| Tons. | Speed in Knots. | For | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One armored-clad battleship | 14,800 | 18 | (Japan.) |
| One armored-clad battleship | 12,200 | 18 | (Japan.) |
| Two first-class armored cruisers, each of | 9,600 | 20 | (Japan.) |
| One first-class armored cruiser | 8,500 | 20 | Chile. |
| Two fast protected cruisers | 4,500 | 24 | China. |
| Two fast protected cruisers | 4,300 | 22½ | (Japan.) Portugal. |
| One fast protected cruiser | 4,250 | 21 | Chile. |
| Two armor-clads | 3,800 | 17 | Norway. |
| Three fast protected cruisers, each of | 3,450 | 20 | Brazil. |
| One third-class cruiser | 2,800 | 18 | England. |
| One training ship | 2,500 | 14 | |
| One torpedo-boat destroyer | 300 | 30 | |
| Two first-class armored cruisers, contracted for Besides mercantile vessels at their shipyard at Walker. | 9,750 | 20 | (Japan.) |
By the end of the year 1897, or rather during this year, besides the ships enumerated above for Japan there were in course of construction elsewhere:
One battleship (“Fuji”), in commission.
One battleship, 14,800 tons, building at Thames Iron Works.
One battleship, 14,800 tons, building at Thompson’s.
One battleship, 10,000 tons, under consideration, the Armstrong Works (contract not signed).
One armored cruiser, 9600 tons, ordered at Vulcan Works.
One armored cruiser, 9600 tons, ordered at St. Nazaire.
Four torpedo-boat destroyers of 30 knots, similar to British destroyers of 30 knots, building at Yarrow.
Four torpedo-boat destroyers of 30 knots, similar to British destroyers of 30 knots, building at Thornycroft.