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Built Tonnage Speed, knots Chief armament

Askold 1900 7,000 23 12 6 in.

Bayan 1900 8,000 21 2 8 in.

8 6 in.

Gromoboi 189 12,000 20 4 8 in.

16 6 in.

Rossia 1896 12,000 20 4 8 in.

16 6 in.

Rurik 1892 11,000 18 4 8 in.

16 6 in.

Bogatyr 1901 6,000 23 12 6 in.

Varyag 1899 6,000 23 12 6 in.

Diana 1899 7,000 20 8 6 in.

Pallada 1899 7,000 20 8 6 in.

Boyarin 1900 3,000 22 6 4.7 in.

Novik 1900 3,000 25 6 4.7 in.

Zabiuca 1878 1,300 14 Field guns

Djijdjit 1878 1,300 13 3 6 in.

Rasboinik 1879 1,300 13 3 6 in.

The gunboats on this station number nine, the destroyers eighteen, and the transports six. Thirteen destroyers are to join.

This fleet, with reinforcements, compares numerically with the eventual strength of Japan as follows:

Battleships Cruisers

Russia 10 … 21

Japan 7 … 26

A proportion of Japanese cruisers would be needed for coast defence, so that Russia may prove numerically stronger for sea work. In addition, Russia also has a powerful auxiliary fleet, consisting of ten steamers of the Black