Battle Cruisers: Kongo, Hiyei (1913-14), 27,500 tons, 27 knots, belt 10 in., armament: 8-14 in., 16-6 in., 16 smaller, 8 torpedo tubes. Complement, 1,100.
Other Armoured Ships: 11 Battleships (Aki, Satsuma, Kashima, Katori, Iwami, Mikasa, Hizen, Suwo, Sagami, Asahi, Shikishima, Fuji, Tango) completed 1898-1906, displacement 10,960-16,400 tons, 17-181⁄2 knots, and armed with 12-in., 10-in., and 6-in. guns, also torpedo tubes. Thirteen Armoured Cruisers (Kurama, Ibuki, Ikoma, Tsukuba, Asama, Tokiwa, Idzumo, Iwate, Azuma, Yakuba, Aso, Kasūga, Nisshin) completed 1899-1910, displacement 7,700-14,600 tons, 20-24 knots, armed with 12-in. or 8-in. guns, 6-in. and 4·7-in. quick-firers, and torpedo tubes.
Protected Cruisers: 20 Vessels (Chikuma, Hirado, Yahagi, Tone, Yodo, Mogami, Otowa, Tsushima, Nŭtaka, Soya, Tsuguru, Kasagi, Chitose, Akashi, Suma, Akitsushima, Itsukushima, Hashidate, Chiyoda, Yaeyama), 1890-1912, 1,230 tons-6,600 tons, speed 18-25 knots.
There are also 54 destroyers (completed 1898-1913), 42 torpedo-boats (1900-1905), and 15 submarines (1904-1914).
British and German Naval Guns
| BRITISH. | |||||||||||||
| Calibre of Gun. in. | Weight (tons). | Length (in calibres). | Weight of Projectile (in lbs.) | Muzzle Velocity (in foot- seconds) | Muzzle Energy (in foot- tons). | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 96 | 45 | 1,950 | 2,500 | 84,510 | ||||||||
| 13 | ·5 | 76 | 45 | - | 1,250 | - | 2,800 | 69,000 | |||||
| 1,400 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 68 | 50 | 850 | 2,950 | 51,290 | ||||||||
| 12 | 58 | 45 | 850 | 2,900 | 49,500 | ||||||||
| 12 | 50 | 40 | 850 | 2,580 | 39,250 | ||||||||
| 10 | 34 | 45 | 500 | 3,000 | 30,000 | ||||||||
| 9 | ·2 | 28 | 50 | 380 | 3,000 | 23,000 | |||||||
| 9 | ·2 | 25 | 40 | 380 | 2,350 | 14,520 | |||||||
| 7 | ·5 | 15 | 1⁄2 | 50 | 200 | 3,000 | 12,500 | ||||||
| 7 | ·5 | 14 | 45 | 200 | 2,600 | 9,300 | |||||||
| 6 | 8 | 50 | 100 | 3,000 | 6,000 | ||||||||
| 6 | 7 | 1⁄2 | 45 | 100 | 2,750 | 5,250 | |||||||
| 6 | 7 | 40 | 100 | 2,200 | 4,300 | ||||||||
| 4 | ·7 | 2 | 40 | 40 | 2,188 | — | |||||||
| 4 | 2 | 50 | 31 | 3,000 | 1,900 | ||||||||
| GERMAN. | |||||||||||||
| 15 | 82 | 1⁄2 | 45 | 1,675 | 2,920 | 99,000 | |||||||
| 12 | 47 | 50 | 860 | 3,084 | 56,660 | ||||||||
| 12 | 42 | 1⁄2 | 45 | 860 | 2,920 | 50,830 | |||||||
| 11 | 36 | 50 | 661 | 3,084 | 43,600 | ||||||||
| 11 | 32 | 3⁄4 | 45 | 661 | 2,920 | 39,000 | |||||||
| 11 | 29 | 40 | 661 | 2,756 | 34,800 | ||||||||
| 9 | ·4 | 18 | 40 | 419 | 2,750 | 22,000 | |||||||
| 8 | ·2 | 15 | 50 | 275 | 3,084 | 18,170 | |||||||
| 8 | ·2 | 13 | 3⁄4 | 45 | 275 | 2,900 | 16,300 | ||||||
| 8 | ·2 | 12 | 40 | 275 | 2,750 | 14,500 | |||||||
| 6 | ·7 | 6 | 3⁄4 | 40 | 154 | 2,756 | 6,452 | ||||||
| 5 | ·9 | 5 | 45 | 101 | 2,920 | 5,856 | |||||||
| 5 | ·9 | 4 | 1⁄2 | 40 | 101 | 2,756 | 5,200 | ||||||
| 4 | ·1 | 1 | 1⁄2 | 40 | 35 | 2,750 | 1,890 | ||||||
| 3 | ·4 | 1 | ·1 | 40 | 21 | 2,750 | — | ||||||
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