Tanaka Ichiro (64) | 田中一郎 | 12.11.44–24.07.45 |
| Lt Honda Toshiharu (64) | 本多敏治 | 24.07.45–02.09.45 |
| Tsuga 栂 ガツ | ||
| Hemlock | ||
| Class: Momi | ||
| Call Sign: JRGD | ||
| Builder: Ishigawajima Heavy Industries, Tokyo | ||
| Ordered: | 1917 | |
| Laid Down: | 05.03.1919 | |
| Launched: | 17.04.1920 | |
| Completed: | 20.07.1920 | |
| Service: | ||
| DesDiv 26 | 20.07.19– | |
| DesDiv 26, 11th DesRon | 15.11.33– | |
| Shanghai Base Force, China Area Fleet | 09.41–10.03.45 | |
| Fate:
Sunk 15.01.45 by US aircraft off Mako (23–33N 19–33'E). Losses unknown.
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| Removed from Navy List | 10.03.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Kuge Tanetsugu (33) | 公家種次 | 20.04.19–01.12.19 |
| LtCdr Narita Jiro (36) | 成田二郎 | 01.12.19–16.04.21 |
| LtCdr Gouda Kiichiro (35) | 郷田喜一郎 | 16.04.21–01.12.21 |
| LtCdr Kashiwagi Ei (36) | 柏木 英 | 01.12.21–20.09.22 |
| Lt Takashimada Masaki (35) | 高島田政耕 | 20.09.22–00.00.00 |
| Lt Kawahara Kinnosuke (39) | 河原金之助 | 10.11.25–01.12.25 |
| Lt Sakiyama Shakao (42) | 崎山釈夫 | 01.12.25–01.12.26 |
| LtCdr Hara Chuichi (39) | 原 忠一 | 01.12.26–01.12.27 |
| LtCdr Kawahara Kinnosuke (39) | 河原金之助 | 01.02.28–10.12.28 |
| LtCdr Nishimura Yoshiharu | 西村義治 | 10.12.28–30.11.29 |
| LtCdr Onishi Keiichi (44) | 大西敬一 | 30.11.29–20.04.30 |
| LtCdr Konishi Kaname (44) | 小西要人 | 20.04.30–15.04.31 |
| LtCdr Yamamoto Iwata (46) | 山本岩多 | 15.04.31–01.05.33 |
| LtCdr Wakita Kiichiro (48) | 脇田喜一郎 | 01.05.33–31.10.35 |
| LtCdr Todoroki Mansaku (50) | 轟 万作 | 31.10.35–01.12.36 |
| LtCdr Honda Katsukuma (50) | 本田勝熊 | 01.12.36–14.09.37 |
| LtCdr Norimoto Kiyoshi (50) | 法元 廉 | 14.09.37–01.06.38 |
| LtCdr Semba Shigeo (50) | 仙波繁雄 | 01.06.38–15.12.38 |
| LtCdr Okawara Hajime (50) | 大河原 肇 | 15.12.38–20.07.39 |
| LtCdr Hashimoto Kanematsu (55) | 橋本金松 | 20.07.39–00.00.00 |
| LtCdr Nishino Shigeru (55) | 西野 繁 | 15.10.40–01.08.42 |
| LtCdr Mori Shinichi (59) | 森 新一 | 01.08.42–15.03.43 |
| LtCdr Hirata Masaaki (58) | 平田正明 | 15.03.43–01.03.44 |
| Lt Kuniya Masanobu (64) | 国谷正信 | 01.03.44–02.12.44 |
| *LtCdr Yoshii Toshio (62) | 吉井俊雄 | 02.12.44–15.01.45 |
| Tsuta 蔦 タツ | ||
| Ivy | ||
| Class: Tachibna | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5512): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 31.07..44 | |
| Launched: | 02.11.1944 | |
| Completed: | 28.02.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 28.02.45–01.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, 2nd Fleet | 01.04.45–20.04.45 | |
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 20.04.45–25.04.45 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 25.04.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
02.09.45 surrendered; to China 31.07.47.
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| Removed from Navy List | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Kuniya Masanobu (64) | 国谷正信 | 24.12.44–08.45 |
| Ume 梅 メウ | ||
| Plum Tree | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program: | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 01.12.1943 | |
| Launched: | 24.04.1944 | |
| Completed: | 28.06.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 28.06.44–15.07.44 | |
| DesDiv 43, 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 15.07.44–20.08.44 | |
| DesDiv 43, 31st Squadron, 5th Fleet | 20.08.44–31.01.45 | |
| Fate:
31.01.45 sunk by US aircraft 20 miles S of Formosa (22°30'N, 120°00'E). 77 dead; ? saved.
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| Removed from Navy List | 10.03.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Onishi Yoshiharu (61) | 大西快治 | 08.06.44–01.45 |
| Wakatake 若竹 ケタカワ | ||
| Young Bamboo | ||
| Class: Wakatake | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co, Kobe | ||
| Ordered under the 1921 Porgram (#2): | 1921 | |
| Laid Down: | 13.12.1921 | |
| Launched: | 24.07.1922 | |
| Completed: | 30.09.1922 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ||
| DesDiv 13 | 01.04.23–01.12.25 | |
| DesDiv 13, 1st DesRon, 1st Fleet | 01.12.25–15.11.35 | |
| DesDiv 13, DesRon 5 | 15.11.35– | |
| ? | ? | |
| DesDiv 13, Kure ND | 00.09.41–10.04.42 | |
| DesDiv 13, 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–10.12.42 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, SW Area Fleet | 10.12.42–15.11.43 | |
| 1st Surface Escort, General Escort | 15.11.43–30.03.44 | |
| Fate:
30.03.44 sunk by US aircraft 20 miles W of Babelthaup, Palau (07°30'N, 134°30'E). ? dead; 0 saved.
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| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Homoto Shigeji (36) | 穂本繁治 | 20.07.22–01.12.24 |
| LtCdr Kurita Takeo (38) | 栗田健男 | 01.12.24–01.12.25 |
| LtCdr Fukuda Ryozo (38) | 福田良三 | 01.12.25–01.12.26 |
| LtCdr Fujita Ruitaro (38) | 藤田類太郎 | 01.12.26–20.06.27 |
| LtCdr Katsuno Minoru (40) | 勝野 実 | 20.06.27–01.11.27 |
| LtCdr Nishimura Shoji (39) | 西村祥治 | 01.11.27–10.12.28 |
| LtCdr Koyanagi Tomiji (42) | 小柳冨次 | 10.12.28–30.11.29 |
| LtCdr Itakura Tokushi (42) | 板倉得止 | 30.11.29–01.11.30 |
| Lt Kuranaga Kouki (46) | 倉永恒記 | 01.12.30–01.12.32 |
| LtCdr Mori Kan (48) | 森 寛 | 01.12.32–22.10.34 |
| Lt Baba Noboru (49) | 馬場金治 | 22.10.34–31.10.35 |
| LtCdr Taniguchi Yasumaro (51) | 渓口泰麿 | 31.10.35–01.12.36 |
| LtCdr Seo Noboru (51) | 瀬尾 昇 | 01.12.36–01.12.38 |
| Reserve | 01.12.38–15.10.40 | |
| LtCdr Tanegashima Youji (55) | 種子島洋二 | 15.10.40–10.04.41 |
| LtCdr Koyo Keiji (57) | 小屋増男 | 10.04.41–15.09.41 |
| LtCdr Yoshida Kengo (58) | 吉田謙吾 | 15.09.41–10.06.43 |
| LtCdr Takahashi Tatsuhiko (61) | 高橋達彦 | 10.06.43–10.03.44 |
| *LtCdr Tanaka Shigeru (64) | 田中繁雄 | 10.03.44–30.03.44 |
| Wakazakura 若桜 ラクザカワ | ||
| Young Cherry Trees | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 1944 War Program (#4806): | 1944 | |
| Laid Down: | 15.01.1945 | |
| Launched: | — | |
| Completed: | — | |
| Fate:
08.45 cancelled ; scrapped on slip.
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| Removed from Navy List: | — | |
| Yaezakura 八重桜 ラクザエや | ||
| Double Flowering Cherry Tree | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1944 War Program (#4802): | 1944 | |
| Laid Down: | 18.12.1944 | |
| Launched: | 17.03.1945 | |
| Completed: | — | |
| Fate:
Hull sunk 28.07.45 incomplete.
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| Removed from Navy List: | — | |
| Yanagi 柳 ギナヤ | ||
| Willow Tree | ||
| Class: Matsu | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata Heavy Industries, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 1942 Additional Program (#5498): | 1942 | |
| Laid Down: | 20.08.1944 | |
| Launched: | 25.11.1944 | |
| Completed: | 18.01.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 11th DesRon, Combined Fleet | 18.01.45–15.03.45 | |
| DesDiv 53, 31st Squadron, Combined Fleet | 15.03.45–02.09.45 | |
| Fate:
14.07.45 badly damaged by aircraft; 02.09.45 surrendered unrepaired 02.09.45; scrapped 1947.
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| Removed from Navy List | 20.11.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Okuma Yasunosuke (60) | 大熊安之助 | 01.12.44–08.45 |
| Yatake 矢竹 ケダヤ | ||
| Bamboo (Pseudosase japonica) | ||
| Class: Tachibana | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1944 War Program (# 4804): | 1944 | |
| Laid Down: | 02.01.1945 | |
| Launched: | 12.05.1945 | |
| Completed: | — | |
Fate: 15.08.45 cancelled. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | — | |
