Complex sentence: The "Murakumo" class vessels were the second class of destroyers procured by the Imperial Japanese Navy, but were purchased almost simultaneously with the "Ikazuchi" class Four were ordered under the 1896 fiscal year budget, and an additional two under the 1897 budget.
Split into simpler sentences: The "Murakumo"-class vessels were the second class of destroyers procured by the Imperial Japanese Navy, but were purchased almost simultaneously with the. Four ships were ordered under the 1896 fiscal year budget, and an additional two under the 1897 budget.