Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
THE RUSSIAN DISASTER.
Some of the Fleet Destroyed by Japa-
nese GuuuerS,

In the two days fighting In the Korean
strait S65, 100000 worth of warships have
been sent to the bottom of the sea- AS
many first-class fighting ships carried
the American flag in the famous fight off
Santiago have gone to the unmeasured
depths of Korea strait, and the vessels that
through their long voyage from Russia to
the far east became familiar to every news
paper reader are now mere names in the
memory.
Ten splendid engines of war, with all on
board. have thus been swallowed by the
monster war. while three more of Rojest-
vensky's feet have fallen into the hands of
the victorious Togo.
The Borodino was a frst-class battleshIp,
completed in 1904, of 1876 tons displace-
ment and 10000 horsepower, giving her
speed of about eighteen knots. She had an
armored belt of from four to nine inches of
Krupp steel and from six to ten inches of
armor over her gun positions and bulk
heads. Her armament consisted of four
twelve-inch guns, twelve six-inch guns and
over forty smaller raDid-fire guns. Her
crew numbered TO officers and men.
The Alexander III was sister ship of the
Borodino and was also completed in 1904.
The Admiral Nakhimoff was an armored
cruiser of 1924 tons displacement and 1900
indicated horsepower, giving her a speed of
sixteen knots. She had eight inches Of
compound armor over her gun positions,
carried eight elSht-lnch guns, ten SiN-llcn
guns and about twenty smaller rapfd-fire
guns. She had complement of about 567
officers and men.
The Dmitri Donslsoi was an armored
cruiser of 600 tons. sheathed of 1850
indicated horsepower and having a speed
of about sixteen knots. She had an ar
mored belt six inches thick and had ten
inches of armor over her bulkheads and
heavy gun positions. Her armament con-
sisted Of six six-inch guns. ten 4.7-inch
guns and sixteen quick-firing guns. Her
crew numbered so officers and men.
The Vladimir Monomach was a sheatheo
cruiser of 5,593 tons and 1000 indicated
horse power. She was completed in 1888,
had a belt of compound armor 6 to 10 inches
thick, q protected deck of inches of steel
and carried five S-inch guns. twelve 6-inch
guns and IS quickfiring guns. Her crew
numbered 500 officers and men.
The Admiral Oushakoff, a coast defense
ironclad, was of 4.64S tons displacement and
5000 indicated horsepower. She was COM
pleted in 1895, had an armored belt 10
inches thick, protected deck of inches of
steel and from Z to inches of armor over
her heavy gun positions. Her armament
consisted of four 9-inch guns, four 6-inch
guns and six 1.S-inch guns. in addition to
a number of smaller rapid-fire guns. Her
speed was estimated at 16 knots and she
carried 31S officers and men.
The Svietlana was protected cruiser OF
$50 tons displacement, had 3,S2S indicated
horsepower. was completed in 1897 and had
a speed of about 20 knots. She had a 2-fnch
protected deck Oh steel anu IOuT inches VI
armor over her gun positions. Her arma-
ment consisted of six 5.0-inch (caneD guns
and ten 1.S-inch guns. She had compile
ment of 800 officers and men.
The protected cruiser Jemtchug was of
g. 1O6 tons displacement and II 900 indicated
horse power, giving her a speed of about 70
knots. She was completed in 1903, had
protected deck of inches of steel and car
ried six 4.7-inch guns, six 1.S-inch guns and
14-inch guns Her crew numbered $40
officers and men.
The repair ship Kamtschatka was a most
important unit of Admiral Rojestvenskys
fleet She is understood to have been fitted
up with every scientific appliance available
for the repair of the warships and was de-
scribed as being floating workshop" She
was launched at the new admiralty yard,
ST. Petersburg, November 1, 1902. She was
Of 1900 tons displacement, was capable of
carrying $500 tons of coal and mounted six
small quickfiring guns. She had transport
accommoda lions for SO officers and 1000
men.
Captured by the Japanese.
The following vessels were captured by
the Japanese:
The Irtessim was probably an auxiliary
cruiser but her name is not given in any
of the naval lists available.
The battleship Orel Is a sister ship of the
Borodino and carried the same complement
of officers and men.
The coast defense ironclads Admiral
Apraxine and Admiral Seniavin ships of the
Admiral Oushakoff
The battleship Nicolai is of 9,672 tons
displacement and 5000 indicated horse
power, giving her a.speed of about fourteen
knots. She is sheathed and although COM
pleted as far back as 1892, was thoroughly
overhauled in 1900. She has a compound
armor belt six to four inches thick, has
steel protected deck two and one-half inches
thick, and has six to ten inches of armor
(compound) over her gun positions Her
armament consists of two twelve-inch guns,
four nine-inch guns. eight six-inch guns
and twelve quick-fring guns, in addition to
a number of small rapid-fire guns. Her
complement is 604 officers and men.