Personnel.

There are 2,900 officers on the effective list of the Russian Navy, and the number of men is 61,516. In the Reserve there are about 30,000 of all ranks.

The executive officers of the Russian Navy are divided as follows: - 1 commander-in-chief (admiral-general), 14 admirals, 24 vice-admirals, 33 rear-admirals, 92 captains, 212 commanders, 850 lieutenants, 400 midshipmen.

Materiel.

The strength of the Russian Navy in ships built, building and projected, on Nov. 30th, 1903, less losses, was: -

Built.

Battleships, 1st class

12

" 2nd class

2

" 3rd class

1

Coast defence ships

13

Armored cruisers

6

Protected cruisers, 1st class

2

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

4

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

-

Unprotected cruisers

3

Torpedo vessels

8

Torpedo-boat destroyers

40

Torpedo boats

150

Submarines

0

Building.

Battleships, 1st class

6

Armored cruisers

0

Protected cruisers, 1st class

2

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

2

Torpedo-boat destroyers

6

Torpedo boats

7

Submarines

2

Projected.

Battleships, 1st class

6

Armored cruisers

3

Protected cruisers, 1st class.........

2

The projected battleships are the Tchesma, Evstafi, and Ioann Zlatoust, all of which are reported to have been laid down in the Black Sea yards; and the Imperator Pavel, the Andrei Pervosvannui, to be built in the St. Petersburg yards. Of the sixth vessel nothing is yet known, nor have the names of the armored cruisers transpired. The protected cruisers are to be of the Kagul type.

[The war with Japan has modified all figures of present strength.]

Dockyards.

The principal Russian dockyards are situated as follows: -

Kronstadt

One dock takes any ship; three smaller. Libau. - Two docks take any ship. Sevastopol. - Two docks take any ship.