545 - The Farcical Voyage of Russia's Baltic Fleet

The Japanese-Russo War began on the 8th of February 1904, needing something big to tip things in their favour, Russia sent their Baltic Fleet on an epic journey around the world. Things started badly, and got worse from there!

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://1870to1918.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/russo-japanese-war-the-18000-mile-voyage/

https://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/l-20c/disaster/dogger-bank/voyage-of-dammed.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20160316045400/https://hullwebs.co.uk//content/l-20c/disaster/dogger-bank/voyage-of-dammed.htm

https://www.britannica.com/event/Russo-Japanese-War

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/history/bear-steams-east-russian-fleet.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzGqp3R4Mx4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mdi_Fh9_Ag

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