claim: Jefferson Davis was born in Texas.
evidence: Navarin was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the late 1880s and early 1890s .. pre-dreadnought battleship. pre-dreadnought battleship. Imperial Russian Navy. Imperial Russian Navy. The ship was assigned to the Baltic Fleet and spent the early part of her career deployed in the Mediterranean and in the Far East .. Baltic Fleet. Baltic Fleet. Far East. Far East. She participated in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 before returning to the Baltic Fleet in 1901 .. Baltic Fleet. Baltic Fleet. Boxer Rebellion. Boxer Rebellion. Several months after the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War in February 1904 , she was assigned to the 2nd Pacific Squadron to relieve the Russian forces blockaded in Port Arthur .. Russo-Japanese War. Russo-Japanese War. 2nd Pacific Squadron. Pacific Fleet ( Russia ). Port Arthur. Lushunkou District. Japanese. Imperial Japanese Navy. During the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905 , she was sunk by Japanese destroyers which spread twenty-four linked mines across her path during the night .. Battle of Tsushima. Battle of Tsushima. Japanese. Imperial Japanese Navy. mines. Naval mine. Navarin struck two of these mines and capsized with the loss of most of her crew .. mines. Naval mine