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Battle Of The Japanese SeaThe 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 Russian fleet was made up of the armoured cruisers Rossiia, Gromoboi and Rurik which were under the command of Rear Admiral Yessen which 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. At dawn on August 14, the small Russian fleet were met by a Japanese fleet making up of the armoured cruisers Izumo, Azuma, Tokiwa, Iwade, and two light cruisers under the command of Vice Admiral Kamimura. The details are a bit vague but after a four-hour savo duel between both fleets, the Russian cruiser Rurik was sunk and the other two ships, Rossiia and Gromoboi suffered some damage and were forced to withdraw back to Vladivostok. The damage to the Japanese warships was slight. Despite the Japanese failure to destroy the two remaining Russian cruisers, the Russian ships 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. Japanese Sea Japanese Sea
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