| | | | | { 12 6 in.| +----------------------+----------+-----------+-------+------------+ Reinforcements to join: Oslyabya, 12,000 tons, 4 10-in. guns, 10 6-in. guns; Navarin, 9,000 tons, 4 12-in. guns, 8 6-in. guns; Imperator Alexander III. CRUISERS +-----------+---------+----------+-------+------------+ | | | | Speed,| Chief | | | Built | Tonnage | knots | armament | +-----------+---------+----------+-------+------------+ |Askold | 1900 | 7,000 | 23 | 12 6 in. | |Bayan | 1900 | 8,000 | 21 | { 2 8 in. | | | | | | { 8 6 in. | |Gromoboi | 1899 | 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. | +-----------+---------+----------+-------+------------+ Reinforcements to join: Gremyashtchi, Admiral Nakhimoff; Aurora, Admiral Korniloff; Otrajny, Dmitri Donskoi; Almaz. 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 is becoming numerically the stronger for sea work. In addition, Russia also has a powerful auxiliary fleet, consisting of ten steamers of the Black Sea Steam Navigation Company, most of which were built on the Tyne, and average fourteen knots. The Russian Volunteer Fleet Association numbers twelve Tyne and Clyde built ships. They are also at the disposal of the authorities.