JAPANESE NAVY
FIRST SQUADRON Commander-in-Chief-Admiral T. KATO
SECOND SQUADRON
Commander-in-Chief-Vice-Admiral S. KATO
THIRD SQUADRON
Admiral in Command-Rear-Admiral M. TSUCHIYA
TRAINING SQUADRON
Admiral in Command-Rear-Admiral
The ships in commission or launched consist of 10 battleships; 8 battle cruisers: 9 1st class cruisers; 12 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; 14 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 :-
Vessels
Tons Displace.
Indicated Number
H. P.. of Guns
ment
Vessels
Tons Displace- uient
Indicated Number H. P. of Gung
Kirishima
27500
24
Soya (Varyag)
6500
20000 30
Haruma
27500
24
Kasagi
5503
17235 30
Kongo
27500
24
Mishima (Seniavin)
Hiyei
27500
24
Chitose
Kawachi
22173 25500 34
Yahagi
4960 6000 22 4992 15714 30 4800 22500 16
Settsu
20750 25500 34
Hirado
4800 22500 16
Aki
19800 24000 28
Chikuma
4800 22500 16
Satsuma
19350 17300 28
Itsukushima
4278 5400 34
Kashima
16400 15600 41
Hashidate....
4278
5400 34
Katori
15950 16000 39
Toyohoshi
4200
2300 8
Mikasa
15362 15207 58
Okinoshima Apraxine 4126
6000 29
Asahi
Kurama
Ibuki
Shikishima..
Tsukuba
Ikoma
Iwami (Orel)..
Hizen (Retizan)
Suo (Pobieda)
14765 15207 50 14620 25000 28 14600 24
24000 31 14580 14700 58 13750 20500 34
Tone
4100
15000 14
Manshū
3916 5300 4
Niitaka
3420 9400 20
Tsushima
3420 9400 20
Akitsushima
3172 8516 20
13750 20500 13516 | 16500 56
34
Otowa
3000 10000 14
Akashi
2800 8000 24
Sagami (Peresviet)
++
12700 16000 36 12674 14500 58
Suma
2700 8500 20
Matsue
2550
2
Fuji
Tango (Poltava)
Iwate
Idzumo
Asama...
12674 14500 58 12649 13687 38 10960 11000 56 9826 14700 38 9826 14700 38 9885 18248 38
Chiyoda
2439 5678 27
Musashi
1500 1782
6
Yamato
Mogami.
1500 1350
1415
8000
Chihaya
1250 6000
Yodo..
1230
6500
op co to co
8
6
6
6
Tokiwa
Adzuma
Yakumo
Iki (Nicolai)
Aso (Bayan)
9885 18248 38 9735 15500 36
Karasaki
1050
3200
5
Tatsuta
875 5500
6
Kasuga
Nisshin
Tsugaru (Pallada)..
9594 8000 34 9426 16600 36 7800 17000 34 7700 14696 35 7700 14696 36 6630 11600 34
Uji
Saga
620 1788
1000
4
1900
4
Toba...... Fushimi Sumida
290
1500
180
1140
સાન્યા
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