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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.