When the tiding arrived that at the large Japanese navy yard at Yokosoeka the keel was laid down of the 40,000 ton battle cruiser Amagi (1) wondered the correspondent what the British reaction should be. In England Jutland (2) published and the controversy between the proponents for large ships and those for submarines revived.
Notes
1. The Amagi had 3 sister ships namely the Akagi, Atago and the Takao. As a result of the Washington Naval Treat of 1922 was decided to rebuilt the Akagi and the Amagi as aircraft carriers. During an earthquake however was the hull of the Amagi damaged beyond repairs and she was broken up. Her sister ship was completed as an aircraft carrier and sunk during the battle of Midway. Their displacement was 45,434 (normal)-52,000 (full load) standard tons with as dimensions 826’1”xn 101’x 31’ and the main armament 10-16”guns.
2. This battle between the British Grand Fleet commanded by admiral Sir John Jellicoe and the German High Seas Fleet commanded by vice admiral Reinhard Scheer found place on 31 May and 1 June and in which 14 British and 11 German warships were destroyed. The Germans lost one pre-dreadnought and 1 battle cruisers against the British losses of 3 battle cruisers and 3 armoured cruisers. The British maintained in control of the North Sea but her losses of tonnage were 2 x the German and her losses of sailors around 2,5 x the German.
