W. THACKER & CO., LONDON. 



755 P a g es i Royal 8vo. , cloth extra. 30.?. net. 



With over 150 Illustrations from Sketches and Drawings by the Author, 

 and from Photographs. 



THE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN NAVY. 



By FRED T. JANE, 



Author of "All the World's Fighting Ships," "The Port Guard Ship," "The 



Torpedo in Peace and War," Inventor of the Jane Naval War Game 



(Naval Kriegspiel), etc., etc. 



SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



The Germ of the Russian Navy, 865-1645. Peter the Great's founding of the 

 Russian Navy. Its battles, its history, and its organisation from that time to the 

 present day. 



Detailed descriptions (with photographs and plans) of all the Ships at preoi nt 

 on the Russian Navy List. 



Detailed descriptions of all the Russian Dockyards. Russia's Shipbuilding 

 programme. Projected Ship Canals. 



The Personnel of the Fleet. Full details of the pay, uniform, training, equip- 

 ment, organisation, discipline, of Russian officers and men. 



Anglo-Russian relations from both the Russian and British standpoints. 

 Some problems of the near future. 



A copious Appendix : Biographies and services of British Officers who have 

 served in the Russian Navy ; plans of battles ; official reports, and correspondence 

 relating to historical mn tiers. 



A complete list of Russian War Ships, built and building ; a history of Russian 

 ship names ; and a comprehensive Index. 



