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Appendix 5.4. The Order of Battle in the Action of 10 August 1904
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THE RUSSIAN FORMATION consisted of the battleships Peresvyet, Pobyeda, Poltava, Retvizan , Sevastopol, and the Tsarevich; the first-class protected cruisers Askold, Diana, and the Pallada; and the third-class protected cruiser Novik in the company of the destroyers Bezposhchadni, Bezshumni, Bezstrashni, Boiki, Burni, Grozovoi, Vlastni, and the Vuinoslivni. This Russian force, which was led from harbor by six auxiliary minesweepers and six torpedo-boats that returned to harbor once the formation was clear of the minefields, had in company the hospital ship Mongolia. At the same time as the Russian force left Port Arthur the destroyer Ryeshitelni sailed for Chi-fu and the Russian consulate. The Japanese force consisted of a battle division with the battleships Asahi, Fuji, Mikasa, and the Shikishima, and a dispatch vessel, plus the armored cruisers Kasuga and Nisshin that joined company, three cruiser divisions, and seventeen destroyers and no fewer than twenty-nine torpedo-boats. The cruiser formations were the 3rd Division with the armored cruiser Yakumo and the second-class cruisers Chitose, Kasagi , and the Takasago; the 5th Division with the second-class cruisers Hashidate and Matsushima; and the 6th Division with the third-class cruisers Akashi, Akitsushima, and the Suma. In the course of the day these three formations were each reinforced by a single unit joining company; these were, respectively, the armored cruiser Asama, the second-class battleship Chinyen, and the third-class cruiser Izumi. appendix 5.4. the order of battle in the action of 10 august 1904 ...