| date | rank | name | class | previous | next | administration | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1885 | LGEN | Saigo, Tsugumichi 西郷 從道 | Lord of Army | Minister of Interior | Ito(1), Kuroda, Yamagata(1) | ||
| 17 May 1890 | VADM | Kabayama, Sukenori 樺山 資紀 | Vice Minister of Navy | reserve | Yamagata(1), Matsukata(1) | ||
| 8 Aug 1892 | VADM | Nire, Kagenori 仁禮 景範 | President, Naval College | reserve | Ito(2) | ||
| 11 Mar 1893 | LGEN | Saigo, Tsugumichi 西郷 從道 | reserve | Minister of Interior | Ito(2), Matuskata(2), Ito(3), Okuma(1) | 3 Oct 1894 ADM 20 Jan 1898 FADM |
|
| 8 Nov 1898 | VADM | Yamamoto, Gombei 山本 權兵衞 | class 2, NA | Dir, NA Bureau, DoN | Military Councilor | Yamagata(2), Ito(4), Katsura(1) | 6 Jun 1904 ADM |
| 7 Jan 1906 | VADM | Saito, Makoto 齋藤 實 | class 6, NA | Vice Minister of Navy | wait | Saionji(1), Katsura(2), Saionji(2), Katsura(3), Yamamoto(1) | 16 Oct 1912 ADM |
| 16 Apr 1914 | VADM | Yashiro, Rokuro 八代 六郎 | class 8, NA | CinC, Maizuru ND | wait | Okuma(2) | |
| 10 Aug 1915 | VADM | Kato, Tomozaburo 加藤 友三郎 | class 7, NA | CinC, 1F | Prime minister | Okuma(2), Terauchi, Hara, Takahashi, KatoK | 28 Aug 1915 ADM |
| 15 May 1923 | ADM | Takarabe, Takeshi 財部 彪 | class 15, NA | CinC, Yokosuka ND | Military Councilor | KatoK, Yamamoto(2) | |
| 7 Jan 1924 | ADM | Murakami, Kakuichi 村上 格一 | class 11, NA | Military Councilor | Military Councilor | Kiyoura | |
| 11 Jun 1924 | ADM | Takarabe, Takeshi 財部 彪 | class 15, NA | Military Councilor | Military Councilor | KatoT, Wakatsuki(1) | |
| 20 Apr 1927 | ADM | Okada, Keisuke 岡田 啓介 | class 15, NA | CinC, Yokosuka ND | Military Councilor | TanakaG | |
| 2 Jul 1929 | ADM | Takarabe, Takeshi 財部 彪 | class 15, NA | Military Councilor | Military Councilor | Hamaguchi | |
| 3 Oct 1930 | ADM | Abo, Kiyokazu 安保 清種 | class 18, NA | Military Councilor | Military Councilor | Hamaguchi, Wakatsuki(2) | |
| 13 Dec 1931 | ADM | Osumi, Mineo 大角 岑生 | class 24, NA | Military Councilor | Military Councilor | Inukai | |
| 26 May 1932 | ADM | Okada, Keisuke 岡田 啓介 | class 15, NA | Military Councilor | wait | Saito | |
| 9 Jan 1933 | ADM | Osumi, Mineo 大角 岑生 | class 24, NA | Military Councilor | Military Councilor | Saito, Okada | |
| 9 Mar 1936 | ADM | Nagano, Osami 永野 修身 | class 28, NA | Military Councilor | CinC, GF / CinC, 1F | Hirota | |
| 2 Feb 1937 | VADM | Yonai, Mitsumasa 米内 光政 | class 29, NA | CinC, GF / CinC, 1F | Military Councilor | Hayashi, Konoe(1), Hiranuma | 1 Apr 1937 ADM |
| 30 Aug 1939 | VADM | Yoshida, Zengo 吉田 善吾 | class 32, NA | CinC, GF / CinC, 1F | att, DoN | AbeN, Yonai, Konoe(2) | |
| 5 Sept 1940 | ADM | Oikawa, Koshiro 及川 古志郎 | class 31, NA | CinC, Yokosuka ND | Military Councilor | Konoe(2), Konoe(3) | |
| 18 Oct 1941 | ADM | Shimada, Shigetaro 嶋田 繁太郎 | class 32, NA | CinC, Yokosuka ND | Chief, NGS | Tojo | |
| 17 Jul 1944 | ADM | Nomura, Naokuni 野村 直邦 | class 35, NA | CinC, Kure ND | Military Councilor | Tojo | |
| 22 Jul 1944 | ADM | Yonai, Mitsumasa 米内 光政 | class 29, NA | reserve | reserve | Koiso, SuzukiK, Higashikuni, Shidehara | regular |
| 30 Nov 1945 | Department of Navy disbanded | ||||||
| Minister of Navy was a member of cabinet and responsible for Navy's organization issue, personnel management and education, procurement and maintenance of equipments including warships, and budget request and execution, on behalf of the emperor. | |||||||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886. 4. 1 | VADM | Kabayama, Sukenori | ||
| 1890. 5.17 | RADM | Ito, Toshiyoshi | ||
| 1891. 9.26 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1898.11.10 | CAPT | Saito, Makoto | class 6, NA | |
| 1900. 5.20 | RADM | (Promoted) | Secretary-general of Navy | |
| 1903.12. 5 | (Job renamed) | Vice-minister of Navy | ||
| 1904. 6. 6 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1906. 1. 7 | RADM | Kato, Tomosaburo | class 7, NA | |
| 1908. 8.28 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1909.12. 1 | RADM | Takarabe, Takeshi | class 15, NA | |
| 1913.12. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1914. 4.17 | RADM | Suzuki, Kantaro | class 14, NA | |
| 1917. 6. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1917. 9. 1 | VADM | Tochinai, Sojiro | class 13, NA | |
| 1920. 8.16 | VADM | Ide, Kenji | class 16, NA | |
| 1923. 5.25 | VADM | Okada, Keisuke | class 15, NA | |
| 1924. 6.11 | VADM | Abo, Kiyokazu | class 18, NA | |
| 1925. 4.15 | VADM | Osumi, Mineo | class 24, NA | |
| 1928.12.10 | VADM | Yamanashi, Katsunoshin | class 25, NA | |
| 1930. 6.10 | VADM | Kobayashi, Seizo | class 26, NA | |
| 1931.12. 1 | VADM | Sakonji, Seizo | class 28, NA | |
| 1932. 6. 1 | VADM | Fujita, Hisanori | class 29, NA | |
| 1934. 5.10 | VADM | Hasegawa, Kiyoshi | class 31, NA | |
| 1936.12. 1 | VADM | Yamamoto, Isoroku | class 32, NA | |
| 1939. 8.30 | VADM | Sumiyama, Tokutaro | class 34, NA | |
| 1940. 9. 5 | VADM | Toyoda, Teijiro | class 33, NA | |
| 1941. 4. 4 | VADM | Sawamoto, Yorio | class 36, NA | |
| 1944. 3. 1 | ADM | (Promoted) | holding | |
| 1944. 7.18 | VADM | Oka, Takazumi | class 39, NA | |
| 1944. 8. 5 | VADM | Inoue, Shigeyoshi | class 37, NA | |
| 1945. 5.15 | VADM | Tada, Takeo | class 40, NA | |
| 1945.11.20 | VADM | Mito, Hisashi | class 42, NA | |
| 1945.11.30 | Department of Navy disbanded | |||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886. 1.29 | VADM | Kabayama, Sukenori | ||
| 1886. 6.15 | RADM | Inoue, Yoshika | ||
| 1889. 3. 9 | (Job renamed) | Director, 1st Bureau | ||
| 1889. 5.15 | RADM | Ito, Sukeyuki | ||
| 1892.12.12 | VADM | Ito, Toshiyoshi | ||
| 1893. 5.20 | (Job renamed) | Director, Bureau of Naval Affairs | ||
| 1895. 3. 8 | RADM | Yamamoto, Gombei | class 2, NA | |
| 1898. 5.14 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1898.11.10 | RADM | Morooka, Yoriyuki | class 2, NA | |
| 1900. 5.20 | RADM | Saito, Makoto | class 6, NA | |
| 1900.10.25 | RADM | Kamimura, Hikonojo | 4 | |
| 1902.10.29 | RADM | Dewa, Shigeto | class 5, NA | |
| 1903.10.27 | RADM | Nakamizo, Tokutaro | class 5, NA | |
| 1904. 2. 3 | RADM | Saito, Makoto | class 6, NA | |
| 1904. 6. 6 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1905.12.19 | RADM | Kato, Tomosaburo | class 7, NA | |
| 1906.11.22 | RADM | Taketomi, Kunikane | ||
| 1908. 5.15 | VADM | Nakamizo, Tokutaro | class 5, NA | |
| 1909.12. 1 | RADM | Tochinai, Sojiro | class 13, NA | |
| 1912. 4.20 | RADM | Egashira, Yasutaro | 12 | |
| 1913. 1. 7 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1913. 1.10 | RADM | Nomaguchi, Kaneo | class 13, NA | |
| 1914. 4.17 | RADM | Akiyama, Saneyuki | 17 | |
| 1916. 2.21 | RADM | Suzuki, Kantaro | class 14, NA | |
| 1916. 6.23 | RADM | Oguri, Kozaburo | class 15, NA | |
| 1916.12. 1 | RADM | Ide, Kenji | class 16, NA | |
| 1917.12. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1920. 8.16 | VADM | Horiuchi, Saburo | 17 | |
| 1922. 5. 1 | RADM | Osumi, Mineo | class 24, NA | |
| 1923.12. 1 | RADM | Kobayashi, Seizo | class 26, NA | |
| 1926.12. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1927. 3.25 | RADM | Sakonji, Seizo | class 28, NA | |
| 1928.12.10 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1929. 9. 6 | RADM | Hori, Teikichi | class 32, NA | |
| 1931.11. 2 | RADM | Toyoda, Teijiro | class 33, NA | |
| 1932. 5.12 | RADM | Terajima, Ken | class 31, NA | |
| 1932.12. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1933. 9.15 | RADM | Yoshida, Zengo | class 32, NA | |
| 1934.11.15 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1935.12. 2 | VADM | Toyoda, Soemu | class 33, NA | |
| 1937.10.20 | RADM | Inoue, Shigeyoshi | class 37, NA | |
| 1939.10.18 | RADM | Abe, Katsuo | class 40, NA | |
| 1940.10.15 | RADM | Oka, Takazumi | class 39, NA | |
| 1942.11. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1944. 8. 1 | VADM | Tada, Takeo | class 40, NA | |
| 1945. 5.15 | VADM | Hoshina, Zenshiro | 41 | |
| 1945.11.17 | RADM | Yamamoto, Yoshio | 47 | |
| 1945.11.30 | Department of Navy disbanded | |||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900. 5.20 | CAPT | Hashimoto, Masaaki | class 5, NA | acting |
| 1901. 7. 3 | RADM | Misu, Sotaro | class 5, NA | |
| 1903.12.28 | RADM | Hashimoto, Masaaki | class 5, NA | |
| 1905.11.30 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1905.12.19 | RADM | Ogura, Byoichiro | class 5, NA | |
| 1908.12.10 | RADM | Tsuchiya, Tamotsu | 9 | |
| 1911. 3.11 | RADM | Egashira, Yasutaro | 12 | |
| 1912. 4.20 | RADM | Yamaya, Tanin | 12 | |
| 1913.12. 1 | RADM | Suzuki, Kantaro | class 14, NA | |
| 1914. 5.23 | CAPT | Mukai, Yaichi | class 15, NA | acting |
| 1915.12.13 | RADM | Okada, Keisuke | class 15, NA | |
| 1917.12. 1 | RADM | Taniguchi, Naomi | 19 | |
| 1920.10. 1 | RADM | Furukawa, Shinzaburo | 21 | |
| 1923. 2. 1 | RADM | Yamanashi, Katsunoshin | class 25, NA | |
| 1924.12. 1 | RADM | Sakonji, Seizo | class 28, NA | |
| 1926.12. 1 | RADM | Fujita, Hisanori | class 29, NA | |
| 1928.12.10 | RADM | Matsushita, Hajime | class 31, NA | |
| 1930.12. 1 | RADM | Anno, Kiyoshi | class 33, NA | |
| 1933.11.15 | RADM | Kobayashi, Sonosuke | class 35, NA | |
| 1936.12. 1 | RADM | Shimizu, Mitsumi | class 36, NA | |
| 1938.12.15 | RADM | Ito, Seiichi | class 39, NA | |
| 1940.11.28 | RADM | Nakahara, Yoshimasa | 41 | |
| 1942.12.10 | RADM | Nakazawa, Tasuku | 43 | |
| 1943. 6.15 | RADM | Mito, Hisashi | class 42, NA | |
| 1945. 5. 7 | RADM | Ono, Takeji | 44 | |
| 1945.11.24 | RADM | Kawai, Iwao | 47 | |
| 1945.11.30 | Department of Navy disbanded | |||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900. 5.20 | RADM | Morooka, Yoriyuki | class 2, NA | Director, Naval Education Command |
| 1901. 7. 3 | RADM | Matsunaga, Yuju | class 2, NA | |
| 1903. 9. 5 | VADM | Kamimura, Hikonojo | 4 | |
| 1903.10.27 | VADM | Arima, Shinichi | class 2, NA | |
| 1905. 2. 7 | VADM | Saito, Makoto | class 6, NA | |
| 1905.11. 7 | VADM | Misu, Sotaro | class 5, NA | |
| 1906. 2. 2 | VADM | Sakamoto, Toshiatsu | class 6, NA | |
| 1906.11.22 | VADM | Dewa, Shigeto | class 5, NA | |
| 1908. 5.26 | VADM | Arima, Shinichi | class 2, NA | |
| 1908. 8.28 | VADM | Sakamoto, Toshiatsu | class 6, NA | |
| 1912.12. 1 | VADM | Yoshimatsu, Motaro | class 7, NA | |
| 1914. 3.25 | VADM | Shimamura, Hayao | class 7, NA | |
| 1914. 4.22 | VADM | Nawa, Matahachiro | 10 | |
| 1915. 2. 5 | VADM | Kato, Sadakichi | 10 | |
| 1916.12. 1 | VADM | Arima, Ryokitsu | 12 | |
| 1917. 4. 6 | VADM | Murakami, Kakuichi | class 11, NA | |
| 1918. 7. 2 | ADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1919.12. 1 | ADM | Arima, Ryokitsu | 12 | |
| 1920.12. 1 | ADM | Nomaguchi, Kaneo | class 13, NA | |
| 1923. 4. 1 | RADM | Furukawa, Shinzaburo | 21 | Director, Education Bureau |
| 1923.12. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1924. 4.10 | RADM | Shirane, Kumazo | class 24, NA | |
| 1925. 9.18 | RADM | Nomura, Kichisaburo | class 26, NA | |
| 1926. 7.26 | RADM | Suetsugu, Nobumasa | 27 | |
| 1927.12. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1928.12.10 | RADM | Ominato, Naotaro | class 29, NA | |
| 1929.11.30 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1930. 6.10 | RADM | Terajima, Ken | class 31, NA | |
| 1932. 6.16 | RADM | Goto, Akira | class 31, NA | |
| 1933.11. 5 | RADM | Nakamura, Kamesaburo | class 33, NA | |
| 1934. 9.20 | RADM | Sonoda, Minoru | class 34, NA | |
| 1935. 3.15 | RADM | Toyoda, Soemu | class 33, NA | |
| 1935.11.15 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1935.12. 2 | RADM | Sumiyama, Tokutaro | class 34, NA | |
| 1936.12. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1937.12. 1 | RADM | Niimi, Masaichi | class 36, NA | |
| 1939.11.15 | RADM | Kusaka, Jinichi | class 37, NA | |
| 1940.11.15 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1941. 4. 4 | RADM | Tokunaga, Sakae | 41 | |
| 1942.11.20 | RADM | Yano, Shikazo | 43 | |
| 1944. 3. 1 | RADM | Takagi, Sokichi | 43 | |
| 1944. 9. 9 | RADM | Onishi, Shinzo | class 42, NA | |
| 1944.10.15 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1945. 5. 5 | VADM | Takayanagi, Gihachi | 41 | |
| 1945. 8.20 | RADM | Kosaka, Kanae | 43 | |
| 1945.10. 1 | (vacant) | |||
| 1945.11.30 | Department of Navy disbanded | |||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940.11.15 | RADM | Hoshina, Zenshiro | 41 | |
| 1943.11. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1945. 3. 1 | Abolished | |||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916. 4. 1 | VADM/E | Ichikawa, Kiyojiro | ||
| 1921. 9. 1 | VADM/E | Funabashi, Zenya | ||
| 1923. 5.25 | VADM/E | Hiratsuka, Tamotsu | 19 | |
| 1924.12.20 | Abolished | |||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920.10. 1 | RADM | Yamaguchi, Ei | 17 | b |
| 1921.12. 1 | RADM | Nakazato, Shigetsugu | 20 | b |
| 1922.12. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1924. 6.11 | VADM | Fujiwara, Eizaburo | 21 | b |
| 1924.12.20 | VADM | Hiratsuka, Tamotsu | 19 | b |
| 1925. 8. 1 | VADM | Ikeda, Iwasaburo | E3 | b |
| 1928.12.10 | VADM | Shimizu, Tokuichi | E5 | b |
| 1929.11.30 | VADM | Yamashita, Gihachiro | E7 | b |
| 1931.12. 1 | VADM | Sugi, Masato | E10 | b |
| 1932. 6. 1 | VADM | Ushimaru, Fukusaku | E11 | b |
| 1934. 5.10 | VADM | Onodera, Hiromu | E12 | b |
| 1935.12. 2 | VADM | Ueda, Muneshige | E13 | b |
| 1936.12. 1 | VADM | Ujiie, Nagaaki | E15 | b |
| 1939. 8.30 | RADM | Mishuku, Konomu | E17 | b |
| 1939.11.15 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1943.10.25 | VADM | Nabeshima, Shigeaki | E19 | b |
| 1945. 5. 1 | VADM | Morita, Kanichi | E23 | b |
| 1945.11.15 | RADM | Akishige, Jitsue | E28 | b |
| 1945.11.30 | Department of Navy disbanded | |||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897. 4. 1 | S/GEN | Saneyoshi, Yasuzumi | ||
| 1905.12.13 | S/GEN | Kimura, Sosuke | ||
| 1915.12.13 | S/GEN1 | Honda, Tadao | ||
| 1919. 9.22 | VADM/S | (Rank renamed) | ||
| 1919.12. 1 | RADM/S | Suzuki, Yuzo | ||
| 1921.12. 1 | VADM/S | (Promoted) | ||
| 1923.12. 1 | VADM/S | Hirano, Isamu | ||
| 1925.12. 1 | VADM/S | Amamiya, Ryoshichiro | ||
| 1927.12. 1 | VADM/S | Onuki, Yasuzo | ||
| 1929.11.30 | VADM/S | Ogawa, Ryu | died 1932. 2.22 | |
| 1932. 2.25 | RADM/S | Koda, Naka | ||
| 1932.12. 1 | VADM/S | (Promoted) | ||
| 1934.11.15 | VADM/S | Takasugi, Shinichiro | ||
| 1939.11.15 | VADM/S | Nakano, Taro | ||
| 1941.10.15 | VADM/S | Tanaka, Higotaro | ||
| 1943.10.25 | VADM/S | Hori, Nobuaki | ||
| 1945.11.29 | CAPT/S | Arima, Shizuka | ||
| 1945.11.30 | Department of Navy disbanded | |||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893. 5.20 | P/GEN | Kawaguchi, Takesada | ||
| 1897. 6. 5 | P/GEN | Murakami, Keijiro | ||
| 1902. 5.26 | P/GEN1 | (Promoted) | ||
| 1908. 8.15 | P/GEN | Fukunaga, Kichinosuke | ||
| 1912. 5.10 | P/GEN | Shisa, Masaru | ||
| 1914. 5.29 | P/GEN1 | (Promoted) | ||
| 1919. 9.22 | VADM/P | (Rank renamed) | ||
| 1923. 5.25 | RADM/P | Fukamizu, Sadakichi | ||
| 1923.12. 1 | VADM/P | (Promoted) | ||
| 1925. 8. 1 | RADM/P | Nagayasu, Shinjiro | ||
| 1925.12. 1 | VADM/P | (Promoted) | ||
| 1927. 4.13 | RADM/P | Kato, Ryoichi | ||
| 1927.12. 1 | VADM/P | (Promoted) | ||
| 1933. 5.20 | RADM/P | Murakami, Haruichi | ||
| 1933.11.15 | VADM/P | (Promoted) | ||
| 1938. 5. 2 | VADM/P | Takei, Daisuke | ||
| 1943. 6. 1 | VADM/P | Yamamoto, Ushinosuke | P1 | |
| 1945.11.30 | Department of Navy disbanded | |||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900. 5.20 | P/CAPT | Toki, Yutaka | Director, Judicial Bureau | |
| 1901. 6.30 | RADM | (Reclassified) | ||
| 1907. 5.30 | CAPT | Takarabe, Takeshi | class 15, NA | holding |
| 1909.12. 1 | RADM | (Promoted) | holding | |
| 1913. 9.30 | Uchida, Shigenari | |||
| 1916. 4. 1 | (Job renamed) | Director, Legal Bureau | ||
| 1925. 3.16 | Yamada, Saburo | |||
| 1936. 3.28 | Shiomi, Shigeki | |||
| 1941. 4. 1 | Obata, Yoshizumi | |||
| 1942. 4. 1 | VADM/J | (Reclassified) | ||
| 1944.11. 1 | RADM/J | Shimada, Kiyoshi | ||
| 1945.11. 1 | VADM/J | (Promoted) | ||
| 1945.11.20 | RADM/J | Yufu, Kikuo | ||
| 1945.11.30 | Department of Navy disbanded | |||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900. 5.20 | VADM | Tsunoda, Hidematsu | ||
| 1901. 7. 3 | RADM | Arima, Shinichi | class 2, NA | |
| 1902. 9.24 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1903.10.27 | RADM | Saito, Makoto | class 6, NA | |
| 1904. 6. 6 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1906. 1.10 | VADM | Ijuin, Goro | class 5, NA | |
| 1906.11.22 | VADM | Kataoka, Shichiro | 3 | |
| 1908. 8.28 | RADM | Matsumoto, Kazu | class 7, NA | |
| 1909.12. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1913.12. 1 | VADM | Ijichi, Suetaka | class 7, NA | |
| 1914. 5.23 | VADM | Murakami, Kakuichi | class 11, NA | |
| 1915.10. 1 | (Job renamed) | Director, Naval Technical Command | ||
| 1915.12.13 | VADM | Tochinai, Sojiro | class 13, NA | |
| 1917. 9. 1 | (vacant) | |||
| 1917.12.12 | VADM | Ito, Otojiro | class 13, NA | |
| 1920.10. 1 | VADM | Okada, Keisuke | class 15, NA | Director, Naval Shipbuilding Command |
| 1923. 5.25 | VADM | Abo, Kiyokazu | class 18, NA | |
| 1924. 6.11 | VADM | Yoshikawa, Yasuhira | 22 | |
| 1926.12.10 | VADM | Yamanashi, Katsunoshin | class 25, NA | |
| 1928.12.10 | holding | |||
| 1929. 2. 1 | VADM | Kobayashi, Seizo | class 26, NA | |
| 1930. 6.10 | VADM | Fujita, Hisanori | class 29, NA | |
| 1932. 6. 1 | VADM | Sugi, Masato | E10 | |
| 1934. 5.10 | ADM | Nakamura, Ryozo | 27 | |
| 1936. 3.16 | VADM | Hyakutake, Gengo | 30 | |
| 1936.12. 1 | VADM | Ueda, Muneshige | E13 | died 1939. 1.26 |
| 1939. 1.27 | VADM | Shiozawa, Koichi | class 32, NA | |
| 1939. 8.30 | VADM | Toyoda, Teijiro | class 33, NA | |
| 1939.10.21 | VADM | Toyoda, Soemu | class 33, NA | |
| 1941. 9.18 | VADM | Iwamura, Seiichi | class 37, NA | |
| 1943. 4.15 | VADM | Sugiyama, Rokuzo | 38 | |
| 1944.11. 4 | VADM | Inoue, Shigeyoshi | class 37, NA | |
| 1944.11.18 | VADM | Shibuya, Ryutaro | E18 | |
| 1945.11.30 | Department of Navy disbanded | |||
| Date | rank | Name | class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927. 4. 5 | VADM | Yamamoto, Eisuke | class 24, NA | |
| 1928.12.10 | VADM | Ando, Masataka | class 28, NA | |
| 1931.10.10 | RADM | Matsuyama, Shigeru | 30 | |
| 1931.12. 1 | VADM | (Promoted) | ||
| 1933.11.15 | VADM | Kato, Takayoshi | class 31, NA | |
| 1934. 1.17 | VADM | Shiozawa, Koichi | class 32, NA | |
| 1935.12. 2 | VADM | Yamamoto, Isoroku | class 32, NA | |
| 1936.12. 1 | VADM | Oikawa, Koshiro | class 31, NA | |
| 1938. 4.25 | VADM | Yamamoto, Isoroku | class 32, NA | |
| 1938.11.15 | VADM | Toyoda, Teijiro | class 33, NA | |
| 1940.10. 1 | VADM | Inoue, Shigeyoshi | class 37, NA | |
| 1941. 9.10 | VADM | Katagiri, Eikichi | class 34, NA | |
| 1942.12. 1 | VADM | Tsukahara, Nishizo | class 36, NA | |
| 1944. 9.15 | VADM | Totsuka, Michitaro | 38 | |
| 1945. 5. 1 | VADM | Inoue, Shigeyoshi | class 37, NA | |
| 1945. 5.15 | VADM | Wada, Misao | class 39, NA | |
| 1945.11.30 | Department of Navy disbanded | |||