page_title: Imperial Japanese Navy ship classifications
section_title: Gunboat
hierarchical_section_title: Imperial Japanese Navy ship classifications / Detailed classification tables / Gunboat
caption_attribution_description: English: IJN gunboat SUMIDA(II) at Osaka Port. 日本語: 日本海軍砲艦「隅田」(II)、大阪港
context_page_description: These are legal classifications of the naval vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Therefore, those names are different from a universal classifications and class names.
  In laws and ordinances of the Imperial Japanese Navy, there is not a light aircraft carrier, escort carrier, heavy cruiser and light cruiser.
  Even if it is assumed that these translation was different Japanese language, there can be the same phrase and thing in English language, and vice versa.
  Example 1: Kōsakukan and Kōsakusen = Repair ship.
  Example 2: Fusetukan, Fusetsusen and Fusetsutei = Minelayer.
  If there is not it in the one and only, this clause uses the following expression to express different Japanese language.
  Kan = Vessel, example: Kōsakukan is Repair vessel.
  Sen = Ship, example: Kōsakusen is Repair ship.
  Tei = Boat, example: Fusetsutei is Mine boat.
caption: Gunboat Sumida
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