JAPANESE NAVY
FIRST SQUADRON
Commander-in-Chief—Admiral BARon S. Dewa
Admirals in Command-Rear-Admirals R. ARIMA and J. KamizuMI
SECOND SQUADRON
Commander-in-Chief-Vice-Admiral K. IZICHI Admiral in Command-Rear Admiral K. SUZUKI
Third SquaDRON
Admiral in Command-Rear-Admiral M. NAWA
TRAINING SQUADRON
Admiral in Command-Rear-Admiral
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 :-
Kongo Hiyei
Vessels
Toni Displace. ment
Indicated Number H. P. of Gune
27500
27500
Vessels
Tona Displace.
Indicated Number H. P. of Gune
ment
Kawachi
Settsu
Aki
Satsuma
22173 25500 34 20750 25500 34 19800 24000 28 19350 17300 28
Kasagi
Yahagi Hirado Chikuma
5503 17235 30
Mishima (Seniavin) Chitose
4960 6000 22
4992 15714 30
4800 22500 16
4800 22500 16
4800 22500 16
Kashima
16400 15600 41
Itsukushima
4278 5400 34
Katori
Mikasa
Asahi
Kurama
Ibuki
Shikishima.
15950 16000 39 15362 15207 58 14765 15207 50 14620 25000 28 14600 21000 31 14580 14700 58
Hashidate..
Toyohoshi
Okinoshimad praxine 4126
Tone
Manshū
4278 5400 34 4200 2300 8 6000 29 4100 15000 14 3916 5300
4
Takachiho
3709 7604
20
Tsukuba
Ikoma
Iwami (Orel).
Hizen (Retvizan)
13750 20500 34 13750 20500 34 13516 16500 56 12700 16000 36
Niitaka
3420
9400 20
Tsushima
3420
$400 20
Akitsushima
Otowa
3172 8516 20 3000 10000
14
Sagami (Peresviet) .. 12674
Suð (Pobieda)
Fuji
Tango (Poltava)
Iwate
.
Idzumo
Asama..
Tokiwa
Yakumo
Adzuma..
Iki (Nicolai)
Aso (Bayan)
Kasuga Nisshin
...
Tsugaru (Pallad). Soya (Varyag)
14.00 58 12674 14500 58 12649 13687 38 10960 11000 56 9826 14700 38 9826 14700 38 9885 18248 38 9×85 18248❘ 38 9735 15500 36 9594 8000 34 9426 16600 36 7800 17000 34 7700 14696 35 7700 14696 36 6630 11600 34 6500 20000 30
Akashi
2800 8000 24
Suma
2700
8500 20
Matsue
255"
2
Chiyoda
2439
5678
27
Musashi
1500
1 82
6
Yamato...
1500
1415
8
Chihaya Yodo...
Mogami...
1350
8000
6
1230 6000
6
1230 6500
8
Karasaki
1050 3200
5
Tatsuta....
875 5500
6
Uji
620
1000
Saga
1788
1900
Toba......
290
1500
Fushimi
180
1140
Sumida
132
545
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