▁ 0 5 : 2 3 ▁at ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁Japanese ▁ships ▁concentr ated ▁their ▁fire ▁on ▁R ur ik , ▁the ▁rear ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁formation . ▁She ▁was ▁hit ▁fairly ▁quickly ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁fall ▁ast ern ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁ships . ▁J essen ▁turned ▁sout heast ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁range , ▁but ▁this ▁blind ed ▁the ▁Russian ▁g unn ers ▁with ▁the ▁rising ▁sun ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁any ▁of ▁their ▁broad side ▁guns ▁from ▁bearing ▁on ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁About ▁ 0 6 : 0 0 , ▁J essen ▁turned ▁ 1 8 0 ° ▁to ▁star board ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Korean ▁coast ▁and ▁to ▁allow ▁R ur ik ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁squad ron . ▁Kam im ura ▁followed ▁suit ▁around ▁ 0 6 : 1 0 , ▁but ▁turned ▁to ▁port , ▁which ▁opened ▁the ▁range ▁between ▁the ▁squad rons . ▁Az uma ▁then ▁developed ▁engine ▁problems ▁and ▁the ▁Japanese ▁squad ron ▁slow ed ▁to ▁conform ▁with ▁her ▁best ▁speed . ▁F iring ▁recom men ced ▁at ▁ 0 6 : 2 4 ▁and ▁R ur ik ▁was ▁hit ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁stern , ▁flo oding ▁her ▁ste ering ▁compart ment ; ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁ste ered ▁with ▁her ▁engines . ▁Her ▁speed ▁continued ▁to ▁decrease , ▁further ▁expos ing ▁her ▁to ▁Japanese ▁fire , ▁and ▁her ▁ste ering ▁jam med ▁to ▁port ▁around ▁ 0 6 : 4 0 . ▁ ▁J essen ▁made ▁another