The Fleet however did not sail from Kronstadt until the 9th October 1904 due to long delays in preparation. As early as the 2nd May the Tsar had appointed his favourite, Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, to the command of the second Pacific Fleet to be despatched to the Far East. Admiral Makaroff had arrived at Port Arthur after the first attack to bolster up the badly demoralized Russian Squadron, but shortly afterwards his flagship was mined and sunk with heavy loss of life. Four months earlier the Tsar had been shocked by the report of the tragic loss of the flagship Petropavlosk and the Commander-in-Chief Admiral Makaroff, the most experienced admiral in the Tsarist Navy. ON THE 30TH AUGUST 1904 Tsar Nicholas II decided to send his Baltic Fleet to the Far East in order to join the Russian Pacific Fleet to annihilate the presumptuous Japanese Navy. This article on the Battle of Tsushima which was fought in the following year is by the Society’s only Japanese member and has been edited. The Russo-Japanese war had begun, although it was a week before official declarations were made. Two battleships and a cruiser suffered heavy damage and had to be beached. Caught by surprise the Russian warships were struck down by deadly torpedo attacks. Publication June 1980 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved)Įditor’s Note: On the night of 8th February 1904, Vice Admiral Togo led the Japanese Combined Fleet against Russian naval units anchored at Port Arthur at the western end of Korea Bay. Subjects WWII operations Tags None noted. Garden Island Northern Hill and Garden TourĪuthor Kubata, K.Anniversary Cruise: Sydney under Japanese Attack Royal Australian Naval Transmitting Station ACT.Admiralty House, Garden and Fortifications.Spectacle Island Explosives Complex NSW.HMAS Sydney II and the HSK Kormoran Shipwreck Sites.
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