Three destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy have been named Akatsuki (暁, ”dawn” or "daybreak"):
Japanese destroyer Akatsuki (1901), lead ship of the Akatsuki-class destroyer (1901) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese WarJapanese destroyer Akatsuki (1905), lead ship of the Yamabiko-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, formerly Russian destroyer ReshitelnyJapanese destroyer Akatsuki (1932), a Fubuki-class destroyer or lead ship of the Akatsuki-class destroyer (1931) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II