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JAPANESE NAVY

FIRST SQUADRON

Commander-in-Chief-Admiral BARON H. KAMIMURA Admiral in Command-Rear-Admiral T. NOMOTO

SECOND SQUADRON

Commander in chief--Vice-Admiral H. SHIMAMURA Admiral in Command-Rear Admiral R. YASHIRO

Third SQUADRON

Admiral in Command-Rear-Admiral R. KAWASHIMA

TRAINING SQUADRON

Admiral in Command-Rear-Admiral S. KATO

The ships in commission or launched consist of 13 battleships; 13 1st class cruisers; 9 2nd class cruisers; 8 3rd class cruisers; 1 1st class coast defence ship; 2 2nd class coast defence ships; 4 3rd class coast defence ships; 4 2nd class gun boats; 6 despatch boats; 2 torpedo depot ships; 55 destroyers; 77 torpedo-boats and 13 submarines. The following is a list of the larger vessels of the Fleet:--

minber

Gus

35

30

30

34

20

20

20

20

20

19

14

16

24

20

27