The Variag was a large American-built protected cruiser, while the Asama was one of multiple Japanese armored cruisers based on the Elswick O'Higgins type, most of them British-built. The Chiyoda was a small, weak armored cruiser and the Naniwa class were protected cruisers built with heavy guns (these three ships were veterans of the Sino-Japanese war ten years before and fought at the battle of Yalu). NOTE: the Naniwa class ships reportedly had the 10.2in guns removed and re-armed with more modern 6in guns, making them more similar to the newer protected cruisers (Conway's). The Akashi and Niitaka were new protected cruisers with light, rapid-firing guns. The Russian Korietz was only a gunboat but had been built with unusually heavy main weapons. There was also a Russian freighter and several neutral foreign vessels present.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
An account of the battle at the Russo-Japanese War website
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
An account of the battle at the Russo-Japanese War website
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