150 | -- | 44 | -- |Swiftest ship in either fleet:
e { | | | | | speed 23 knots; 2-inch
w c{ | | | | | steel protective deck. Built
r{ | | | | | by Armstrong.
p u{ | | | | {|2-inch steel protective deck.
r i{_Matsushima_ |} {| 12 | 16 | 6 {| Barbette forward covered
o s{_Ikitsushima_|}4277{| 12 | 16 | 6 {| with 12-inch armour, and
t e{_Hashidate_ |} {| 12 | 16 | 15 {| armed with a long Canet
e r{ | | | | {| 12 1/2-inch gun.
c s{
t {_Takachico_ |}3650{| 8 | -- | 12 {|3-inch steel protective deck.
e {_Naniwa Kan_ |} {| 8 | -- | 12 {| Speed 18 knots.
d {_Akitsushima_| 3150 | 1 | 12 | 10 |2 1/2-inch steel protective deck.
| | | | | One long 12 1/2-inch Canet gun.
_Chiyoda_ | 2450 | -- | 24 | 13 |Small partly armoured cruiser;
| | | | | 4 1/2-inch armoured belt over
| | | | | two-thirds of length; 1-inch
| | | | | steel protective deck.
_Fuso_ | 3718 | 6 | -- | 8 |4 1/2-in. armour belt }
| | | | | amidships. } Old
_Hiyei_ | 2200 | 9 | -- | -- {|7-in. armour belt. } ironclads
| | | | {|9-in. armour on } launched
| | | | {| battery. } 1877-8.
_Akagi_ | 615 | 2 | -- | 2 |Gunboat.
_Saikio Maru_| 600 | -- | (?) | -- |Armed merchant steamer carrying
| | | | | only a few small quick-firers.
| |----|-----|-----|
| | 70 | 128 | 84 |
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CHINESE FLEET
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|Tonnage.
| |Heavy Guns.
| | |Quick-firers.
| | | |Machine Guns.
Ships. | | | | | Notes.
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A {_Chen-yuen_ |}7430{| 6 | -- | 12 {|Coast-defence battleships, 14-inch