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First Squadron
- First Division (Admiral Heigachiro TogoTogo HeihachiroFleet Admiral Marquis was a Fleet Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He was termed by Western journalists as "the Nelson of the East".-Early life:...
)- MikasaJapanese battleship Mikasais a pre-Dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in Britain in 1900. She served as the flagship of Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō during the Battle of the Yellow Sea on 10 August 1904, and the Battle of Tsushima on 27 May 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War. The ship is preserved as...
(FlagshipFlagshipA flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, reflecting the custom of its commander, characteristically a flag officer, flying a distinguishing flag...
) (variant of Majestic class battleshipMajestic class battleshipThe Majestic class was a class of pre-dreadnought battleships, built under the Spencer Programme of 8 December 1893, that sought to counter the growing naval strength of France and the Russian Empire...
). Captain Hihajiro Ijichi - ShikishimaJapanese battleship Shikishima|-External links:**...
(Shikishima class battleshipShikishima class battleship-External links:**...
). Captain Izo Teregaki - FujiJapanese battleship Fuji-External links:*...
(Fuji class battleshipFuji class battleship-External links:**...
). Captain Kazu Matsomoto - AsahiJapanese battleship Asahi|-External links:***...
(variant Shikishima class). Captain Hikohachi Yamada - KasugaJapanese cruiser Kasugawas the lead ship of the armored cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by Ansaldo Yards, Genoa, Italy, where the type was known as the...
(Kasuga classKasuga class cruiserThe was a class of two armored cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy based on the developed by Italy at the end of the 19th century.-Background:...
armoured cruiser) - NisshinJapanese cruiser Nisshin, also transliterated as Nissin, was a armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy designed and built by Ansaldo in Genoa Italy, where the type was known as the . Designed as a cross between a battleship and a cruiser, but with a very small displacement, it had the ability to stand in the line...
(Kasuga class cruiser) - Tatsuta (Dispatch Vessel)
- Mikasa
- First Destroyer Division
- Second Destroyer Division
- Ninth Torpedo-Boat Division
- AotakaHayabusa class torpedo boatThe Hayabusa-class torpedo boats were constructed for the Imperial Japanese Navy as part of the ten-year naval expansion program. They were completed between 1900 and 1904....
(Hayabusa class torpedo boat) - KariHayabusa class torpedo boatThe Hayabusa-class torpedo boats were constructed for the Imperial Japanese Navy as part of the ten-year naval expansion program. They were completed between 1900 and 1904....
(Hayabusa class torpedo boat) - TsubameHayabusa class torpedo boatThe Hayabusa-class torpedo boats were constructed for the Imperial Japanese Navy as part of the ten-year naval expansion program. They were completed between 1900 and 1904....
(Hayabusa class torpedo boat) - HatoHayabusa class torpedo boatThe Hayabusa-class torpedo boats were constructed for the Imperial Japanese Navy as part of the ten-year naval expansion program. They were completed between 1900 and 1904....
(Hayabusa class torpedo boat)
- Aotaka
- Third Division (Vice-Admiral DewaDewa Shigeto- Notes :...
)- KasagiJapanese cruiser Kasagiwas the lead ship in the protected cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was the sister ship to the . It should not be confused with the later uncompleted of the same name, or the Pacific War-era transport Kasuga-maru...
(Chitose class protected cruiser). Tanin YamayaYamaya Tanin- Notes :... - ChitoseJapanese cruiser Chitosewas a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was the sister ship to the . It should not be confused with the later aircraft carrier . Its name comes from Chitose, Hokkaidō.-Design and development:...
(Chitose class cruiser) - OtowaJapanese cruiser Otowawas a 3rd class protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in Japan. The name Otowa comes from a mountain in Kyoto, located behind Kiyomizu-dera...
(protected cruiser) - NiikataJapanese cruiser Niitakawas the lead ship of the Niitaka class protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was the sister ship of the . The Niitaka is named after Mount Niitaka in Taiwan, at the time, the tallest mountain in the Japanese Empire.-Background:...
(Niitaka classNiitaka class cruiserThe two were protected cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during the Russo-Japanese War and in World War I.-Background:...
protected cruiser)
- Kasagi
- Fourth Destroyer Division
Each carrying 8 x 100 lb Mines
Second Squadron
- Second Division (Vice-Admiral KamimuraKamimura HikonojoBaron was an early admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy later commanding the IJN 2nd Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, most notably at the Battle off Ulsan and Tsushima.-Biography:...
)(six cruisers built to the same specification but which were constructed in different european yards and differed in details.)- IzumoJapanese cruiser Izumowas an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Although very similar to the s and , its differences are significant enough to classify it as the lead ship in the separate , which also included its sister ship, the...
(FlagshipFlagshipA flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, reflecting the custom of its commander, characteristically a flag officer, flying a distinguishing flag...
) (Izumo classIzumo class cruiserThe was an early class of two armored cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during the Russo-Japanese War, World War I and World War II.-Background:...
armoured cruiser) - AzumaJapanese cruiser Azumawas an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built in France. The name Azuma comes from an ancient name for Japan in general, and the Kantō region of eastern Japan in particular.-Background:...
(armoured cruiser) Rokuro Yashiro - TokiwaJapanese cruiser Tokiwawas an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Tokiwa was named after a lake in Yamaguchi prefecture, near Ube city. Her sister ship was the cruiser...
(Asama classAsama class cruiserThe two were armored cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during the Russo-Japanese War and in World War I.They would be followed by the very similar s.-Background:...
armoured cruiser). Captain Reijiro Kawashima - YakumoJapanese cruiser Yakumowas a 1st class armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by the Stettiner Vulcan AG shipyards in Stettin, Germany. The Yakumo was named from a stanza of the Waka by Susanoo in the Japanese mythology.-Background:...
(armoured cruiser) - AsamaJapanese cruiser Asamawas the lead ship of an early class of armored cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after Mount Asama, located north of Tokyo. Its sister ship was the .- Background :...
(armoured cruiser) - IwateJapanese cruiser Iwatewas an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was named after Iwate prefecture in northern Japan, and it was a sister ship of the .-Background:...
(Izumo class cruiser) - Chinaya Dispatch Vessel
- Izumo
- Third Destroyer Division
- Fourth Division (Rear-Admiral UryuUryu SotokichiBaron was an early admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, active in the Russo-Japanese War, most notably at the Battle of Chemulpo Bay and the Battle of Tsushima...
)- NaniwaJapanese cruiser Naniwawas the first protected cruiser built specifically for the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was the lead ship of the s, built in the Armstrong Whitworth shipyard in Great Britain. The name Naniwa comes from an ancient province of Japan, now part of Osaka-fu...
(Naniwa classNaniwa class cruiserThe two were protected cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during the First Sino-Japanese War.-Background:...
protected cruiser) - TakachihoJapanese cruiser Takachihowas the second protected cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy by the Armstrong Whitworth shipyard in Great Britain. The name Takechiho comes from a 1574 meter tall mountain in the volcanic Kirishima range between Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures in Japan...
(Naniwa class cruiser) - AkashiJapanese cruiser Akashiwas a Suma-class protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was a sister ship to the . The name Akashi comes from an ancient name for a portion of coast near modern Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture.-Background:...
(Suma classSuma class cruiserThe two were protected cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during the First Sino-Japanese War.-Background:...
protected cruiser) - TsushimaJapanese cruiser Tsushimawas a Niitaka class protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was a sister ship to the , and was named for the Tsushima island, the strategic island group between Japan and Korea.-Background:...
(Niitaka classNiitaka class cruiserThe two were protected cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during the Russo-Japanese War and in World War I.-Background:...
protected cruiser)
- Naniwa
Third Squadron
- Fifth Division (Vice-Admiral KataokaKataoka ShichiroBaron was an early admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy.-Early career:Born to a samurai family in the Satsuma domain , Kataoka entered the 3rd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1871, and served as a midshipman on the corvette .Kataoka, accompanied Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu as an...
)- ItsukushimaJapanese cruiser Itsukushimawas the lead ship in the of protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Like its sister ships, the name Itsukushima comes from one of the three most famous scenic spots in Japan, in this case, the Itsukushima Jinja in Hiroshima prefecture on the Inland Sea, home to a famous Shinto shrine...
(FlagshipFlagshipA flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, reflecting the custom of its commander, characteristically a flag officer, flying a distinguishing flag...
) - Chinyen (rebuilt turret ship)
- MatsushimaJapanese cruiser Matsushimawas the second vessel of the protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Like its sister ships, its name comes from one of the three most famous scenic spots in Japan, in this case, the Matsushima archipelago near Sendai in Miyagi prefecture....
(Matsushima classMatsushima class cruiserThe was a class of protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, with three ships named after the three most famous scenic spots in Japan. The Matsushima-class was a highly unorthodox design among cruisers of the 1890s, in that each ship had a primary armament of a single massive 320 mm gun,...
protected cruiser) - HashidateJapanese cruiser Hashidatewas the 3rd in the of protected cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was the only one of the class constructed in Japan. Like its sister ships, was the 3rd (and final vessel) in the of protected cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was the only one of the class constructed in Japan....
(Matsushima class cruiser) - YaeyamaJapanese cruiser Yaeyamawas a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The name Yaeyama comes from the Yaeyama Islands, the southernmost of the three island groups making up current Okinawa prefecture.-Background:...
(Dispatch Vessel)
- Itsukushima
- Eleventh Torpedo-Boat Division
- No. 73
- No. 72
- No. 74
- No. 75
- Sixth Division (Rear-Admiral Togo Masaji)
- SumaJapanese cruiser SumaThe was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in Japan. It was the lead ship in the Suma class, and its sister ship was the...
(Suma class protected cruiser) - ChiyodaJapanese cruiser Chiyodawas an armoured cruiser of the early Imperial Japanese Navy.-Background:The Chiyoda was ordered by the Meiji government as a replacement for the ill-fated , and paid for with insurance money received from the French government. However, unwilling to use a French shipyard after the Unebi disaster,...
(protected cruiser) - AkitsushimaJapanese cruiser Akitsushimawas a 2nd class protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in Japan. The name Akitsushima comes from an ancient name for Japan, as used in the ancient chronicle Kojiki...
(2nd class protected cruiser) - IzumiJapanese cruiser IzumiThe was a 2nd class protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by the Newcastle upon Tyne-based Armstrong Whitworth shipyards at Elswick in the United Kingdom...
(2nd class protected cruiser)
- Suma
- Tenth Torpedo-Boat Division
- No. 43
- No. 42
- No. 40
- No. 41
- Fifteenth Torpedo Boat Division
- HibariHayabusa class torpedo boatThe Hayabusa-class torpedo boats were constructed for the Imperial Japanese Navy as part of the ten-year naval expansion program. They were completed between 1900 and 1904....
- SagiHayabusa class torpedo boatThe Hayabusa-class torpedo boats were constructed for the Imperial Japanese Navy as part of the ten-year naval expansion program. They were completed between 1900 and 1904....
- HashitakiHayabusa class torpedo boatThe Hayabusa-class torpedo boats were constructed for the Imperial Japanese Navy as part of the ten-year naval expansion program. They were completed between 1900 and 1904....
- UzuraHayabusa class torpedo boatThe Hayabusa-class torpedo boats were constructed for the Imperial Japanese Navy as part of the ten-year naval expansion program. They were completed between 1900 and 1904....
- Hibari
Russian Fleet (Second & Third Pacific Squadrons)
Battle Fleet
- First Division (Vice-Admiral RozhestvenskyZinovy RozhestvenskyZinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky was an admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. He was in command of the Second Pacific Squadron in the Battle of Tsushima, during the Russo-Japanese War....
)- Knyaz SuvorovRussian battleship Knyaz SuvorovThe Knyaz Suvorov was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Russian Imperial Navy, built by Baltic Works, St Petersburg. Laid down in July 1901, she was launched in September 1902 and completed in September 1904. This ship was named after the 18th-century Russian general Alexander Suvorov. Her...
(FlagshipFlagshipA flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, reflecting the custom of its commander, characteristically a flag officer, flying a distinguishing flag...
). Borodino class battleshipBorodino class battleshipThe five Borodino-class battleships were pre-dreadnoughts built between 1899 and 1905 for the Imperial Russian Navy...
. Captain Vasily V. Ignatsius - Imperator Aleksander IIIRussian battleship Imperator Aleksander III (1901)The Imperator Alexandr III was a of the Russian Imperial Navy, the first ship of its class to be completed. It was named after Tsar Alexander III. Some naval architects regard the Borodino-class as being among the worst battleships ever built...
(Borodino class). Captain Nikolai M. Bukhvostov - BorodinoRussian battleship BorodinoThe Borodino was the class leader of the , and the second ship of her class to be completed. The ship was named after the 1812 Battle of Borodino. Borodino was lost at the Battle of Tsushima on 27 May 1905 due to explosions set off by a Japanese shell hitting a 6-inch magazine...
(Borodino class). Captain petr. I. Serebrennikov - Oryol (Borodino class). Captain Nikolai V. Jung
- Knyaz Suvorov
- Second Division (Rear-Admiral Baron Fölkersahm) (deceased before the battle)
- OslyabyaRussian battleship OslyabyaThe Oslyabya was a battleship of the Russian Imperial Navy, belonging to the . She was named for Rodion Oslyabya, a 14th century monk of the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra and a hero of the Battle of Kulikovo....
(Peresvet class battleship). Captain Vladimir I. Bir - Sissoi Veliki. Captain Mikhail V. Oserov
- Navarin (variant of Trafalgar class battleshipTrafalgar class battleshipThe two Trafalgar-class battleships of the British Royal Navy were late nineteenth century ironclad warships. Both were named after naval battles won by the British during the Napoleonic wars under the command of Admiral Nelson.-Design:...
) Captain Baron B.A. Fitingof - Admiral NakhimovRussian armoured cruiser Admiral NakhimovAdmiral Nakhimov , was an armoured cruiser in the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Japanese War. She was named after Admiral Pavel Nakhimov)-Construction:...
(variant of Imperieuse class cruiserImperieuse class cruiserThe Imperieuse class cruiser was a class of two armoured cruisers launched between 1883 and 1884 for the Royal Navy.-History:In an 1886 magazine article, Sir Edward Reed complained that these ships did not deserve to be called "armoured", as they were not armoured at bow or stern, only along the...
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- Oslyabya
- Third Division (Rear-Admiral NebogatovNikolai NebogatovNikolai Ivanovich Nebogatov was a Rear-Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, noted for his role in the final stages of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.-Biography:...
)- Imperator Nikolai IRussian battleship Imperator Nikolai IImperator Nikolai I was a Russian pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Baltic Fleet in the late 1880s. She participated in the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America in New York City in 1892. She assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron and visited Toulon in October 1893...
. Captain V. V. Smirnov - General Admiral Apraxin Admial Ushakov class coast defence shipAdmiral Ushakov class coast defense shipThe Admiral Ushakov-class were coast defense battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the 1890s to counter armored ships of the Swedish Navy. All three ships were stationed in the Baltic Sea when the Russo-Japanese war began and sailed with the Baltic Fleet around the Cape of Good...
. Captain N. G. Liwin - Admiral Senyavin (Admiral Ushakov class). Captain S. J. Grogoryev
- Admiral UshakovRussian battleship Admiral UshakovThe Admiral Ushakov was the lead ship in her class of armoured warships of the Imperial Russian Navy, and named after Admiral Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov the Russian naval commander of the 18th century.- Service Life :...
(Admiral Ushakov class). Captain V.N. Miklukha-Maklai
- Imperator Nikolai I
- Attached Cruisers
- ZhemchugRussian cruiser ZhemchugZhemchug was the second vessel in a two-vessel protected cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Her name can be translated to mean “Pearl”.-Background:...
(protected cruiserProtected cruiserThe protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoured deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused by exploding shells above...
) - IzumrudRussian cruiser IzumrudIzumrud was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy, and the lead ship in the two-ship class. The Izumrud and her sister ship were based on the German-built .-Background:...
(protected cruiser)
- Zhemchug
- First Cruiser Division
- OlegRussian cruiser OlegOleg was the 4th and final protected cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy-Operational History:Oleg was laid down at the Admiralty Shipyards at St. Petersburg on July 6, 1902, launched on August 14, 1903 and commissioned into the Russian Baltic Fleet on June 24, 1904...
(Bogatyr class cruiserBogatyr class cruiserThe Bogatyr-class were a group of protected cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Unusually for the Russian navy, two ships of the class were built for the Baltic Fleet and two ships for the Black Sea Fleet.- Ships :...
) - Aurora (Pallada class cruiserPallada class cruiserThe Pallada-class were a group of three protected cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the late 1890s.One ship of the class, Aurora, is still crewed by the Russian Navy, and maintained as a museum ship.-References:...
) - Dmitri DonskoiRussian armoured cruiser Dmitrii DonskoiDmitrii Donskoi was an armoured cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the early 1880s. She was designed as a commerce raider and equipped with a full suite of sails to economize on coal consumption. The ship spent the bulk of her career abroad, either in the Far East or in the Mediterranean...
(armoured cruiser) - Vladimir Monomakh (armoured cruiser)
- Oleg
- Second Scouting Division
- Svyetlana
- Ural Armed Merchant Cruiser
Destroyer Flotilla
- First Destroyer Division
- Byedovy
- Buiny
- Bravy
- Buistry
- Second Destroyer Division
- Blestyashchy
- Bezuprechny
- Bodry
- Gromky
- Grozny
Transport Squadron
- Auxiliaries
- Almaz (Armed Yacht classified as 2nd class cruiser)
- Anadyr (Transport/Merchant Ship)
- Irtuish (Transport/Merchant Ship)
- Kamchatka (Repair Ship)
- Koreya (Ammunition Ship)
- Rus (Fleet Tug)
- Svir (Fleet Tug)
- Oryol (Hospital ShipHospital shipA hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones....
) - Kostroma (Hospital ShipHospital shipA hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones....
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