Several ships have been named :
* , the
lead ship of her class of the
Imperial Japanese Navy; renamed and re-rated as a
minesweeper in June 1930; demilitarized in November 1940
* , a of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
*
JDS ''Nara'' (PF-2, PF-282), a
''Kusu''-class patrol frigate of the
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, formerly USS ''Machias'' (PF-53)
See also
*
Nara (disambiguation)
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Imperial Japanese Navy ship names
Japanese Navy ship names