THE DATES OF COMMISSIONING OF ALL MAJOR JAPANESE NAVAL VESSELS AFTER 1 DECEMBER, 1941 - Report No. 13-a(39) - USSBS Index Section 6

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Compilation of commissioning dates for major Japanese naval vessel classes after 1 December 1941, organized by ship type categories including battleships, aircraft carriers, light cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and escorts. For each vessel entry, the record pairs a vessel name or class designation with a commissioning date formatted as month-day-year, often with additional notes in parentheses for former names or captured/foreign-origin vessels. Intended for systematic reference and cross-indexing of timetable data across warship types.

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Battleships

Aircraft Carriers

Light Cruisers

Destroyers

Submarines

Escorts

# THE DATES OF CO!ISIONING OF ALL MAJOR JAPANESENAVAL VESSELS AFTLR 1 DECEBER,1941. TYPE Battleships Aircraft Carriers Light Cruisers NA1E DATE YANOTO 12-16-1941 MUSASHI 8-5-1942 SHOHO12-22-1941(ex 5S Tender TSURUGIZAKI) JUNY05-3-1942(ex S.S.KASHIWABAPA MARU) HIY07-31-1942(ex S.S.IZUMOFAHU) CHUY011-25-1942(ex S.S.NITTANARU) RYUHO11-30-1942(ex SS Tender TAIGAI) SHINYO12-15-1943(ex German ship SHARNNOR3T) UNYO8-31-1943(ex S.S.YAWATAMARU) CHIYODA10-31-1943(ex Seaplane Tender) KAIYOll-23-1943(ex S.S.ARGENTINA 1ARU) CHITOSE1-l-1944(ex Seaplane Tender) TAIHO 3-7-1944 ANAGI 8-10-1944 KATSURAGI 10-15-1944 TAIYo 3-7-1944 (ex S.S.KASUGAMARU) SHINANO 11-19-1944 (ex BB -YA1ATO Type) AGANO 10-31-1942 OYODO 2-28-1943 TYPE Liht Cruisers Senplane Tender Dest:0ers NATE YAHAGI SAKAA NI55HEN KIZJK TTUTSUKI SUZUTSUKI HATSUZUKT NIILUKI TA2SUKT SHI!OT3IT FUYUTSUKI YOIZUKI HAI₄ZUKI HANAT5UKI NATSUZUKI YUGAC KAZAGUT0 IKIGUN0 AKICUIO KIYON T FAKINA)I NAGNAIT T.KANA I QNAJ T TA1IATI SUZUNAII DTE 12-29-1943 11-30-1944 3-27-1942 6-17-1242 -31-1942 12-29-1942 12-29-1942 3-31-1943 5-31-1943 3-31-1944 5-25--1944 1-31-1945 12-28-1944 12-26-1944 4-2-1945 72-5-1C41 3-14-1941. 3-14-1942 4-10-1942 1-25-1942 C-18-1942 6-30-1942 8-31-1942 12-29-1942 4-30-1943 2-27-1943 TYPE DestroyerS NAIE FUZINAII HAYANAII HAMANAI KISHINA]I CKINAII ASASHIM0 HAYASHIN0 AKI1T10 KIYHIIO MATSU KI I TOMO MAKI KAYA KEY KI KU NA. SUGI HINOKI KASHI KAEDE MOF"I SAKURA UNZ TAKE NARA TSUBAKT DATE 7-31-1943 7-31-1943 10-15-1943 12-3-1943 12-10-1943 11-27-1943 2-20-1944 3-1l-1944 5-16-1944 4--28-1944 8-14-1944 6-10-1944 -10-1944 9-30-1944 12-1l-1944 7-25-1944 8-25-1944 9-30-1944 9-30-1944 10-30-1944 9-7-1944 l1-25-1944 6-28-1944 6-16-1944 ll-26-1944 ll-30-1944 PE Destrovers Submarines NAIE TSUTA SHIT HAGI YANICI KU3UNOKI SU].I HATSUZ KUR TACHTBAIA NIR KAB NA SHT HATSUUI出 E_OK KKI CT.KL I…11 I-1,2 I-13 I-14 I-27 I-28 I-29 I-30 I-31 I-32 I-33 DATE 2-8-1945 3-13-1945 3-1-1945 1-1-1945 4-28-1945 3-26-1945 5-28-1945 6-20-1945 6-20-1945 3-29--1945 3--15-1945 6-18-1945 3-31-1945 3-5-1945 3-15-1945 5-16-1942 5-25-1944 12-16-1944 3-14-1945 2-24-1942 2-6-1942 2-27-1942 3-10-1242 5-31-1942 4-22-1942 6-12--1942 TYPE Submarines # NA]EDATE I-348-37-1942 I-358-31-1942 I-369-30-1942 I-373-10~1943 I-381-31-1943 I-394-22-1943 I-407-31-1943 I-419-18-1943 I-4211-3-1943 I-4311-5-1943 T-441-31-1944 I-4512-28-1943I-462-29-1944I-477-10-1944I-489-5-1944I-5212-28-1944I-532-20-1944I-543-31-1944I-554-20-1944I-566-8-1944I-589-7-1944I-1767-20-1942I~17712-28-1942I-17812-26-1942I-1796-18-1943I-1806-15-1943 TYPE Submarines NANEDATEI-1815-24-1943I-1825-10-1943I-18310-3-1943I-18410~15-1943I~1859-23-1943I-2012-2-1945I-2022-14-1945I-2036-25-1945I·351l-28-1945I-3515-25-1944I-3625-25-1045I-3637-8-1944I-3646--14-1944I-3658-1-1944I-3668-3-1944I-3678-15-1944I--3688-25-1944I-36910-9-1944I-3709-4-1944I-37110-2-1944I--3721l-9-1944I-3734-14-1945I-40012-30-1944I-4011-8-1945I-4027-24-1945I--501(ex German)7-15-1945 Submarines NATEDATE I-502(ex German)7-15-1945I-503111I-504111I-505{111T-5061111RO-353-25-1943RO-365-27-1943RC…376-30-1943RO-387-24-194330399-12.-1943 0…406-28-1943 R0-4.1.11-26-1943 K0-428.--27-1943 RO-4312-16-1943R0-449-13-19430-451-11-1C440-462-19-194420-471-31-19440-483-31-1944KC-495-19-194.40-507-31-7944K0-559-30-1944K0-5611-15-1944RO-1009-23-1942R0-10710-31-1942R0-102I1-17-1942 TYPE Su.bmarines NA EDATE R0-10310-21-1942 R0-1042-25-1943 R0-1053-5-1943 K0-10612--26-1942 R0--10712-26-1942 RO-1084-20-1943 R0-1094-30-1943 F0-1107-6-1943 R0--11l7-19-1943

FAQs

What time period does this report cover for Japanese naval ships?

It covers commissioning dates for major Japanese naval vessels after 1 December 1941.

How is the information organized?

Entries are grouped by ship type categories such as battleships, aircraft carriers, light cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and escorts, with each vessel listed alongside its commissioning date.

Do vessel entries include notes beyond the commissioning date?

Many entries include parenthetical notes, such as former names or references to ships with foreign origin, alongside the main commissioning date.

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