Sissoi Veliky was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1890s. The ship's construction was marred by organizational, logistical and engineering problems and dragged o
Postcard of Sissoi Veliky at anchor
A drawing from the 27 March 1897 edition of The Graphic, showing the turret explosion
Explosion aftermath; interrupted screw breeches can be seen.
Sisoy Veliky drawing 1892
Battle of Tsushima
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The Battle of Tsushima was the final naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War, fought on 27–28 May 1905 in the Tsushima Strait. A devastating defeat for the Imperial Russian Navy, the battle was the onl
Russian battleship Sissoi Veliky
…the Russian forces blockaded in Port Arthur. Sissoi Veliky sailed for the Far East with the rest of the Baltic battleships and participated in the Battle of Tsushima on May 27 [O.S. May 14] 1905. She survived the daytime artillery duel with Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō's ships, but was badly damaged and taking on water…
Painting of the battle by Tōjō Shōtarō, 1905
Departure of the Japanese Combined Fleet in the morning of 27 May 1905
Russian battleship Oslyabya, the first warship sunk in the battle
Damaged Oryol at Maizuru Naval Arsenal