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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 06.01.2015 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 06.01.2015 |
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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 theNaval 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. | ||
| Asahi Maru 朝日丸 ヒサア | AH / AP | |
| Type: Hospital Ship | ||
| Builder: Società Messinese Esercizio Bacini, Messina, Italy | ||
| Call Sign: JQQB | ||
| Official Number: 33770 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.09.1914 | |
| Launched: | 24.11.1914 | |
| Completed for Transatlantica Italiana (9,326 GRT): | 28.02.1915 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Transatlantica Italiana as Liner S/SDante Alighieri | 28.02.15–15.02.28 | |
| Civilian, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) as LinerAsahi Maru | 15.02.28–07.08.37 | |
| Requisitioned: | 07.08.1937 | |
| Converted at Kure to Hospital Ship | 08.1937 | |
| 3rd China Fleet | 05.09.37–15.11.40 | |
| Combined Fleet | 15.11.40–10.11.43 | |
| Reclassified as Transport | 10.11.1942 | |
| ? | 1943-1944 | |
Fate: Beached 24.02.44 after collision withManju Maru off Ushijima (34°21'N, 133°46'E). No dead; All saved. Scrapped 12.1949. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 15.07.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt (Surgeon) Wakao Yoshiho | 17.08.37–01.12.37 | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Takagi Takashi | 01.12.37–15.11.38 | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Uehara Junnosuke | 15.11.38–15.11.39 | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Tanabe Yutaka | 15.11.39–20.09.41 | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Kandatsu Kinsaku | 20.09.41–01.11.42 | |
| Capt Noda Toshihiko | 01.11.42–15.07.44 | |
| Ashizuri 足摺 リズシア | AVS | |
| Class: Ashizuri | ||
Type: Underway service vessel for carrier task forces. It carried aviation gasoline, lubricants, and aircraft spares, and was fitted with an aircraft repair workshop. | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Ordered under 1940 Program, Contract No. 219 | ||
| Laid Down: | 08.07.1941 | |
| Launched: | 16.05.1942 | |
| Completed (7,951 GRT): | 30.01.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Yokosuka ND | 30.01.43–10.02.43 | |
| Combined Fleet | 10.02.43–05.06.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 05.06.44 by USSPuffer(SS-268) W of Basilan Island, in Sulu Sea (06°44'N, 120°55'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.07.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Kuribayashi Kesaliti | 16.05.42– | |
| Atada 阿多田 アタダ | IX | |
| Atada Island in Hiroshima Bay | ||
| Builder: Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works, Shanghai, China | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.01.1930 | |
| Lunched: | 12.11.1930 | |
| Completed asRepublic of China Navy Sloop CNSYat Sen: | 1931 | |
| Service: | ||
| Chinese Navy | 1930–1937 | |
Damaged by Japanese air attack and beached at the Yangtze River, near Nanking | 25.09.1937 | |
Salvaged and repaired by Japanese. | 12.05.38–09.39 | |
| Training ship for the Naval Academy at Etajima asAtada. | 12.05.38–02.09.45 | |
Fate: 02.09.45 surrendered. After refitting at Shanghai, handed over to China 25.08.46 as ROCSYi Hsien. Decommissioned on 01.06.58. Scrapped 19.05.59. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | ? | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Hakachi 波勝 チカハ | IX | |
| Builder: Harima Heavy Industries, Aioi | ||
| Ordered under the 1941 War Program, Contract No. 660 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.02.1943 | |
| Launched as Air Bombing Target Ship: | 25.05.1943 | |
| Completed: | 18.11.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Combined Fleet | 1943–1945 | |
| Modified as an escort vessel | 1944 | |
| Allied Repatriation Service | 1945–1947 | |
Fate: 02.09.45 surrendered. Scrapped 1947 at Fujinagata. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 20.11.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Hakozaki Maru 筥崎丸 | AG / AP | |
| Type: Harbor Affairs Vessel | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Zosen K.K | ||
| Laid Down: | 16.12.1920 | |
| Launched: | 02.03.1922 | |
| Owner: Nippon Yusen KK | ||
| Call Sign: 28858 | ||
| Completed as refrigerated passenger/cargo ship (10,413 GRT): | 01.06.1922 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nippon Yusen K.K. (NYK) | 1922–1941 | |
| Requisitioned | 11.12.1940 | |
| Converted to Harbor Affairs Vessel No. 2 | 16.12.40–01.41 | |
| 2nd Base Force, 3rd Fleet | 10.12.41–05.06.42 | |
| Rerated as transport | 10.03.1942 | |
| 2nd Fleet | 05.06.42–19.06.42 | |
| 4th Fleet | 19.06.42–18.12.42 | |
| Combined Fleet | 18.12.42–01.05.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 19.03.45 by USSBalao (SS-285) off the Yangtze estuary, about 90 nm NNW of Shanghai, China (33°10'N, 122°10'E.) | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 01.05.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Kosaka Kiyosuke (35) | 16.12.1940 | |
| Capt Oshima Ryounosuke (38) | 大島良之助 | 16.12.40–10.03.42 |
| Capt Kosaka Kiyosuke (35) | 25.04.1942 | |
| Capt Yokohama Yataro (38) | 25.11.42–01-04.44 | |
| ? | ? | |
| Hakusa 白沙 サクハ | AGS / AR | |
| Type (Class): Hydrographic Survey Ship (Hakusa, only one vessel in class) | ||
| Ordered: | 1913 | |
| Builder: W. Gray, Hartlepool, England | ||
| Laid Down: | ||
| Launched: | 14.04.1913 | |
| Completed as cargo ship (3,810 GRT): | 06.1914 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, F.C. Svorono & di PolloneDruuhba | 1914–1920 | |
| Civilian, C. Doresa & Co.Kodrus | 1920–1926 | |
| Civilian, E. M. TrattlesUllesmere | 1926–1931 | |
| Acquired byChinese Government, Customs VesselFu Hsing | 11.12.31–11.37 | |
| Captured by Japansese and renamedHakusa | 11.37 | |
| Converted to Navy auxiliary and commissioned as Survey Ship | 20.01.38–20.02.38 | |
| ? | 20.02.38–11.41 | |
| China Area Fleet | 11.41–01.05.44 | |
| Reconstructed as Repair Ship | 1944 | |
| Combined Fleet | 01.05.44–20.02.45 | |
| 10th Area Fleet | 20.02.45–10.03.45 | |
| 10th Area Fleet Supply | 10.03.45– | |
Fate: Sunk 08.06.45 by USSCobia(SS-245) off Indochina (08°56'N,105°37'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List 03.05.47 | ||
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Imamura Yoshihiko (42) | 今村幸彦 | 20.02.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Takahashi Tasuku (43) | 高橋 裴 | 31.07.41–15.01.43 |
| Capt Hiraoka Yoshitaka (47) | 平岡義方 | 01.02.43–15.08.44 |
| Capt Kagayama Hakao (45) | 加賀山外雄 | 15.08.44–22.03.45 |
| *Capt Abe Koun (41) | 阿部耕運 | 22.03.45–08.06.45 |
| Hakusan Maru 白山丸 | AG / AP | |
| Type: Harbor Affairs Vessel | ||
| Builder: | ||
| Owner: Nippon Yusen K.K. (NYK) | ||
| Call Sign: JDXD | ||
| Official Number: 29444 | ||
| Laid Down: | 30.01.1922 | |
| Launched as refrigerated passenger/cargo ship: | 19.05.1923 | |
| Completed (10,380 GRT): | 20.09.1923 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, NYK Line | 20.09.23–07.10.40 | |
| Requisitioned: | 07.10.1940 | |
| Converted to Harbor Affairs Vessel No. 1 | 07.10.40–22.10.40 | |
| 1st Base Force, 3rd Fleet | 1940– | |
| Rerated as transport | 10.03.1942 | |
| 5th Fleet | 10.05.42– | |
Fate: Sunk 04.06.44 by USS Flier (SS-250) about 375 nm SW of Chichi Jima, Bonin Island (22°45'N, 136°50'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.07.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Shimizu Shousen (43) | 清水正心 | 17.10.40–10.03.42 |
| Capt Seya Saburo | 10.03.42–25.04.42 | |
| Capt Goto Hareyoshi | 26.04.42–26.05.43 | |
| Capt Ozawa Kakusuke (34) | 26.05.43–07.09.43 | |
| Capt Kurakawa Akira [1 day only] | 07.09.43–08.09.43 | |
| Capt Ozawa Kakusuke (34) | 08.09.43– | |
| Hakuyo Maru 白鷹丸 | IX / AP | |
| Owner: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Tokyo and Forestry, Tokyo | ||
| Call Sign: JFCC | ||
| Official Number: 35354 | ||
| Laid Down: | 15.12.1928 | |
| Launched: | 06.08.1929 | |
| Completed as training ship for Imperial Fisheries Institute (1,327 GRT) | 12.11.1929 | |
| Service: | ||
| Imperial Fisheries Instritute | 12.11.29–01.02.44 | |
| Requisitioned as transport | 01.02.1944 | |
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 20.03.44 by USS Pollack (SS-180) nm NE of Torishima (30°53'N, 140°42'E). 28 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Harushima 春島 マシルハ | ARC | |
| Harushima Island | ||
| Type (Class): US Army Mine Planter (Speedwell) | ||
| Builder: Fabricated Shipbuilding Corporation,Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
| Laid Down: | 1918 | |
| Launched: | 1919 | |
| Completed asUS Army Mine PlanterGeneral George F.E. Harrison: | 1919 | |
| Service: | ||
| US Army | 1919–1942 | |
| Captured at Manila, Philippines | 06.05.1942 | |
| Commissioned as Auxiliary Cable ShipHarushima Maru | 19.10.1942 | |
| Refitted at Mako (Penghu) as Cable Ship, redesignated asHarushima | 19.01.43–15.07.43 | |
| SE Area Fleet | 15.08.43–25.12.43 | |
| 4th Fleet | 25.12.43–15.02.44 | |
| Yokosuka Guard Unit | 15.02.44–16.04.44 | |
| Kuriles Base Force | 16.04.44– | |
Fate: Sunk 18.07.45 by aircraft from US NavyTF 38 at Yokosuka Naval Base. ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Cdr Amano Takaya | 天野孝哉 | 08.09.43–18.07.45 |
| Hatsushima 初島 マシハ | ARC | |
| Type (Class): Cable Layer with minelaying capability (Hatsushima) | ||
| Call Sign: JHWQ | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co, Kobe | ||
| Ordered under the 1939 Program | ||
| Laid Down: | 15.10.1939 | |
| Launched: | 10.04.1940 | |
| Completed: | 25.10.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | 1940–1941 | |
| Yokosuka Guard Unit | 01.01.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 28.04.45 at 08:30 by USSSennet (SS-408) in Kii Suido (33°55'N, 136°18'E). 12 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.07.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Hikawa Maru 氷川丸 | AH | |
| Type: Hospital Ship | ||
| Builder: | ||
| Owner: Nippon Yusen KK (NYK) | ||
| Call Sign: JGXC | ||
| Official Number: 35370 | ||
| Laid Down: | 09.11.1928 | |
| Launched: | 30.09.1929 | |
| Completed as ocean liner (11,621 GRT): | 25.04.1930 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, NYK Line | 25.04.30–21.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 21.11.1941 | |
| Yokosuka, converting to hospital ship | 21.11.41–27.12.41 | |
| 4th Fleet | 27.12.41–25.05.42 | |
| Combined Fleet | 25.05.42–02.09.45 | |
| Allied Repatriation Service | 1945–1947 | |
| Fate: Surrendered. Returned to original owners 1947. Museum ship 1961. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.12.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Civilian Capt Shichiro Akiyoshi | 25.04.30–14.07.32 | |
| Civilian Capt Nai Haremaro | 14.07.32– | |
| Civilian Capt [?] | 06.02.39– | |
| Civilian Capt Ishida Chuyoshi | 07.40– | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Kanai Izumi | 01.12.41– | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Honma Masato | 21.10.42– | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Nomura Mamoru | 11.43– | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Kakumu Juji | 15.02.44– | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Kagiyama Shunroku | 10.44– | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Murakami Tetsu | 28.04.1905 | |
| Katsuriki 勝力 キリツカ | CM / IX / AGS | |
| Class: Katsuriki | ||
| Call Sign: JUBA | ||
| Builder: Kure Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1915/16 Program | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 05.10.1916 | |
| Completed as Minelayer: | 15.01.1917 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | 1917–1941 | |
| Reclassified as Utility Ship | 01.04.1920 | |
| Reclassified as Survey Ship | 01.07.1935 | |
| 4th Fleet | 1941–10.03.42 | |
| 1st Southern Exp Fleet | 10.03.42–10.04.42 | |
| 1st South Exp, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–25.06.43 | |
| SW Area Fleet | 25.06.43–10.11.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 21.09.44 at 21:52 by USSHaddo (SS-255) 80 nm SW of Manila (13°35'N, 119°06'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Rermoved from Navy List | 10.11.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Cdr Tsunoda Kanzo (26) | 角田貫三 | 06.11.16–01.09.17 |
| Cdr Mukai Kunikazu (26) | 迎 邦一 | 01.09.17–01.12.17 |
| Cdr Takakura Masaharu (27) | 高倉正治 | 01.12.17–10.11.18 |
| Cdr Arita Hajime (27) | 有田秀通 | 10.11.18–20.11.19 |
| Cdr Miyano Kouji (28) | 宮野好二 | 20.11.19–25.07.21 |
| Cdr Narusawa Takumi (29) | 成沢美水 | 25.07.21–01.12.21 |
| Cdr Horiuchi Souhei (29) | 堀内宗平 | 01.12.21–30.10.22 |
| Cdr Hijikata Shizuo (30) | 土方鎮雄 | 30.10.22–20.11.23 |
| Cdr Ishida Shoichi (32) | 石田正一 | 20.11.23–01.12.24 |
| Cdr Matsui Risaburo (32) | 松井利三郎 | 01.12.24–15.04.25 |
| Cdr Yamada Matsujiro (32) | 山田松次郎 | 15.04.25–20.10.25 |
| Cdr Hiraoka Masaharu (33) | 広岡正治 | 20.10.25– |
| Cdr Ara Tadashi (33) | 荒 糺 | 15.11.27–10.12.28 |
| Cdr Hirano Takeo (34) | 平野武雄 | 10.12.28–30.11.29 |
| Cdr Fujinaga Saburo (36) | 藤永三郎 | 30.11.29–15.11.30 |
| Cdr Sakura Takeo (37) | 佐倉武夫 | 15.11.30–01.12.31 |
| Cdr Ogino Nakaichiro (37) | 荻野仲一郎 | 01.12.31–15.11.33 |
| Cdr Kosokabe Yuzuru (38) | 香宗我部 譲 | 15.11.33–01.11.34 |
| Cdr Wakisaka Johei (38) | 脇坂兼平 | 01.11.34–10.10.35 |
| Cdr Matsura Tadayuki (40) | 松良祐宏 | 10.10.35–21.02.38 |
| Cdr Nobutani Yasuji (40) | 延谷保司 | 01.02.38–30.04.39 |
| Capt Nagao Motoo (42) | 長尾素夫 | 20.04.39–02.05.40 |
| Capt Nakamura Masao (40) | 中村正雄 | 20.05.40–01.06.40 |
| Cdr Kondo Shuzo (43) | 近藤修三 | 01.06.40–05.01.42 |
| Capt Chiba Shigeo (36) | 千葉成男 | 05.01.42–10.11.43 |
| Capt Terashima Shozen (50) | 寺島昌善 | 10.11.43–20.08.44 |
| *Capt Shiwa Kotora (50) | 志和 彪 | 20.08.44–21.09.44 |
| Kyodo Maru No. 36 第三十六共同丸 | AGS | |
| Type: Survey Vessel | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki, Kobe | ||
| Owner: Awakoku Kyodo Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JIDC | ||
| Official Number: 35328 | ||
| Laid Down: | 21.11.1928 | |
| Launched: | 24.08.1929 | |
| Completed (GRT 1,499): | 20.08.1929 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Awakoku Kyodo Kisen | 20.08.29–20.08.39 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.08.1939 | |
| ? | 20.08.39–12.41 | |
| 2nd Base Force, 3rd Fleet | 12.41–03.01.42 | |
| 3rd South Exp, SW Area Fleet | 03.01.42–20.06.43 | |
| 5th Fleet | 20.06.43–30.09.43 | |
| Combined Fleet | 30.09.43–10.09.44 | |
| Fate: Sunk 18.07.44 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.09.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Cdr Matsuno Toshiro (42) | 松野俊郎 | 20.04.39–01.07.40 |
| Capt Fujii Otoshiro (41) | 藤井音四郎 | 01.07.40–31.07.41 |
| Capt Murao Jiro (39) | 村尾二郎 | 31.07.41–06.10.41 |
| Cdr Kawasaki Susumu (46) | 川崎 進 | 06.10.41–15.11.41 |
| Capt Yamagawa Ikuzo (46) | 山川幾蔵 | 15.11.41–02.05.43 |
| *Capt Yamada Takeji (48) | 山田武次 | 02.05.43–17.07.44 |
| Muro Maru 牟婁丸 ロム | AH | |
| Type: Hospital Ship | ||
| Builder: | ||
| Owner: Osaka Shosen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JNBH | ||
| Official Number: 31517 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.06.1926 | |
| Launched: | 09.12.1926 | |
| Completed as passenger-cargo ship (1,600 GRT): | 28.02.1927 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, OSK Line | 1927–1938 | |
| Requisitioned and converted for Navy use: | 01.08.38–05.08.38 | |
| Kure ND | 02.08.38–10.12.41 | |
| China Area Fleet | 10.12.41–25.12.42 | |
| Reclassified as Hospital Ship | 25.12.1942 | |
| Converted to hospital ship at Kure | 31.12.42–18.01.43 | |
| Combined Fleet | 25.12.42–10.01.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 13.11.44 by aircraft from US NavyTF 38 some 17 nm outside of Manila Bay, Luzon. 32 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.01.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Cdr Nakamura Masao (40) | 中村正雄 | 02.08.38–22.03.39 |
| ? | ? | 22.03.39–15.10.40 |
| Captain Hashimoto Iji (?) | 15.10.40–20.09.41 | |
| ? | 20.09.41– | |
| Odate 大立 オオダテ | ARC | |
| Type (Class): Cable Layer with minelaying capability (Hatsushima) | ||
| Call Sign: JICQ | ||
| Ordered under the 1939 Program | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosenho, Aioi | ||
| Laid Down: | 22.04.1940 | |
| Launched: | 11.12.1940 | |
| Completed: | 30.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Sasebo Guard Unit | 31.07.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 27.03.45 at 17:50 by USSTrigger (SS-237) 142 nm off Ibusuki, Kyushu in the East China Sea (30°43'N, 127°53'E). ? dead; 41 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List 10.07.45 | ||
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| *Lt Shigematsu | –27.03.45 | |
| Odomari 大泊 | AGB | |
| Port of Odomari | ||
| Type (Class): Icebreaker (Odomari) | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co, Kobe | ||
| Ordered in 1920 under the Eight-Eight Fleet Program. | ||
| Laid Down: | 24.06.1921 | |
| Launched: | 03.10.1921 | |
| Completed: | 07.11.1921 | |
| Call Sign: JFEQ | ||
| Service: | ||
| Ominato Guard District | 15.11.21–02.09.45 | |
Fate: 02.09.45 surrendered at Yokosuka. Scrapped 1949 at Tsurumi. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 15.09.45 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Yoshitake Junzo (32) | 吉武純蔵 | 15.11.21–10.11.22 |
| Cdr Ota Shichihei (32) | 太田質平 | 10.11.22– |
| Cdr Monai Isao (33) | 毛内 効 | 25.10.24–01.07.25 |
| Capt Ishikawa Shingo (33) | 01.07.25–01.11.26 | |
| ? | 01.11.26– | |
| Capt Ono Isao (34) | 08.12.27–01.05.29 | |
| Cdr Kusagawa Kiyoshi (38) | 草川 淳 | 02.11.31–15.11.32 |
| ? | 15.11.32– | |
| Cdr Miyazato Hidenori (40) | 宮里秀徳 | 15.11.34–15.11.35 |
| Cdr Morita Kazuo (39) | 森田一男 | 15.11.35–02.11.36 |
| Cdr Eguchi Matsuro (40) | 江口松郎 | 02.11.36–15.12.38 |
| Capt Monzen Tei (42) | 門前 鼎 | 15.12.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Murayama Seiroku (42) | 村山清六 | 15.11.39–01.11.40 |
| Capt Imamura Yoshihiko (42) | 今村幸彦 | 01.11.40– |
| ? | ? | |
| Settsu 摂津 | BB / IX | |
| Province of Settsu | ||
| Class: Kawachi | ||
| Call Sign: JFDQ | ||
| Builder: Yokosuka Navy Yard | ||
| Ordered under the 1907 Program | ||
| Laid Down: | 18.01.1909 | |
| Launched: | 30.03.1911 | |
| Completed as Battleship: | 01.07.1912 | |
| Service: | ||
| Battleship Division 1 | 01.12.12– | |
| 1st Fleet | 18.08.14– | |
| Battleship Division 1, 1st Fleet | 01.12.14– | |
| Placed in 2nd Reserve | 01.12.1916 | |
| Battleship Division 2, 1st Fleet | 01.12.17– | |
| Battleship Division 1, 1st Fleet | 20.08.18– | |
| Placed in 2nd Reserve | 06.11.1919 | |
| Placed in 1st Reserve | 10.09.1921 | |
| Reclassified as guard ship and training vessel | 10.10.1921 | |
| Disarmed, weapons and armor removed | 1922 | |
| Placed in 3rd Reserve. Temporarily accommodation ship | 01.04.1923 | |
| Placed in 4th Reserve | 14.10.1923 | |
| Auxiliary to target ship | 01.04.1924 | |
| Placed in 1st Reserve | 19.04.1924 | |
| Placed in 3rd Reserve | 01.12.1924 | |
| Placed in 1st Reserve | 01.06.1925 | |
| Placed in 3rd Reserve | 01.12.1925 | |
| Placed in 2nd Reserve | 01.07.1926 | |
| Placed in 1st Reserve | 01.09.1926 | |
| Placed in 4th Reserve | 01.12.1926 | |
| Combined Fleet | 01.08.37–01.03.44 | |
| 1st Air Fleet | 01.03.44–05.05.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 05.05.44–02.09.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 24.07.45 by aircraft of US NavyTF 38 in shallow water off Eta Jima, near Kure. Salvaged 06.46, towed to Kure, and scrapped 08.47. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 20.11.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Tanaka Morihide (13) | 田中盛秀 | 01.12.11–01.12.12 |
| Capt Yamanaka Shibakichi (15) | 山中柴吉 | 01.12.12–01.12.13 |
| Capt Kimura Takeshi (15) | 木村 剛 | 01.12.13–01.12.14 |
| Capt Nagata Yasujiro (15) | 永田泰次郎 | 01.12.14–13.12.15 |
| Capt Kawahara Kesataro (17) | 川原袈裟太郎 | 13.12.15–01.12.16 |
| Capt Honda Chikatami (17) | 本田親民 | 01.12.16–01.12.17 |
| Capt Inutsuka Sukejiro (21) | 犬塚助次郎 | 01.12.17–10.11.18 |
| Capt Uchida Kosaburo (22) | 内田虎三郎 | 10.11.18–10.06.19 |
| Capt Furukawa Hiroshi (22) | 古川 弘 | 10.06.19–03.06.19 |
| Capt Yokoo Hisashi (23) | 横尾 尚 | 03.06.19–20.11.19 |
| Capt Takemitsu Kazu (26) | 武光 一 | 20.11.19–20.01.21 |
| Capt Oyamada Shigezo (27) | 小山田 繁蔵 | 20.11.21–10.11.22 |
| Capt Matsudaira Morio (28) | 松平保男 | 10.11.22–20.01.23 |
| Capt Taketomi Kanichi (27) | 武富威一 | 20.01.23–20.11.23 |
| Capt Matsumoto Takumi (29) | 松本 匠 | 20.11.23–01.12.24 |
| Capt Migita Kumagoro (29) | 右田熊五郎 | 01.12.24–20.04.25 |
| Capt Sezaki Nihei (32) | 瀬崎仁平 | 01.12.26–27.09.27 |
| ? | ? | |
| Capt Chiya Sadae (34) | 干谷定衛 | 30.11.29–01.12.30 |
| Capt Isa Takuya (??) | 01.12.30– | |
| Capt Iniue Kokichi (??) | 01.12.32– | |
| Capt Mizusaki Shojiro (38) | 水崎正次郎 | 18.04.35–01.12.36 |
| Capt Sakonju Naomaso (40) | 左近充尚正 | 01.12.36–20.07.38 |
| Capt Suzuki Chozo (40) | 鈴木長蔵 | 20.07.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Harada Kaku (41) | 原田 覚 | 15.11.39–10.03.40 |
| Capt Kogure Gunji (41) | 小暮軍治 | 10.03.40–01.11.40 |
| Capt Isaki Shunji i (42) | 伊崎俊二 | 01.11.40–28.11.40 |
| Capt Mori Tokuji (40) | 森 徳治 | 28.11.40–01.09.41 |
| Capt Matsuda Chiaki (44) | 松田干秋 | 01.09.41–10.02.42 |
| Capt Ishii Takayuki (43) | 石井敬之 | 10.02.42–20.05.42 |
| Capt Shimamoto Hisagoro (44) | 島本久五郎 | 20.05.42–01.10.42 |
| Capt Nagai Mitsuru (45) | 長井 満 | 01.10.42–02.02.43 |
| Capt Hase Shinzaburo (44) | 長谷晧充 | 02.02.43–13.04.43 |
| Capt Sato Katsuyu (44) | 佐藤勝也 | 13.04.43–02.06.43 |
| Capt Miura Kanzo (47) | 三浦艦三 | 02.06.43–04.08.43 |
| Capt Soma Shinshiro (42) | 相馬信四郎 | 04.08.43–10.08.44 |
| Capt Ofuji Nomichi (39) | 大藤正直 | 10.08.44–02.09.45 |
| Soya 宗谷 ヤソ | AK / AE / AGS | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Kawaminami, Koyagi | ||
| Call Sign: JGNQ | ||
| Ordered: | 16.02.1936 | |
| Laid Down : | 31.10.1936 | |
| Launched: | 16.02.1938 | |
| Completed as ice-breaking freighter (2,224 GRT) asChiryo Maru | 10.06.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Kuribayasi Steam Ship Co. | 10.06.38–20.02.40 | |
| Chartered by Navy | 01.11.1939 | |
| Requisitioned. Reclassified as ammunition ship. RenamedSoya | 20.02.1940 | |
| Tokyo. Modified as ammunition and survey ship | 20.02.40–04.06.40 | |
| ? | 20.02.40–15.09.40 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 15.09.1940 | |
| 4th Fleet | 20.01.42–15.09.42 | |
| 8th Fleet | 15.09.42–24.12.42 | |
| 8th Fleet, SE Area Fleet | 24.12.42–01.02.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 01.02.44–20.01.45 | |
| Allied Repatriation Service | 1945–1947 | |
Fate: Surrendered. Transferred to MSDF 1949 as a lighthouse tender, and reconstructed as Antarctic Research Ship by 01.07.50. Museum ship at Tokyo 03.10.78. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.09.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Cdr Yamada Yuji (46) | 山田雄二 | 24.04.40–25.08.40 |
| Capt Ueda Konosuke (??) | 25.08.40– | |
| Cdr Kubota Toshi (46) | 久保田 智 | 11.08.41–26.04.43 |
| Capt Amaya Yoshishige (47) | 天谷嘉重 | 26.04.43–30.05.44 |
| Capt Shiwa Kotora (50) | 志和 彪 | 30.05.44–20.08.44 |
| Vacant | 20.08.44–18.02.45 | |
| Lt Cdr Yamauchi Masaki (51) | 山内正規 | 18.02.45–09.45 |
| Shioya 塩屋 ヤオシ | AVS | |
| Class: Ashizuri | ||
Type: Underway service vessel for carrier task forces. It carried aviation gasoline, lubricants, and aircraft spares, and was fitted with an aircraft repair workshop. | ||
| Ordered under 1940 Program, Contract No. 220. | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.04.1942 | |
| Launched: | 08.03.1943 | |
| Completed (7,951 GRT): | 09.11.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Combined Fleet | 09.11.43–06.05.44 | |
| SW Area Fleet | 06.05.44–07.06.44 | |
| Central Pacific Fleet | 07.06.44–08.06.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 08.06.44 by USSRasher(SS-269) 120 nm NW of Menado, Celebes (03°04'N, 124°03'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.08.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Ikeuchi Masamichi (40) | 池内正方 | 09.11.43–03.02.44 |
| Takasago Maru 高砂丸 ゴサカタ | AH | |
| Type: Hospital Ship | ||
| Builder: | ||
| Owner: Osaka Shosen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JJUL | ||
| Official Number: 43182 | ||
| Laid Down: | 09.06.1936 | |
| Launched: | 01.12.1936 | |
| Completed (GRT 9,347): | 28.04.1937 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, OSK Line | 1937–1941 | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.11.1941 | |
| Converted to hospital ship at Kobe | 12.11.41–20.11.41 | |
| Combined Fleet | 01.12.41–09.45 | |
| Allied Repatriation Service | 1945–1947 | |
| Fate: Surrendered. Returned to former owner in 1947. Scrapped 23.03.56 at Osaka. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 15.08.1946 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt (Surgeon) Shintaro Kanazawa | 01.12.41–10.10.42 | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Hideshi Kawashima | 10.10.42– | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Kakisaka [?] | ? | |
| Tateishi 立石 タテイシ | ARC | |
| Type (Class): Cable Layer with minelaying capability (Hatsushima) | ||
| Call Sign JIDQ | ||
| Ordered under the 1939 Program | ||
| Builder: Harima Heavy Industries,Harima | ||
| Laid Down: | 22.04.1940 | |
| Launched: | 01.03.1941 | |
| Completed: | 31.08.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Maizuru Guard Unit | 31.08.41–04.05.42 | |
| Yokosuka Guard Unit | 04.05.42– | |
Fate: Sunk 21.03.45 by aircraft of the USAAFFifth Air Force off Indochina (11°50'N, 109°18'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.05.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | 1941–1945 | |
| Tenno Maru / Hikawa Maru No. 2 | AH | |
| Type: Hospital Ship | ||
| Builder: | ||
| Owner: Dutch Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij, Java | ||
| Call Sign: JWDY | ||
| Official Number: | ||
| Laid Down: | 12.02.1927 | |
| Launched: | 01.08.1927 | |
| Completed as linerS/SOp Ten Noort (6,067 GRT): | 09.11.1927 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian; KPM | 1927–1941 | |
| Requisitioned by the Royal Netherlands Navy | 08.12.1941 | |
| Converted to hospital ship as HrMsOp Ten Noort | 08.12.4–19.02.42 | |
Captured at Suroebaja, Java by Japanese Navy.
The ship retained its original Dutch crew "under orders of the Imperial Japanese Navy" in the form of a guard detachment until 16.10.42 | 28.02.1942 | |
| RenamedTenno Maru | 05.06.1942 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 20.12.42–31.03.43 | |
| Converted to hospital ship at Yokosuka | 20.12.42–31.03.43 | |
| Combined Fleet | 31.03.43–01.11.44 | |
| RenamedHikawa Maru No.2 | 25.10.1944 | |
| Combined Fleet | 01.11.44–09.45 | |
| Fate: Scuttled 17.08.45 in Wakasa Bay, near Maizuru (35°44'N, 135°31'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 15.09.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Civilian captains | 1927–1942 | |
| Netherlands Navy Capt G. Tuizinga | –1942 | |
| ? | 16.10.42–31.03.43 | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Endo Haruo | 31.03.43–12.43 | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Shimizu Masayoshi | 12.43–14.05.45 | |
| Capt (Surgeon) Satoshi Kamishiro? | 14.05.45– | |
| Tsukushi 筑紫 | ARC | |
| Type (Class): Cable Layer (Tsukushi) | ||
| Call Sign JFGQ | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Yokohoma | ||
| Ordered under the 3rd Replacement Program of 1937 | ||
| Laid Down: | 17.01.1940 | |
| Launched: | 29.11.1940 | |
| Completed: | 17.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| 3rd Fleet | 17.12.41–10.03.42 | |
| 2nd Southern Exp Fleet | 10.03.42–10.04.42 | |
| 2nd South, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42–25.09.42 | |
| 4th Fleet, Combined Fleet | 25.09.42–20.05.43 | |
| 8th Fleet, SE Area Fleet | 20.05.43–05.01.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 04.11.43 by mine off Kavieng, New Ireland (02°40'S, 150°40'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 05.01.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Yamataka Matsujiro (44) | 山高松次郎 | 12.06.41–19.01.43 |
| Capt Ueda Yasuhiko (47) | 上田泰彦 | 19.01.43–04.11.43 |
| Tsurushima 釣島 タテイシ | ARC | |
| Type (Class): Cable Layer with minelaying capability (Hatsushima) | ||
| Call Sign: JHXQ | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co, Kobe | ||
| Ordered under the 1939 Program | ||
| Laid Down: | 15.01.1940 | |
| Launched: | 24.05.1940 | |
| Completed: | 28.03.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Saeki Guard Unit | 28.03.41– | |
| Allied Repatriation Service asTsurushima Maru | 1945–1947 | |
Fate: 02.09.45 surrendered. Handed over to Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force 1948. To Nippon Public Telegraph and Telephone Co. in 1956. Scrapped 1968. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 30.11.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Cdr Yamamoto Iwata (46) | 山本岩多 | 28.03.41–01.07.41 |
| ? | 01.07.41–1945 | |
| Yamaboto Maru 山鳩丸 | ARC | |
| Type: Converted Cable Layer | ||
| Builder: | ||
| Owner: Yamashita Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JYZL | ||
| Official Number: 44164 | ||
| Laid Down: | 03.09.1937 | |
| Launched: | 24.12.1937 | |
| Completed (GRT 2,556 ): | 30.03.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Yamashita Kisen | 30.03.38–01.12.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 01.12.1941 | |
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 29.03.43 by USSWahoo (SS-238) in the Yellow Sea, S of Kyushu, Japan (30°26'N, 129°41'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 15.05.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
