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Japanese ship-naming conventions. Japanese ship names follow different conventions from those typical in the West. Merchant ship names often contain the word maru at the end (meaning circle), while warships are never named after people, but rather after objects such as mountains, islands, weather phenomena, or animals.
Naming articles about military ships. Military ship articles should follow standard Wikipedia naming conventions. These rules apply to both named and unnamed vessels. A typical military ship article name has the following form: <prefix> <italicized name> < (hull or pennant number or disambiguation)> [1]
Taiyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1942) Kaiyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1942) (liner converted to escort carrier in 1943) Ryūhō (converted from submarine tender in 1942) Taihō. Taihō (1943) Chitose class light aircraft carriers. Chiyoda (1943) Chitose (1944) Unryū class.
2nd class warship (二等軍艦, Nitō Gunkan) Ironclad warship: And over 150 hp steamship. Others: And over 450 hp steamship, or, and over 300 crewmen. Medium vessel (中艦, Chūkan) 3rd class warship (三等軍艦, Santō Gunkan) Ironclad warship: Less than 150 hp steamship. Others: And over 250 hp steamship, or, and over 200 crewmen.
Japanese ship Akashi. Japanese destroyer Akatsuki. Japanese destroyer Akebono. Japanese destroyer Akigumo. Japanese ship Akitsushima. Japanese destroyer Akizuki. Japanese ship Amagi. Japanese destroyer Amagiri. Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze.
List of active ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a list of ships in active service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The JMSDF is one of the world's largest navies and the second largest navy in Asia in terms of fleet tonnage. [1] As of 2024, the JMSDF operates a total of 155 vessels (including minor auxiliary vessels ...
Only disambiguation and shipindex pages (both used to detail multiple ships of the same name) should be included in this category. Individual ships (including those that are the only one to bear the name) should instead be categorised in Category:Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy , or the relevant subcategory for the type of vessel.
t. e. The naval history of Japan began with early interactions with states on the Asian continent in the 3rd century BCE during the Yayoi period. It reached a pre-modern peak of activity during the 16th century, a time of cultural exchange with European powers and extensive trade with the Asian continent.