The Battle of the Yellow Sea was the first main naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, being fought on August 10, 1904. It was also known as the Battle of Shantung. Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in ligher Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending into the Yellow Sea The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was an extremely bloody conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Imperial Russia and Japan in Manchuria and... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Shandong Peninsula (sim. ... Admiral Togo at the age of 58, at the time of the Russo-Japanese War. ... Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in ligher Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending into the Yellow Sea The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was an extremely bloody conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Imperial Russia and Japan in Manchuria and... The Battle of Port Arthur (February 9, 1904) was the opening battle of the Russo-Japanese War. ... The Battle of Yalu River took place on January 4, 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War. ... The battle of Dalian took place on May 30, 1904, during the Japanese forces under the command of general Hikato. ... The Battle of the Japanese Sea was a minor naval enagement during the Russo-Japanese War. ... Siege of Port Arthur Conflict Russo-Japanese War Date July 30, 1904 to January 2, 2005 Place Near Port Arthur, China Result Victory for Japan The Siege of Port Arthur (now modern day Lu-Shun), the Russian port and naval base at the tip of the Liaotung Peninsula in Manchuria... The Battle of Liaoyang (August 24, 1904 _ September 4, 1904) was one of the major battles of the Russo-Japanese War. ... Battle of Sha-ho River Conflict Russo-Japanese War Date February 20 to March 10, 1905 Place Near Sha-ho River Result Draw The Battle of Sha-ho River was a battle of the Russo-Japanese War fought along a 37-mile front centered at Sha-ho on the Mukden... Battle of Sandepu Conflict Russo-Japanese War Date January 25 and January 26, 1905 Place Near Mukden in Manchuria Result Draw The Battle of Sandepu, (also known as the Battle of Heikoutai) was a major land battle of the Russo-Japanese War. ... The Battle of Mukden was the last major land battle of the Russo-Japanese War, fought from February 20 to March 10, Japan and Russia near Mukden in Manchuria. ... Battle of Tsushima Conflict Russo-Japanese War Date May 27-May 28, 1905 Place Straits of Tsushima Result Decisive Japanese victory The Battle of Tsushima (in Japan, it is called the Sea of Japan Naval Battle) was the decisive sea battle of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. ... The French battleship Orient burns, 1 August 1798, during the Battle of the Nile A naval battle is a battle fought using ships or other waterborne vessels. ... Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in ligher Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending into the Yellow Sea The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was an extremely bloody conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Imperial Russia and Japan in Manchuria and... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

By June of 1904, the Japanese armies had begun to lay siege to Port Arthur and had set up artillery to destroy the Russian warships in the port that had been trapped by the Japanese naval blockade. The Russian First Pacific Squadron, commanded by Admiral Vitgeft, decided to break out of the harbour and sail to Vladivostok. Port Arthur is the name of some places: Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia Old Western name for Lushun, China Port Arthur, Texas, United States of America Port Arthur, Ontario, a city in Ontario, Canada, became part of Thunder Bay in 1970. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... A blockade is an effort usually (but not always, see below) at sea, to prevent supplies from reaching the enemy. ... Vladivostok Train Station Vladivostok (Russian: Владивосто́к  listen? ) is a city in Russia. ...

The Battle

On the morning of August 10, 1904, the Russian First Pacific Squadron sailed out of Port Arthur to engage the Japanese fleet blockading the port. The Russian fleet consisted of the battleships Tsesarevich, Retvizan, Pobieda, Peresviet, Sevastopol, and Poltava, along with four protected cruisers and 14 destroyers. The Japanese fleet, under the command of Admiral Togo, made up of the battleships Mikasa, Asahi, Fuji and Shikishima, the armoured cruisers Nishin and Kasuga, as well as eight protected cruisers, 18 destroyers, and 30 torpedo boats. This article is about a battleship as a type of warship. ... Protected cruiser armour scheme — a cross-section (armour in red) Protected cruisers were a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and manouverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... Admiral Togo at the age of 58, at the time of the Russo-Japanese War. ... The armored cruiser was a naval cruiser protected by armor on its sides as well as on the decks and gun positions. ... A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to launch torpedoes at larger surface ships. ...

By midday, the main body of Japanese battleships attempted to block the Russians' path off the Shandong Peninsula. By 13:00 the first shots were fired, and during the one-hour fight, the Russians succeeded in breaking out of the harbour. Togo began a long pursuit of the Russian fleet and gradually came up from the south-west, slowly overtaking the Russian battle line. The Shandong Peninsula (sim. ...

At 16:20, the action resumed with both sides trading artillery fire from ranges of 9,000 to 10,000 yards and both sides receiving damage. At 18:00, with the battle's outcome still in question, Admiral Vitgeft was killed by a shell splinter on the bridge of the Tsesarevich. Just 12 minutes later, further hits on the Tsesarevich killed almost all bridge personnel and the commanding officers of the ship. The Tsesarevich fell out of the battle line, and the other Russian ships became disorented. With darkness approaching and low on ammunition, Togo broke off the engagement and retired his battleships eastward out of range of the Russian squadron. He ordered a night attack against the Russian fleet by his destroyers and torpedo boats. Most of the destroyer attacks were repulsed with light casualties. Shrapnel, in the strict sense, is shot deliberately included in a landmine or shell intended to be scattered by the explosion. ... Missing image Command bridge of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier Bridge of the brigantine LEtoile The bridge of a ship is an area or room where the ships navigational controls and other essential equipment related to ship operations are housed and operated. ...

Two hours later, the Russian fleet sailed back to Port Arthur having failed to break away from the harbour. Five battleships, a cruiser and nine destroyers survived to make it back to Port Arthur. The damaged Tsesarevich and three escorting destroyers sailed to Tsingtao, where they were interned. The cruiser Askold and another destroyer sailed to Shanghai while the cruiser Diana sailed to Saigon, all three ships being interned. One small cruiser, the Novik, sailed east around the Japanese islands to try to make it to Vladivostok. However, weeks later, on August 20, Japanese cruisers forced the ship to run aground at Sakhalin where the crew was captured. Location within China Qingdao  listen (Simplified Chinese: 青岛; Traditional Chinese: 青島; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching-tao; Postal System Pinyin: Tsingtao) is a port sub-provincial city in the Shandong province of China, a naval base, and a major industrial city located at the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ) is Chinas largest city and is situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta. ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam and, as Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn), was the capital of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1976. ... Sakhalin (Russian: ), also Saghalien, Kuye (Chinese: 庫頁島; pinyin: ), or Karafuto (Japanese: ) is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 50 and 54° 24 N, in Far East, Russia. ...

Casualties

Location within China

Total Russian casualties in the Battle of the Yellow Sea were 343 killed and wounded aboard the ships that made it back to Port Arthur. The Japanese admitted 226 killed and wounded among their fleet during the battle. Within a few days, the Japanese fleet became completely battle worthy while the Russian fleet lay in disrepair. Download high resolution version (1804x1322, 278 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Dalian Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (1804x1322, 278 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Dalian Categories: GFDL images ... A casualty is a victim of an accident, injury or trauma. ...

Tactically, the battle was a Japanese victory, since the Russian fleet never again attempted to break out of Port Arthur and the continuing siege spelled doom for the remaining ships trapped at Port Arthur. By December later that year, the Japanese land armies had captured most of the high ground surrounding Port Arthur and used their artillery to sink or damage all the surviving Russian warships within the harbour itself. Siege of Port Arthur Conflict Russo-Japanese War Date July 30, 1904 to January 2, 2005 Place Near Port Arthur, China Result Victory for Japan The Siege of Port Arthur (now modern day Lu-Shun), the Russian port and naval base at the tip of the Liaotung Peninsula in Manchuria...