Personnel.

The number of officers and men available for active service is about 31,000. There is also a small reserve of some 4,000.

Materiel.

The strength in ships built, building, and projected on Nov 30th, 1903, less loss, was: -

Built.

Battleships, 1st class.............................

6

" 2nd class..........

1

Coast defence ships

2

Armored cruisers

8*

Protected cruisers, 2nd class............

10

" " 3rd class.........

7

Unprotected cruisers

9

Torpedo vessels

1

Torpedo-boat destroyers

17

Torpedo boats

63

Building.

Protected cruisers, 2nd class............

2

" " 3rd class.........

1

Torpedo-boat destroyers

2

Torpedo boats

18

Projected.

Battleships, + 1st class.............................

4

Armored cruisers

6

Dockyards.

The Government dockyards in Japan are situated as follows: -

Yokosuka

One dock takes any ship; two smaller. Kure. - One dock takes cruisers.

* Including two vessels, each of 7700 tons displacement and a speed of 20 knots, purchased from the Argentine Government for $7,500,000 (Dec. 31st, 1903).

+ The projected vessels have not been named.