Category: WW2 Japanese Navy

Katori class cruisers (1939) Heavy Cruisers Katori, Kashima, Kashii. The IJN school cruisers The three Katori class light cruisers, Katori,…

Sendai class Cruisers (1923) Imperial Japanese Navy, 1923-44. IJN Sendai, Jintsū, Naka (+Kako, Ayase, Minase, Otonase, unnamed- cancelled) The “four…

Ōyodo (1943) – The last IJN cruiser IJN Heavy Cruiser 1942-45: Oyodo, Niyodo (cancelled), 11 more. The last IJN cruiser…

Agano class cruisers (1941) light Cruisers Agano, Noshiro, Yahagi, Sakawa The last IJN light cruisers The Agano class (阿賀野型軽巡洋艦) were…

IJN armoured aircraft carrier. The world’s largest aircraft carrier The third member of the Yamato super-battleships, IJN Shinano (信濃 –…

Imperial Japanese Navy, 1936-44. IJN Chitose, IJN chiyoda Convertible seaplane tenders with a short career The Chitose class were started…

Imperial Japanese Navy, Fleet Armoured Aircraft Carrier 1941-44. The Imperial Japanese Navy Taihō was a modern Fleet Aircraft Carrier designed…

Japan, 1938-45: IJN Jun’yō, Hiyō The first IJN converted liners Jun’yō (隼鷹, “Peregrine Falcon”) and Hiyō (飛鷹, “Flying Hawk”) were…

Japan, 1933-45. IJN Ryūhō was one of the five converted light fleet aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (alongside…

Japan, 1937-44. Zuihō (瑞鳳), Shōhō (祥鳳) The double life of the Zuihō pair Digitally colorized photo of IJN Shoho in…