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NAVY and 18 submarines; total tonnage, 349,284.



Japan—2 battleship dreadnoughts, 12 older battleships, 2 battle cruisers, 2 coast defenders, 13 armored cruisers, 6 fast cruisers, 9 others, 49 destroyers, 2 torpedo boats, and 13 submarines; total tonnage, 509,913. Building: 4 battleship dreadnoughts, 2 battleship cruisers, 2 destroyers, and 2 submarines; total tonnage, 183,076.

Russia—5 battle cruisers, 8 others, 5 armored cruisers, 5 fast cruisers, 2 others, 10 destroyers, 13 torpedo boats, and 35 submarines; total tonnage, 384,040. Building: 2 battleship dreadnoughts, 4 armored cruisers, 6 fast cruisers, 34 destroyers, and 14 submarines; total tonnage, 270,858.

Italy—6 battleship dreadnoughts, 8 others, 9 armored cruisers, 5 fast cruisers, 2 others, 41 destroyers, 70 torpedo boats, and 23 submarines; total tonnage, 359,487. Building: 4 dreadnoughts, 1 fast cruiser, 2 cruisers, 16 destroyers. Total tonnage, 148,655.

Austria-Hungary—4 dreadnoughts, 6 others, 6 coast defenders, 2 armored cruisers, 4 fast cruisers, 1 other, 19 destroyers, 69 torpedo boats and 16 submarines, total tonnage, 255,776. Building: 4 dreadnoughts, 3 fast cruisers, 6 destroyers, 1 torpedo boat; total tonnage, 118,270.

Following the World War the navies of the World were in a different relative position than before. The German navy had practically disappeared. In 1919 the British navy continued first with 641 ships, with a tonnage of 2,003,260. The United States was second with 206 ships, with a tonnage of 528,936. Japan was third with 98 ships, with a tonnage of 340,055. France was fourth with 131 ships, with a tonnage of 325,361. Italy was fifth with 145 ships, with a tonnage of 218,870. At the end of 1919 Great Britain had 194 ships under construction; the United States, 348; Japan, 43; France, 18; and Italy, 31.

 NAVY DEPARTMENT, UNITED STATES. At the head of the Navy Department is the Secretary of the Navy, a civilian, with an Assistant Secretary, also a civilian. The military features of naval administration are in theory directed by a Naval Officer with the rank of Admiral, under the title "Chief of Naval Operations." The administrative details are handled by Bureaus, each of which is presided over by a "Chief of Bureau" with the rank of Rear-Admiral. The Bureaus are those of Navigation, Ordnance, Construction and Repair, Steam Engineering, Supply, Medicine and Surgery, and Yards and Docks. The titles of these Bureaus are in general descriptive of the matters coming under their cognizance, except in the case of the Bureau of Navigation, which as a matter of fact has nothing to do with navigation, its duties being connected exclusively with naval personnel.  NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES, a society founded in 1903 which according to its charter of incorporation has for its purpose "to acquire and