Category: WW2 Japanese Navy
WW2 Japanese Submarines
WW2 Japanese Submarines IJN – About 85 submarines. Introduction: Ideas but wasted opportunities Just like aircraft carriers later, Japan was…
Furutaka class Cruisers (1925)
Furutaka class (1925) Japan, 1925. Heavy Cruisers Furutaka, Kako The First Japanese “washington” cruisers: The two heavy cruisers of the…
Ise class battleships (1917)
Imperial Japanese Navy IJN Ise, Hyūga 1915-1945. From super-dreadnoughts to hybrid battleships: Ise and Hyūga were two fast dreadnoughts built…
Fuso class battleships (1915)
Fuso class battleships (1915) Japan, 1915. Fuso, Yamashiro. The first Japanese-designed super-dreadnought: These powerful dreadnoughts were far-off derivatives of the…
WW2 Imperial Japanese Destroyers
About 80 destroyers 1919-1945 Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyer’s complete overview Japanese destroyers acquired a fearsome reputation during WW2, contrary to…
Hōshō (1921)
Japan, 1921. Aircraft Carrier The Hōshō, world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier Hosho was the first Japanese aircraft carrier. And a…
Tone class cruisers (1937)
Tone class cruisers (1937) Heavy Cruisers Tone, Chikuma. The last IJN heavy cruisers The Tone class cruisers, IJN Tone and…
Tenryū class cruisers (1918)
Tenryū class cruisers (1918) Japan, 1918. Tenryu, Tatsuta First light cruisers of the IJN: The 天龍型軽巡洋艦 Tenryū-gata keijun’yōkan or Tenryū…
Aoba class heavy cruisers (1926)
Aoba class heavy cruisers (1926) Japan, 1926. Heavy Cruisers Aoba, Kinugasa The Improved Furutaka The two heavy cruisers of the…
