▁the ▁Ts ug aru ▁Stra it ▁early ▁that ▁morning ▁and ▁reached ▁Vlad iv ost ok ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August . ▁ ▁Battle ▁off ▁U ls an ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁August , ▁the ▁ships ▁at ▁Port ▁Arthur ▁attempted ▁a ▁break out ▁to ▁Vlad iv ost ok , ▁but ▁were ▁turned ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Sea . ▁J essen ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁rende z vous ▁with ▁them , ▁but ▁the ▁order ▁was ▁delayed . ▁His ▁three ▁arm ored ▁cru is ers , ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁, ▁had ▁to ▁raise ▁steam , ▁so ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁sortie ▁until ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁August . ▁By ▁dawn ▁he ▁had ▁reached ▁Ts ush ima , ▁but ▁turned ▁back ▁when ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁see ▁any ▁ships ▁from ▁the ▁Port ▁Arthur ▁squad ron . ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁he ▁encountered ▁Kam im ura ' s ▁squad ron , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁four ▁modern ▁arm ored ▁cru is ers , ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁I w ate . ▁The ▁two ▁squad rons ▁had ▁passed ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁without ▁spot ting ▁one ▁another ▁and ▁each ▁had ▁revers ed ▁course ▁around ▁first ▁light . ▁This ▁put ▁the ▁Japanese ▁ships ▁ast ride ▁the ▁Russian ▁route ▁to ▁Vlad iv ost ok . ▁ ▁J essen ▁ordered ▁his ▁ships ▁to ▁turn ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁when ▁he ▁sp otted ▁the ▁Japanese ▁at ▁ 0 5 : 0 0 ▁and ▁they ▁followed ▁suit , ▁al beit ▁on ▁a ▁slightly ▁conver ging ▁course . ▁Both ▁sides ▁opened ▁fire ▁around