29 May 1905
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1905
Page
1
London dispatch reports Tokyo announcing to the world that 12 warships, 2 transports, and 2 destroyers were sunk. The Tokyo correspondent says the Russian fleet has dispersed, several ships disabled, and the rest in flight as Japanese forces pursue.
Nagasaki dispatch to the State Department reports Japanese forces sinking the Russian battleship Borodino and four additional warships with a repair ship. A Tokyo dispatch notes the Baltic Squadron engagement in the Straits of Tsushima with cannonading heard from shore.
In St Petersburg on May 29 officials sought Tokyo news on Vice Admiral Rojestvensky and his fleet while public sentiment shifted from hopeful to pessimistic. The Nagasaki dispatch re ships sunk stirred anxiety as the Emperor, Admiralty leaders, and cabinet members watched charts for clarity.
A brief listing titled Full Equipment of the Japanese Fleet appears with figures noting 9,950 and the year 1901. The fragment suggests a statistical or cataloged entry on naval resources and gear during that period.
From Tokyo reports in Washington it is believed two Russian ships listed as sunk in the Korean Straits by Japan are the Orel and her sister Borodino. Three other vessels named as sunk are thought to be cruisers and the remaining one a repair ship.
Confirmation from Shanghai that Russian warships sunk an unknown American merchant ship off the Chinese coast. Heavy gunfire heard in Shanghai from the north.
In Washington officials believe Japan used torpedo boats extensively against Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s fleet around Port Arthur. The large torpedo boat force demonstrated effectiveness, and officials say serious losses could not have been caused by ordinary fire.
Reports from Hong Kong and Paris indicate the British fleet is heading north at full speed. Intense interest grows as a naval battle between Russian and Japanese fleets is reported with conflicting dispatches and anxious editorial commentary.
The Orel and Borodino, each about 13 516 tons, were two of Russia's largest battleships. They displace 397 by 76 feet with a 26 foot draft and design speed of eighteen knots. Each mount 12.4 inch guns, protected by Krupp armor, with a spar deck 30 feet above water.
Reports from a Chinese source relayed by the Associated Press describe a major naval engagement between Russia and Japan in the Straits of Korea. Dispatches claim Japanese victory with sunk battleships Orel and Borodino and several cruisers, while Russian reports remain unavailable and Tokyo offers no official confirmation.
London reports limited official news on the naval engagement. The American Consul in Nagasaki forwarded a dispatch to Washington, but Japanese censorship prevented reliable details. Telegrams from Tokyo claim the battle occurred Saturday and hint at a possible division of the Russian fleet, with no verified force strength released.
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