JAPANESE NAVY
FIRST SQUADRON
Conimander-in-Chief-Vice-Admiral M. YOSHIMATSU
SECOND SQUADRON
Commander-in-Chief-Vice-Admiral R. YASHIRO
THIRD SQUADRON
Admiral in Command -Vice-Admiral K. MURAKAMI
TRAINING SQUADRON
Adıniral in Cominand-Rear-Adiniral T. YUWAMURA
The ships in commission or launched consist of 12 battleships, 8 battle cruisers, 9 1st class cruisers, 12 2nd class cruisers, 3 1st class coast defence ships; 11 2nd tlass coast defence ships; 3 1st class gunboats; 5 2nd class gunboats; 2 torpedo depot ships; 2 1st class destroyers; 14 2nd class destroyers; 46 destroyers; 16 1st class torpelo-boats; 10 2nd class torpedo-boats and 15 submarines. The following is a list of the larger vessels of the Fleet:
Vessels
Tons Displace. ment
Indicated Number | H. P. of Guns
Vessels
Tons Displace.
ment
Indicated Number H. P. of Guns
Fuso... Kirishima
Haruna
Kongo
Hiyei
Kawachi
Settsu
Aki
Satsuma
Kashina
hatori
Mikasa
30600 40000 28 27500 64000 40 27500 64000 40 27500 | 64000 40 27500 64900 40 21420 25500 46 21420 25500 46 19800 25000 44 19370 17300 36 15950 17000 38 15950 17000 38 15200 15000 58
Kasagi
4760
15000
30
Mishima (Seniavin).
4200
5700
29
Chitose
4760
150 O
30
Yahagi
5040
......
22500
14
Hirato
5040
22500 14
·· ....
Chikuma
Itsukushima
5040 22500 14
4277 5400 3)
Hashidate....
4278 5400 30
Tone
Manshū
Niitaka
Okinoshima Apraxine
16
4260 5700 29 4105 15000 3916 5300
3420 9500 20
Asali
15200
15000 52
Tsushima
3420 9400 20
Kurama
146 0
22500 34
Akitsushima
3156 8516 20
Ibuki
Shikishima.
Tsukuba
Ikoma
Iwami (Orel).
Hizen (Retizan)
Suð (Pobieda)
Fuji
Iwate
Idzumo
·
Asaina....
Tokiwa Yakumo Adzuma
Kasuga
....
Nisshin
Aso (Bayan)
Wakamiya
...
14600 25000 34 15200 15000 52 13750 20500 39 13750 20500 39 13566 16500 £8 12700 16000 €2 13500 14500 56 12300 13690 34 9800 14500 42 9800 14:00 42 9750 18000 37 9750 18000 37 9500 15000 35 9456 17000 40 7750 13500 38 7750 13500 38
Tsugaru (Pallada)..] 6630 11600 38
Three large battleships-the Yamashiro, Ise and Hyuga--are in course of construction.
Otowa
3000 10000 14
Akashi
2700
8500 24
Suma
2657
8500 20
Matsue
2550
2
Chiyoda
2450
5760
25
Musashi
1500
1 82
6
Yamato....
1500
1415
Mogami.
1329
8000
6
Chihaya Yodo
1250 6000
1230 6500
6
Karasaki
1050 3200
Tatsuta...
875 5500
6
Uji
620 1000
Saga
785 1900
4
Toba Fushimi Sumida Komahashi
250
1500
180
1140
2
132
545
2