"Baltic Sea to the Pacific via the Cape Route around the Cape of Good Hope in the course of a seven-month odyssey that was to attract worldwide attention. The Dogger Bank incident on 21 October 1904, where the Russian fleet fired on British fishing boats that they mistook for enemy torpedo boats, nearly sparking a war with the United Kingdom (an ally of Japan, but neutral, unless provoked). During the voyage, the fleet separated into a portion that went through the Suez Canal while the larger battleships went through the Cape of Good Hope. During the fighting in Manchuria, Russian"
"Dogger Bank incident The Dogger Bank incident (also known as the North Sea Incident, the Russian Outrage or the Incident of Hull) occurred on the night of 21/22 October 1904, when the Baltic Fleet of Imperial Russian Navy mistook a British trawler fleet from Kingston upon Hull in the Dogger Bank area of the North Sea for an Imperial Japanese Navy force and fired on them. Russian warships also fired on each other in the chaos of the melée. Three British fishermen died and a number were wounded. One sailor and a priest aboard a Russian cruiser caught in the"
"them as Japanese torpedo boats, despite being more than from Japan. The Russian warships illuminated the trawlers with their searchlights and opened fire. The British trawler ""Crane"" was sunk, and its captain and first mate were killed. Four other trawlers were damaged, and six other fishermen were wounded, one of whom died a few months later. As the trawlers had their nets down, they were unable to flee and, in the general chaos, Russian ships shot at each other: the cruisers ""Aurora"" and ""Dmitrii Donskoi"" were taken for Japanese warships and bombarded by seven battleships sailing in formation, damaging both"
"Battle off Ulsan The naval Battle off Ulsan (Japanese: 蔚山沖海戦 ""Urusan'oki kaisen""; Russian: Бой в Корейском проливе, ""Boi v Koreiskom prolive""), also known as the Battle of the Japanese Sea or Battle of the Korean Strait, took place on 14 August 1904 between cruiser squadrons of the Imperial Russian Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, four days after the Battle of the Yellow Sea. At the start of the Russo-Japanese War, the bulk of the Russian Pacific Fleet was blockaded within the confines of Port Arthur by the Imperial Japanese Navy. However, the Russian subsidiary naval"
"better; if he wants to attend service and hoists a signal to indicate his wish, the Mission boat will call for him"""". The Dogger Bank incident occurred on the night of 21/22 October 1904, when the Russian Baltic Fleet mistook a British trawler fleet from Kingston upon Hull in the Dogger Bank area of the North Sea for an Imperial Japanese Navy force and fired on them. Three British fishermen died and a number were wounded. One sailor and a priest aboard the Russian cruiser Aurora caught in the crossfire were also killed. The incident almost led to war between"
"nervous Russian fleet fired on fishermen carrying consular dispatches from Russia to them, near the Danish coast, without causing any damage due to their poor gunnery. After navigating a non-existent minefield, the Russian fleet sailed into the North Sea. The disaster of 21 October began in the evening, when the captain of the supply ship ""Kamchatka"" (Камчатка), which was last in the Russian line, took a passing Swedish ship for a Japanese torpedo boat and radioed that he was being attacked. Later that night, during fog, the officers on duty sighted the British trawlers, interpreted their signals incorrectly and classified"
"was unveiled in Hull to commemorate the deaths of the three British sailors. The approx. 18 feet high statue shows the dead fisherman George Henry Smith and carries the following inscription: Dogger Bank incident The Dogger Bank incident (also known as the North Sea Incident, the Russian Outrage or the Incident of Hull) occurred on the night of 21/22 October 1904, when the Baltic Fleet of Imperial Russian Navy mistook a British trawler fleet from Kingston upon Hull in the Dogger Bank area of the North Sea for an Imperial Japanese Navy force and fired on them. Russian warships also"
"for the IJN and resulted in more losses. On 18 September 1904, the 2,150-ton gunboat struck a Russian mine west of Port Arthur and sank. The same fate befell the 2,440-ton cruiser on 30 November in the same minefield, and on 13 December, the 4,160-ton cruiser sank in another Russian minefield a few miles south of Port Arthur while giving naval gunfire support to the Japanese armies now besieging the port. Battle of Port Arthur The of Monday 8 February – Tuesday 9 February 1904 marked the commencement of the Russo-Japanese War. It began with a surprise night attack by"
"Hitachi Maru Incident The was a maritime incident which occurred during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, in which three Japanese transports were sunk in a Russian commerce raiding sortie by a Vladivostok-based armored cruiser squadron of the Imperial Russian Navy. At the start of the Russo-Japanese War, the bulk of the Russian Pacific Fleet was blockaded within the confines of Port Arthur by the Imperial Japanese Navy. However, the Russian subsidiary naval base at Vladivostok, although shelled by a Japanese squadron under the command of Vice Admiral Dewa Shigetō in March 1904, remained largely undamaged and unblockaded. Located at Vladivostok"
"major naval base by the Russian Imperial Army. Since it needed to control the sea in order to fight a war on the Asian mainland, Japan's first military objective was to neutralize the Russian fleet at Port Arthur. On the night of 8 February 1904, the Japanese fleet under Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō opened the war with a surprise torpedo boat destroyer attack on the Russian ships at Port Arthur. The attack heavily damaged the ""Tsesarevich"" and ""Retvizan"", the heaviest battleships in Russia's far Eastern theater, and the 6,600 ton cruiser ""Pallada"". These attacks developed into the Battle of Port Arthur"
"responsible for blockading the Russian Pacific Fleet within Port Arthur. On 14 June 1904 Admiral Nashiba put to sea with the battleships ""Hatsuse"" (flag), ""Shikishima"", and , cruiser , and dispatch-vessel ""Tatsuta"" to relieve the Japanese blockading force off Port Arthur. On the morning of 15 June, the squadron proceeded to patrol to east by north across the mouth of the port. This course brought the Japanese fleet into a minefield previously laid by the Russian minelayer ""Amur"". Both ""Hatsuse"" and ""Yashima"" struck naval mines and were lost in the greatest Japanese naval disasters during the Russo-Japanese War. After the"
"the Russian government made overtures threatening to seize the British war correspondents who were taking the ship ""Haimun"" into warzones to report for the London-based ""Times"" newspaper, citing concerns about the possibility of the British giving away Russian positions to the Japanese fleet. The Russians quickly learned, and soon employed, the Japanese tactic of offensive minelaying. On 15 May 1904, two Japanese battleships, the and the , were lured into a recently laid Russian minefield off Port Arthur, each striking at least two mines. The ""Hatsuse"" sank within minutes, taking 450 sailors with her, while the ""Yashima"" sank while under"
"Kamimura received numerous death threats and came under extreme pressure to track down the Russian squadron, which he did at the Battle off Ulsan on 14 August 1904. Hitachi Maru Incident The was a maritime incident which occurred during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, in which three Japanese transports were sunk in a Russian commerce raiding sortie by a Vladivostok-based armored cruiser squadron of the Imperial Russian Navy. At the start of the Russo-Japanese War, the bulk of the Russian Pacific Fleet was blockaded within the confines of Port Arthur by the Imperial Japanese Navy. However, the Russian subsidiary naval"
"bombardment missions, which prompted the Russians to lay more minefields. On 14 May 1904, Admiral Nashiba put to sea with the battleships ""Hatsuse"" (flag), , and , the protected cruiser ""Kasagi"", and the dispatch boat to relieve the Japanese blockading force off Port Arthur. On the following morning, the squadron encountered a minefield laid by the Russian minelayer ""Amur"". ""Hatsuse"" struck one mine that disabled her steering at 10:50 a.m. and ""Yashima"" struck another when moving to assist ""Hatsuse"". At 12:33 p.m., ""Hatsuse"" drifted onto another mine that detonated one of her magazines, killing 496 of her crew, and sinking"
"to station on the night of 13 December 1904 after a reconnaissance mission during which it provided cover for a squadron of destroyers, ""Takasago"" struck a naval mine south of Port Arthur, which triggered a massive explosion in her ammunition magazine. The flooding could not be controlled, and her life boats could not be launched at night under blizzard conditions and heavy seas. ""Takasago"" sank in position , with the loss of 273 officers and crew. Some 162 survivors were rescued by the accompanying cruiser . ""Takasago"" was the last major Japanese warship lost in the Russo-Japanese War. Future Russian"
"through the Baltic into the North Sea. The Russians had heard fictitious reports of Japanese torpedo boats operating in the area and were on high alert. In the Dogger Bank incident, the Russian fleet mistook a group of British fishing trawlers operating near the Dogger Bank at night for hostile Japanese ships. The fleet fired upon the small civilian vessels, killing several British fishermen and one trawler was sunk while another six were damaged. In confusion the Russians even fired upon two of their vessels, killing some of their men. The firing continued for twenty minutes before Rozhestvensky ordered firing"
"flooding. More guns were landed after the squadron's return to Port Arthur, but the Imperial Japanese Army captured the hills overlooking the harbor in November, and this allowed Japanese siege guns to fire directly at the Russian ships. ""Pobeda"" and ""Peresvet"" were hit many times, and ""Pobeda"" sank on 7 December 1904 from the accumulated damage. ""Peresvet"" was scuttled in shallow water on the same day. Construction of ""Oslyabya"", named after Radion Oslyabya (another monk who had fought at the Battle of Kulikovo), was greatly delayed, and the ship found herself ""en route"" to the Far East when the Russo-Japanese"
"5–8 July, finally sinking on 10 July 1924. Russian battleship Oryol Oryol () was a built for the Russian Imperial Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The ship was completed a few months before the start of the Russo-Japanese War in February 1904 and was assigned to the Second Pacific Squadron sent to the Far East six months later to break the Japanese blockade of Port Arthur. The Japanese captured the port while the squadron was in transit and their destination was changed to Vladivostok. ""Oryol"" was badly damaged during the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905"
"Battle of Korsakov The Battle of Korsakov, a naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, was fought on 20 August 1904. The battle foiled an attempt by the Imperial Russian Navy protected cruiser at escaping Port Arthur to join the Russian cruiser squadron at Vladivostok, Russia, after the Russian Pacific Squadron was scattered in the Battle of the Yellow Sea. ""Novik"" was part of the Imperial Russian Navy squadron blockaded in the harbor at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China, by Imperial Japanese Navy forces since the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in February 1904. When the Russian squadron finally tried to break"
"Battle of Port Arthur The of Monday 8 February – Tuesday 9 February 1904 marked the commencement of the Russo-Japanese War. It began with a surprise night attack by a squadron of Japanese destroyers on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur, Manchuria, and continued with an engagement of major surface combatants the following morning; further skirmishing off Port Arthur would continue until May 1904. The battle ended inconclusively, though the war resulted in a decisive Japanese victory. The opening stage of the Russo-Japanese War began with pre-emptive strikes by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the Russian Pacific Fleet based"
"on 7 October. Early on the evening of the following day, when the squadron was near the Dogger Bank, the auxiliary repair ship ""Kamchatka"" reported that she was under attack by torpedo boats in the rain. About four hours later, the squadron encountered British fishing trawlers working the Dogger Bank in the fog and opened fire on them at very short range. One trawler was sunk and at least three others were damaged; several fishermen were killed and others wounded. The battleships also fired upon and damaged the cruisers and . The incident enraged the British population and caused a"
"protective gun shields for the crews. Vladivostok Cruiser Force - Rear Admiral Karl Jessen: 2nd Fleet - Vice Admiral Kamimura Hikonojō Battle off Ulsan The naval Battle off Ulsan (Japanese: 蔚山沖海戦 ""Urusan'oki kaisen""; Russian: Бой в Корейском проливе, ""Boi v Koreiskom prolive""), also known as the Battle of the Japanese Sea or Battle of the Korean Strait, took place on 14 August 1904 between cruiser squadrons of the Imperial Russian Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, four days after the Battle of the Yellow Sea. At the start of the Russo-Japanese War, the bulk of the"
"Cruiser Squadron made a total of six sorties from Vladivostok for commerce raiding in 1904, sinking a total of 15 transports. The first raid was from 9 to 14 February along the coast of Japan, in which a single transport was sunk. The second was from 24 February to 1 March along the coast of Korea without any results. However, during the third raid from 23 to 27 April, the Russian squadron ambushed Japanese troop transports approaching Gensan in Korea, causing considerable damage. The fourth raid from 12 to 19 June sank several transports in the Tsushima Strait in what"
"incident in October 1905 when the main Russian battle fleet, headed to fight Japan, mistakenly engaged a number of British fishing vessels in the North Sea fog. The Russians thought they were Japanese torpedo boats, and sank one, killing three fishermen. The British public was angry but Russia apologised and damages were levied through arbitration. Diplomacy became delicate in the early 20th century. Russia was troubled by the Entente Cordiale between Great Britain and France signed in 1904. Russia and France already had a mutual defense agreement that said France was obliged to threaten Britain with an attack if Britain"
"Battle of Chemulpo Bay The Battle of Chemulpo Bay was a naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), which took place on 9 February 1904, off the coast of present-day Incheon, Korea. The opening stage of the Russo-Japanese War began with a pre-emptive strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the Russian Pacific Fleet spread among Port Arthur, Vladivostok, and Chemulpo Bay (now part of Incheon, Korea). Command of the Chemulpo operation was given to Rear Admiral Uryū Sotokichi, with six cruisers, three to eight torpedo boats (depending on sources), the aviso (dispatch boat) ""Chihaya"", three transports and 2,500 ground"
"Russian battleship Retvizan Retvizan () was a pre-dreadnought battleship built before the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05 for the Imperial Russian Navy. She was built by the American William Cramp & Sons because Russian shipyards were already at full capacity. Named after a Swedish ship of the line that was captured during the battle of Vyborg Bay in 1790 (, meaning both ""fairness"" and ""justice""), ""Retvizan"" was briefly assigned to the Baltic Fleet, but was transferred to the Far East in 1902. The ship was torpedoed during the Japanese surprise attack on Port Arthur during the night of 8/9 February 1904"
"Japanese cruiser Tsugaru ""Pallada"" was built by the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg, Russia for the Imperial Russian Navy. As the lead ship of the , it was one of the most modern cruisers in the Russian navy when assigned to the Russian Far East squadron based at Port Arthur, Manchuria. With the start of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, ""Pallada"" was trapped at Port Arthur, and subsequently sunk by Japanese artillery during the Siege of Port Arthur on 8 December 1904. After the capture of Port Arthur by the Japanese, the wreck of ""Pallada"" was raised, repaired, and commissioned"
"invading warships. The Japanese mine-laying policy was effective at restricting the Russian movement of its ships outside Port Arthur when on 12 April 1904, two Russian battleships; the flagship, , and ran into a Japanese minefield off Port Arthur with both striking mines. ""Petropavlovsk"" sank within an hour, while ""Pobeda"" had to be towed back to Port Arthur for extensive repairs. Makarov died on ""Petropavlovsk"". However, the Russians soon learned the Japanese tactic of offensive minelaying and decided to play the strategy too. On 15 May, two Japanese battleships — and , were both lured into a recently laid Russian"
"than two minutes after one of her magazines exploded; Makarov was one of the 677 killed. Emboldened by his success, Tōgō resumed long-range bombardment missions, which prompted the Russians to lay more minefields. On 14 May 1904, Rear Admiral Nashiba Tokioki put to sea with the battleships (flag), ""Shikishima"", and , the protected cruiser , and the dispatch boat to relieve the Japanese blockading force off Port Arthur. On the following morning, the squadron encountered a minefield laid by the Russian minelayer ""Amur"". ""Hatsuse"" struck one mine that disabled her steering at 10:50 a.m. and ""Yashima"" struck another when moving"
"1 July 1922; she ran aground in a storm near Liepāja while under tow to Germany in October 1922. She was scrapped in place. Russian cruiser Gromoboi Gromoboi (, meaning: ""Thunderer"") was an armoured cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the late 1890s. She was designed as a long-range commerce raider and served as such during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05. When the war broke out, she was based in Vladivostok and made several sorties in search of Japanese shipping in the conflict's early months without much success. ""Gromoboi"", with the other armoured cruisers of the Vladivostok Cruiser"
"her magazines exploded. Emboldened by his success, Tōgō resumed long-range bombardment missions, which prompted the Russians to lay more minefields. On 14 May 1904, ""Hatsuse"", ""Shikishima"", and the battleship , the protected cruiser ""Kasagi"", and the dispatch boat put to sea to relieve the Japanese blockading force off Port Arthur. On the following morning, the squadron encountered a newly laid Russian minefield. ""Hatsuse"" struck one mine that disabled her steering and ""Yashima"" struck another when moving to assist ""Hatsuse"". ""Hatsuse"" struck another mine while drifting about a half-hour later that detonated one of her magazines and the ship sank in"
"on 1 April 1922 and was sold as scrap in 1924 to a private firm, which transformed her into a memorial ship located at Tsuyazaki, Fukuoka, commemorating the Japanese victory at the Battle of Tsushima. The memorial ship was severely damaged in storms in 1939, and scrapped shortly thereafter. The battleship ""Okinoshima"" should not be confused with the Pacific War era minelayer of the same name. Russian coast defense ship General-Admiral Apraksin General-Admiral Apraksin (), sometimes transliterated as Apraxin, was a member of the s of the Imperial Russian Navy. She was named after General Admiral Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin, the"
"from the harbor. The Russian fleet consisted of the battleships , , , , , and ""Poltava"", the protected cruisers , , and , and 14 destroyers. In the subsequent Battle of the Yellow Sea, the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet under Admiral Togo Heihachiro intercepted the Russian fleet. At 18:40 on 10 August 1904, Admiral Withöft and his immediate staff were killed instantly when a 305 mm salvo from the Japanese battleship struck the upper bridge of the Russian flagship ""Tsesarevich"". The shell also jammed the flagship's steering into a shaft port turn, which threw the Russian line of"