A substantial part of the early Japanese fleet was built in Britain. Attention often settles on the battleships, but British yards also supplied many vessels farther down the fleet hierarchy. The shipbuilding relationship extended across the fleet, including vessels below capital-ship level. Looking below the battleship level gives a fuller measure of Britain's contribution to Japanese naval expansion.
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British shipyards built more than Japan's famous battleships
Britain's contribution to the early Japanese fleet extended well below the headline battleships to many less celebrated warship types.