The Battle of the Japanese Sea was a minor naval enagement during the Russo-Japanese War. It is also called the Battle of Ulsan. It was fought on August 14, 1904, four days after the naval Battle of the Yellow Sea. The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Imperial Russia and Japan in Manchuria and Korea. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Navy is also:- shorthand for Navy Blue the nickname of the United States Naval Academy A navy is the branch of the armed forces of a nation that operates primarily on water. ... Battle of the Yellow Sea Conflict Russo-Japanese War Date August 10, 1904 Place Vladivostok Result Japanese victory The Battle of the Yellow Sea was the first main naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, being fought on August 10, 1904. ...

The Russian fleet made up of the armoured cruisers Rossiia, Gromoboi and Ryurik of Vladivostok Cruiser Unit, that raided against Japanese sea commerce in the first stage of the war. That time, under the command of Rear Admiral Yessen, they sortied from Vladivostok on August 10 to support the break-out attempt of the First Pacific Squadron from Port Arthur which led to the Battle of the Yellow Sea. The armored cruiser was a naval cruiser protected by armor on its sides as well as on the decks and gun positions. ... The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ... Vladivostok Train Station Vladivostok (Russian: Владивосто́к) is a city in Russia. ... 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. ...

At dawn on August 14, the small Russian fleet were met by a Japanese fleet making up of more modern armoured cruisers Izumo, Adzuma, Tokiwa, Iwate, and two protected cruisers Naniwa and Takachiho under the command of Vice Admiral Kamimura, near Ulsan island. Protected cruiser armour scheme — a cross-section (armour in red) Protected cruisers were a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... Ulsan is a metropolitan city in the south east of South Korea. ...

The Japanese fired first. After one hour of an artillery duel, Ryurik was heavily damaged and lost steering ability. During the next two hours, two remaining cruisers were fighting with the Japanese, trying to cover Ryurik. Since they were damaged themselves, Yessen finally decided to leave Ryurik and save the other ships, and headed towards Vladivostok. Japanese armoured cruisers chased them for some time, but finally ceased chasing. The damage to the Japanese warships was slight, mostly to Iwate.

At that time, Ryrik continued fighting with protected cruisers, suffering heavy crew losses. Finally, disabled ship was scuttled by the crew.

Despite the Japanese failure to destroy the two remaining Russian cruisers, the Russian Vladivostok Cruiser Unit did not resume their raiding activities in the Sea of Japan and as a result, the Japanese were left unchallenged command of the Yellow Sea. The Sea of Japan, known as the East Sea in South Korea, the East Sea of Korea in North Korea, and the Japan Sea in China, is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bound by the Japanese islands of Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu and Sakhalin island to the...