Imperial Japanese Navy

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN); Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun, 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) was formed between 1952 and 1954 after the dissolution of the IJN.

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1869 — 1945  Wikimedia, Wikidata
IJN; Japanese Navy
navy, Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan, 

Aichi D1A, Akitsu Maru-class carrier, Arrow-class gunvessel, Asama-class cruiser, B5N, Bar-class boom defence vessel, Clemson-class destroyer, Dingyuan-class ironclad, F.5, Fubuki-class destroyer, Fuyutsuki-class destroyer, G3M Rikko, H6K, Ha-7-class submarine, Hatsutaka-class minelayer, Heinkel He 50, Hiyō-class aircraft carrier, I-121-class submarine, I-201-class submarine, I-351-class submarine, I-400-class submarine, Ibuki-class battlecruiser, Ibuki-class cruiser, Ikoma-class armoured cruiser, Insect-class gunboat, Isokaze-class destroyer, Izumo-class armoured cruiser, J1N Gekko, Jingei-class submarine tender, Junsen Type submarine, Kaiten-class human torpedo, Kamikaze-class destroyer, Katori-class battleship, Kongō-class battlecruiser, Mitsubishi A6M Zero, Mitsubishi B1M, Mitsubishi B2M, Mitsubishi G4M, Mogami-class cruiser, N1K Kyōfū, Nagato-class battleship, Nakajima A1N, No.1-class minesweeper, Notoro-class oiler, P1Y Ginga, Ro-100-class submarine, S-class destroyer, Super Akizuki-class destroyer, Tachibana-class destroyer, Type A Kō-hyōteki-class submarine, Type A1 submarine, Type AM submarine, Type C3 submarine, Type IXC submarine, Type KD6a submarine, Type X submarine, Unryū-class aircraft carrier, Yokosuka D4Y Suisei, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
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  Combined Fleet ⓘ
  website dedicated to the Japanese combined fleet

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1869 — 1945 Imperial Japanese Navy

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First Sino-Japanese War

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Japanese invasion of Taiwan

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World War I

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World War II Q362

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Russo-Japanese War

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Second Sino-Japanese War

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Admiral Yamamoto's funeral procession in Hibuya Park. The late admiral was given a state funeral following his assassination by American aircraft.

Prime Minister Hideki Tojo bows to the funeral portrait of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in May 1943, after Yamamoto's body is returned to Japan following his assassination by American aircraft in Operation Vengeance. Tokyo, Japan.

Photo of an Akizuki class destroyer (Suzutsuki or Hatsuzuki) off the Marshell islands

Prime Minister Hideki Tojo bows to family members of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto after Yamamoto's body is returned to Japan, following his assassination by American aircraft in Operation Vengence. Tokyo, Japan.

L'amiral japonais Takahashi - photographie de presse - Agence Meurisse - btv1b9026547v

Wang-Shih-tse

Japanese destroyer Nowaki at anchor after repairs in August of 1943

Uniform (AM 2000.21.1-11)

Jap(anese) navy officers LOC 25073656614

Uniform (AM 2000.21.2-1)

• Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet, 1941–1945 - , American English, 1954
• Combined Fleet - website dedicated to the Japanese combined fleet, 1897
• Gunkan kōshinkyoku - song, Japanese
• Navy Memorial Museum -

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	website		Combined Fleet	website, Imperial Japanese Navy, naval history	Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
site	museum	1902	Mikasa	preserved watercraft, pre-dreadnought battleship, museum ship, Imperial Japanese Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
commons	image		Admiral Yamamoto's funeral procession in Hibuya Park. The late admiral was given a state funeral following his assassination by American aircraft.		Commons
commons	image		Prime Minister Hideki Tojo bows to the funeral portrait of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in May 1943, after Yamamoto's body is returned to Japan following his assassination by American aircraft in Operation Vengeance. Tokyo, Japan.		Commons
commons	image		Photo of an Akizuki class destroyer (Suzutsuki or Hatsuzuki) off the Marshell islands		Commons
commons	image		Prime Minister Hideki Tojo bows to family members of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto after Yamamoto's body is returned to Japan, following his assassination by American aircraft in Operation Vengence. Tokyo, Japan.		Commons
commons	image		L'amiral japonais Takahashi - photographie de presse - Agence Meurisse - btv1b9026547v		Commons
commons	image		Wang-Shih-tse		Commons
commons	image		Japanese destroyer Nowaki at anchor after repairs in August of 1943		Commons
commons	image		Uniform (AM 2000.21.1-11)		Commons
commons	image		Jap(anese) navy officers LOC 25073656614		Commons
commons	image		Uniform (AM 2000.21.2-1)		Commons