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The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun ⓘ '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.
During World War II, at the beginning of the Pacific War in December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy in the world, and the naval air service was one of the most potent air forces in the world.
This List of Japanese Naval ships and war vessels in World War II is a list of seafaring vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II. It includes submarines, battleships, oilers, minelayers and other types of Japanese sea vessels of war and naval ships used during wartime.
At the beginning of the Second World War, the Japanese Navy (or, in the Japanese language, Nihon Kaigun, or even Teikoku Kaigun, the Imperial Navy) was arguably the most powerful navy in the world.
The Imperial Japanese Navy, supported by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, was a major force in the Pacific War.
The Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II. Because it lacked many of the modern technological systems supporting other navies, the Imperial Japanese Navy developed unique tactics to use against its enemies. by Eric Hammel. The Japanese Imperial Navy was an elite and elitist organization.
As it grapples with these issues, as well as a rising competitor in the Pacific, the Navy can look to the example of the early Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and its emergence as one of the most respected navies of the early 20th century. The IJN was born into a period of chaos during the Meiji Restoration in Japan.
