This list of military ships sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy lists all vessels sunk by ships commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and by Japanese naval aircraft, listed alphabetically by ship name.

Australia

HMAS Armidale: Australian corvette sunk 1 December 1942 by Japanese aircraft. HMAS Canberra: Australian heavy cruiser fatally damaged 9 August 1942 by gunfire from heavy cruisers Chōkai, Furutaka, Kako, and Aoba during Battle of Savo Island, and scuttled later in the day. AHS Centaur: Australian hospital ship torpedoed on 14 May 1943 by Japanese submarine I-177 off the coast of Queensland. SS Fingal: Norwegian merchant ship on charter to the Australian Government on 5 May 1943 torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-180 HMAS Kuttabul: Australian depot ship sunk 31 May 1942 by a Japanese midget submarine launched from I-24 during the attack on Sydney Harbour HMAS Mavie: Australian patrol boat sunk 19 February 1942 by aircraft in Darwin Harbour. Neptuna: Australian merchant ship sunk 19 February 1942 by aircraft in Darwin Harbour. HMAS Patricia Cam: Australian general purpose vessel sunk 22 January 1943 by an IJN floatplane near the Wessel Islands. HMAS Perth: Australian light cruiser torpedoed and sunk by destroyers Harukaze, Murakumo, and Shirakumo 1 March 1942, Battle of Sunda Strait. HMAS Vampire: Australian destroyer sunk 9 April 1942 by dive bombers from aircraft carrier Akagi during the Indian Ocean raid. HMAS Voyager Australian destroyer sunk 25 September 1942 by land-based naval aircraft. HMAS Yarra: Australian sloop sunk 4 March 1942 by Japanese cruisers Atago and Takao and destroyer Nowaki.

Britain

Warships HMS Cicala: British gunboat sunk 21 December 1941 during an air raid on Hong Kong Harbor. : British heavy cruiser sunk 5 April 1942 by Kido Butai aircraft during the Indian Ocean raid. : British heavy cruiser sunk 5 April 1942 by Kido Butai aircraft during the Indian Ocean raid. HMS Dragonfly: British gunboat sunk in the Banka Strait, 14 February 1942. HMS Electra: British destroyer sunk 27 February 1942 by gunfire from destroyer Asagumo during the Battle of the Java Sea. HMS Encounter: British destroyer sunk 1 March 1942 by gunfire from heavy cruisers Myōkō and Ashigara and destroyers Kawakaze and Yamakaze : British heavy cruiser crippled by shell from heavy cruiser Haguro, later finished off by Haguro and three sisterships, Battle of Java Sea, 27 February – 1 March. HMS Grasshopper: British gunboat sunk in the Banka Strait by land-based aircraft, 14 February 1942. HMS Hermes: British aircraft carrier sunk 9 April 1942 by bombers from aircraft carriers Shōkaku and Zuikaku during the Indian Ocean raid. HMS Hollyhock: British corvette sunk 9 April 1942 by bombers from aircraft carrier Sōryū during the Indian Ocean raid. HMS Pathfinder: British destroyer heavily damaged on 11 February 1945 by aircraft off Ramree Island, Burma. Not repaired and scrapped. HMS Peterel: British gunboat sunk by naval gunfire at Shanghai 8 December 1941. HMS Porpoise: British submarine sunk 1945 by aircraft possibly assisted by naval escorts. (Dead link) HMS Prince of Wales: British battleship sunk 10 December 1941 by land-based aircraft near Malaya. HMS Repulse: British battlecruiser sunk 10 December 1941 by land-based aircraft near Malaya. HMS Scorpion: British gunboat sunk 13 February 1942 by naval gunfire from light cruiser Yura and destroyers Fubuki and Asagiri. HMS Stonehenge: British submarine, overdue and assumed mined 1944. HMS Stratagem: British submarine sunk 22 November 1944 by sub-chaser CH-35. HMS Stronghold: British destroyer sunk on 1 March 1942 by heavy cruiser Maya and destroyers Nowaki and Arashi. HMS Tenedos: British destroyer sunk by aircraft from carrier Zuikaku 5 April 1942 during the Indian Ocean raid. HMS Thanet: British destroyer sunk on 27 January 1942 by light cruiser Sendai and destroyers Fubuki, Hatsuyuki, Amagiri, and Asagiri. HMS Thracian: British destroyer badly damaged by bombing 16 December 1941 and scuttled. Later raised by the Japanese and put into service as PB-101.

Auxiliaries HMS Li Wo: British gunboat sunk 13 February 1942 by naval gunfire from light cruiser Yura and destroyers Fubuki and Asagiri. HMS St. Breock: British rescue tug bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft off Sumatra on 14 February 1942.

Netherlands HNLMS De Ruyter: Dutch light cruiser sunk 27 February 1942 by torpedo from heavy cruiser during Battle of the Java Sea.Japanese cruisers of the Pacific War; Lacroix & Wells HNLMS Evertsen: Dutch destroyer forced aground by destroyers and . HNLMS Java: Dutch light cruiser sunk 27 February 1942 by torpedo from heavy cruiser during Battle of Java Sea. HNLMS K VII: Dutch submarine sunk 18 February 1942 by land-based naval bombers while in Surabaya harbor. HNLMS K X: Dutch submarine fatally damaged on 1 March 1942 by destroyer Amatsukaze, scuttled in harbor the next day. HNLMS K XVI: Dutch submarine sunk 25 December 1941 by submarine I-166. HNLMS K XVIII: Dutch submarine damaged 24 January 1942 by depth charges from submarine chaser CH-12, which later force her scuttling. HNLMS Kortenaer: Dutch destroyer sunk by torpedo fired by heavy cruiser Haguro during Battle of the Java Sea. HNLMS O 20: Dutch submarine sunk 19 December 1941 by destroyer Uranami. HNLMS Piet Hein: Dutch destroyer torpedoed and sunk by destroyer Asashio during the battle of Badung Strait, 19 February 1942. HNLMS Prins van Oranje: Dutch minelayer sunk 11 January 1942 by destroyer Yamakaze and patrol boat P38. HNLMS Van Nes: Dutch destroyer sunk 17 February 1942 by planes from light carrier Ryūjō.

New Zealand HMNZS Moa (T233): New Zealand minesweeper sunk on 7 April 1943 by aircraft at Tulagi Harbour in the Solomon Islands (Honorable mention) HMNZS Leander: New Zealand light cruiser damaged by torpedo from destroyer Yukikaze so badly she could not be repaired in time to take further part in WW2 and never served as a New Zealand warship again, battle of Kolombangara, 13 July 1943.

United States

Aircraft Carriers USS Hornet: American aircraft carrier functionally sunk by aircraft carriers Shōkaku and Zuikaku; scuttled by Japanese destroyers Akigumo and Makigumo after being abandoned during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942. USS Lexington: American aircraft carrier sunk on 8 May 1942 by aircraft carriers Shōkaku and Zuikaku during the Battle of the Coral Sea. USS Wasp: American aircraft carrier sunk on 15 September 1942 by while escorting transports to Guadalcanal. : American aircraft carrier sunk from 5-7 June 1942, crippled by aircraft carrier Hiryū, later finished off by submarine I-168 during Battle of Midway. USS Princeton: American aircraft carrier sunk on 24 October 1944 by land based aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 24 October 1944.

Escort Carriers USS Bismarck Sea: American escort carrier sunk on 21 February 1945 by kamikaze aircraft during the invasion of Iwo Jima. USS Gambier Bay: American escort carrier sunk on 25 October 1944 by naval gunfire primarily from battleship Yamato in the Battle off Samar in Leyte Gulf. USS Liscome Bay: American escort carrier sunk on 24 November 1943 by the of the island of Makin. USS Ommaney Bay: American escort carrier sunk on 4 January 1945 by kamikaze aircraft. USS St. Lo: American escort carrier sunk on 25 October 1944 by kamikaze aircraft while in the Battle off Samar in Leyte Gulf. She was the first major warship to be sunk by kamikaze attacks.

Battleships USS Arizona: American battleship sunk 7 December 1941 by dive bombers from aircraft carrier Hiryū during the attack on Pearl Harbor. USS California: American battleship sunk 7 December 1941 by torpedo bombers from aircraft carriers Kaga and Sōryū during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Later raised, modernized, and sent back into combat. USS West Virginia: American battleship sunk 7 December 1941 by aircraft from carriers Akagi and Kaga during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Later raised, modernized, and sent back into combat. USS Oklahoma: American battleship sunk 7 December 1941 by aircraft from carriers Akagi and Kaga during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Later raised and sank while under tow to the scrappers.

Cruisers : American heavy cruiser sunk on 9 August 1942 by gunfire from heavy cruisers Chōkai, Furutaka, Aoba, and Kinugasa at the Battle of Savo Island. USS Atlanta: American light cruiser sunk torpedoed and sunk by destroyer Ikazuchi at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942. USS Chicago: American heavy cruiser sunk on 30 January 1943 by land-based torpedo bombers during the Battle of Rennell Island. USS Helena: American light cruiser torpedoed and sunk by destroyers Suzukaze and Tanikaze during the Battle of Kula Gulf. USS Houston: American heavy cruiser sunk 1 March 1942 by torpedoes and gunfire from heavy cruisers Mogami and Mikuma and destroyer Shikinami during the Battle of Sunda Strait. USS Indianapolis: American heavy cruiser sunk on 30 July 1945 by between Guam and the Philippines. USS Juneau: American light cruiser sunk on 13 November 1942 the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal; crippled by torpedo from destroyer Amatsukaze, finished off by torpedo from submarine I-26. USS Northampton: American heavy cruiser sunk torpedoed and sunk by destroyers Kagerō and Makinami 30 November 1942 during the Battle of Tassafaronga. USS Quincy: American heavy cruiser sunk on 9 August 1942 by torpedoes and naval gunfire by heavy cruisers Aoba and Furutaka and light cruiser Tenryū at the Battle of Savo Island. USS Vincennes: American heavy cruiser sunk by gunfire from heavy cruisers Kako and Kinugasa and torpedoes from heavy cruiser Chōkai and light cruiser Yūbari at Battle of Savo Island, 9 August 1942.

Destroyers USS Aaron Ward: Sunk by aircraft from carrier Jun'yō off Guadalcanal, 7 April 1943. USS Abner Read: Sunk by Kamikaze, 1 November 1944 USS Barton: Torpedoed and sunk by destroyer Amatsukaze during Naval battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942 USS Benham: Scuttled following torpedo hit, possibly from destroyer Shirayuki, during Naval battle of Guadalcanal, 15 November 1942. USS Brownson: Sunk by land based aircraft off Cape Gloucester, 26 December 1943. USS Blue: Torpedoed and sunk by destroyer Kawakaze, 19 August 1942. USS Bush: Sunk by Kamikazes off Okinawa, 6 April 1945. USS Callaghan: Sunk by Kamikazes off Okinawa, 28 July 1945. USS Cassin: Destroyed by aircraft from carrier Akagi during Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Parts later recycled. USS Chevalier: Scuttled after torpedo hit from destroyer Yūgumo during battle of Vella Lavella, 7 October 1943. USS Colhoun: Sunk by Kamikazes off Okinawa, 6 April 1945. USS Cooper: Torpedoed and sunk by destroyer escort Take during battle of Ormoc Bay, 3 December 1944. USS Cushing: Sunk by gunfire from light cruiser Nagara and destroyers Harusame, Yukikaze, and Teruzuki during the naval battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942. USS De Haven: Sunk by land based aircraft during Operation Ke, 1 February 1943. USS Drexler: Sank after two hits by kamikaze aircraft on 28 May 1945 USS Downes: Destroyed by aircraft from carrier Akagi during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Parts later recycled. USS Duncan: American destroyer sunk on 12 October 1942 by Japanese naval gunfire at the Battle of Cape Esperance. USS Edsall: Crippled by carrier aircraft, finished off by battleships Hiei and Kirishima in Indonesian waters, 1 March 1942. USS Gwin: Sunk by the destroyers Yukikaze, Hamakaze, Kiyonami, and Yūgure during battle of Kolombangara, 13 July 1943. USS Halligan: Sunk after striking a mine, 26 March 1945 : Sunk on 6 June 1942 by during the Battle of Midway. USS Henley: Torpedoed and sunk by submarine Ro-108, 3 October 1943. USS Hoel: Sunk by battleships Yamato and Nagato and heavy cruiser Haguro during the battle off Samar, 25 October 1944.