Battle of the Yellow Sea

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The Battle of the Yellow Sea was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, in which Japanese and Russian fleets clashed in an attempt to break the siege of Port Arthur.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Russo-Japanese War
naval battle
belligerent Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Russian Navy
casualties heavy on both sides
combatant1 Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
combatant2 Russian Empire
combatType surface naval engagement
commander Heihachiro Togo
surface form: Tōgō Heihachirō

Wilgelm Vitgeft
conflict Russo-Japanese War
countryInvolved Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Russian Empire
date 1904-08-10
era pre-dreadnought era
fleet Imperial Japanese Navy
surface form: Japanese Combined Fleet

Russian Pacific Squadron
followedBy Battle of Tsushima
front naval front of the Russo-Japanese War
historicalSignificance one of the first major modern steel battleship engagements
location Yellow Sea
off Port Arthur
navalTactic long-range gunnery duel
notableEvent death of Russian admiral Wilgelm Vitgeft
objective break the siege of Port Arthur
partOf Russo-Japanese War
precededBy Battle of Port Arthur
primaryOpposingCommanders Tōgō Heihachirō vs. Wilgelm Vitgeft
region off the coast of Manchuria
result inconclusive
strategic Japanese victory
shipClassInvolved pre-dreadnought battleship
shipInvolved Japanese battleship Mikasa
Japanese battleship Shikishima
Russian battleship Retvizan
Russian battleship Tsesarevich
siegeRelatedTo Siege of Port Arthur
strategicEffect Japanese maintained blockade of Port Arthur
tacticalOutcome Russian fleet forced to return toward Port Arthur
theater Pacific theater of the Russo-Japanese War
timePeriod early 20th century
year 1904

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Subject: Battle of the Yellow Sea
Description of subject: The Battle of the Yellow Sea was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, in which Japanese and Russian fleets clashed in an attempt to break the siege of Port Arthur.

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imperial Japanese Navy engagedIn Battle of the Yellow Sea
Russo-Japanese War majorBattle Battle of the Yellow Sea
Battle of Tsushima precededBy Battle of the Yellow Sea
First Fleet notableEngagement Battle of the Yellow Sea
Second Fleet engagedInBattle Battle of the Yellow Sea
subject surface form: Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Siege of Port Arthur precededBy Battle of the Yellow Sea
Imperial Russian Navy notableBattle Battle of the Yellow Sea
Russian Pacific Squadron notableEngagement Battle of the Yellow Sea
Russian battleship Tsesarevich battle Battle of the Yellow Sea
Japanese battleship Mikasa notableBattle Battle of the Yellow Sea
Japanese battleship Shikishima participatedIn Battle of the Yellow Sea
Wilgelm Vitgeft notableBattle Battle of the Yellow Sea
Wilgelm Vitgeft deathEvent Battle of the Yellow Sea
Jiyuan navalBattle Battle of the Yellow Sea
Lüshunkou hasHistoricalEvent Battle of the Yellow Sea
this entity surface form: Battle of the Yellow Sea (1904)
伊東 祐亨 notableBattle Battle of the Yellow Sea
subject surface form: 伊東祐亨
this entity surface form: 黄海海戦
Retvizan participatedInBattle Battle of the Yellow Sea
Russian battleship Pobeda battle Battle of the Yellow Sea
Russian battleship Pobeda damagedIn Battle of the Yellow Sea
Admiral Wilgelm Vitgeft notableEvent Battle of the Yellow Sea
subject surface form: Wilgelm Vitgeft
Admiral Wilgelm Vitgeft participantIn Battle of the Yellow Sea
subject surface form: Wilgelm Vitgeft
Russian battleship Poltava battle Battle of the Yellow Sea
Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō notableBattle Battle of the Yellow Sea
subject surface form: Tōgō Heihachirō
Russian cruiser Askold participatedIn Battle of the Yellow Sea
Russian cruiser Novik participatedIn Battle of the Yellow Sea
Shikishima-class battleship usedIn Battle of the Yellow Sea
Fuji-class battleship notableEngagement Battle of the Yellow Sea