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style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><i>Type L3</i> (<i>Ro-57</i>-class)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><i>Type L4</i> (<i>Ro-60</i> -class)</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Built</td><td>1918-1927</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">In commission</td><td>1920-1945</td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><i>Type L</i> submarine</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">L型潜水艦</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">L-gata Sensuikan</i></span>)</span> submarines were medium-sized submarines of the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy" title="Imperial Japanese Navy">Imperial Japanese Navy</a> (IJN), serving during the 1920s and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. The <i>Type L</i> submarines were built with <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Limited" title="Vickers Limited">Vickers</a> naval technical guidance. All boats were built in the <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries" title="Mitsubishi Heavy Industries">Mitsubishi Heavy Industries</a>-Kobe Shipyard by the contract with Vickers. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Class_variants">Class variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japanese_Type_L_submarine&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Class variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Type L</i> submarines were divided into four classes: </p> <ul><li><i><b>Type L1</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">L1型（<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%82%E4%BA%94%E4%B8%80%E5%9E%8B%E6%BD%9C%E6%B0%B4%E8%89%A6" class="extiw" title="ja:呂五一型潜水艦">呂五十一型</a>）</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ro-go-jū-ichi-gata, <i>Ro-51</i>-class</i></span>)</span></li> <li><i><b>Type L2</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">L2型（<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%82%E4%BA%94%E4%B8%89%E5%9E%8B%E6%BD%9C%E6%B0%B4%E8%89%A6" class="extiw" title="ja:呂五三型潜水艦">呂五十三型</a>）</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ro-go-jū-san-gata, <i>Ro-53</i>-class</i></span>)</span></li> <li><i><b>Type L3</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">L3型（<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%82%E4%BA%94%E4%B8%83%E5%9E%8B%E6%BD%9C%E6%B0%B4%E8%89%A6" class="extiw" title="ja:呂五七型潜水艦">呂五十七型</a>）</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ro-go-jū-shichi-gata, <i>Ro-57</i>-class</i></span>)</span></li> <li><i><b>Type L4</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">L4型（<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%82%E5%85%AD%E3%80%87%E5%9E%8B%E6%BD%9C%E6%B0%B4%E8%89%A6" class="extiw" title="ja:呂六〇型潜水艦">呂六十型</a>）</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ro-roku-jū-gata, <i>Ro-60</i>-class</i></span>)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Type_L1_(Ro-51-class)"><span id="Type_L1_.28Ro-51-class.29"></span><i>Type L1 (Ro-51-class)</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japanese_Type_L_submarine&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Type L1 (Ro-51-class)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Japanese_submarine_Ro-51_in_the_1920s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Japanese_submarine_Ro-51_in_the_1920s.jpg/200px-Japanese_submarine_Ro-51_in_the_1920s.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Japanese_submarine_Ro-51_in_the_1920s.jpg/300px-Japanese_submarine_Ro-51_in_the_1920s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Japanese_submarine_Ro-51_in_the_1920s.jpg/400px-Japanese_submarine_Ro-51_in_the_1920s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="243" /></a><figcaption><i>Ro-51</i> (as Submarine No. 25) in the 1920s</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1916, the <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries" title="Mitsubishi Heavy Industries">Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Corporation</a> got the Vickers <a href="/wiki/British_L_class_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="British L class submarine"><i>L</i> class submarine</a> informations. Mitsubishi which lost competition to the <a href="/wiki/Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation" title="Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation">Kawasaki</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Type_F_submarine" title="Type F submarine"><i>Type F</i> submarines</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fiat" title="Fiat">Fiat</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cesare_Laurenti_(engineer)" title="Cesare Laurenti (engineer)">Laurenti</a> design, <i>Ro-1</i> class and <i>Ro-3</i> class), bought the license for the <i>L</i> class submarine from Vickers. The IJN hoped an improvement of submarine technologies will be achieved and ordered this submarine from Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi bought six submarine kits, and built two boats by semi-knock down. The submarine crews were satisfied with the Vickers diesels because they proved to be reliable. The IJN studied the <a href="/wiki/Diesel_engine" title="Diesel engine">diesel engines</a> and made many variants of similar design, for example: <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy_Technical_Department" title="Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department">Kampon</a> Mk.24 diesel for the <a href="/wiki/Ro-100_class_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Ro-100 class submarine"><i>Ro-100</i> class</a>. </p> <ul><li>Boats in class</li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="7%">Boat </th> <th width="6%">Laid down </th> <th width="6%">Launched </th> <th width="6%">Completed </th> <th width="15%">Note, fate </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-51" title="Japanese submarine Ro-51"><i>Ro-51</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 25</i> </td> <td>10-08-1918 </td> <td>10-10-1919 </td> <td>30-06-1920 </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-51</i> 01-11-1924. Decommissioned 01-04-1940. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-52" title="Japanese submarine Ro-52"><i>Ro-52</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 26</i> </td> <td>10-08-1918 </td> <td>09-03-1920 </td> <td>30-11-1920 </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-52</i> 01-11-1924. Decommissioned 01-04-1932. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Type_L2_(Ro-53-class)"><span id="Type_L2_.28Ro-53-class.29"></span><i>Type L2 (Ro-53-class)</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japanese_Type_L_submarine&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Type L2 (Ro-53-class)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Japanese_submarine_Ro-54_1920s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Japanese_submarine_Ro-54_1920s.jpg/200px-Japanese_submarine_Ro-54_1920s.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Japanese_submarine_Ro-54_1920s.jpg/300px-Japanese_submarine_Ro-54_1920s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Japanese_submarine_Ro-54_1920s.jpg/400px-Japanese_submarine_Ro-54_1920s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="274" /></a><figcaption><i>Ro-54</i> in the 1920s</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>Type L2</i> had minor changes from the <i>Type L1</i>. The changes were: </p> <ul><li>The ship's side torpedo tubes were removed.</li> <li>Changed the batteries. (The <i>L1</i> was equipped 3 groups, 336 small-sized batteries. The <i>L2</i> was equipped 2 groups, 224 medium-sized batteries.)</li> <li>Boats in class</li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="7%">Boat </th> <th width="6%">Laid down </th> <th width="6%">Launched </th> <th width="6%">Completed </th> <th width="15%">Note, fate </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-53" title="Japanese submarine Ro-53"><i>Ro-53</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 27</i> </td> <td>01-04-1919 </td> <td>06-07-1919 </td> <td>10-03-1921 </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-53</i> 01-11-1924. Decommissioned 01-04-1940. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-54" title="Japanese submarine Ro-54"><i>Ro-54</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 28</i> </td> <td>01-11-1919 </td> <td>13-11-1920 </td> <td>10-09-1921 </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-54</i> 01-11-1924. Decommissioned 01-04-1940. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-55_(1921)" title="Japanese submarine Ro-55 (1921)"><i>Ro-55</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 29</i> </td> <td>30-03-1920 </td> <td>10-02-1921 </td> <td>15-11-1921 </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-55</i> 01-11-1924. Decommissioned 01-04-1940. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-56_(1921)" title="Japanese submarine Ro-56 (1921)"><i>Ro-56</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 30</i> </td> <td>10-07-1920 </td> <td>11-05-1921 </td> <td>16-01-1922 </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-56</i> 01-11-1924. Decommissioned 01-04-1940. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Type_L3_(Ro-57-class)"><span id="Type_L3_.28Ro-57-class.29"></span><i>Type L3 (Ro-57-class)</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japanese_Type_L_submarine&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Type L3 (Ro-57-class)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Japanese_submarine_RO-58_in_1925.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Japanese_submarine_RO-58_in_1925.jpg/200px-Japanese_submarine_RO-58_in_1925.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Japanese_submarine_RO-58_in_1925.jpg/300px-Japanese_submarine_RO-58_in_1925.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Japanese_submarine_RO-58_in_1925.jpg/400px-Japanese_submarine_RO-58_in_1925.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="210" /></a><figcaption><i>Ro-58</i> in 1925</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>Type L3</i> is a license production model of the British <a href="/wiki/HMS_L9" title="HMS L9"><i>L</i> class submarine Group 2</a>. </p> <ul><li>Boats in class</li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="7%">Boat </th> <th width="5%">Laid down </th> <th width="5%">Launched </th> <th width="5%">Completed </th> <th width="8%">Results </th> <th width="20%">Note, fate </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-57" title="Japanese submarine Ro-57"><i>Ro-57</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 46</i> </td> <td>20-11-1920 </td> <td>03-12-1921 </td> <td>30-07-1922 </td> <td> </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-57</i> 01-11-1924. Decommissioned 20-11-1945. Later scuttled off <a href="/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima" title="Kure, Hiroshima">Kure</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-58" title="Japanese submarine Ro-58"><i>Ro-58</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 47</i> </td> <td>15-02-1921 </td> <td>02-03-1922 </td> <td>25-11-1922 </td> <td> </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-58</i> 01-11-1924. Decommissioned 15-09-1945. Later scuttled off <a href="/wiki/Shizuoka,_Shizuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Shizuoka, Shizuoka">Shimizu</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-59" title="Japanese submarine Ro-59"><i>Ro-59</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 57</i> </td> <td>18-05-1921 </td> <td>28-06-1922 </td> <td>20-03-1923 </td> <td> </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-59</i> 01-11-1924. Decommissioned 20-11-1945. Scuttled at <a href="/wiki/Iyo-nada" class="mw-redirect" title="Iyo-nada">Iyo-nada</a>, May 1946. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Type_L4_(Ro-60-class)"><span id="Type_L4_.28Ro-60-class.29"></span><i>Type L4 (Ro-60-class)</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japanese_Type_L_submarine&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Type L4 (Ro-60-class)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RO-64.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/RO-64.jpg/200px-RO-64.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/RO-64.jpg/300px-RO-64.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/RO-64.jpg/400px-RO-64.jpg 2x" data-file-width="892" data-file-height="347" /></a><figcaption><i>Ro-64</i></figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>Type L4</i> is a license production model of the British <a href="/wiki/HMS_L52" title="HMS L52"><i>L</i> class submarine Group 3</a>. Their performance was good. The IJN was satisfied with them and stopped the development of <a href="/wiki/Kaich%C5%AB_type_submarine" title="Kaichū type submarine"><i>Kaichū</i> type submarines</a> for a long time. Later the IJN was not able to regain the technical delay in development of the medium-sized submarines until the end of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_War" title="Pacific War">Pacific War</a>. </p> <ul><li>Boats in class</li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="7%">Boat </th> <th width="5%">Laid down </th> <th width="5%">Launched </th> <th width="5%">Completed </th> <th width="12%">Results </th> <th width="15%">Note, fate </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-60" title="Japanese submarine Ro-60"><i>Ro-60</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 59</i> </td> <td>05-12-1921 </td> <td>20-12-1922 </td> <td>17-09-1923 </td> <td> </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-60</i> 01-11-1924. Lost in an accident at <a href="/wiki/Kwajalein" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwajalein">Kwajalein</a> 29-12-1941. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-61" title="Japanese submarine Ro-61"><i>Ro-61</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 72</i> </td> <td>05-06-1922 </td> <td>19-05-1923 </td> <td>09-02-1924 </td> <td>Damaged <a href="/wiki/USS_Casco_(AVP-12)" title="USS Casco (AVP-12)">USS <i>Casco</i></a> 30-08-1942 </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-61</i> 01-11-1924. Sunk by <a href="/wiki/USS_Reid_(DD-369)" title="USS Reid (DD-369)">USS <i>Reid</i></a> 31-08-1942. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-62" title="Japanese submarine Ro-62"><i>Ro-62</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 73</i> </td> <td>08-09-1922 </td> <td>29-09-1923 </td> <td>24-07-1924 </td> <td> </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-62</i> 01-11-1924. Decommissioned 20-11-1945. Scuttled at Iyo-nada, May 1946. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-63" title="Japanese submarine Ro-63"><i>Ro-63</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 84</i> </td> <td>02-04-1923 </td> <td>24-01-1924 </td> <td>20-12-1924 </td> <td> </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-63</i> 01-11-1924. Decommissioned 20-11-1945. Scuttled at Iyo-nada, May 1946. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-64" title="Japanese submarine Ro-64"><i>Ro-64</i></a><br />ex-<i>Submarine No. 79</i> </td> <td>15-10-1923 </td> <td>19-08-1924 </td> <td>30-04-1925 </td> <td> </td> <td>Renamed <i>Ro-64</i> 01-11-1924. Sunk by naval mine at <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Bay" title="Hiroshima Bay">Hiroshima Bay</a> 12-04-1945. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-65" title="Japanese submarine Ro-65"><i>Ro-65</i></a> </td> <td>15-11-1924 </td> <td>19-09-1925 </td> <td>30-06-1926 </td> <td> </td> <td>Lost in an accident at <a href="/wiki/Kiska" title="Kiska">Kiska</a> 04-11-1942. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-66" title="Japanese submarine Ro-66"><i>Ro-66</i></a> </td> <td>01-12-1925 </td> <td>25-10-1926 </td> <td>28-07-1927 </td> <td> </td> <td>Collided with <i>Ro-62</i> and sunk southwest of <a href="/wiki/Wake_Island" title="Wake Island">Wake Island</a> 17-12-1941. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-67" title="Japanese submarine Ro-67"><i>Ro-67</i></a> </td> <td>05-03-1925 </td> <td>18-03-1926 </td> <td>15-12-1926 </td> <td> </td> <td>Decommissioned 20-07-1945. Scuttled off <a href="/wiki/Sasebo,_Nagasaki" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasebo, Nagasaki">Sasebo</a>, July 1948. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-68" title="Japanese submarine Ro-68"><i>Ro-68</i></a> </td> <td>06-02-1924 </td> <td>23-02-1925 </td> <td>29-10-1925 </td> <td> </td> <td>Decommissioned 30-11-1945. Scuttled off <a href="/wiki/Maizuru,_Kyoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Maizuru, Kyoto">Maizuru</a>, 30-04-1946. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japanese_Type_L_submarine&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" width="90%"> <tbody><tr> <td width="15%" colspan="2"><b>Type</b> </td> <td width="16%"><i><b>L1</b></i> (<i>Ro-51</i>) </td> <td width="16%"><i><b>L2</b></i> (<i>Ro-53</i>) </td> <td width="16%"><i><b>L3</b></i> (<i>Ro-57</i>) </td> <td width="16%"><i><b>L4</b></i> (<i>Ro-60</i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b>Displacement</b> </td> <td>Surfaced </td> <td>893 long tons (907 t) </td> <td>893 long tons (907 t) </td> <td>889 long tons (903 t) </td> <td>988 long tons (1,004 t) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Submerged </td> <td>1,075.2 long tons (1,092 t) </td> <td>1,075.3 long tons (1,093 t) </td> <td>1,102.7 long tons (1,120 t) </td> <td>1,301 long tons (1,322 t) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Length</b> (overall) </td> <td>70.59 m (231 ft 7 in) </td> <td>70.59 m (231 ft 7 in) </td> <td>72.89 m (239 ft 2 in) </td> <td>78.39 m (257 ft 2 in) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Beam</b> </td> <td>7.16 m (23 ft 6 in) </td> <td>7.16 m (23 ft 6 in) </td> <td>7.16 m (23 ft 6 in) </td> <td>7.41 m (24 ft 4 in) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Draft</b> </td> <td>3.90 m (12 ft 10 in) </td> <td>3.94 m (12 ft 11 in) </td> <td>3.96 m (13 ft 0 in) </td> <td>3.96 m (13 ft 0 in) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Power plant and shaft</b> </td> <td>2 × Vickers diesels, 2 shafts </td> <td>2 × Vickers diesels, 2 shafts </td> <td>2 × Vickers diesels, 2 shafts </td> <td>2 × Vickers diesels, 2 shafts </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b>Power</b> </td> <td>Surfaced </td> <td>2,400 bhp </td> <td>2,400 bhp </td> <td>2,400 bhp </td> <td>2,400 bhp </td></tr> <tr> <td>Submerged </td> <td>1,600 shp </td> <td>1,600 shp </td> <td>1,600 shp </td> <td>1,600 shp </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b>Speed</b> </td> <td>Surfaced </td> <td>17 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (31 km/h) </td> <td>17.3 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (32.0 km/h) </td> <td>17.1 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (31.7 km/h) </td> <td>15.7 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (29.1 km/h) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Submerged </td> <td>10.2 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (18.9 km/h) </td> <td>10.4 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (19.3 km/h) </td> <td>9.1 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (16.9 km/h) </td> <td>8.6 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (15.9 km/h) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b>Range</b> </td> <td>Surfaced </td> <td>5,500 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nmi</a> (10,200 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) </td> <td>5,500 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nmi</a> (10,200 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) </td> <td>5,500 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nmi</a> (10,200 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) </td> <td>5,500 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nmi</a> (10,200 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Submerged </td> <td>80 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nmi</a> (150 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) </td> <td>80 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nmi</a> (150 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) </td> <td>80 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nmi</a> (150 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) </td> <td>80 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nmi</a> (150 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Test depth</b> </td> <td>60 m (200 ft) </td> <td>60 m (200 ft) </td> <td>60 m (200 ft) </td> <td>60 m (200 ft) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Fuel</b> </td> <td>75 tons </td> <td>75 tons </td> <td>75 tons </td> <td>75 tons </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Complement</b> </td> <td>45 </td> <td>45 </td> <td>46 </td> <td>48 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Armament</b> (initial) </td> <td>• 6 × 450 mm (18 in) <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_tube" title="Torpedo tube">TTs</a><br />(4 × bow, 2 × broadside)<br />• 10 × Type 44 torpedoes<br />• 1 × <a href="/wiki/8_cm/40_3rd_Year_Type_naval_gun#Variants" title="8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun">76.2 mm (3.00 in)</a> <a href="/wiki/Caliber#Caliber_as_measurement_of_length" title="Caliber">L/23.5</a> AA gun </td> <td>• 4 × 450 mm TTs (4 × bow)<br />• 8 × Type 44 torpedoes<br />• 1 × 76.2 mm L/23.5 AA gun </td> <td>• 4 × 533 mm (21 in) TTs (4 × bow)<br />• 8 × <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy_Technical_Department#6th_Year_Type_Torpedo_.281917.29" title="Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department">6th 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href="http://rekigun.net/">"Rekishi Gunzō"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Rekishi+Gunz%C5%8D&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Frekigun.net%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJapanese+Type+L+submarine" class="Z3988"></span>, History of Pacific War Extra, "Perfect guide, The submarines of the Imperial Japanese Forces"</i>, Gakken (Japan), March 2005, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/4-05-603890-2" title="Special:BookSources/4-05-603890-2">4-05-603890-2</a></li> <li><i>The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.43 Japanese Submarines III</i>, Ushio Shobō (Japan), September 1980, Book code 68343-44</li> <li><i>The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.132 Japanese Submarines I "Revised edition"</i>, Ushio Shobō (Japan), February 1988, 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href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-53" title="Japanese submarine Ro-53"><i>Ro-53</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-54" title="Japanese submarine Ro-54"><i>Ro-54</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-55_(1921)" title="Japanese submarine Ro-55 (1921)"><i>Ro-55</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-56_(1921)" title="Japanese submarine Ro-56 (1921)"><i>Ro-56</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Type_L3_(Ro-57-class)"><i>Ro-57</i>-class (Type L3)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-57" title="Japanese submarine Ro-57"><i>Ro-57</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-58" title="Japanese submarine Ro-58"><i>Ro-58</i></a></li> <li><a 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submarine Ro-65"><i>Ro-65</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-66" title="Japanese submarine Ro-66"><i>Ro-66</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-67" title="Japanese submarine Ro-67"><i>Ro-67</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-68" title="Japanese submarine Ro-68"><i>Ro-68</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div>Preceded by: <a href="/wiki/Type_F_submarine" title="Type F submarine">Type F submarine</a> Followed by: <a href="/wiki/Kaich%C5%AB_type_submarine" title="Kaichū type submarine"><i>Kaichū</i> type submarine</a><br /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy_submarines" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Japanese Navy submarines">Imperial Japanese Navy submarines</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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style="color:inherit">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:WWI_Japanese_ships" title="Special:EditPage/Template:WWI Japanese ships"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:inherit">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Japanese_naval_ship_classes_of_World_War_I" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Japanese naval ship classes of World War I</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Seaplane_carrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Seaplane carrier">Seaplane carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_seaplane_carrier_Wakamiya" title="Japanese seaplane carrier Wakamiya"><i>Wakamiya</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dreadnought" title="Dreadnought">Dreadnought</a> <a href="/wiki/Battleship" title="Battleship">battleships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kawachi-class_battleship" title="Kawachi-class battleship"><i>Kawachi</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fus%C5%8D-class_battleship" title="Fusō-class battleship"><i>Fusō</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ise-class_battleship" title="Ise-class battleship"><i>Ise</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagato-class_battleship" title="Nagato-class battleship"><i>Nagato</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Pre-dreadnought_battleship" title="Pre-dreadnought battleship">Pre-dreadnought battleships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fuji-class_battleship" title="Fuji-class battleship"><i>Fuji</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petropavlovsk-class_battleship" title="Petropavlovsk-class battleship"><i>Petropavlovsk</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shikishima-class_battleship" title="Shikishima-class battleship"><i>Shikishima</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Asahi" title="Japanese battleship Asahi"><i>Asahi</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peresvet-class_battleship" title="Peresvet-class battleship"><i>Peresvet</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_battleship_Retvizan" title="Russian battleship Retvizan"><i>Hizen</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Mikasa" title="Japanese battleship Mikasa"><i>Mikasa</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borodino-class_battleship" title="Borodino-class battleship"><i>Borodino</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katori-class_battleship" title="Katori-class battleship"><i>Katori</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satsuma-class_battleship" title="Satsuma-class battleship"><i>Satsuma</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Battlecruiser" title="Battlecruiser">Battlecruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kong%C5%8D-class_battlecruiser" title="Kongō-class battlecruiser"><i>Kongō</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Armored_cruiser" title="Armored cruiser">Armored cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asama-class_cruiser" title="Asama-class cruiser"><i>Asama</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Izumo-class_cruiser" title="Izumo-class cruiser"><i>Izumo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Yakumo" title="Japanese cruiser Yakumo"><i>Yakumo</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Azuma" title="Japanese cruiser Azuma"><i>Azuma</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasuga-class_cruiser" title="Kasuga-class cruiser"><i>Kasuga</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsukuba-class_cruiser" title="Tsukuba-class cruiser"><i>Tsukuba</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibuki-class_armored_cruiser" title="Ibuki-class armored cruiser"><i>Ibuki</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Light_cruiser" title="Light cruiser">Light cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tenry%C5%AB-class_cruiser" title="Tenryū-class cruiser"><i>Tenryū</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuma-class_cruiser" title="Kuma-class cruiser"><i>Kuma</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Protected_cruiser" title="Protected cruiser">Protected cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naniwa-class_cruiser" title="Naniwa-class cruiser"><i>Naniwa</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Chiyoda" title="Japanese cruiser Chiyoda"><i>Chiyoda</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsushima-class_cruiser" title="Matsushima-class cruiser"><i>Matsushima</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Akitsushima" title="Japanese cruiser Akitsushima"><i>Akitsushima</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suma-class_cruiser" title="Suma-class cruiser"><i>Suma</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasagi-class_cruiser" title="Kasagi-class cruiser"><i>Kasagi</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niitaka-class_cruiser" title="Niitaka-class cruiser"><i>Niitaka</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Otowa" title="Japanese cruiser Otowa"><i>Otowa</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Tone_(1907)" title="Japanese cruiser Tone (1907)"><i>Tone</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yodo-class_cruiser" title="Yodo-class cruiser"><i>Yodo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chikuma-class_cruiser" title="Chikuma-class cruiser"><i>Chikuma</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Unprotected_cruiser" title="Unprotected cruiser">Unprotected cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Tatsuta_(1894)" title="Japanese cruiser Tatsuta (1894)"><i>Tatsuta</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Chihaya" title="Japanese cruiser Chihaya"><i>Chihaya</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">Destroyers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ikazuchi-class_destroyer" title="Ikazuchi-class destroyer"><i>Ikazuchi</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murakumo-class_destroyer" title="Murakumo-class destroyer"><i>Murakumo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirakumo-class_destroyer" title="Shirakumo-class destroyer"><i>Shirakumo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harusame-class_destroyer" title="Harusame-class destroyer"><i>Harusame</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamikaze-class_destroyer_(1905)" title="Kamikaze-class destroyer (1905)"><i>Kamikaze</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umikaze-class_destroyer" title="Umikaze-class destroyer"><i>Umikaze</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakura-class_destroyer" title="Sakura-class destroyer"><i>Sakura</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urakaze-class_destroyer" title="Urakaze-class destroyer"><i>Urakaze</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaba-class_destroyer" title="Kaba-class destroyer"><i>Kaba</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isokaze-class_destroyer" title="Isokaze-class destroyer"><i>Isokaze</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Momo-class_destroyer" title="Momo-class destroyer"><i>Momo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acorn-class_destroyer" title="Acorn-class destroyer">H</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>L</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enoki-class_destroyer" title="Enoki-class destroyer"><i>Enoki</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawakaze-class_destroyer" title="Kawakaze-class destroyer"><i>Kawakaze</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Momi-class_destroyer" title="Momi-class destroyer"><i>Momi</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minekaze-class_destroyer" title="Minekaze-class destroyer"><i>Minekaze</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">Torpedo boats</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hayabusa-class_torpedo_boat" title="Hayabusa-class torpedo boat"><i>Hayabusa</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">Submarines</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Type_F_submarine" title="Type F submarine">Type F</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaich%C5%AB_type_submarine" title="Kaichū type submarine"><i>Kaichū</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Type L</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <dl><dt>S</dt> <dd>Single ship of class</dd> <dt>L</dt> <dd>Loaned from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a></dd> <dt>C</dt> <dd>Completed after the war</dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Japanese_naval_ship_classes_of_World_War_II" style="wide;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" 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title="Aircraft carrier">Aircraft carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Akagi" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi"><i>Akagi</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Kaga" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga"><i>Kaga</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_S%C5%8Dry%C5%AB" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū"><i>Sōryū</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Hiry%C5%AB" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū"><i>Hiryū</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dkaku-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier"><i>Shōkaku</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiy%C5%8D-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Hiyō-class aircraft carrier"><i>Hiyō</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Taih%C5%8D" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Taihō"><i>Taihō</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unry%C5%AB-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Unryū-class aircraft carrier"><i>Unryū</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shinano" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano"><i>Shinano</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Light_aircraft_carrier" title="Light aircraft carrier">Light aircraft carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_H%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō"><i>Hōshō</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Ry%C5%ABj%C5%8D" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō"><i>Ryūjō</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zuih%C5%8D-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Zuihō-class aircraft carrier"><i>Zuihō</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Ry%C5%ABh%C5%8D" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūhō"><i>Ryūhō</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitose-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Chitose-class aircraft carrier"><i>Chitose</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Ibuki_(1943)" title="Japanese cruiser Ibuki (1943)"><i>Ibuki</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SCI</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Escort_carrier" title="Escort carrier">Escort carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Taiy%C5%8D-class_escort_carrier" title="Taiyō-class escort carrier"><i>Taiyō</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Kaiy%C5%8D" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Kaiyō"><i>Kaiyō</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shin%27y%C5%8D" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Shin'yō"><i>Shin'yō</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shimane_Maru-class_escort_carrier" title="Shimane Maru-class escort carrier"><i>Shimane Maru</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Battleship" title="Battleship">Battleships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kawachi-class_battleship" title="Kawachi-class battleship"><i>Kawachi</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kong%C5%8D-class_battlecruiser" title="Kongō-class battlecruiser"><i>Kongō</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fus%C5%8D-class_battleship" title="Fusō-class battleship"><i>Fusō</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ise-class_battleship" title="Ise-class battleship"><i>Ise</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagato-class_battleship" title="Nagato-class battleship"><i>Nagato</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamato-class_battleship" title="Yamato-class battleship"><i>Yamato</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Design_A-150_battleship" title="Design A-150 battleship">Design A-150</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>X</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Heavy_cruiser" title="Heavy cruiser">Heavy cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Furutaka-class_cruiser" title="Furutaka-class cruiser"><i>Furutaka</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aoba-class_cruiser" title="Aoba-class cruiser"><i>Aoba</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/My%C5%8Dk%C5%8D-class_cruiser" title="Myōkō-class cruiser"><i>Myōkō</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takao-class_cruiser" title="Takao-class cruiser"><i>Takao</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mogami-class_cruiser" title="Mogami-class cruiser"><i>Mogami</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>L</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tone-class_cruiser" title="Tone-class cruiser"><i>Tone</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibuki-class_cruiser" title="Ibuki-class cruiser"><i>Ibuki</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>I</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Armored_cruiser" title="Armored cruiser">Armored cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Asama" title="Japanese cruiser Asama"><i>Asama</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Yakumo" title="Japanese cruiser Yakumo"><i>Yakumo</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Izumo-class_cruiser" title="Izumo-class cruiser"><i>Izumo</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Light_cruiser" title="Light cruiser">Light cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tenry%C5%AB-class_cruiser" title="Tenryū-class cruiser"><i>Tenryū</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuma-class_cruiser" title="Kuma-class cruiser"><i>Kuma</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagara-class_cruiser" title="Nagara-class cruiser"><i>Nagara</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Y%C5%ABbari" title="Japanese cruiser Yūbari"><i>Yūbari</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sendai-class_cruiser" title="Sendai-class cruiser"><i>Sendai</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katori-class_cruiser" title="Katori-class cruiser"><i>Katori</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agano-class_cruiser" title="Agano-class cruiser"><i>Agano</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_%C5%8Cyodo" title="Japanese cruiser Ōyodo"><i>Ōyodo</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ioshima-class_cruiser" title="Ioshima-class cruiser"><i>Ioshima</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Protected_cruiser" title="Protected cruiser">Protected cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yodo-class_cruiser" title="Yodo-class cruiser"><i>Yodo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chikuma-class_cruiser" title="Chikuma-class cruiser"><i>Chikuma</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">Destroyers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">1st class</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minekaze-class_destroyer" title="Minekaze-class destroyer"><i>Minekaze</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamikaze-class_destroyer_(1922)" title="Kamikaze-class destroyer (1922)"><i>Kamikaze</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mutsuki-class_destroyer" title="Mutsuki-class destroyer"><i>Mutsuki</i></a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th id="Type_Special" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type Special</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fubuki-class_destroyer" title="Fubuki-class destroyer"><i>Fubuki</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fubuki-class_destroyer#Type_II_(Ayanami)" title="Fubuki-class destroyer"><i>Ayanami</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akatsuki-class_destroyer_(1931)" title="Akatsuki-class destroyer (1931)"><i>Akatsuki</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hatsuharu-class_destroyer" title="Hatsuharu-class destroyer"><i>Hatsuharu</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiratsuyu-class_destroyer" title="Shiratsuyu-class destroyer"><i>Shiratsuyu</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asashio-class_destroyer" title="Asashio-class destroyer"><i>Asashio</i></a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kager%C5%8D-class_destroyer" title="Kagerō-class destroyer"><i>Kagerō</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y%C5%ABgumo-class_destroyer" title="Yūgumo-class destroyer"><i>Yūgumo</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akizuki-class_destroyer_(1942)" title="Akizuki-class destroyer (1942)"><i>Akizuki</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akizuki-class_destroyer_(1942)#Fuyutsuki_class" title="Akizuki-class destroyer (1942)"><i>Fuyutsuki</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akizuki-class_destroyer_(1942)#Michitsuki_class" title="Akizuki-class destroyer (1942)"><i>Michitsuki</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Akizuki-class_destroyer" title="Super Akizuki-class destroyer">Super <i>Akizuki</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>X</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type C</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Shimakaze_(1942)" title="Japanese destroyer Shimakaze (1942)"><i>Shimakaze</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Shimakaze-class_destroyer" title="Super Shimakaze-class destroyer">Super <i>Shimakaze</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>X</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type D</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matsu-class_destroyer" title="Matsu-class destroyer"><i>Matsu</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tachibana-class_destroyer" class="mw-redirect" title="Tachibana-class destroyer"><i>Tachibana</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">2nd class</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Momo-class_destroyer" title="Momo-class destroyer"><i>Momo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Momi-class_destroyer" title="Momi-class destroyer"><i>Momi</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakatake-class_destroyer" title="Wakatake-class destroyer"><i>Wakatake</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">Torpedo boats</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chidori-class_torpedo_boat" title="Chidori-class torpedo boat"><i>Chidori</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctori-class_torpedo_boat" title="Ōtori-class torpedo boat"><i>Ōtori</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Kaib%C5%8Dkan" title="Kaibōkan">Escort ships</a><br />(Kaibōkan)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shimushu-class_escort_ship" title="Shimushu-class escort ship"><i>Shimushu</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etorofu-class_escort_ship" title="Etorofu-class escort ship"><i>Etorofu</i></a> (A Kai)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikura-class_escort_ship" title="Mikura-class escort ship"><i>Mikura</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiburi-class_escort_ship" title="Hiburi-class escort ship"><i>Hiburi</i></a> (B bis)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukuru-class_escort_ship" title="Ukuru-class escort ship"><i>Ukuru</i></a> (B Kai)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type C</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Type_C_escort_ship" title="Type C escort ship"><i>Number 1</i></a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type D</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Type_D_escort_ship" title="Type D escort ship"><i>Number 2</i></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ioshima-class_cruiser" title="Ioshima-class cruiser"><i>Ioshima</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">Submarines</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">1st class</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Kaidai_type_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaidai type submarine">Kaidai Type</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaidai-type_submarine#Kaidai_I_(I-51_class)" title="Kaidai-type submarine"><i>I-51</i> (KD1)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaidai-type_submarine#Kaidai_II_(I-152_class)" title="Kaidai-type submarine"><i>I-152</i> (KD2)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaidai-type_submarine#Kaidai_IIIa/b_(I-153_class_and_I-156_class)" title="Kaidai-type submarine"><i>I-153</i> (KD3)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaidai-type_submarine#Kaidai_IV_(I-61/162_class)" title="Kaidai-type submarine"><i>I-162</i> (KD4)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaidai-type_submarine#Kaidai_V_(I-165_class)" title="Kaidai-type submarine"><i>I-165</i> (KD5)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaidai-type_submarine#Kaidai_VIa/b_(I-168_class_and_I-174_class)" title="Kaidai-type submarine"><i>I-168</i> (KD6)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaidai-type_submarine#Kaidai_VII_(I-176_class)" title="Kaidai-type submarine"><i>I-176</i> (KD7)</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Junsen_type_submarine" title="Junsen type submarine">Junsen Type</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Type_J1_submarine" title="Type J1 submarine"><i>I-1</i> (J1)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junsen_type_submarine#Junsen_I_Mod_(I-5_class)" title="Junsen type submarine"><i>I-5</i> (J1 Kai)</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junsen_type_submarine#Junsen_II_(I-6_class)" title="Junsen type submarine"><i>I-6</i> (J2)</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junsen_type_submarine#Junsen_III_(I-7_class)" title="Junsen type submarine"><i>I-7</i> (J3)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Type_A_submarine" title="Type A submarine">Junsen Type A</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Type_A1_submarine" title="Type A1 submarine"><i>I-9</i> (A1)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_A2_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Type A2 submarine"><i>I-12</i> (A Kai 1)</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_AM_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Type AM submarine"><i>I-13</i> (A Kai 2)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Type_B_submarine" title="Type B submarine">Junsen Type B</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Type_B1_submarine" title="Type B1 submarine"><i>I-15</i> (B)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_B1_submarine#Type-B_Mod.1" title="Type B1 submarine"><i>I-40</i> (B Kai 1)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_B1_submarine#Type-B_Mod.2_(I-54_class)" title="Type B1 submarine"><i>I-54</i> (B Kai 2)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Type_C_submarine" title="Type C submarine">Junsen Type C</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Type_C_submarine" title="Type C submarine"><i>I-16</i> (C)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I-52-class_submarine" title="I-52-class submarine"><i>I-52</i> (C Kai)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Type_D_submarine" title="Type D submarine">Type D/Sen'yu</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Type_D_submarine#I-361_class" title="Type D submarine"><i>I-361</i> (D)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_D_submarine#I-372_class" title="Type D submarine"><i>I-372</i> (D Kai)</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_D_submarine#I-373_class" title="Type D submarine"><i>I-373</i> (D2)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/I-121-class_submarine" title="I-121-class submarine"><i>I-121</i> (Kiraisen Type)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I-351-class_submarine" title="I-351-class submarine"><i>I-351</i> (Senho Type)</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I-201-class_submarine" title="I-201-class submarine"><i>I-201</i> (Sentaka-Dai Type)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I-400-class_submarine" title="I-400-class submarine"><i>I-400</i> (Sentoku Type)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-181" title="German submarine U-181"><i>I-501</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-862" title="German submarine U-862"><i>I-502</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_submarine_Comandante_Cappellini" title="Italian submarine Comandante Cappellini"><i>I-503</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_submarine_Luigi_Torelli" title="Italian submarine Luigi Torelli"><i>I-504</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-219" title="German submarine U-219"><i>I-505</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-195" title="German submarine U-195"><i>I-506</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">2nd class</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Kaich%C5%AB_type_submarine" title="Kaichū type submarine">Kaichū Type</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaich%C5%AB_type_submarine#Kaichū_I_(Ro-11_class)" title="Kaichū type submarine"><i>Ro-11</i> (K1)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaich%C5%AB_type_submarine#Kaichū_II_(Ro-13_class)" title="Kaichū type submarine"><i>Ro-13</i> (K2)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaich%C5%AB_type_submarine#Kaichū_III_(Ro-16_class)" title="Kaichū type submarine"><i>Ro-16</i> (K3)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaich%C5%AB_type_submarine#Kaichū_IV_(Ro-26_class)" title="Kaichū type submarine"><i>Ro-26</i> (K4)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaich%C5%AB_type_submarine#Kaichū_V_(Toku-Chū,_Ro-29_class)" title="Kaichū type submarine"><i>Ro-29</i> (K5/Toku-Chū)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaich%C5%AB_type_submarine#Kaichū_VI_(Ro-33_class)" title="Kaichū type submarine"><i>Ro-33</i> (K6)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaich%C5%AB_type_submarine#Kaichū_VII_(Sen-Chū,_Ro-35_class)" title="Kaichū type submarine"><i>Ro-35</i> (K7/Sen-Chū)</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Type L</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Type_L1_(Ro-51-class)"><i>Ro-51</i> (L1)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Type_L2_(Ro-53-class)"><i>Ro-53</i> (L2)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Type_L3_(Ro-57-class)"><i>Ro-57</i> (L3)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Type_L4_(Ro-60-class)"><i>Ro-60</i> (L4)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ro-100-class_submarine" title="Ro-100-class submarine"><i>Ro-100</i> (Sen-Shō Type)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ha-101-class_submarine" title="Ha-101-class submarine"><i>Ha-101</i> (Sen'yu-Shō Type)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ha-201-class_submarine" title="Ha-201-class submarine"><i>Ha-201</i> (Sentaka-Shō Type)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-511" title="German submarine U-511"><i>Ro-500</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1224" title="German submarine U-1224"><i>Ro-501</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Midget_submarine" title="Midget submarine">Midget</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_A_K%C5%8D-hy%C5%8Dteki-class_submarine" title="Type A Kō-hyōteki-class submarine">Kō-hyōteki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kairy%C5%AB-class_submarine" title="Kairyū-class submarine">Kairyū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiten" title="Kaiten">Kaiten</a> (suicide <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedo</a>)</li> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Submarine_tender" title="Submarine tender">Submarine tenders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_tender_Komahashi" title="Japanese submarine tender Komahashi"><i>Komahashi</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Ry%C5%ABh%C5%8D#as_the_submarine_tender_Taigei" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūhō">Taigei</a></i><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jingei-class_submarine_tender" title="Jingei-class submarine tender"><i>Jingei</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heian_Maru_(1930)" title="Heian Maru (1930)">Heian Maru</a></i><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Seaplane_tender" title="Seaplane tender">Seaplane tenders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_seaplane_tender_Notoro" title="Japanese seaplane tender Notoro"><i>Notoro</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_seaplane_tender_Kamoi" title="Japanese seaplane tender Kamoi"><i>Kamoi</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitose-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Chitose-class aircraft carrier"><i>Chitose</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_seaplane_carrier_Mizuho" title="Japanese seaplane carrier Mizuho"><i>Mizuho</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_seaplane_carrier_Nisshin" title="Japanese seaplane carrier Nisshin"><i>Nisshin</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_seaplane_tender_Akitsushima" title="Japanese seaplane tender Akitsushima"><i>Akitsushima</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamikawa_Maru-class_seaplane_tender" title="Kamikawa Maru-class seaplane tender"><i>Kamikawa Maru</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">Gunboats</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Ocean</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_gunboat_Saga" title="Japanese gunboat Saga"><i>Saga</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_gunboat_Ataka" title="Japanese gunboat Ataka"><i>Ataka</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hashidate-class_gunboat" title="Hashidate-class gunboat"><i>Hashidate</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_minelayer_Lepanto" title="Italian minelayer Lepanto"><i>Okitsu</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">River</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_gunboat_Toba" title="Japanese gunboat Toba"><i>Toba</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seta-class_gunboat" title="Seta-class gunboat"><i>Seta</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atami-class_gunboat" title="Atami-class gunboat"><i>Atami</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fushimi-class_gunboat" title="Fushimi-class gunboat"><i>Fushimi</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_gunboat_Kotaka" title="Japanese gunboat Kotaka"><i>Kotaka</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Luzon_(PG-47)" title="USS Luzon (PG-47)"><i>Karatsu</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_gunboat_Macau&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Portuguese gunboat Macau (page does not exist)"><i>Maiko</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_gunboat_Ermanno_Carlotto" title="Italian gunboat Ermanno Carlotto"><i>Narumi</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Moth_(1915)" title="HMS Moth (1915)"><i>Suma</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Wake_(PR-3)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Wake (PR-3)"><i>Tatara</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Small craft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Toku_Daihatsu-class_landing_craft" title="Toku Daihatsu-class landing craft">Toku Daihatsu</a> (landing craft)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shin%27y%C5%8D-class_suicide_motorboat" class="mw-redirect" title="Shin'yō-class suicide motorboat">Shin'yō</a> (suicide boat)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Imperial_Japanese_Army" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Imperial Japanese Army">Imperial Japanese Army</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Escort_carrier" title="Escort carrier">Escort carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yamashio_Maru-class_escort_carrier" title="Yamashio Maru-class escort carrier"><i>Yamashio Maru</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Landing_craft_carrier" title="Landing craft carrier">Landing craft carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_amphibious_assault_ship_Shinsh%C5%AB_Maru" title="Japanese amphibious assault ship Shinshū Maru"><i>Shinshū Maru</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type C</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Akitsu_Maru" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Akitsu Maru"><i>Akitsu Maru</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_landing_craft_carrier_Nigitsu_Maru" title="Japanese landing craft carrier Nigitsu Maru"><i>Nigitsu Maru</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">M Type C</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Kumano_Maru" title="Japanese aircraft carrier Kumano Maru"><i>Kumano Maru</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tokitsu_Maru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tokitsu Maru (page does not exist)">Tokitsu Maru</a></i> <span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SCI</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mayasan_Maru" title="Mayasan Maru">Mayasan Maru</a></i> <span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tamatsu_Maru" title="Tamatsu Maru">Tamatsu Maru</a></i><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">M Type A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kibitsu_Maru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kibitsu Maru (page does not exist)">Kibitsu Maru</a></i> <span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hyug%C5%AB_Maru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hyugū Maru (page does not exist)">Hyugū Maru</a></i> <span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Settsu_Maru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Settsu Maru (page does not exist)">Settsu Maru</a></i> <span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>SC</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Type B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takatsu_Maru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takatsu Maru (page does not exist)">Takatsu Maru</a></i><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">Submarines</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Type_3_submergence_transport_vehicle" title="Type 3 submergence transport vehicle"><i>Maru Yu</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Small craft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daihatsu-class_landing_craft" title="Daihatsu-class landing craft">Daihatsu</a> (landing craft)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Dk%C5%8Dtei-class_armored_boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Sōkōtei-class armored boat">Sōkōtei</a> (armored <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboat</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span class="nowrap"><b>S</b>: Single ship in class</span> <span class="nowrap"><b>C</b>: Converted to ship type</span> <span class="nowrap"><b>L</b>: Officially classed as light cruisers until 1939 refits</span> <span class="nowrap"><b>I</b>: Incomplete until the end of the war</span> <span class="nowrap"><b>X</b>: Cancelled</span><br /> Japanese transcription: <b>class/type</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">型</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">"Gata"</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>, <b>(re)model/mark</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">改</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">"Kai"</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>, <b>A</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">甲</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">"Kō"</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>, <b>B</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">乙</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">"Otsu"</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>, <b>C</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">丙</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">"Hei"</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>, <b>D</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">丁</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">"Tei"</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" 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