Battle of Tsushima, the movie 2006

Che_Guevara · Jan 20, 2007

Nice to see the battle in a motion picture

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g1qzm03B9w

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKqTQBze ... ed&search=

Regards,
Che.

corpcasselbury · Jan 20, 2007

Che_Guevara said:

Nice to see the battle in a motion picture

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g1qzm03B9w

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKqTQBze ... ed&search=

Regards,
Che.
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I'd like to have it on DVD.

Revere · Jan 20, 2007

Looks good.

corpcasselbury · Jan 27, 2007

Revere said:

Looks good.
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Doesn't it, though? I do wish that the video had English subtitles, though; it'd be nice to know what everyone was saying.

TISO · Jan 28, 2007

Togos flagship Mikasa is still around. I was probaly only Japanese battleship that was not scraped after ww2. Also famous cruser Aurora (walkaround)is still in St.Petersburg

OBB / ship listing of both fleets at Tsushima in pdf

Russian sailors usualy fought to the end (and became legends like crews of Varyag, Svetlana, Dimitri Donskoy, Novik...) but at Tsushima part of the fleet did surrender. Even today Russians are ashamed of rear admiral Nebogatov's refusal of Rodzestvenski's contingency orders which explicitly covered hopeless situation:
"In case of being surrounded by superior enemy forces and unavoidable disaster seems certain the ship in question was to be sunk by her crew to avoid capture. "
Only Izumrud refused to obey surrender order. Izumrud, which had been ordered to keep station after requesting that she be allowed to use her superior speed in order to escape, used lull right after surrender order to make a dash for Vladivostok. She escaped the Japanese cordon only to be wrecked in a dense fog outside Vladimir Bay.

Only in 1945 after crushing Japanese forces in Mandjuria and Kuriles Russians/Soviets felt that they partly vindicated Tsushima.

One of number of memorable last stands of this war was made by few last surviving sailors of doomed Russian battleship Knyaz Suvorov flagship of Russian 2.nd Pacific squadron in the Russian tragedy called the battle of Tsushima.

Very short description:
Just 20 minutes into the battle Knyaz Suvorov was thouroughly wrecked by accurate and rapid Japanese artillery fire, engulfed by flame, with damaged gun batteries and shot-off smoke stacks and masts. Most of officers were killed and admiral Rozhdestvenski was critically wounded (shrapnell imbeded in his brain).
Ship left the formation. Sailing alone on one part of the battlefield ship was later encountered by Japanese II.division of battleships doing a manouver and fired on again.
Around 17:00 wounded and unconcious admiral Rozhdestvenski was taken abord a Russian destroyer. At the same time from Suvorovs 900 men crew around 100 were still alive. At around 18:00 Suvorov was again fired on by Japanese II. battleship division sailing past him. At the time Suvorov was still returning fire even if hugely outnumbered and unable to manouver. Later when sea calmed a bit Japanese torpedo boats sailed into the area and found Suvorov at 19:20. One of them fired spread of torpedos at Suvorov from distance of only 300 meters and scored 3 hits. Around 10 minutes later battleship Knyaz Suvorov sunk beneath the sea. Few surviving sailors made their last stand by the last working 75mm gun and fired at at japanese torpedo boats even as ship was sinking.

Knyaz Suvorov (Borodino class battleship) in Revel (today Tallinn in Estonia) 26.9.1904., during a fleet parade for tzar Nikolay II.

Officers and the true heroes of Knyaz Suvorov - the ordinary seaman of Knyaz Suvorov just before embarking on their voyage to far east and their doom:

TISO · Jan 28, 2007

Death of a Brave Lady

Southwest of Matsushima, 28 May 1905, 0930 hrs.

As the painful process of handing over what remained of the Second and Third Pacific Squadrons was proceeding, other Russian warships that had not been intimidated by what Admiral Nebogatov had referred to as Togo's "wall of iron" were displaying a fighting spirit very different from that of the main squadron.

The wounded Svyetlana, which at sunrise was running to the north at best speed, was being pursued by the Otowa and Niitaka. Both these Japanese vessels were her superior in strength. By 0800 hrs they had Svyetlana in sight and could see that Buistri had joined her. The Japanese cruisers could make 18 knots; while the crippled Svyetlana, with 400 tons of water in her bow compartment, could barely do 15. It soon became clear that an action was inevitable. At 0800 hrs, Commodore Shein assembled his officers in the wardroom and asked for their opinions. All were for fighting to the last round and then scuttling the ship. The Commodore agreed, and turned Svyetlana toward the Korean coast where he hoped to be able to beach his vessel and save his crew.

Svyetlana's engine room staff was already exhausted, but they pulled together so well that the Japanese were still 10,000 yards astern after an hour of pursuit. But they could not go on forever. By 0930 hrs the range was down to 9,000 yards, and Svyetlana fired the first shot, but the range was still too great, and it was not till 0940 hrs that Otowa replied with her 6-inch guns. Niitaka soon followed but ceased fire as her shots were falling short. Otowa, however, found the range, and at about 1000 hrs scored a 6-inch hit on the stern of Svyetlana. It appeared to have damaged her steering gear as Svyetlana began to zigzag to starboard and port, but according to Russian accounts she still had control, and these movements were intended to ruin the Japanese aim. But in spite of the Russians efforts the range diminished rapidly and the hits came faster and faster. The Japanese cruisers had been joined by Murakumo, of the 5th Destroyer Division, which, having failed to deliver an attack the previous night, was making for Admiral Togo's rendezvous, and by staying ahead of the Japanese cruisers was able to prevent Buistri from joining the battle. By 1020 hrs Niitaka was able to reopen with her 6-inch battery at a range of 8,000 yards, and by 1035 hrs had closed the range enough to open with her 12-pounders. Svyetlana was soon a mass of flames and smoke. Her ammunition was running out fast, her port engine was disabled, and it was obvious to Commodore Shein that the end was near. "The cruisers," wrote one of her officers, "came closer and poured in a terrific fire, every shell took effect, the whole hull trembled from the incessant explosions of bursting shell… Fires broke out; all the cartridges were expended, and in compliance with an order given earlier, the engineer opened the after valve and all the watertight doors."

As the cruisers ceased fire Buistri made her escape to the north. Niitaka and Murakumo followed after her immediately. Otowa, keeping clear of the torpedo-arc of Svyetlana, continued to pour in a destructive fire at ranges as low as 1,000 yards. Under this hail of shells the brave Russian crew prepared to abandon the burning ship.

With admiration the official Japanese History describes her end:
"Although there was nothing to be done the crew determined to die and refused to hoist the signal of surrender. Bathed in a shower of shell they waited for the ship to sink. The captain was killed, the commander mortally wounded; the ship gradually heeled over; most of the crew jumped into the sea. By 1050… We saw she was on the point of sinking, and Otowa ceased fire."

This was occurring at the same hour that Admiral Nebogatov was hoisting the Japanese flag.

Buistri unable to escape her pursuers, beached herself on the coast of Korea near Chukupen Bay. Her crew managed to get ashore and hide out in the mountains for a short time, but eventually surrendered themselves to the Japanese garrison at Chukupen signal station.
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http://www.russojapanesewar.com/svyetlana.html

TISO · Jan 28, 2007

Last Fight of the Dimitri Donskoi

South of Matsushima, 28 May 1905, 1900 hours.

At 1700 hours Admiral Uriu had begun to sweep the area south of Matsushima with the Fourth Division. His efforts were rewarded at 1800 hours when he sighted Dmitri Donskoi to the southwest of him heading north-westward at high speed. The sighting was at once reported to Admiral Togo, who immediately sent Asama to support Uriu's cruisers. As the speed of the Russian armored cruiser was about the same as that of the Japanese light cruisers there was little chance of bringing her to action. Admiral Uriu therefore tried to get the Russians to surrender by repeatedly sending by wireless "Donskoi, Donskoi, Admiral Nebogatov surrendered already!" But Captain Lebedev paid no attention and held on his course; but not for long.

In about half an hour Donskoi was seen to edge away to the northward straight for Matsushima and Admiral Uriu began to gain on him fast. The reason was soon evident. Away to the westward Otowa and Niitaka appeared, forcing him off his course. After finishing off Svyetlana they were making their way E.S.E. to rejoin Admiral Uriu when they, too, had sighted Donskoi and had set a course to close with the enemy at 18 knots.

The fate of Dmitri Donskoi was now sealed and her crew was making a desperate effort to run her aground at Matsushima. Shortly after 1900 hours, about twenty miles south of the island Otowa managed to close to within 8,000 yards and opened fire. Niitaka followed in a few minutes, and by 1940 hours all the Fourth Division were able to join at 7,000 yards. Donskoi fought with spirit, but in the storm of steel that was sweeping her from both beams accurate sighting was soon impossible. Fires kept breaking out, and as the Japanese closed the range her punishment became more and more severe. By 2000 hours the Fourth Division's range was down to 4,000 yards and that of Otowa and Niitaka to 3,000 yards. The effect of the concentrated fire was terrible. Besides her own crew Donskoi had on board 270 men from Oslyabya and the destroyer Buini, which had sunk, so that the casualties caused on her crowded decks were unusually heavy. Amongst those killed was her gallant captain. Then her steering gear was disabled, her steam pipes damaged, and it became obvious to the Japanese that she was in serious difficulties. The end could not be far away, and as the sun was setting Admiral Uriu decided to finish the business before dark by running athwart her bows and cutting her off from Matsushima. But he had misjudged the heroic resistance of his enemy, and just as he turned Naniwa to lead round to port a 6-inch shell hit aft and did so much damage that in a few minutes she was listing 7 degrees and had to withdraw from the action. So sharp indeed, was the lesson that the intercepting movement had to be given up and the field left to the destroyers. By 2030 hours it was too dark to see the enemy at all and by the time Asama arrived it was too late to be of any use.

The destroyer attack was no more successful. As soon as the firing stopped the 2nd Destroyer Division tried to run in between Donskoi and Matsushima to finish her, but found that she was already too close to the rocks and had to deliver an unsuccessful attack from seaward. Four other boats of various divisions which had been keeping company with Otowa and Niitaka also tried to attack after dark. Three of them could not find the enemy at all under the shadow of the island and even the fourth, Fubuki, which did manage to close received so heavy and accurate a fire that all her torpedoes missed.

By 0600 hours the next morning all of Donskoi's crew were ashore except a small party told to take her out into deep water and scuttle her. The crew of Donskoi, with bravery, managed to deny the Japanese their final prize.
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