JAPANESE NAVY
FIRST SQUADRON Commander-in-Chief-Vice-Admiral K. FUJII
SECOND SQUADRON
Commander-in-Chief-Vice-Admiral N. NAWA
THIRD SQUADRON
Admiral in Command-Vice-Admiral T. TAKARABE
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 torpeds depot ships; 2 1st class destroyers; 14 2nd class destroyers; 55 destroyers; 16 1st claso torpedo-boats; 38 2nd class torpedo-boats and 13 submarines. list of the larger vessels of the Fleet :-
The following is a
Vessels
Tons Displace- ment
Indicated Number
H. P. of Guns
Vessels
Tons Displace- ment
Indicated Number H. P. of Guns
Fuso.
31000
Tsugaru (Pallada)...
6630 11600 24
Kirishima
27500
24
Soya (Varyag)
6500 20000 30
Haruna
27500
24
Kasagi
5503 17235 30
Kongō
27500
24
Mishima (Seniavin).. 4960 6000 22
Hiyei
27500
34
Chitose
4992 15714 30
Kawachi
22173 25500 34
Yahagi
4800 22500 16
Settsu
Aki
Satsuma
Kashima
Katori
Mikasa
Asahi
Kurama
L
Ibuki
Shikishima...
Tsukuba
Ikoma
Iwami (Orel)..
20750 25500 28
19800 24000 28
19350 17300 41 16400 15600 39 15950 16000 58 15362 15207 50 14765 15207 28 14620 25000 31 14600 24000 58 14580 14700 34 13750 20500 34 13750 20500 56 13516 16500 36
Hirato
Chikuma
Itsukushima
4.800 22500 16
4800 22500 16
4278 5400 34
Hashidate..
4278 5400 34
Toyohashi
4200
2300
8
Okinoshima Apraxine 4126
6000
29
Tone Manshú
4100
15000
14
3916
5300
4
Niitaka
3420
9400 20
Tsushima
3420 $400 20
Akitsushima
3172
8516 20
Otowa
3000
10000 14
Akashi
2800 8000 24
Hizen (Retvizan)
12700
16000
58
Suma
2700
8500 20
Sagami (Peresviet).. 12674
14500
58
Matsue
2550
2
Suŏ (Pobieda)
12674
14500
38
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Chiyoda
2439
5678
27
Fuji
Tango (Poltava)
Iwate
Idzumo
Asama..
..
Tokiwa
Yakumo Iki (Nicolai) Adzuma Aso (Bayan)
Kasuga
Nisshin
12649 10960 11000
9826 14700 38 9826 14700 38 9885 18248 38 9885 18248 36 9735 15500 34 9594 8000 36 9426 16600 34 7800 17000 35
Uji.
13687 56
Musashi
1500
1782
6
Yamato
1500
1415
8
Mogami.
1350
8000
6
Chihaya
1250 6000
6
Yodo
1230 6500
Karasaki
1050 3200
5
Tatsuta
875
5500
6
620
1000
Saga
1788
1900
Toba.....
290
1500
7700 14696 36
Fushimi
180
1140
2
7700 14696 34
Sumida
132
545
Three large battleships-the Yamashiro, Ise and Hyuga-are in course of construction.