Several ships have been named Sakura (桜（櫻） / さくら, "cherry blossom"):
Sakura Maru, built in 1887 in Scotland and related to the Japanese immigration to Peru.
Japanese destroyer Sakura (1911), lead ship of her class of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I
Sakura-class destroyer, a class of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Japanese destroyer Sakura (1944), a Matsu-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
JDS Sakura (PF-290), a Kusu-class patrol frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, formerly USS Carson City (PF-50)
