Battlecruisers
| Ship | Builder | Class and type | Displacement (tons) | Commissioned into IJN | Fate |
| Haruna | Kawasaki, Kobe | Kongō class battlecruiser | 26,230 | 19 April 1915 | 28 July 1945; sunk by USN aircraft at Kure |
| Hiei | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan | Kongō class battlecruiser | 26,230 | 4 August 1914 | 13 November 1942; sunk by USN ships and aircraft in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal |
| Ibuki | Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan | Ibuki class battlecruiser | 14,636 | 11 November 1907 | 20 September 1923; Scrapped |
| Ikoma | Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan | Tsukuba class battlecruiser | 13,750 | 28 March 1908 | 20 September 1923; Scrapped |
| Kirishima | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | Kongō class battlecruiser | 26,230 | 19 April 1915 | 15 November 1942; sunk by USS Washington in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal |
| Kongō | Vickers Shipbuilding, Barrow-in-Furness | Kongō class battlecruiser | 26,230 | 16 August 1913 | 21 November 1944; sunk by USS Sealion in the Formosa Strait |
| Kurama | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan | Ibuki class battlecruiser | 14,636 | 28 February 1911 | 20 September 1923; Scrapped |
| Tsukuba | Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan | Tsukuba class battlecruiser | 13,750 | 14 January 1907 | 14 January 1917; Accidental explosion |
Read more about this topic: List Of Cruiser Classes Of The Imperial Japanese Navy