BIGGER NAVIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 June 1922, Page 5

BIGGER NAVIES.

building small ships. ACTIVITY IN JAPAN. THE POWERS COMPARED. By Telegraph.—Press Ason.—Copyright. Received June 29, 12.5 a.m. New York, June 27The Washington correspondent of the New York Times reporta that the latest official e-urvey by the naval intelligence department of the increase in the naval programmes of the five Powers signatory to the Washington Naval Treaty shows that Japan has building and projected more ships of the unrestricted types than any other Power. The types are first line light cruisers, destroyer leaders-, first line destroyers, first line submarines and fleet submarines. Britain is -building of these respectively none of the first type, one of 1750 tons in the second type, three of 3725 tons in the third type, four of 5800 tons in the fourth type and none of the fifth type. The United States is building ten ships totalling 75,000 tons of the first type, none of the second, three of 3645 tons in the third type, thirty-six at 31,561 tons in the fourth and three of 6375 tons in the fifth. Japan is building fifteen of 81,900 tons in the first, none of the second, fifty of 58,500 tons in the third, twenty-three of 30,394 tons in the fourth, and fiftytwo of m known tonnage in the fifth. France is building three of twenty-four thousand tons in the first, six of 14,400 tons in the second, twelve of 16,800 tons in the third, twelve of 13,200 tons in the fourth and none of the fifth. Italy is building two of sixteen thousand tons in the first, six of 12,270 in the second, twelve of 11,680 in the third, four of 2600 in the fourth and none of the fifth. —Aus.-NjZ. Cable Assn-