Wilgelm Vitgeft
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Wilhelm Withöft, commonly known as Wilgelm Vitgeft, was a Russo-German admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, noted for his service in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.
Rear-admiral Wilhelm Withöft.
Russian battleship Tsesarevich, flagship of the Battle of the Yellow Sea.
Tsesarevich was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy, built in France at the end of the 19th century. The ship's design formed the basis of the Russian-built Borodino-class battle
Wilgelm Vitgeft
…Admiral Vitgeft, flying his flag in the battleship Tsesarevich, began leading his fleet from the harbor. The Russian fleet consisted of the battleships Tsesarevich, Retvizan, Pobeda, Peresvet, Sevastopol, and Poltava, the protected cruisers Askold, Diana, Novik and Pallada, and 14 destroyers. In the subsequent…
Tsesarevich, before 1904
Tsesarevich during her sea trials in Toulon, France, 1903
A stern view of Tsesarevich dockside at Port Arthur, 1904. Shrapnel holes are visible in her funnels.