1. Cruisers

1. Reconnaissance / light cruisers

Tiger - designed and built in China, 10 ships were built from 1905 (all completed in 1910). From 1908 onwards, four ships were built for Korea (all completed in 1911). From 1908 onwards, Japan built four ships under license (all completed in 1910).

Standard row: 3517 tons

Speed: 28 knots

Main guns: 2 x 150mm/45x

Secondary guns: 8 x 120mm/45x, 6x 75mm/50x rapid-fire

Torpedo: 2 twin 500 mm tubes

Endurance: 7,200 nm/10 knots, 4,500 nm/18 knots

Crew: 368

Leopard - designed and built in China, 12 ships were built by itself from 1910 (all completed by the end of 1914). From 1912, the DPRK built 4 ships under license (all completed by the end of 1915).

Standard row: 5860 tons

Speed: 30 knots

Main guns: 8 x 150 mm / 45x

Secondary guns: 8 x 90mm/45x, 2 x 60mm anti-aircraft

Torpedo: 4-seat twin 550 mm launch tubes

Endurance: 9,000 nm/10 knots, 5,800 nm/18 knots

Crew: 381

Water machine: 1 machine

Leopard character reform - designed and built in China, 4 ships were built by itself from 1915 (1 ship was completed at the end of 1914).

Standard row: 5970 tons

Speed: 30 knots

Main guns: 8 x 150 mm / 45x

Secondary guns: 8 x 90mm/45x, 2 x 60mm anti-aircraft

Torpedo: 4-seat twin 550 mm

Endurance: 9,600 nm/10 knots, 6,000 nm/18 knots

Water machine: 1 machine

Crew: 389

Ball mill class - designed and built in Japan, coal-fired boiler power, 8 ships were built from 1910 (all completed by the end of 1915).

Standard row: 4520 tons

Speed: 25 knots

Main guns: 2 x 150mm/45x

Secondary guns: 8 x 120mm/45x, 8 x 75mm/50x

Torpedo: 4 twin 500 mm tubes

Endurance: 8,000 nm/10 knots, 4,900 nm/18 knots

Crew: 374

By the end of 1914, the East Asian Alliance had 60 light cruisers in service, 43 of which were newly built after the war against Russia.

28 ships in China, of which 23 were newly built after the war.

20 ships in Japan, of which 12 were newly built after the war.

North Korea 12 ships, of which 8 were newly built after the war.

The details are as follows:

China——

In active service: 1 leopard, 12 leopards, 10 tigers, 5 swords, a total of 28.

Reserves: 4 sword words (Dezao), 6 rain words.

Practice ships: 1 sword character, 2 rain characters.

Japan –

In service: 8 ships of the Ball Mill class (self-built), 4 ships of the Tiger (licensed construction), 4 ships of the Asahi class (made by Hide), and 4 ships of the Kasaki class (self-built), a total of 20 ships.

Reserve and training ships: 4 Takasago class ships (Tokuzo)

North Korea –

4 Tiger ships (purchased from China), 4 Leopard ships (licensed construction), and 4 Incheon-class ships (Demade), a total of 12 ships.

Reserve and training ships: 4 Ganghwa-class ships (German-made)

2. Armored / heavy cruisers

Super Yong - Super Yong (2nd generation), Yangwei (2nd generation), started construction in 1905 and entered service in 1908.

Standard row: 15018 tons

Speed: 24 knots

Main guns: 2 twin 305 mm

Secondary guns: 10 guns of 150 mm, 8 guns of 75 mm

Protection: main armor belt 200 mm

Endurance: 8000 nm / 12 knots

Water machine: 1 machine

Kunlun class - Kunlun, Qilian, Qinling, Tianshan, started construction in 1909 and entered service in 1912.

Standard row: 11,815 tons

Speed: 28 knots

Main gun: 4 twin 210 mm

Secondary guns: 4 twin 120 mm, 2 60 mm anti-aircraft, 4 machine guns.

Protection: main armor belt 200 mm

Endurance: 9000 nm/12 knots

Water machine: 1 machine

2. Destroyers

The Wolf - designed and built by China using Palsz's turbines, 24 ships were built by itself from 1905 (all completed by 1913), and 8 ships were built under license by North Korea from 1908 (all completed by 1912).

Standard row: 1090 tons

Speed: 33 knots

Main guns: 3 x 120mm/45x

Secondary guns: 4 37 mm rapid-fire guns, 2 machine guns

Torpedoes: 2 twin 550 mm (8 torpedoes)

Crew: 137

Yangzi - designed and built in China, a total of * ships were built from 1913 (18 ships were completed by the end of 1914), and 8 ships were built under license in North Korea from 1914 (6 ships were completed by the end of 1915).

Standard row: 1470 tons

Speed: 33 knots

Main guns: 4 x 120mm/45x

Secondary guns: 4 37 mm rapid-fire guns, 2 machine guns

Torpedoes: 2 triple 550 mm (12 torpedoes)

Crew: 139

Murayu-class - designed and built by Japan, a total of 12 ships have been built since 1905. (Completed by 1913)

Standard row: 760 tons

Speed: 33 knots

Main guns: 3 75mm/50x

Secondary guns: 4 guns 40 mm/50x

Torpedoes: 2 twin 500 mm (8 torpedoes)

Crew: 91

Asahi class - designed and built in Japan, a total of 12 ships have been built since 1913. (9 ships completed by the end of 1914)

Standard row: 970 tons

Speed: 33 knots

Main guns: 3 x 120mm/45x

Secondary guns: 4 guns 40 mm/50x

Torpedoes: 2 twin 550 mm (8 torpedoes)

Crew: 112

By the end of 1915, of the 94 destroyers in service in the East Asian Alliance, the proportion of new ships built after the war was as follows:

50 ships in China (42 new)

24 ships in Japan (21 new)

North Korea 20 ships (14 new)

Of the 94 ships in service, 77 were built after the war against Russia.

The details are as follows:

China - active service: 18 Yangzi, 24 Wolf, 8 Yuezi, a total of 50 ships.

Reserve and practice ships: 12 ships of the Moon and 18 ships of the Snow Ship, a total of 30 ships.

Japan - active service: 12 Murayu-class, 9 Asahio-class, 3 Congyun-class, a total of 24 ships.

Reserve and practice ships: 4 ships of the Congyun class.

North Korea - active service: 6 Yangzi, 8 Wolf, 6 Xuezi, a total of 20 ships.

Reserve and practice ships: 6 ships.

3. Submarines

Before 1904, the Reich built 12 experimental pocket submarines:

The No. 1 model (No. 1-4) was presented to Japan in 1906 with a gasoline engine, and was presented to Japan on the 3rd in 1906.

Displacement: 43 tons above water / 50 tons under water

Speed: 7 knots above water / 2 knots underwater

Range: 80 knots above water, 4 knots/10 knots underwater

TORPEDO: 1 PC. 450MM TORPEDO

TORPEDO TUBE: 1 450MM TORPEDO TUBE

Safe working depth: 30 meters

Crew: 4 -

Special Test No. 5 (Special Test No. 5-10, of which No. 8 and No. 10 were sunk and scrapped during the experiment, and No. 9 was donated to North Korea in 1909)

Displacement: 70 tons above water / 81 tons under water

Speed: 8.5 knots above water / 4 knots underwater

Range: 120 nautical miles/8 knots overwater, 4 knots/15 knots underwater

TORPEDO: 1 PC. 450MM TORPEDO

TORPEDO TUBE: 1 450MM TORPEDO TUBE

Safe working depth: 30 meters

Crew: 6 -

Special Test No. 11 Boat Type (Special Test No. 11 and No. 12)

Displacement: 96 tons above water / 114 tons under water

Speed: 9 knots above water / 6 knots underwater

Range: 180 nautical miles/9 knots overwater, 6 knots/20 nautical miles underwater

TORPEDOES: 2 450MM TORPEDOES

TORPEDO TUBE: 1 450MM TORPEDO TUBE

Safe working depth: 40 meters

Crew: 8 -

In 1905, the first submarine unit was formed by five special test pocket submarines, numbered as the 1st Diving Squadron, which was subordinate to the 6th Fleet of the Zhenyang Fleet, marking the initial formation of combat effectiveness of the submarine force of the Imperial Navy.

From 1905 to 1907, with the implementation of the three-year construction plan of the Navy in 04, 8 more practical small inshore submarines were included in the equipment sequence:

2 Sea Dragons: Sea Dragons and Sea Tigers

Displacement: 250 tons above water / 276 tons under water

Speed: 12 knots above water / 8 knots underwater

Range: 500 nautical miles/12 knots overwater, 4 knots/50 nautical miles underwater

TORPEDOES: 2 450MM TORPEDOES

TORPEDO TUBES: 2 450MM TORPEDO TUBES

Safe working depth: 40 meters

Crew: 18 -

1906-1907

6 seals: seals, sea wolves, sea lions, sea seals, manatees, and dolphins

Displacement: 300 tons above water / 337 tons under water

Speed: 12 knots above water / 8 knots underwater

Range: 650 nautical miles/12 knots overwater, 4 knots/70 nautical miles underwater

TORPEDOES: 4 TORPEDOES 450MM

TORPEDO TUBES: 2 450MM TORPEDO TUBES

Safe working depth: 40 meters

Crew: 22 -

In 1907, on the basis of the above 8 Haizi submarines, the 1st Diving Team was reorganized, and the original 5 special test pocket submarines of the team were transferred to the Diving Force Training Center in Qingdao.

1908 year

6 ships of the Shark 1 type (Shark 1-6), and 2 ships each were sold to Japan and North Korea, and 2 more were later copied by Japan.

Displacement: 330 tons above water / 369 tons under water

Speed: 16 knots above water / 10 knots underwater

Range: 850 nautical miles/12 knots overwater, 4 knots/70 nautical miles underwater

Torpedoes: 5 500 mm torpedoes

Torpedo tubes: 3 500mm torpedo tubes (2 in front and 1 in rear)

Safe working depth: 45 meters

Crew: 26 -

1909 year

6 Whale 1 (Whale 1-6), the first large ocean-going submarine, began to use diesel engines on submarines.

Displacement: 556 tons above water / 780 tons under water

Speed: 16 knots above water / 10 knots underwater

Range: 5,500 nautical miles/8 knots overwater, 4 knots/70 nautical miles underwater.

Torpedoes: 8 500-mm torpedoes

Torpedo tubes: 5 500 mm torpedo tubes (4 in front and 1 in rear)

Artillery: 1 120 mm/45 x single gun, 1 60 mm anti-aircraft gun.

Safe working depth: 45 meters

Crew: 42 -

1910 year

4 Whale-1 mine-laying submarines (Whale 7-10), ocean-going minelaying submarines.

Displacement: 590 tons above water / 816 tons under water

Speed: 12 knots above water / 8 knots underwater

Range: 9,000 nautical miles/8 knots overwater, 4 knots/50 nautical miles underwater

Torpedoes: 5 500 mm torpedoes

Torpedo tubes: 5 500 mm torpedo tubes (4 in front and 1 in rear)

Mines: 16 mines (plug-in)

Artillery: 1 90 mm/50 x single gun, 1 60 mm x anti-aircraft gun

Safe working depth: 45 meters

Crew: 42 -

4 Shark II (Shark 7-10), small inshore submarines.

Displacement: 380 tons above water / 435 tons under water

Speed: 16 knots above water / 10 knots underwater

Range: 2500 nautical miles/8 knots overwater, 4 knots/70 nautical miles underwater

Torpedoes: 5 550-mm torpedoes

Torpedo tubes: 3 550mm torpedo tubes (2 in front and 1 in rear)

Artillery: 1 90mm/45x single-loading gun, 1 60mm anti-aircraft gun

Safe working depth: 50 meters

Crew: 30 -

1911 year

4 Whale 2 (Whale 11-14), large ocean-going submarines.

Displacement: 740 tons above water / 894 tons under water

Speed: 17 knots above water / 10 knots underwater

Range: 9,000 nautical miles/8 knots overwater, 4 knots/70 nautical miles underwater

Torpedoes: 550 mm torpedoes, 10 pieces

Torpedo tubes: 5 550 mm torpedo tubes (4 in front and 1 in rear)

Artillery: 1 120 mm/45 x single gun, 1 90 mm anti-aircraft gun

Safe working depth: 50 meters

Crew: 40 people

4 Shark II ships (Shark 11-14)——

1912 year

Construction of 6 Shark II (Shark 15-20), small inshore submarines. In addition, 2 Dragon 2 ships were built for North Korea and Japan.

1913 year

Construction of 2 Whale II (Whale 15 and Whale 16)

Construction of 6 Shark II (Shark 20-26), small inshore submarines. In that year, Japan began to build 2 Shark II according to the license-

1914 year

The DPRK began to build two Shark-2 ships under license.

Japan built 3 Shark two renovations.

2 Whale 2 minelaying type (Whale 17, Whale 18), ocean-running minelaying submarines.

Displacement: 730 tons above water / 874 tons under water

Speed: 13 knots above water / 9 knots underwater

Range: 10,000 nautical miles/8 knots overwater, 4 knots/50 nautical miles underwater

Torpedoes: 5 550-mm torpedoes

Torpedo tubes: 5 550 mm torpedo tubes (4 in front and 1 in rear)

Mines: 18

Artillery: 1 90 mm/50 x single gun, 1 60 mm anti-aircraft gun

Safe working depth: 50 meters

Crew: 40 people

2 Whale 3 (Whale 19, Whale 20), large ocean-going submarines.

Displacement: 930 tons above water / 1205 tons under water

Speed: 17 knots above water / 10 knots underwater

Range: 10,000 nautical miles/8 knots overwater, 4 knots/70 nautical miles underwater

Torpedoes: 550 mm torpedoes, 14 pieces

Torpedo tubes: 8 550 mm torpedo tubes (6 in front and 2 in rear)

Artillery: 2 120 mm/45 times single guns

Safe working depth: 50 meters

Crew: 40 people

4 Shark 3 ships (Shark 27-30)

Displacement: 420 tons above water / 497 tons under water

Speed: 16 knots above water / 10 knots underwater

Range: 3,000 nautical miles/8 knots overwater, 4 knots/70 nautical miles underwater

Torpedoes: 550 mm torpedoes, 8 pcs

Torpedo tubes: 5 550 mm torpedo tubes (4 in front and 1 in rear)

Artillery: 2 120 mm/45 times single guns

Safe working depth: 50 meters

Crew: 35 -

1914-15 Emergency Supplementary Plan

Japan built 12 Shark II (3 were in service before the war) and 8 Whale II under license.

The DPRK built 8 Shark 2 ships (2 were in service before the war) and 4 Shark 3 ships under license.

China:

It is planned to build 48 ships of the Whale 3 and the Whale 3 (4 ships were commissioned before the war, namely the Whale 21-24)

It is planned to build 48 Shark 3 and Shark 3 (6 ships were commissioned before the war, Shark 31-36)

By the end of 1914, China had 42 small inshore submarines in service (2 of the Sea Dragon class, 6 of the Seal class, 6 of the Shark 1 type, 20 of the Shark 2 type, and 10 of the Shark 3 type) and 24 large ocean-going submarines (including 6 ocean-going minelaying submarines), totaling 66 submarines.

North Korea has 2 Shark 1 and 6 Shark 2. A total of 8 ships.

Japan has 4 Shark 1, 4 Shark 2 and 6 Shark 2. A total of 14 ships.

At the end of 1915, the total number of submarines in service in the East Asian Union was 88.

4. Torpedo boats: Definition - warships with torpedoes as their main weapons under 500 tons are torpedo boats

By the end of 1915

China's mine-strike ships in service include:

20 large torpedo boats of more than 200 tons

80 small torpedo boats of less than 200 tons

54 destroyers

Japan's mine-striking ships in service include:

10 large torpedo boats of more than 200 tons

30 small torpedo boats of less than 200 tons

24 destroyers

North Korea's mine-striking vessels in service include:

30 small torpedo boats of less than 200 tons

16 destroyers

A total of 264 mine-struck ships