An item reported that the German navy had in actual service the ocean going fleet consisting of 17 battleships, 4 armoured cruisers, 6 small cruisers and 2 torpedo boat flotillas with totally 22 boats. The battle fleet consisted of 10 battleships, 3 armoured cruisers and small cruisers. The half of this fleet was in service with a core crew, after mobilisation of reservists was the whole fleet to be commissioned. In East Asia 2 armoured cruisers, 3 cruisers, 4 gunboats, 2 torpedo boats, in West Africa 2 gunboats, in East Africa 2 cruisers, in East and West America 1 cruiser and in Australia 2 cruisers.
