Ship Code Table

Imperial Japanese Navy

Last update : December 1, 1998

Note :

Old ship code
(1923-1964) / (1965- )
"--" : Old code was not assigned.

Naval vessels
Type Ship code Old ship code Ship's name Displacement tons Build - Retire Other information
Minelayer _AM AM / -- ITSUKUSHIMA 1970 Dec. 1929 - Oct. 1944  
Special Service Ship _OT OT / -- OTOMARI 2330 Nov. 1921 - ???. 1949 Icebreaker
Survey Vessel _KH KH / -- KOMAHASHI 1230 1931* - Jul. 1945 * : The year which was appointed as the survey vessel (Commissioned in Jan. 1914)
_KK KK / -- KATSURIKI 1540 1935* - Sep. 1944 * : The year which was appointed as the survey vessel (Commissioned in Jan. 1917)
_MN MN / -- MANSYU 3510 Feb. 1916* - Dec. 1930 * : The date which was appointed as the survey vessel
_MT MT / -- MATSUE 2550 Nov. 1905* - 1925 * : The date which was appointed as the survey vessel
_UY UY / -- KOSYU 2080 Apr. 1917* - Apr. 1939 * : The date which was appointed as the survey vessel
_TV TV / -- TSUKUSHI 1400 Dec. 1941 - Nov. 1943  
_YA YA / -- YAMATO 1330 Apr. 1902* - 1934 * : The date which was appointed as the survey vessel
_YO YO / -- YODO 1320 1928* - 1940 * : The year of the first sounding

Oceanographic Research Vessels and Chartered Ships
Type Ship code Old ship code Ship's name Gross tons Build - Retired Other information
Oceanographic Research Vessel _K1 K1 / -- KAIYO NO.1 200 Oct. 1939 - Oct. 1944 It is sometimes expressed with "KAIYO MARU NO.1".
_K2 K2 / -- KAIYO NO.2 200 Jan. 1940 - Oct. 1944 It is sometimes expressed with "KAIYO MARU NO.2".
_K3 K3 / -- KAIYO NO.3 200 Jun. 1942 - Oct. 1944 It is sometimes expressed with "KAIYO MARU NO.3".
_K4 K4 / -- KAIYO NO.4 200 Jul. 1942 - Mar. 1964 It is sometimes expressed with "KAIYO MARU NO.4".
May 1948 : admitted by the Maritime Safety Agency as "KAIYO NO.4 (HG01)"
_K5 K5 / -- KAIYO NO.5 200 Feb. 1943 - Sep. 1952 It is sometimes expressed with "KAIYO MARU NO.5".
May 1948 : admitted by the Maritime Safety Agency as "KAIYO NO.5 (HG02)"
_K6 K6 / -- KAIYO NO.6 200 Mar. 1943 - Oct. 1944 It is sometimes expressed with "KAIYO MARU NO.6".

Type Ship code Old ship code Ship's name Gross tons Observation term Other information
Chartered ship _Y6 Y6 / -- KYO MARU NO.6 340 Jun. 1939 - Jul. 1939 A whaler of the Kyokuyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_Y7 Y7 / -- KYO MARU NO.7 340 Jun. 1939 - Jul. 1939 A whaler of the Kyokuyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_Y8 Y8 / -- KYO MARU NO.8 340 Jul. 1939 - Aug. 1940 A whaler of the Kyokuyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_YX YX / -- KYO MARU NO.10 340 Jul. 1939 - Aug. 1939 A whaler of the Kyokuyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_S1 S1 / -- SHONAN MARU NO.1 350 Jul. 1940 - Aug. 1940 A whaler of the Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
_S3 S3 / -- SHONAN MARU NO.3 350 May 1941 - Jul. 1941 A whaler of the Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
_S6 S6 / -- SHONAN MARU NO.6 355 Jul. 1940 - Jun. 1941 A whaler of the Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
_S7 S7 / -- SHONAN MARU NO.7 355 Jun. 1941 - Jul. 1941 A whaler of the Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
_S8 S8 / -- SHONAN MARU NO.8 355 Jun. 1941 - Jul. 1941 A whaler of the Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
_T1 T1 / -- TAKUNAN MARU NO.1 343 Jul. 1939 - Sep. 1939 A whaler of the Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
_T2 T2 / -- TAKUNAN MARU NO.2 343 Jul. 1939 - Aug. 1939 A whaler of the Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
_T3 T3 / -- TAKUNAN MARU NO.3 343 Jul. 1939 - Aug. 1940 A whaler of the Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
_T5 T5 / -- TAKUNAN MARU NO.5 343 Jul. 1940 - Aug. 1940 A whaler of the Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
_T8 T8 / -- TAKUNAN MARU NO.8 343 Jul. 1939 - Sep. 1939 A whaler of the Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
_TX TX / -- TAKUNAN MARU NO.10 343 Jul. 1939 - Aug. 1939 A whaler of the Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
_TM TM / -- TAMA MARU 264 Aug. 1938 - Aug. 1940 A whaler of the Taiyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_A2 A2 / -- TAMA MARU NO.2 264 Aug. 1938 - Jun. 1941 A whaler of the Taiyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_A3 A3 / -- TAMA MARU NO.3 257 Aug. 1938 - Aug. 1939 A whaler of the Taiyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_A5 A5 / -- TAMA MARU NO.5 257 Aug. 1938 - Aug. 1939 A whaler of the Taiyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_A6 A6 / -- TAMA MARU NO.6 275 Aug. 1938 - Aug. 1940 A whaler of the Taiyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_A7 A7 / -- TAMA MARU NO.7 275 Jul. 1939 - Aug. 1939 A whaler of the Taiyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_TP TP / -- TSUMEKI MARU 20 ? - ? A fishing boat
_TS TS / -- TOSHI MARU 293 Jul. 1940 - Aug. 1940 A whaler of the Taiyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_O2 O2 / -- TOSHI MARU NO.2 293 Jul. 1939 - Jul. 1941 A whaler of the Taiyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_O5 O5 / -- TOSHI MARU NO.5 298 Jun. 1941 - Jul. 1941 A whaler of the Taiyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_O7 O7 / -- TOSHI MARU NO.7 297 Jul. 1939 - Jul. 1941 A whaler of the Taiyo Hogei Co. Ltd.
_HD HD / -- HOYO MARU 36 ? - ? A fishing boat
_MG MG / -- MYOGA MARU ? Sep. 1938 - Oct. 1938  
_YM YM / -- TOYAMA MARU 914 Apr. 1941 - Dec. 1943  
_YK YK / -- YOKO MARU 1050 Apr. 1941 - May 1942