List of ships

Filter: ----- All Types ---------- All Units -----H - Haruna classH - Shirane classH - Hyuga classH - Izumo classDDG - Kongo classDDG - Atago classDDG - Amatsukaze classDDG - Tachikaze classDDG - Hatakaze classDDG - Maya classDD - Takatsuki classDD - Ayanami classDD - Hatsuyuki classDD - Takanami classDD - Murasame classDD - Asagiri classDD - Harukaze classDD - Murasame 1958 classDD - Akizuki classDD - Yamagumo classDD - Minegumo classDD - Akizuki 2010 classDD - Asahi classFF - Chikugo classFF - Ikazuchi classFF - Isuzu classFF - Ishikari classFF - Yubari classFF - Abukuma classFF - Akebono classFF - Mogami (30DX) classL - Osumi classL - Atsumi classL - Miura classAO - Kashima classAO - Chiyoda classAO - Asuka classAW - Shirase class     -- In service --19561961196619711976198119861991199620012006201120162021- Present -

	Type	Name		Del'd	From	To
	Helicopter Carrier	Haruna class	はるな型護衛艦	2	1973	2010
	Helicopter Carrier	Shirane class	しらね型護衛艦	2	1980	--
	Helicopter Carrier	Hyuga class	ひゅうが型護衛艦	2	2009	--
	Helicopter Carrier	Izumo class	いずも型護衛艦	1	2015	--
	Guided-Missile Destroyer	Amatsukaze class	あまつかぜ	1	1965	1995
	Guided-Missile Destroyer	Tachikaze class	たちかぜ型護衛艦	3	1976	--
	Guided-Missile Destroyer	Hatakaze class	はたかぜ型護衛艦	2	1986	--
	Guided-Missile Destroyer	Kongo class	こんごう型護衛艦	4	1993	--
	Guided-Missile Destroyer	Atago class	あたご型護衛艦	2	2007	--
	Guided-Missile Destroyer	Maya class	まや型護衛艦	2	2020	--
	Destroyer	Harukaze class	はるかぜ型護衛艦	2	1956	1985
	Destroyer	Ayanami class	あやなみ型護衛艦	7	1958	1990
	Destroyer	Murasame 1958 class	むらさめ型護衛艦 (初代)	3	1959	1989
	Destroyer	Akizuki class	あきづき型護衛艦	2	1960	1993
	Destroyer	Yamagumo class	やまぐも型護衛艦	6	1966	2005
	Destroyer	Minegumo class	みねぐも型護衛艦	3	1968	2000
	Destroyer	Takatsuki class	たかつき型護衛艦	4	1967	2003
	Destroyer	Hatsuyuki class	はつゆき型護衛艦	12	1982	--
	Destroyer	Asagiri class	あさぎり型護衛艦	8	1988	--
	Destroyer	Murasame class	むらさめ型護衛艦	9	1996	--
	Destroyer	Takanami class	たかなみ型護衛艦	5	2003	--
	Destroyer	Akizuki 2010 class	あきづき型護衛艦 (2代)	4	2012	--
	Destroyer	Asahi class	あさひ型護衛艦 (2代)	2	2018	--
	Frigate	Akebono class	あけぼの	1	1956	1976
	Frigate	Ikazuchi class	いかづち型護衛艦	2	1956	1977
	Frigate	Isuzu class	いすず型護衛艦	4	1961	1993
	Frigate	Chikugo class	ちくご型護衛艦	11	1970	2003
	Frigate	Ishikari class	いしかり	1	1981	--
	Frigate	Yubari class	ゆうばり型護衛艦	2	1983	--
	Frigate	Abukuma class	あぶくま型護衛艦	6	1989	--
	Frigate	Mogami (30DX) class		2	2022	--
	Landing Ship/Platform Dock	Atsumi class	あつみ型輸送艦	3	1972	2005
	Landing Ship/Platform Dock	Miura class	みうら型輸送艦	3	1975	2002
	Landing Ship/Platform Dock	Osumi class	おおすみ型輸送艦	3	1998	--
	Support Ship	Chiyoda class		1	1985	--
	Support Ship	Kashima class		1	1995	--
	Support Ship	Asuka class		1	1995	--
	Icebreakers	Shirase class		1	1982	--

Shipyards

Shipyard	Years	Ships
Mitsubishi Nagasaki,	1956 - 2022	34
Ishikawajima Shipyard (IHI), Isogo	1959 - 2015	30
Sumitomo Uraga, Uraga	1959 - 1995	15
Maizuru, 1nm NW of Maizuru City, Kyoto	1960 - 2003	15
Mitsui Tamano,	1956 - 2022	23
Mitsubishi Kobe,	1956 - 1960	3
Kawasaki Tokyo,	1958	1
Ishikawajima Kobe,	1956 - 1960	2
Sasebo Shipyard,	1972 - 1977	3
Kawasaki Kobe, Chuo-ku	1985	1
Tsurumi Shipayrd (NKK), Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku	1982	1

List of Classes

Filter: AllH - Helicopter CarrierDDG - Guided-Missile DestroyerDD - DestroyerFF - FrigateW - Coast GuardsL - Landing Ship/Platform DockAO - Support ShipAW - IcebreakersFPSO - Floating Production Storage and Offloading    

Derivatives / Succeeded by

1956		FF Akebono class
1956		DD Harukaze class
1958	Ayanami class
1958	Murasame 1958 class
1960	Akizuki class
1966	Yamagumo class
1967	Minegumo class
1956		FF Ikazuchi class
1961	Isuzu class
1970	Chikugo class
1981	Ishikari class
1983	Yubari class
1989	Abukuma class
1965		DDG Amatsukaze class
1976	Tachikaze class
1986	Hatakaze class
1967		DD Takatsuki class
1982	Hatsuyuki class
1986	Asagiri class
1996	Murasame class
2003	Takanami class
2012	Akizuki 2010 class
2018	Asahi class
1972		L Atsumi class
1975	Miura class
1973		H Haruna class
1980	Shirane class
2009	Hyuga class
2015	Izumo class
1978		W Soya class
1982		AW Shirase class
1985		FPSO Bluewater class
1985		AO Chiyoda class
1986		W Mizuho class
1989		W Nojima class
1991		W Ojika class
1992		W Shikishima class
1993		DDG Kongo class
2007	Atago class
2020	Maya class
1993		W Kojima class
1995		AO Asuka class
1995		AO Kashima class
1998		L Osumi class
2022		FF Mogami (30DX) class

Equipment

engines
Naval Engine	boilers	1956	2010
Naval Engine	diesel	1956	--
Naval Engine	diesel-electric	1982	--
Naval Engine	gas turbine - General Electric LM2500	1993	--
Naval Engine	gas turbine - Rolls Royce MT30	2022	--
Naval Engine	gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus	1981	--
Naval Engine	gas turbine - Rolls Royce Spey	1986	--
Naval Engine	gas turbine - Rolls Royce Tyne	1982	--
Naval Engine	propulsion system: CODAG	2022	--
Naval Engine	propulsion system: CODLAG	1995	--
Naval Engine	propulsion system: CODOG	1981	--
Naval Engine	propulsion system: COGAG	1986	--
Naval Engine	propulsion system: COGLAG	2018	--
Naval Engine	propulsion system: COGOG	1982	--
Naval Engine	steam turbines	1956	--
missiles
Missile Launcher	Mk 13	1965	--
Missile Launcher	Mk 141 quad Harpoon	1981	--
Missile Launcher	Mk 41 VLS	1993	--
Missile Launcher	SSM-1 Type 90	1996	--
Missile Launcher	Mk 29 8-cell Sea Sparrow	1973	--
artillery
Naval Gun	Mark 12 5/38 inch (127 mm)	1956	1985
Naval Gun	Mark 28 5/38 inch (twin 127mm)	1958	1990
Naval Gun	Mark 33 3/50 inch (twin 76 mm)	1965	2005
Naval Gun	Mark 39 5/54 inch (127mm)	1959	1989
Naval Gun	Mark 42 5/54 inch (127mm)	1960	--
Naval Gun	Mark 45 5/62 inch (127mm)	2007	--
Naval Gun	Oto Melara 76 mm	1981	--
Naval Gun	Otobreda 127 mm	1993	--
Naval Gun	twin 40 mm	1956	2005
Close-In Weapon System	CIWS Phalanx 20 mm	1973	--
Rocket Launcher	ASW mortar 375 mm	1961	--
Rocket Launcher	Hedgehog ASW	1956	1995
Rocket Launcher	Mk 108 Weapon Alfa ASW mortar	1960	1993
Torpedo Launchers	Depth charge rack	1956	1993
Torpedo Launchers	Mk 16 8-cell ASROC	1965	--
Torpedo Launchers	Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm	1961	--
Torpedo Launchers	single tube 533 mm	1958	1993
electronics
Naval Radar	air search radar AN/SPY-1 AEGIS	1993	--
Sonar	hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-23	1966	2005