JAPANESE NAVY
FIRST SQUADRON
Commander-in-Chief-Vice-Admiral G. YAMASHITA
SECOND SQUADRON
Commander-in-Chief-Vice-Admiral H. J. H. HIGASHIFUSHIMT
THIRD SQUADRON
Admiral in Command -Vice-Admiral R. ARIMA
TRAINING SQUADRON
Admiral in Comınand-Vice-Admiral K. Suzuki
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 class 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 torpedo-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
30600 40000 40 Tsugaru (Pallada)....
6630
11600 28
27500 64000 40
Kasagi
4760
15000 30
Haruna
Kongō.
Hiyei
Kawachi....
Settsu
Aki
25000 36
27500 64000 40 27500 64000 40 27500 64000 46 21420 25500 46 21420 25500 44 19800
Chitose Yahagi Hirato
Chikuma
Mishima (Seniavin)..
4200 5700 29
4760 15000 30
5040 22500 14
.....
5040 22500 14
5040 22500 14
Itsukushima
4277 5400 30
Satsuma
19370
17300 38
Hashidate.....
4278 5400 30
Kashima
15950 17000
38
Okinoshima Apraxine
Katori
15950 17000
58
Tone
Mikasa
Asahi
15200 15000 52 15200, 15000
Manshu
4260 5700 29 4105 15000 16 3916 5300 4
31
Niitaka
3420 9500 20
Kurama
146 0 | 22500
34
Tsushima
3420 $400 20
Ibuki
14600 | 23000 i
52
Akitsushima
3156 8516 20
Shikishima.
Tsukuba
Ikoma
....
15200 15000!
39
Akashi
13750 20500 39
Suma
2700 8500 24 2657 8500
20
13750 20500 58
Matsue
2550
2
Iwami (Orel).
Hizen (Retvian)
13566 16500 €2 12700 16000 56
Chiyoda Musashi
2450 5760
25
1500
1782
6
Suð (Pobieda)
Fuji
Iwate
Idzumo
Asama.
Tokiwa
13500 14500 34 12300 13690 42
9800
14500 .. 42 9800 14'00 37 9750 18000 37 9750 18000 35
Yamato.
Mogami. Chihaya Yodo
1500 1415 1329 1250 6000
8
8000
6
6
1230 6500
Karasaki
1050
3200
5
Tatsuta....
Yakumo
9500 15000 40
Uji
Adzuma
9456 17000 38
Saga
875 620 1000 785 1900
5500
6
4
4
Kasuga
Nisshin
7750 13500 38 7750 13500
Toba
Fushimi
250 180
1520
1140
Aso (Bayan)
.....
Wakamiya.
38
Sumida Komahashi
132
545
NNN
2
2
2
Two new large battleships-the Yamashiro and Ise have recently been placed in commission. They are of the same class as the Fuso. Another, the Hyuga, is in course of construction.