Kaiten - Kaiten Carriers

Kaiten Carriers

Japanese naval vessels converted to a Kaiten mother ship were as follows;

• Light cruiser: Kitakami
• Destroyer: Shiokaze, Namikaze, Hanazuki, Take, Kiri, Sugi, Maki, Kashi, Kaya, Kaede, Tsuta, Hagi, Nire, Nashi, Shii
• Submarine: I-36, I-37, I-38, I-41, I-44, I-46, I-47, I-48, I-53, I-56, I-58, I-156, I-157, I-158, I-159, I-162, I-165, I-361, I-363, I-366, I-367, I-368, I-370, I-372

• Submarine I-47 as Kikusui group on 8 November 1944

• Submarine I-56 as Kongō group on 21 December 1944

• Submarine I-47 as Kongō group on 25 December 1944

• Submarine I-48 as Kongō group on 1 January 1945

• Submarine I-370 as Chihaya group on 21 February 1945

• Submarine I-44 as Tatara group on 3 April 1945

• Submarine I-36 as Tembu group

• Submarine I-47 as Tembu group on 20 April 1945

• Submarine I-367 as Simbu group on 2 May 1945

• Submarine I-361 as Todoroki group on 23 May 1945

• Submarine I-165 as Todoroki group on 15 June 1945

• Submarine I-367 as Tamon group on 19 July 1945

• Submarine I-363 as Tamon group in August 1945

• Light cruiser Kitakami on 20 January 1945 at Sasebo Naval Arsenal.

• Kaiten Type 1 being 2nd trial launched from the light cruiser Kitakami. (port)

• Destroyer Shiokaze on 10 November 1946 at Port of Yokohama.

• Destroyer Namikaze in September 1947 at Yokosuka Naval Base.

• Type D destroyers on 11 September 1945 at Kure Naval Base