Protected Cruiser Паллада ‘Pallada’ in Port-Arthur Drydock.
Petropavlovsk exploding and sinking after hitting 2 chained mines from the Koryo Maru laid the previous night.
Russo Japanese war, 1904
Petropavlovsk (Петропавловск) was the lead ship of the Petropavlovsk class of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Petropavlovsk participated in the Boxer Rebellion, and during the Russo-Japanese War was the flagship of the First Pacific Squadron, taking part in battles against the Imperial Japanese Navy. On 13 April 1904, the battleship was sunk after striking two mines near Port Arthur. 652 men and 27 officers died, including the Vice Admiral Stepan Makarov and renowned war artist Vasily Vereshchagin. The loss of Petropavlovsk and Makarov greatly hindered the Russians in the war
Battleship Retvizan in Port Arthur.
From a staff officer’s scrapbook during the Russo-Japanese war. 1905
Russian sailors at Port Arthur, 1904
Scenes from the battle of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese war illustrated by Denis Bazuyev, 2003-09.
Scenes from the battle of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese war illustrated by Denis Bazuyev, 2003-09.