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Pacific Theater

Imperial Japanese Navy

The navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. By 1941, it was the third largest navy in the world, featuring the massive Yamato-class battleships and the highly innovative Kido Butai carrier strike force.

Aircraft Carriers

Akagi
Amagi-class (converted)

Akagi

Amagi-class (converted)
  • Launched 22 April 1925
  • Displacement N/A
  • Speed N/A
FateScuttled on 5 June 1942 at Battle of Midway
Kaga
Kaga-class

Kaga

Kaga-class
  • Launched 17 November 1921
  • Displacement N/A
  • Speed N/A
FateScuttled 4 June 1942 at the Battle of Midway
Shōkaku
Shōkaku-class

Shōkaku

Shōkaku-class
  • Launched 1 June 1939
  • Displacement N/A
  • Speed N/A
FateSunk on 19 June 1944 at Battle of the Philippine Sea
Zuikaku
Shōkaku-class

Zuikaku

Shōkaku-class
  • Launched 27 November 1939
  • Displacement N/A
  • Speed N/A
FateSunk 25 October 1944 at the Battle off Cape Engaño

Submarine Aircraft Carriers

I-400
Sen-Toku class

I-400

Sen-Toku class
  • Launched N/A
  • Displacement N/A
  • Speed N/A
FateSurrendered 1945, sunk as target by US Navy 1946

Heavy Cruisers

Mogami
Mogami-class

Mogami

Mogami-class
  • Launched N/A
  • Displacement N/A
  • Speed N/A
FateScuttled 25 October 1944 at the Battle of Surigao Strait
Takao
Takao-class

Takao

Takao-class
  • Launched 12 May 1930
  • Displacement N/A
  • Speed N/A
FateScuttled by British forces as target ship 29 October 1946

Battleships

Musashi
Yamato-class

Musashi

Yamato-class
  • Launched 1 November 1940
  • Displacement N/A
  • Speed N/A
FateSunk on 24 October 1944 at the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
Nagato
Nagato-class

Nagato

Nagato-class
  • Launched 9 November 1919
  • Displacement N/A
  • Speed N/A
FateSunk as target during Operation Crossroads atomic tests, 1946
Yamato
Yamato-class

Yamato

Yamato-class
  • Launched 8 August 1940
  • Displacement N/A
  • Speed N/A
FateSunk on 7 April 1945