JAPANESE NAVY
TWO NEW BATTLESHIPS
LONDON, September 25. Japan's only notable new construction is believed to be two 45,000-ton battleships, according to the new issue of Jane's "Fighting Ships," which for the first time gives their names as Musasi and Yamato.
Jane'i, says that the United States navy last January comprised 4170 warships, compared with which the Japanese fleet, showing signs of war attrition, faces a lengthening list of losses which her shipbuilding resources are unable to replace. America's two 45,000-ton battleships Missouri and Wisconsin are due for commissioning this year, and they make a total of 24, with more than 100 aircraft-carriers in service. The British Navy now has 40 aircraftcarriers.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 75, 26 September 1944, Page 5
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