Category: WW2 Japanese Navy
Akitsushima class Seaplane Tenders (1941)
Imperial Japanese Seaplane Tenders, 1942-44: IJN Akistushima, Chihaya, 3 more cancelled. IJN Akitsushima was a seaplane tender of the Imperial…
WW2 IJN Gunboats
22 gunboats, 100+ armoured riverine ones. The Imperial Japanese Navy Gunboats: A wide topic encompassing pre-WW1 and WW1 models as…
Mizuho class seaplane carriers (1938)
IJN – Mizuho, Nisshin 1938-43. The last IJN seaplane carriers IJN Mizuho and Nisshin were near sister ships and related…
Taiyō class escort aircraft carriers (1942)
Escort Aircraft Carriers: IJN Taiyō, Chūyō, Un’yō, commissioned 1941-42 The first IJN escort carriers The paradox of the history of…
Japanese Amphibious Ships
IJA/IJN Amphibious Ships, landing crafts and Landing Forces About 3000+ landing ships, crafts, assault vessels, transport subs and auxiliary carriers…
Unryū class fleet aircraft carriers (1944)
Japan, 1943-45. 15 fleet aicraft carriers planned IJN Unryū, Amagi, Katsuragi, Kasagi, 5005, Aso, Ikoma, Kurama, Kaimon, 5010-5015. The Unryū…
WW2 Imperial Japanese Cruisers
Imperial Japanese Navy Cruisers of WW2 The fleet’s spearhead In December 1941, the most valuable asset of the Imperial Japanese…
Katori class cruisers (1939)
Katori class cruisers (1939) Heavy Cruisers Katori, Kashima, Kashii. The IJN school cruisers The three Katori class light cruisers, Katori,…
Sendai class Cruisers (1923)
Sendai class Cruisers (1923) Imperial Japanese Navy, 1923-44. IJN Sendai, Jintsū, Naka (+Kako, Ayase, Minase, Otonase, unnamed- cancelled) The “four…
Oyodo (1943)
Ōyodo (1943) – The last IJN cruiser IJN Heavy Cruiser 1942-45: Oyodo, Niyodo (cancelled), 11 more. The last IJN cruiser…
