JAPANESE NAVY
FIRST SQUADRON
Commander-in-Chief-Admiral BARON S. DEWA Admiral in Command-Rear-Admiral H. FUJIMOTO
SECOND SQUADRON
Commander-in-Chief-Vice-Admiral S. YOSHIMATSU Admiral in Command--Rear Admiral
THIRD SQUADRON
Admiral in Command --Rear-Admiral M. Nawa
TRAINING SQUADRON
Admiral in Command--Rear Admiral S. TOCHINAI
The ships in commission or launched consist of 10 battleships; 6 battle cruisers; 9 1st class cruisers; 13 2nd class cruisers; 6 1st class coast defence ships; 15 2nd class coast defence ships; 4 1st class gunboats; 5 2nd class gunboats; 2 torpedo depot ships; 2 1st class destroyers; 2 2nd class destroyers; 55 destroyers; 16 1st class torpedo-boats; 38 2nd class torpedo-boats and 13 submarines. The following is a list of the larger vessels of the Fleet:-
Tons Displace-
ment
Indicated, Number H. P. of Guns
Tango (Poltava)
Iwate
Idzumo
Asama.
Tokiwa
12674 11500 | 12649 13687 10960 11000 56 9826 14700 38 9826 14700 38 9885 18248 38 9885 18248 38
Vessels
Tons Displace- ment
Indicated Number
H. P.
Jof Guns
Vessels
Kongo
27500
Hiyei
27500
Mishima (Seniavin) Chitose
Kawachi
20750 | 25500 34
Yohagi
1960 6000 22 1992 15714 30 4800 22500 16
Settsu
Aki
20750 25500 34 19800 24000 28
Hirado
4800 22500 16
Chikuma
1800 22500 16
Satsuma
19350
17300 | 28
Itsukushima
4278 5400 34
Kashima
16400
15600
41
Hashidate..
Katori
15950
16000 39
Toyohoshi
4278 5400 34 1200
Mikasa
15362
15207 58
Asahi
T
Kurama
Ibuki
Shikishima.
Tsukuba
Ikoma
Iwami (Orel). Hizen (Retozan) Sagami (Peresuit) Suð (Pobieda) Fuji
14765 15:07 50 14620 25000 28 14600 2x) 31
14580 11700 58 13750 20500 34 13750 20500 34 13516 16500 56 12700 16000 36 12674 14500 58
Okinoshimadpraxine 4126 6000 29
Manshu Takachiho Niitaka
2800 8000 24
1
Tone
4100
15000 14
3916
3709 7604 20
3420 9400 20
Tsushima
3420 $400 20
Akitsushima
3172
Suzuya (Novie)
3000
8516 20 6000 19
Otowa
3000 10000 14
Akashi
Suma
2700 8500 20
Matsue
255)
Chiyoda
2439
5678
27
Musashi
1500
Yamoto...
1500
Katsuragi
1500
Mogami...
1350 8000
Yakumo
9735
15500 36
Chihaya
1250 6000
Iki (Nicolai)
9594
8000 34
Yodo..
1230 6500
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Adzuma
9126 16600 36
Karashaki
1050 3200
Aso (Bayan) Kasuga Nisshin
Tsugaru (Pallad) Soya (laryng) Kasagi
7800 17000 34
Tatsuta
875
5500
7700 14696
35
Uji
620
1000
7700 14696
36
Suga
6630 11600 34 6500 20000 30 5503 17235 30
Toba..... Fushimi
Sumida zett
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