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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