Kasagi took Yashima in tow, but the battleship's list continued to increase, and she capsized about three hours later, after the cruiser was forced to cast off the tow, roughly at co-ordinates . The Japanese were able to conceal her loss for more than a year as no Russians observed Yashima sink. As part of the deception, the surviving crewmen were assigned to four auxiliary gunboats for the rest of the war that were tasked to guard Port Arthur and addressed their letters as if they were still aboard the battleship. Notes Footnotes References (contact the editor at lars.ahlberg@halmstad.mail.postnet.se for subscription information) External links "Loss of Yashima Admitted; Japan Announces That Battleship Struck a Mine a Year Ago" The New York Times, June 2, 1905. Fuji-class battleships Ships built on the River Tyne Ships built by Armstrong Whitworth 1896 ships Russo-Japanese War battleships of Japan Ships sunk by mines Shipwrecks in the East China Sea Shipwrecks of the Russo-Japanese War