Fantasque Time Line (FTL) : Imperial Japanese Navy losses

Abbreviations

sunk

ship who when where notes

DD Murasame MN SS Protée 08 Dec 41 south of Hainan
AV Kimikawa Maru MN SS Protée 08 Dec 41 south of Hainan scuttled
DD Asagumo USN CL Marblehead & MN DD Lynx & Tigre 09 Dec 41 off Tourane (Indochina)
SS I-70
 USN SBD
 10 Dec 41
 Pacific Ocean
DD Hayate USN coast guns 11 Dec 41 Wake
DD Kisaragi USN F4F-3 11 Dec 41 Wake
AP Oikawa Maru MN SS Le Centaure 11 Dec 41 Philippines
CL Kuma MN SS Le Glorieux 18 Dec 41 north of Miri (Borneo)
AP Hayo Maru USN SS S-38 22 Dec 41 Lingayen Gulf (Philippines)
CVS Nisshin MN SS Le Centaure 23 Dec 41 Lingayen Gulf (Philippines) scuttled
DD Yudachi RN SS Clyde 26 Dec 41 off Paracels (South China Sea)
SS Ro-60
 wrecked on reef 29 Dec 41
 Kwajalein
AP Tosan Maru RNN SS K-XVII 29 Dec 41 Kuching Bay
CL Natori RAF Beauforts 29 Dec 41 Kuching Bay
DD Fumitsuki RAF Beauforts 29 Dec 41 Kuching Bay beached
AP Katori Maru RAF Beauforts 29 Dec 41 Kuching Bay in shallow waters
AP Hiyoshi Maru RAF Beauforts 29 Dec 41 Kuching Bay in shallow waters
BB Ise RAF Beauforts 30 Dec 41 South China Sea damaged by RN SS Clyde on the same day
BB Kongo RN BB Repulse & CL Enterprise & Emerald 31 Dec 41 South China Sea
BB Fuso RAF Beauforts 31 Dec 41 South China Sea damaged by MN CL Duguay-Trouin & Lamotte-Piquet the night before
DD Akatsuki RN DDs 31 Dec 41 South China Sea
CL Tenryu MN SS Surcouf 31 Dec 41 off Wake 11 Dec 41 : damaged by USN coast guns, Wake
AP (troopship) RN SS Severn 10 Jan 42 Gulf of Siam
AP RAAF Hudsons 10 Jan 42 South China Sea, off Malaya
AP RAAF Hudsons 10 Jan 42 South China Sea, off Malaya
DD Asagiri MN SS Le Centaure 11 Jan 42 South China Sea, slightly north of Endau
AP MN SS Le Conquérant 11 Jan 42 South China Sea, slightly north of Endau
PC MN SS Le Conquérant 11 Jan 42 South China Sea, slightly north of Endau
AP MN SS Surcouf 11 Jan 42 west of Bonin Islands
AP RAAF Hudsons 11 Jan 42 off the Endau beach head (Malaya)
AM W13 RNN coast guns 11 Jan 42 Tarakan
AM W14 RNN coast guns 11 Jan 42 Tarakan
AP USN SS Stingray 12 Jan 42 north of Paracels
AP (troopship) USN SS Swordfish 12 Jan 42 off Menado (Sulawesi)
SS I-15 MN SS Argo 13 Jan 42 South China Sea
AP RAF Beauforts 14 Jan 42 off the Endau beach head (Malaya)
PC MN SS Pascal 15 Jan 42 off the Endau beach head (Malaya)
AM W15 RN MTBs 15 Jan 42 south of Mersing (Malaya)
coaster USN SS Swordfish 17 Jan 42 off Davao
AP Tsuruga Maru (troopship) RNN SS K-XIV 20 Jan 42 Celebes Sea/Makassar Strait, near Balikpapan
AP Nana Maru ML-KNIL Hudsons 21 Jan 42 Balikpapan (Celebes)
AP Sumanoura Maru USN DD Bulmer 21 Jan 42 Balikpapan Bay (Celebes)
AP Tatsukami Maru USN DD Barker 21 Jan 42 Balikpapan Bay (Celebes)
SS I-73
 USN SS Gudgeon
 27 Jan 42
 near Midway
AM (converted DD) probably USN SS S-40 01 Feb 42 Banda Sea
AP RNN K-XII 01 Feb 42 Banda Sea
AP Bordeaux Maru USN TBD & SBD 01 Feb 42 Kwajalein
PC USN TBD & SBD 01 Feb 42 Kwajalein
CVL Shoho MN SS Casabianca & Sidi Ferruch 03 Feb 42 south of Ananbas Islands (South China Sea)
DD Nowaki MN SS Sidi Ferruch 03 Feb 42 south of Ananbas Islands (South China Sea) 30 Dec 41 : lightly damaged by RAF Beaufighters, South China Sea
AP USN SS S-40 03 Feb 42 off Makassar
AM W17 USN SS S-40 03 Feb 42 off Makassar
AP RN SS Clyde 04 Feb 42 South China Sea / Gulf of Siam
AP RAF Beauforts 04 Feb 42 Makassar
AP USN SS Swordfish 06 Feb 42 off Menado (Northern Celebes)
DD Natsushio USN SS S-37
 08 Feb 42 Sandakan, off Borneo
 - 21 Jan 42 : damaged & beached by USN DD Pillsbury, Balikpapan Bay (Celebes)
- patched to be repaired in Japan
AO Azusa MN SS Sfax 08 Feb 42 north of Mako (South China Sea)
liner Teiko Maru MN SS La Créole & Béveziers 08 Feb 42 between Taiwan and Philippines
AP Okuni Maru MN SS La Créole 08 Feb 42 between Taiwan and Philippines
AP MN SS Aurore 08 Feb 42 between Taiwan and Philippines
DD Sanae MN SS Aurore 08 Feb 42 between Taiwan and Philippines
AP MN SS Béveziers 08 Feb 42 between Taiwan and Philippines
AP mine from MN SS(M) Perle 12 Feb 42 entry of Kuching Bay
PC mine from MN SS(M) Perle 13 Feb 42 entry of Kuching Bay
AP RN SS Upright 13 Feb 42 off Bali (Java Sea)
AM (converted DD) RN SS Upright 13 Feb 42 off Bali (Java Sea)
AP Sagami Maru RN SS Upholder 14 Feb 42 Java Sea damaged by USAAF B-17 at the Bali landing the day before
AP mine from MN SS Diamant 16 Feb 42 off Endau (South China Sea)
SS I-68 RN SS Utmost 20 Feb 42 Karimata Strait (Java Sea)
AP RN SS Urge 24 Feb 42 Java Sea/Makassar Strait
AP USN SS Seadragon 25 Feb 42 out of Lingayen Gulf (South China Sea)
AM (converted DD) RNN SS K-XV 25 Feb 42 off Bandjarmassin (Java Sea)
AP mine from MN SS(M) Diamant or Perle 28 Feb 42 off Bandjarmassin (Java Sea)
coaster mine from MN SS(M) Diamant or Perle 28 Feb 42 hoff Bandjarmassin (Java Sea)
AP RAF Blenheims 01 Mar 42 Pekalongan (Java)
AP RAF Blenheims 01 Mar 42 Pekalongan (Java)
SS Ro-66 RAN DE Moresby 25 Mar 42 Australian East Coast 14 Mar 42 : sligthly damaged by RAN DE Moresby, off Sydney
CM Tsugaru USN TBD & SBD 26 Mar 42 off Lae and Salamaua (Papua)
ACM Tenyo Maru USN TBD & SBD 26 Mar 42 off Lae and Salamaua (Papua)
AP Yokohama Maru USN TBD & SBD 26 Mar 42 off Lae and Salamaua (Papua)
AP Kokai Maru USN TBD & SBD 26 Mar 42 off Lae and Salamaua (Papua)
AMC Kongo Maru USN TBD & SBD 26 Mar 42 off Lae and Salamaua (Papua) 11 Dec 41 : damaged by USN coast guns, Wake
coaster RN SS Unbeaten 27 Mar 42 off Bangka Island (east of Sumatra)
AP MN SS Aurore 15 Apr 42 off Ambon (Banda Sea)
AM MN SS Aurore 15 Apr 42 off Ambon (Banda Sea)
AP
 mine from MN SS(M) Perle 17 Apr 42 off Timor
AM
 mine from MN SS(M) Perle 17 Apr 42
 off Timor
AP
 mine from MN SS(M) Perle 20 Apr 42
 entry of Saigon river
AP
 mine from MN SS(M) Perle 20 Apr 42 entry of Saigon river
SS I-124
 RAN AM Deloraine
 26 Apr 42
 Australian South Coast
SS I-60
 RAN AMA Doomba & Toowoomba
 16 May 42
 Australian East Coast
AM
 USN SBD 18 May 42 off Guadalcanal
AM
 USN SBD 18 May 42 off Guadalcanal
AM Tama Maru
 USN TBD
 18 May 42 off Guadalcanal
CV Zuikaku
 MN SS Sidi-Ferruch
 20 May 42
 Coral Sea
 damaged by USN SBD the same day
TB Manazuru
 RN SS Urge
 07 Jul 42
 Malacca Straits
TB Hayabusa RN DD
 07 Jul 42 Malacca Straits
TB Hiyodori
 RN SS Upholder
 08 Jul 42
 Malacca Straits damaged by MN DD Lynx the day before
AP Meiyo Maru USN SS S-38
 07 Aug 42
 South-East of Rabaul
CA Furutaka
 RAN CA Australia & RNZN CL Leander
 09 Aug 42
 off Guadalcanal
CA Kako
 USN BB Colorado
 09 Aug 42
 off Guadalcanal
PC RAAF Beauforts 11 Aug 42
 off New-Guinea
AM
 RAAF Wirraways
 11 Aug 42
 off New-Guinea
AK Nanai Maru
 RAAF Beauforts 12 Aug 42 Milne Bay (New-Guinea)
CVL Hiyo
 USN TBF & SBD 13 Aug 42
 Eastern Solomons
ACR Yakumo crash of RAAF Wirraway & RN and RAN DDs
 13 Aug 42
 Milne Bay (New-Guinea) damaged by RAAF Wirraways the day before
DD Fuyo
 RAN DD Voyager
 13 Aug 42 Milne Bay (New-Guinea)
AP Boston Maru RAAF Swordfish 14 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal
AP Kinryu Maru USAAF B-26 14 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal
AP USN SS Nautilus 16 Aug 42 Makin
PE (?) USN SS Nautilus 16 Aug 42 Makin
PC Cha-4 RAAF Swordfish 19 Aug 42 near Tassafaronga beached and wrecked on a coral head
BB Nagato RAN DD Arunta, RNN DD, USN BB Washington & North Carolina 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal - 14 Aug 42 : slightly damaged by US B-17, Eastern Solomons, under repairs until late Aug 42
- scuttled by CA Takao
CA Maya
 USN CL Nashville & RNN DD Isaac Sweers (probably)
 30 Aug 42
 off Shortlands (Solomons)
 - 23 Dec 41 : damaged by MN SS Le Centaure, Lingayen Gulf, (Philippines), under repairs till Apr 42
- sunk due to damage and stress of weather
CL Yura
 RN CA Shropshire, MN CA Duquesne & RAN CL Brisbane
 30 Aug 42
 off Guadalcanal
DD Minegumo
 RAN DD Arunta, RNN DDs, USN CL Nashville
 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal
DD Natsugumo
 RAN CL Brisbane
 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal
DD Harusame
 RNN DDs & CL Tromp
 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal scuttled
SS I-33
 accident
 27 Sep 42
 Kwajalein to be raised
AV Katsuragi Maru
 USN SS Sturgeon
 02 Oct 42
 off Rabaul
AP Tenryu Maru
 USN SS Amberjack
 09 Oct 42
 Kavieng
PC Cha-xxx
 USN MTB
 15 Oct 42
 off Guadalcanal
AP Sumiyoshi Maru
 USN SS S-44
 20 Oct 42
 off Kavieng
DD Fubuki
 USN SS S-30
 23 Oct 42
 Guadalcanal
 scuttled

total : 1 CV, 2 CVL, 4 BB, 3 CA, 4 CL, 16 DD, 1 CVS, 2 AV, 9 SS

damaged

ship
 who
 when
 where
 notes
 
PC P-33 USN coast guns
 11 Dec 41 Wake
DD Asakaze RNN SS K-XVI 17 Dec 41 off Miri (Borneo) refloated and towed to Japan, under repairs till Mar-Apr 43
AP Yayo Maru ML-KNIL Martin WH-3
 17 Dec 41 Borneo
AP Hanoi Maru ML-KNIL Martin WH-3 18 Dec 41 Borneo
AV Sanuki Maru ML-KNIL Martin WH-3 18 Dec 41 off Miri (Borneo)
AV Kamikawa Maru RAF Beauforts 29 Dec 41 Kuching Bay - sunk
- Apr 42 : refloated and rebuilt as CVE for 1st quarter of 43
DD Arashi RN SS Clyde 30 Dec 41 South China Sea bow destroyed, beached in Kuching bay, under repairs till May 42
DD Hamakaze RAF Beaufighters 30 Dec 41 South China Sea lightly damaged
BB Haruna RN BB Prince of Wales & CL Mauritius, MN CL Duguay-Trouin & Lamotte-Piquet 31 Dec 41 South China Sea under repairs till Jul 42
BB Yamashiro RAF Beauforts 31 Dec 41 South China Sea damaged by RN BB Prince of Wales the night before, under repairs till Feb 42
AP (converted DD)
 MN SS Surcouf 31 Dec 41 Wake
AP RN SS Severn 10 Jan 42 Gulf of Siam
CL Abukuma RAF Blenheims 10 Jan 42 off Malaya light damage
AP (troopship) RAAF Hudsons 10 Jan 42 off Malaya serious damage
CL Sendai RAF Beauforts & Beaufighters 11 Jan 42 off the Endau beach head (Malaya) beached, then refloated and under repairs until July 42
AP MN SS Le Conquérant 11 Jan 42 South China Sea, slightly North of Endau
PC RAF Beauforts & Beaufighters 11 Jan 42 off the Endau beach head (Malaya)
AP RAF Beauforts & Beaufighters 11 Jan 42 off the Endau beach head (Malaya)
AP RAAF Hudsons 11 Jan 42 off the Endau beach head (Malaya)
AP RAF Beauforts 14 Jan 42 off the Endau beach head (Malaya)
AP RNN SS K-XVIII 15 Jan 42 off the Endau beach head (Malaya)
PC RN MTBs 15 Jan 42 off the Endau beach head (Malaya) beyond repair
AP
 USN TBD & SBD 01 Feb 42
 Kwajalein
AP
 USN TBD & SBD 01 Feb 42
 Kwajalein
CL Katori
 USN TBD & SBD 01 Feb 42 Kwajalein serious damage
AN (?) Kashima Maru
 USN TBD & SBD 01 Feb 42 Kwajalein serious damage
PG Hoyo Maru
 USN TBD & SBD 01 Feb 42 Kwajalein serious damage
2 ships
 USN TBD & SBD 01 Feb 42
 Jaluit
 ships types to be confirmed
ACM Tokiwa
 USN SBD
 01 Feb 42
 Makin previously ACR
CA Nachi
 USN CA Houston
 02 Feb 42
 beween Flores and Sumba (Savu Sea) minor damage
CM Tatsuhara Maru RAF Blenheims 04 Feb 42 off Makassar
CA Suzuya
 RN SS Upholder
 13 Feb 42
 off Bali (Java sea)
 under repairs till April 42
SS Ro-63
 RAN AM
 08 Feb 42
 off Sydney
 slightly damaged
DD Sagiri
 RN SS Upholder 13 Feb 42
 off Bali (Java sea) lost her bow, under repairs till Jun 42
AP
 mine from MN SS Diamant 17 Feb 42
 off Endau (South China Sea)
AP
 MN SS Aurore
 24 Feb 42
 Java Sea/Makassar Strait
PC CH-13
 RAF Blenheims 01 Mar 42
 Pekalongan (Java)
CL Naka
 USN SS Seawolf
 04 Apr 42
 Christmas Islands
 - 29 Dec 41 : damaged by RN coast guns, Borneo
- beached, but not in a sinking condition
- refloated and towed to Makassar, under repairs till early Dec 42
SS Ro-67
 RAAF Beaufort
 12 Apr 42
 Australian East Coast
AM
 mine from MN SS(M) Perle 20 Apr 42
 entry of Saigon river
SS I-122
 subchasers
 08 May 42
 Australian East Coast
SS I-121
 N/A 12 May 42
 Australian East Coast turbine damage
SS I-123
 USN AP Lewis Luckenbach
 16 May 42
 Australian East Coast
DD Kikuzuki USN SBD 18 May 42
 off Guadalcanal - beached, but finally sank
- 30 Jun 42 : refloated, towed to Rabaul
DD Yuzuki
 USN F4F-3 18 May 42
 off Guadalcanal slightly damaged
CV Shokaku
 USN SBD
 20 May 42
 Coral Sea
 flight deck ruined, under repairs until Aug 42 (Oct 42 with the air group)
CV Hiryu
 USN SBD
 20 May 42 Coral Sea flight deck ruined, under repairs till late Jul 42
CVS Chitose
 USAAF B-25
 20 May 42 off Deboyne (Coral Sea)
 slightly damaged
TB Hatsukari
 RN DD Onslaught
 07 Jul 42 Malacca Straits under repairs until Aug 42
TB Otori
 RN DD
 07 Jul 42 Malacca Straits under repairs until Aug 42
TB Chidori RN SS Upholder
 08 Jul 42
 Malacca Straits - damaged by MN DD Lynx and RN DD the day before
- beached, under repairs until Jan 43
DD Asashio
 MN or RN DD
 08 Jul 42 Malacca Straits under repairs until Oct 42
DD Hagikaze
 MN DD Lynx
 08 Jul 42
 Malacca Straits 09 Dec 41 : damaged by MN CL Primauguet, off Tourane (Indochina), under repairs till Jun 42
DD Hibiki
 RN DD Onslaught 08 Jul 42 Malacca Straits
DD Mitsishio
 RN depth charge from ML-218
 08 Jul 42 Malacca Straits
CL Jintsu
 USN DD Monssen
 09 Aug 42
 off Guadalcanal - 21 Jan 42 : damaged (not significantly) by USN DDs, Balikpapan Bay (Celebes)
- under repait until early Oct 42
DD Amatsukaze
 BB Maryland 09 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal under repairs till Mar 43
DD Hayashio
 MN CL Jeanne d'Arc
 09 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal slightly damaged
CA Kinugasa
 USN SBD 09 Aug 42
 off Guadalcanal - damaged by USN BB Colorado off Guadalcanal the night before
- modified as CL(AA) for Sep 43
CA Aoba
 USN SBD 09 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal - damaged by USN CA Astoria off Guadalcanal, the night before
- modified as CL(AA) for Aug 43
PC
 RAAF Boomerangs
 11 Aug 42
 off New-Guinea
AM
 RAAF Boomerangs 11 Aug 42 off New-Guinea
AK Nankai Maru RAAF Wirraways
 12 Aug 42
 Milne Bay (New-Guinea)
CA Haguro
 USN SBD
 13 Aug 42
 Eastern Solomons under repairs till early Dec 42
CA Chikuma
 USN SBD & TBF 13 Aug 42
 Eastern Solomons under repairs till Jan 43
BB Kirishima USN SBD & TBF
 13 Aug 42 Eastern Solomons - 31 Dec 41 : damaged by RAN CA Canberra & RN CLs, South China Sea, under repairs till May 42
- under repairs till Feb 43
CV Kaga
 USN SBD 13 Aug 42 Eastern Solomons flight deck ruined, under repairs till early Feb 43
CV Soryu
 USN SBD 13 Aug 42 Eastern Solomons flight deck ruined, under repairs till early Dec 42
BB Mutsu
 MN DB-73M1
 14 Aug 42
 Eastern Solomons under repairs till Mar 43
CV Akagi MN DB-73M1 14 Aug 42 Eastern Solomons - damaged by USN SBD the day before
- under repairs till early Feb 43
PC P-34
 RAAF Swordfish 14 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal
AP Daifuku Maru
 USAAF B-26 14 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal beached, pulled off the next day
AP Aikoku Maru
 USAAF B-26 14 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal beached, pulled off the next day
AP Saïgon Maru
 USAAF B-26 & RAAF Swordfish 15 Aug 42
 off Guadalcanal
AP Ka Maru
 USAAF B-26
 15 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal slightly damaged
CM Okinoshima
 RAN DD Warramunga
 17 Aug 42
 China Strait (off New-Guinea)
DD Okikaze
 RAN DD Vampire
 17 Aug 42 China Strait (off New-Guinea) serious damage
CL(TT) Ooi
 RAN DD Vendetta
 17 Aug 42 China Strait (off New-Guinea) slightly damaged
BB Yamato USN BB Washington, RAN CL Brisbane & RNZN CL Achilles 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal moderate damage, under repairs till early Oct 42
CA Myoko
 USN CA San Francisco
 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal serious damage, under repairs till early Jan 43
CA Takao
 USN CA Salt Lake City
 30 Aug 42
 off Guadalcanal - 09 Dec 41 : damaged by MN CL Primauguet, off Tourane (Indochina), under repairs till Jun 42
- medium damage, under repairs till early Dec 42
CL Tatsuta
 USN DD Selfridge & Sterrett
 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal moderate damage, under repairs till early Oct 42
CL Yubari
 USB DD Selfridge, Sterrett & Worden 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal - 11 Dec 41 : damaged by USN coast guns, Wake
- 26 Mar 42 : damaged by USN TBD & SBD, off Lae and Salamaua (Papua)
- serious damage, under repairs till early Dec 42
DD Oyashio
 allied ships
 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal - 09 Aug 42 : slightly damaged by USN SBD, off Guadalcanal
- moderate damage, under repairs till early Nov 42
DD Mutsuki
 allied ships 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal moderate damage, under repairs till early Nov 42
DD Yayoi
 allied ships 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal - 11 Dec 41 : damaged by USN coast guns, Wake
- moderate damage, under repairs till early Nov 42
DD Uzuki
 allied ships 30 Aug 42 off Guadalcanal minor damage, under repairs till early Oct 42
CL Tama
 USN CA Portland
 16 Sep 42 off Guadalcanal 13 Aug 42 : damaged by RAN DD Warramunga, Milne Bay (New-Guinea)
DD Kuroshio
 USN DD Aaron Ward
 16 Sep 42
 off Guadalcanal
CVE Taiyo
 USN SS Trout
 29 Sep 42
 south of Truk
AP Choko Maru
 USN SS S-44
 20 Oct 42
 off Kavieng
AP Onoe Maru
 MN SS Le Glorieux
 22 Oct 42
 off Rabaul