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prevarication designed to buy time to complete the
Russian armament programs. The situation was worsened by Russia's failure to withdraw its troops from Manchuria in October 1903 as promised. The final straws were the news of Russian timber concessions in northern Korea and the Russian refusal to acknowledge Japanese interests in Manchuria while continuing to place conditions on Japanese activities in Korea. These actions caused the Japanese government to decide in December 1903 that war was inevitable. As tensions with Japan increased, the Pacific Squadron began
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758:, which was patrolling offshore and alerted the Russian defenses. Tōgō chose to attack the Russian coastal defenses with his main armament and engage the ships with his secondary guns. Splitting his fire proved to be a poor decision as the Japanese 8- and 6-inch guns inflicted little damage on the Russian ships, which concentrated all their fire on the Japanese ships with some effect.
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unsuited to lead a navy at war. He did not consider himself a great leader, and his lack of charisma and passivity did nothing to restore the squadron's morale. A monument was constructed in Saint
Petersburg in 1913 to honor Makarov after Japanese divers identified his remains inside the wreck of
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and Korea, resulting in tensions between the two nations. Japan had begun negotiations to reduce the tensions in 1901, but the
Russian government was slow and uncertain in its replies because it had not yet decided exactly how to resolve the problems. Japan interpreted this as deliberate
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was lightly damaged in the engagement by one 6-inch and two 12-inch shells, killing two and wounding five. In return she fired twenty 12-inch and sixty-eight 6-inch shells at the
Japanese battleships, but none hit. Displeased by the poor performance of the First Pacific Squadron, the
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fell in with four
Japanese destroyers in the darkness while on patrol. Once her captain realized his mistake, the Russian ship attempted to escape but failed after a Japanese shell struck one of her torpedoes and caused it to detonate. By this time the
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began to lay a minefield near the entrance to Port Arthur on the night of 31 March. The
Japanese were observed by Makarov, who believed that they were Russian destroyers which he had ordered to patrol that area.
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replaced Stark with the dynamic and aggressive Vice
Admiral Stepan Makarov, regarded as the navy's most competent admiral, on 7 March. As a result of the damage incurred in the attack by the more heavily armored
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struck one or more mines at 09:42 and sank almost instantly, taking with her 27 officers and 652 enlisted men, including
Makarov and the war artist Vasily Vereshchagin. Seven officers and 73 men were rescued.
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had sortied to provide support, but it was only able to rescue five survivors before a
Japanese squadron of protected cruisers attacked. Escorted by three protected cruisers, Makarov led
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794:. The original caption reads: "Picture of the Eighth Attack on Port Arthur. The Flagship of Russia Was Destroyed by the Torpedo of Our Navy and Admiral Makaroff Drowned."
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1351:. The Last Days and the Death of V. V. Vereshchagin: Memoirs of N.I. Kravchenko. – SPb. : Typography of. E. Manasevich, (1904).
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was almost 400 long tons (410 t) overweight, displacing 11,354 long tons (11,536 t) when completed. The ship was powered by two
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Armored Cruiser "Bayan" and her Offspring. From Port Artur to Moonsund.
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Bronenosnyi kreyser "Bayan" i yego potomki. Od Port-Artura do Moonzunda
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armor ranged from 2–3 inches (51–76 mm) in thickness.
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1438:Vinogradov, Sergei; Fedechkin, Aleksei (2011).
1360:Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War
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560:. Eight of these were mounted in four twin-gun
1381:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
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729:On the night of 8/9 February 1904, the
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312:2 × 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes
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1398:Directory of the World's Capital Ships
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471:of 70 feet (21.3 m) and a
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1292:Naval Weapons of World War One
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16:Petropavlovsk-class battleship
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1396:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
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302:37 mm (1.5 in) guns
296:47 mm (1.9 in) guns
284:12 in (305 mm) guns
2686:Shipwrecks in the Yellow Sea
1377:McLaughlin, Stephen (2003).
1349:Nicolai Ivanovich Kravchenko
745:, commanded by Vice Admiral
495:, built by the British firm
290:6 in (152 mm) guns
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1586:List of Russian battleships
578:47-millimeter (1.9 in)
382:pre-dreadnought battleships
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1309:Grant, R. Captain (1907).
1294:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth.
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960:, pp. 84–85, 89–90.
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93:Galernii Island Shipyard
1877:Armed merchant cruisers
1315:. London: John Murray.
715:First Sino-Japanese War
633:Construction and career
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1646:Imperator Aleksandr II
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924:, pp. 84–85, 90.
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460:Imperator Nikolai I
443:Vasily Vereshchagin
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1629:Russo-Japanese War
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1275:. London: Osprey.
1250:Corbett, Julian S.
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453:The design of the
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1453:978-5-699-51559-2
1430:978-985-433-888-0
1407:978-0-88254-979-8
1388:978-1-55750-481-4
1369:978-0-8108-4927-3
1301:978-1-84832-100-7
1282:978-1-84603-330-8
1263:978-1-55750-129-5
1152:, pp. 72–73.
1128:, pp. 33–36.
1116:, pp. 48–50.
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869:Rear Admiral
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669:sister ships
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608:nickel-steel
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562:wing turrets
536:main battery
534:guns of the
529:
516:
507:(7,900
488:
465:long overall
459:
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429:Vice Admiral
412:
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358:
331:Nickel-steel
300:28 × single
294:12 × single
237:2 shafts; 2
223:(7,900
219:10,600
168:Displacement
156:
72:
42:
25:
2295:Monohansett
2285:Sparrowhawk
2147:Tsesarevich
1688:Tsesarevich
970:Silverstone
771:Tsesarevich
693:Oskar Stark
540:gun turrets
425:Port Arthur
260:3,750
140:Port Arthur
110:19 May 1892
2651:1894 ships
2645:Categories
2114:Shipwrecks
2001:Submarines
1548:Sevastopol
1242:2005429592
1201:McLaughlin
1150:Vinogradov
1138:Corbett, I
1060:Gribovskij
1033:McLaughlin
1009:McLaughlin
982:McLaughlin
958:McLaughlin
934:McLaughlin
922:McLaughlin
910:References
812:destroyers
804:blockships
623:armor belt
566:embrasures
521:sea trials
440:war artist
438:, and the
372:) was the
269:Complement
234:Propulsion
123:In service
37:A Russian
2572:HMS
2561:HMS
2528:HMS
2521:HMS
2510:USS
2351:HMS
2330:HMS
2283:HMS
2182:HMS
1572:Rostislav
1342:2218-7553
901:New Style
828:Strashnii
819:Koru-Maru
816:minelayer
719:Manchuria
685:Kronstadt
683:departed
671:, at the
665:laid down
620:waterline
601:anchorage
597:broadside
570:amidships
530:The four
481:long tons
467:, with a
380:of three
378:her class
374:lead ship
282:2 × twin
173:long tons
107:Laid down
2594:Willehad
2591:26 Nov:
2584:Gromoboi
2581:13 Oct:
2570:17 Sep:
2559:13 Aug:
2537:12 Aug:
2523:Barfleur
2508:15 Jul:
2498:18 May:
2491:Augsburg
2468:SV
2466:30 Dec:
2459:Takasago
2456:13 Dec:
2423:Peresvet
2413:Retvizan
2400:30 Nov:
2390:12 Nov:
2370:16 Oct:
2360:30 Sep:
2349:26 Sep:
2339:14 Aug:
2328:13 Aug:
2292:28 Jun:
2281:17 Jun:
2265:15 Jun:
2255:18 May:
2248:Akatsuki
2245:17 May:
2211:15 May:
2201:14 May:
2191:13 Apr:
2180:18 Mar:
2170:10 Mar:
2160:12 Feb:
2141:Retvizan
2042:Gunboats
1797:Svetlana
1770:Gromoboi
1695:Borodino
1681:Retvizan
1674:Peresvet
1358:(2006).
1321:31387560
1252:(1994).
1213:Westwood
1102:Westwood
1021:Westwood
946:Friedman
800:blockade
677:launched
555:six-inch
477:displace
436:squadron
398:flagship
390:Far East
277:Armament
134:Sunk by
115:Launched
79:Namesake
39:postcard
2604:America
2574:Triumph
2540:Asashio
2530:Canopus
2519:5 Aug:
2488:3 Feb:
2446:9 Dec:
2439:Pallada
2436:8 Dec:
2420:7 Dec:
2410:6 Dec:
2380:6 Nov:
2363:Adolphe
2353:Chamois
2318:2 Aug:
2308:5 Jul:
2238:Yoshino
2232:Yashima
2226:Tatsuta
2220:Hatsuse
2214:Bogatyr
2163:Boyarin
2135:Korietz
2132:9 Feb:
2125:Clallam
2122:9 Jan:
2024:Kasatka
1983:Groznyi
1846:Izumrud
1839:Boyarin
1825:Bogatyr
1804:Pallada
1653:Navarin
1533:Poltava
1222:Sources
1189:Forczyk
1162:Balakin
1126:Balakin
1090:Forczyk
1075:Balakin
1045:Forczyk
848:Poltava
808:channel
782:Sinking
755:Boyarin
739:sortied
724:mooring
646:Algiers
532:12-inch
479:10,960
400:of the
366:Russian
343:Turrets
171:11,354
89:Builder
50:History
2546:Kasumi
2512:Apache
2429:Pobeda
2321:Sivuch
2311:Kaimon
2258:Ōshima
2204:Miyako
2153:Varyag
2051:Sivuch
2010:Delfin
1990:Pernov
1976:Buinyi
1818:Askold
1811:Varyag
1763:Rossia
1542:Chesma
1469:
1450:
1427:
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1385:
1366:
1340:
1330:Gangut
1319:
1298:
1279:
1260:
1240:
994:Kowner
814:, the
652:, 1899
184:Length
159:-class
2501:Akagi
2449:Bayan
2403:Saien
2383:Atago
2342:Rurik
2332:Decoy
2301:Norge
2031:Osetr
1962:Forel
1941:Sokol
1914:Dnepr
1900:Kuban
1886:Terek
1866:Almaz
1832:Novik
1777:Bayan
1756:Rurik
1538:Tango
1442:[
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1232:[
1177:Taras
1114:Grant
887:Notes
853:Bayan
838:Bayan
585:Maxim
552:Canet
513:knots
473:draft
423:near
421:mines
333:armor
325:Armor
317:mines
315:50 ×
257:Range
250:knots
245:Speed
200:Draft
2630:1905
2617:1903
2563:Arun
1921:Rion
1893:Ural
1467:ISBN
1448:ISBN
1425:ISBN
1402:ISBN
1383:ISBN
1364:ISBN
1338:ISSN
1317:OCLC
1296:ISBN
1277:ISBN
1258:ISBN
1238:LCCN
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