It was found most useful in the Chino-Japanese War, and its utility continued in the war with Russia.
The dockyard lies well inside a deep, sheltered bay. The navigation around it would be very difficult to a hostile fleet, as many shoals exist.
NAVAL CLUB, SASSEBO.
Maitzuru.
Maitzuru, in the province of Tango, lies at the end of an inlet which has a uniform depth of seven fathoms at low water. The position is not very unlike that of Kiel, in Germany.