Russian Pacific Squadron

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Imperial Russian Navy formation naval squadron

The Russian Pacific Squadron was the Imperial Russian Navy formation based in the Far East that fought the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, notably in major engagements such as the Battle of the Yellow Sea.

Aliases (1)

Pacific Squadron ×2

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Russian Navy formation → naval squadron →
baseOfOperations	Port Arthur naval base → Vladivostok naval base →
conflict	Russo-Japanese War →
country	Russian Empire →
engagementOutcome	suffered heavy losses in the Russo-Japanese War →
garrison	Port Arthur → Vladivostok →
historicalSignificance	central Russian naval force in the Far East during the Russo-Japanese War →
notableEngagement	Battle of Port Arthur → Battle of the Yellow Sea →
notableShip	Russian battleship Petropavlovsk → Russian battleship Pobeda → Russian battleship Poltava → Russian battleship Retvizan → Russian battleship Sevastopol → Russian battleship Tsesarevich → Russian cruiser Askold → Russian cruiser Bayan → Russian cruiser Diana → Russian cruiser Gromoboi → Russian cruiser Novik → Russian cruiser Pallada → Russian cruiser Rossia → Russian cruiser Rurik → Russian cruiser Varyag →
notableShipType	armored cruiser → destroyer → pre-dreadnought battleship → protected cruiser → torpedo boat →
operationalArea	Far East → Pacific Ocean →
opponent	Imperial Japanese Navy →
partOf	Imperial Russian Navy →
role	blue-water fleet → coastal defense →
status	defunct →
theaterOfWar	Russo-Japanese War naval theatre →
timePeriod	early 20th century →
usedBy	Imperial Russia →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Yellow Sea → Imperial Russian Navy ("Pacific Squadron") →	fleet
Wilgelm Vitgeft ("Pacific Squadron") →	command
Battle of Port Arthur →	involvedUnit