The Hitachi Maru Incident was a maritime incident which occurred during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, in which three Japanese military transports were sunk in a Russian commerce raiding sortie
Hitachi Maru in 1898
Hitachi Maru Memorial stele at Yasukuni Shrine
The 28 cm howitzer L/10 was a Japanese coastal and siege howitzer. It was developed by Armstrong before 1892 and saw service in the Russo-Japanese War during the siege of Port Arthur and the Second Si
A 28 cm howitzer during the siege of Port Arthur.
A shell, visible above the smoke, is fired on Port Arthur
A 217 kilogram (478 pound) shell of the 28 cm Howitzer.
Port Arthur viewed from the top of a 203-meter hill, looking at the ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet