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JAPAN

11. Navy.

The coast of Japan is divided into five maritime districts ha vino; their headquarters at Yokosuka, Kure, Sasubo, Maizuru, and Chinkai (the last not established yet).

The personnel of the navy in 1910 included 1 Admiral of the Fleet, 7 Admirals, 19 Vice-Admirals, 39 Rear Admirals. 104 Captains, 192 Com- manders, 276 Lt. -Commanders, 827 lieutenants, 453 Sub-Lieutenants 1st class, 277 Sub-Lieutenants 2nd class, 236 Midshipmen, 697 Engineers, 348 Medical Officers, 324 Pay Officers, 74 Constructors, 41 Ordinance Officers, 11 Hydrographic Engineers, 1,533 Warrant Officers, and 43,790 men on the active service. •

Japan now builds and equips her own warships. Armour factories are installed at Kure. The Kongo is building at Barrow, England.

A statement of the Japanese fleet similar to that given for other navies is : —

Completed at end of

"Dreadnoughts"

" Pre-Dreadnoughts "

Armoured Cruisers

Protected Cruisers

Torpedo Gunboats, Scouts

Destroyers

Torpedo Boats .

Knbrnarines

etc.

Note. — The Pre-Dreadnoughts include several captured Russian ships.

The following table includes all the battleships built and building, armoured cruisers and principal protected cruisers. Ships in italics will not be com- pleted at the end of present year.

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Name

Armour

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1909 1909 1911 1911 1911 1911 1911

Kawachi .

Settsu

Fuso

Kongo

Kirishima

Haruna .

Hi'Yei .

Tons

20,750

? 30,800

► 27,500

' ' DreadnougJits " {t) inches inches

12

12(orJ4)12in.;10Gin. 10 13-5

8 13-5; 16 Gin.

25,000

64,000

Knots 20

25

(0= turbine.