Eight-eight Fleet

Eight-eight Fleet

The Eight-Eight Fleet Program (八八艦隊, Hachihachi Kantai?) was a Japanese naval strategy formulated for the development of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the first quarter of the 20th century, which stipulated that the navy should include eight first-class battleships and eight armoured cruisers or battlecruisers.

Read more about Eight-eight Fleet:  History and Development, First "Eight-Eight", Second "Eight-Eight Fleet", Washington Naval Treaty

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    A city on th’ inconstant billows dancing;
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