 Peresvet ( Russian : <unk> ) was the lead ship of the three Peresvet @-@ class pre @-@ dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy at the end of the nineteenth century . The ship was transferred to the Pacific Squadron upon completion and based at Port Arthur from 1903 . During the Russo @-@ Japanese War of 1904 – 05 , she participated in the Battle of Port Arthur and was seriously damaged during the Battle of the Yellow Sea and again in the Siege of Port Arthur . The ship was scuttled before the Russians surrendered , then salvaged by the Japanese and placed into service with the name Sagami ( <unk> ) . 
