Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29

|, lIc JHIMu0De ODNlucu n COmpActc
 2 overwhelming victory. Late ad-
 Ies show that RoJestvensky's leer,
 imposed of all his most effective and
 1t fighting ships, was completely
 uttered. Rojestvensky's flag ship
 Iaped badly damaged and with oth-
 vessels of his broken fleet are being
 rsued by the victorous Japanese.
 ar Admiral Nebogaton however was
 blurred with three thousand other
 |ssians and Admiral Togo of1cially
 borts that his squadron was not dam-
 sd. No details of the battle have
 Pn permitted to pass the Japanese
 asor.
 Tokio, May 29, 2:50 p. m.-In the
 tile fought Saturday in the Straits of
 Eea the Russian battleships Boro-
 10 and Alezander III, the arm0red
 fisers Admiral Nakimo6, ,. Dmitri
 Inskoi and yladimor Mononlac ch, the
 Ast defence iron clad Admiral Ouska-
 II, the protected cruisers Svietlana
 d Jemtchug, the repair ship Kams-
 Rtka and the cruiser lrtessirn
 hk.
 The battleships Orel and Nicolai
 d the defence iron clads Admiral
 niayin and General Admiral Aprax-
 were captured.
 The Boroddno was hrstciass battle klp, completed in 1904, of 13, ,t16 tons
 splacement and 18,000 horsepower.
 Eing her speed of about IS knots.
 e had an armored belt of from four
 9 inches of Krupp steel and from
 to 10 inches of armor over her gun
 sitions and bulkheads. Her arma-
 knt consisted of four 12 inch guns;
 elve six-inch guns and over 40 small-
 rapid fire guns. Her crew number
 TAO officers and men.
 The Alexander III was sister ship
 the BOrodino and was also c0mplet-
 in I0O4.
 The Admiral Nokimof was an ar-
 pred cruiser of 8,524 tons displace-
 ent and 9,OOO indicated horsepower,
 Eing her speed of 16 knots. She Ed 6 inches of compound armor over l IT gun positions, carried eight 8-inch hns, ten 8-inch guns and about 20 Mailer rapid fire guns. She had a implement of about 567 officers and len.
 |frhe Dmitri Donskoi was an arm0red |hiser of 6.20O tons, sheathed, of r. 10 indicated horsepower and having a Feed of about 16 knots. She had an
 m0red belt 6 inches thick and had 10 ches of armor over her bulkhehds i'd heavy gun positions. Her -arma- ent consisted of six aesinohse euia, ten finch guns and 10 quick firing guns. |er crew numbered 51O officers and Yen.
 |The Vladimir Monomach was sheat thed chuiser of 6,b03 tons |hd 1000 indicated horsepower. She as completed in 1885, had belt of Smpound arrnor 6 to 10 inches thick.
 protected deck of , inches of steel Ad carried five S-inch g,ins, twelve c. |ch guns and IS quick firing guns. Her lew numbered $50 officers and men. JIhe Admiral Oushakoff, coast de- Ince iron clad, was of 4,tAS tons dis lacement and 5000 indicated horse bwer. She was completed in 1895, Id an armored belt 10 inches thick, q totected deck of 3 inches of steer and |om [ to 8 inches of armor over her eavy gun positions Her armament bnasted of folr 9Iinch guns, four c. Ich guns and six Is inch guns. in ad- ltion to a number of smaller rapid fire lIns. Her speed was 16 knots and she krried SIS officers and men.
 The Svietlana was protected cruis- of 3,862 tons displacement, had B. eS indicated horsepower, was com leted in 1897 and had speed of about D knots. She had Pinch protected eck of steel and four inches of armor ker her gun positions. Her arma- lent consisted of six 5.9-lnch. (canet) Ians and ten 1.8-inch guns. She had complement of 3GO officers and men. The protected cruiser Jemchug was 3,1O6 tons displacement and 1000 Idicated horsepower. giving her a beed of about g knots. She was com. Ieted In 1903. had a protected deck ot
 inches of steel and carried six 4.I- sch guns. six 1.S-inch guns anS two 21nch guns. Her crew numbered 70 officers and men. s.f-1-4.3 T The repair ship Kamchatka was a ,ost important unit of Admiral Ro fleet. She is understood , have been fitted up with every scien. nc appliance available for the rept { f warships and was described as be- lg a floating workshop" She was at the new admiralty yard. { Petersburg. Nov 1. 1902. She was 7,20O tons displacement. WAS ca. able of carrying 3.5OO tons of coal nd mounted six small quick firing uns. She had transport accomnoda- on for 32 officers and 1000 men.
 The Irteasim was probably an auxil- ary cruiser but her name Is not given , any of the naval lists available.
 The batfleship Orel is q firstclass 'arship completed last year. She is of 3.s18 tons displacement and 16soO0 in- icated horsepower. giving her 6 speed f about IS knots She has an armor- d belt of to Q inches of krupp steel. CT protested deck Is of 11h to 2i in bes Of steel. she has c inches of .rupp sseei above her belt. 9 inches of rupp steel on her bulkheads. 10 inches | Krupp steel on her heavy gun posi- ons and 6 inches of Krupp steel over er secondary battery guns. Tbe arma- ,ent of the OreI consists of four F. ,ch guns. twelve G-inch guns and over smaller rapid fire guns. Her crew umberr 54O ofHcers and men.
 The batflesbip NicoIai I is Of 9.S52 ~~a ds~r.Is~srv,ent and ann yufilra fpvf srsepower. giving her speed of bout 14 knots. She is sbeafhed and |thoueh completed as far back as 1sR2 .ns tboruughly CvefhxuIed In 1900. She D q compound amor belt 6 to lchu fhick. has . stea protected deck x ln<hru flufr& amd hna 0 fD 1O Inrhen