Four Japanese destroyers have been named : , lead ship of the , a class of six destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War. , an of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. , lead ship of the , a class of two destroyer escorts of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in 1956–1977. , a of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in 1999. See also Ikazuchi (disambiguation) Imperial Japanese Navy ship names Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship names Japanese Navy ship names