APPENDIX A JAPANESE NAVAL STRENGTH The effective strength of the Japanese Fleet at present in the South-West Pacific is estimated as follows:3-16" battleships 2-14" battleships 1 regular carrier 5 converted carriers 6-8" cruisers 10 light cruisers About 40 destroyers About 40 submarines 15 seaplane carriers The remainder of the effective Fleet is believed to be distributed as follows:Home Waters 5 battleships 1 regular carrier 2 converted carriers 5-8" cruisers 1 light cruiser About 25 destroyers About 25 submarines 2 seaplane carriers North West Pacific 3 Light cruisers (Aleutians) About 12 destroyers About 9 submarines N.E.I.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Australia Burma China Formosa Great Britain Guinea India Indochina Ireland Japan Korea Malaya Philippines Siam
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/114/98
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/114
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0114.098
- Keywords
- Assessing Enemy Strength Japanese Navy Japanese Army Japanese Air Force Manpower Shipping Warships Aircraft Military Dispositions
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee United Nations
- Pages
- 8
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
