Japanese battleships Katori and Kashima bound for Japan according to the Dutch newspapers The nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 9 June 1906

An item dated London, England 8th reported the departure from Portsmouth, England by the new Japanese battleships Katori (1) and Kashima (2) bound for Japan.

Notes

1. Part of the Katori-class, modified British King Edward VII- class battleships, preceded by Mikasa and succeeded by Satsuma-class, laid down by Vickers Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom on 27 April 1904, launched on 4 July 1905, commissioned on 20 May 1906, left actual service in April 1922, stricken on 23 October 1923 and broken up between 1924-1925.

2. Part of the Katori-class, modified British King Edward VII- class battleships, preceded by Mikasa and succeeded by Satsuma-class, building ordered in 1904, laid down with yard number 755 by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick on 29 February 1904, launched on 22 March 1905, completed on 23 May 1906, decommisioned in April 1922, stricken on 20 September 1923 and broken up in 1924