File:The second attempt to block Port Arthur, 27 March 1904 RMG PV0976.jpg
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English: The second attempt to block Port Arthur, 27 March 1904 Signed by the artist, lower left. This event was very near the start of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05. The Japanese decided to try and blockade the Russian Fleet in Port Arthur by sinking old merchant ships in the approach channel. The first attempt, with four blockships, took place on the night of 24-25 February 1904 but was unsuccessful. The second attempt was in the early morning of 27 March 1904 and also involved four blockships: the 'Chiyo Maru' (1885), 'Fukui Maru' (1882), 'Yahiko Maru' (1888) and 'Yoneyama Mar'u (1883). The 'Fukui Maru' was sunk by the Russian torpedo-boat destroyer 'Silnyii' off Port Arthur and the other three blockships were scuttled too far away from the harbour entrance to be effective. A third attempt was made on night of 2-3 May 1904 using eight blockships but this was also unsuccessful. her one blockship is shown sinking as another approaches the harbour with her boats out for the crew ready to escape. The warship on teh far left is presumably Russian and that on the far right Japanese. Serchlights beanm out from the land in the background. This illustration was probably for reproduction in a magazine but if, where and when it appeared is not yet known. |
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| Date | circa May 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 270 mm x 400 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Box Title: W L Wyllie: Drawings for Illustration and for etchings etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/115126 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Caird Catalogue Number (CCAT): CC V1, P8, 65 Caird Catalogue Wyllie Collection Number: 68 20 Unidentified Prints & Drawings Number: 425 id number: PAE0976 |
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| Collection | Fine art | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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