▁was ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Sea , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁several ▁shell s ▁but ▁managed ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁port ▁with ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Fle et , ▁leaving ▁one ▁crew man ▁dead ▁and ▁ 6 2 ▁wounded . ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁Port ▁Arthur , ▁Se v ast opol ▁was ▁sc utt led ▁to ▁prevent ▁her ▁capture ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Navy . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁never ▁raised ▁her . ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁still ▁lie ▁outside ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁port . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁description ▁The ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁Pet rop av lov sk - class ▁ships ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁, ▁but ▁was ▁greatly ▁en larg ed ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁an ▁arm ament ▁of ▁four ▁ ▁and ▁eight ▁ ▁guns . ▁While ▁under ▁construction ▁their ▁arm ament ▁was ▁re vised ▁to ▁consist ▁of ▁more ▁powerful ▁ 1 2 - inch ▁guns ▁and ▁the ▁ 8 - inch ▁guns ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁dozen ▁ ▁guns . ▁ ▁The ▁ships ▁were ▁ ▁long ▁overall , ▁with ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁draft ▁of ▁. ▁Design ed ▁to ▁dis place ▁, ▁Se v ast opol ▁was ▁almost ▁ ▁over weight ▁and ▁disp la ced ▁ ▁when ▁completed . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁power ed ▁by ▁two ▁vertical ▁triple - exp ansion ▁steam ▁engines , ▁each ▁driving ▁one ▁sh aft , ▁using ▁steam ▁generated ▁by ▁ 1 6 ▁cyl ind rical ▁bo ilers . ▁The ▁engines ▁were