 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Skrydlov akava mutungamiriri weRussian Pacific Squadron kubva muna 1900-1902, uye ipapo weBlack Sea Fleet kubva muna 1903-1904. Mushure mekufa kwaAdmiral Stepan Makarov muhondo panguva yeRusso-Japanese Hondo, Skrydlov akagadzwazve semutungamiriri weRussian Pacific Squadron musi wa1 Kubvumbi 1904. Zvisinei, nemhaka yokuvharirwa kwePort Arthur neJapan, haana kukwanisa kusvika kumirairo yake, uye akadzoka kubva kuVladivostok kuenda kuSt Petersburg musi wa20 Zvita 1904 kuti agamuchire kugadzwa kuAdmiralty Board. Akarayira zvakare Black Sea Fleet kubva muna 1906-1907, uye akasiya basa muna Nyamavhuvhu 1909 aine chinzvimbo cheadmiral. 