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The following is a list of destroyers and 1st class (steam) torpedo boats of Japan grouped by class or design. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers.
Japanese destroyer Kaba (1915) Japanese destroyer Kashiwa (1915) Kaba-class destroyer; Japanese destroyer Kaede (1915) Japanese destroyer Kamikaze (1905) Kamikaze-class destroyer (1905) Japanese destroyer Katsura (1915) Japanese destroyer Kikutsuki (1907) Japanese destroyer Kiri (1915) Japanese destroyer Kisaragi (1905) Japanese destroyer ...
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Soon after, Japan accepted a British request for a destroyer division to be sent to the Mediterranean. [2] In March of that year, the Japanese organized a special service squadron under Rear-Admiral Sato Kozo. The squadron consisted of a cruiser and two destroyer divisions, each composed of four of the navy's newest destroyers.
This list also includes ships before the official founding of the Navy and some auxiliary ships used by the Army. For a list of ships of its successor, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, see List of active Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships and List of combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
4 Yūgumo-class destroyer built 1941 (1) 27 Yūgumo class and 16 Akizuki -class building (2) Others ships of the Momi-class were re-rated as patrol vessels. Also, note than Momi name was assigned in 1944 to a Matsu-class destroyer ship
In 2014, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera expressed the intention of buying one amphibious assault ship (LHD) from the United States to provide more amphibious capabilities than the current Osumi class landing ships. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship is most likely candidate for acquisition. [70]