Compared to the 1998 edition, the work has been supplemented by a number of documents, tables, diagrams and photographs, and is divided into three parts. The first part contains descriptions of eight battleships from “Fuso” to “Mikasa”, as well as the first armored ships “Azuma” (“Kotetsu”), “Ryuso”, “Kongo” and “Hiei”. The topic of their combat use has been explored in more depth and separately covered in the upcoming second part of the book entitled “Japanese Battleships in Battle.” During the war, Japan lost two battleships out of six and not a single armored cruiser out of seven. During the fighting, thanks to allied British support, she received two more Italian-built armored cruisers. After the war, the country replenished its armored fleet with nine trophies - eight battleships and one armored cruiser. The third part of the book, which is being prepared for publication, provides a description of the post-war development of Japanese shipbuilding, and provides descriptions of eight captured Russian battleships and eight ships of this class that entered service after the war with Russia. This part also contains appendices that allow a more complete assessment of the stages of development of shipbuilding in Europe, primarily in Britain, and Japan. Intended for a wide range of readers interested in naval history. Note. OCR: Unfortunately, the mentioned second and third parts were not found.