BIG NAVY FOR JAPAN.
TQ-.FIGHT.."CERTAIN POWER." - ; ORIGINAL SCHEME. .DELAYED. NOT. ENOUGH MONEY, -j By ToleaTttpb,—Pioos Association .r-Copyri gto Tokko, March 30. Admiral■/'Takartjbe, in explaining ; the Japanese naval proposals to the Budget" Sub-Committee, stated that jit was originally proposed to build a fleet string enough to beat the fleet of a certain Power which was able to send its principal squadron of -21 battleships and cruisers into certain waters which would be the scene of the next probable war. , • Owing to the state of the country's finances, however, Japan was unable to carry out so vast a scheme. JAPANESE AM) /•MrraAN NA^Xi». A cablegram published three weeks ago stated that the Japanese Naval Estimates would provide for the present for the construction of three of the most powerful Dreadnoughts, and eventually lor eight | Dreadnoughts, foui battle cruisers, ci.t scoui.J, and 40 destroyers, at a cost of £36,500,000. ! The followir-.ff table shows the comparative • -.vT'/rM.K >i the fleets-of Japan and America (.tflt certain power " apparently referred to iv the cablegram) at the tend of 1912. .In each case all. . vessels actually sanctioned in December last' are included:— United States. Japan. Battleships:..,--.■ - ' >'_ First-class Dreadnoughts ; !13 '■■■;"*■ 3; - Second class .. : . « ' 13 4 Third class .. ..' 9' § Fourth class (obs-'.l^te). . 3. 2, Armoured Cruieers - ■ ' : , ." Invinclbles ... . •■»•,,:•.. ■ 4 : .., Other types .. .. i 4 13 Cruisers . (modern, witU snood of 513 knots , and over) .... 3 ... 5' ' Destroyers (10 years old -~-■■■■ .or less) • . ...:, ... ': 39 ■■•. ■■■ 17 ... Torredb-boa<ts (modern) , ,0. ,- ■■ ■•• ;19 ' ..'. Pabmarinea .. . . 39 ■' 15' Men (neaco strength) .. 64,000 . 49,030 Men (reserves) ..5,000 70,7*
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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15265, 1 April 1913, Page 7
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