. ▁His ▁other ▁option , ▁a ▁run ▁to ▁Vlad iv ost ok , ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁elimin ated ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁damage ▁to ▁his ▁prop ellers ▁by ▁the ▁tor ped o . ▁For ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁sc utt ling ▁Se v ast opol , ▁Ess en ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁George . ▁Nevertheless , ▁a ▁dispatch ▁from ▁Tokyo ▁reported ▁that ▁it ▁s ank ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁Japanese ▁tor ped o ▁attack . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁depth ▁of ▁water ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁s unk , ▁and ▁her ▁position , ▁Se v ast opol ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁batt les hip ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁salv aged ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁at ▁Port ▁Arthur . ▁What ▁remains ▁of ▁her ▁is ▁still ▁outside ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁Port ▁Arthur . ▁Pol t ava , ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁sister ▁ships , ▁was ▁also ▁sc utt led ▁at ▁Port ▁Arthur ▁and ▁re - f lo ated ▁as ▁the ▁Japanese ▁. ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Print ▁sources ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Online ▁sources ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 5 ▁ships ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁at ▁Admir alty ▁Sh ip yard ▁Category : P et rop av lov sk - class ▁batt les hips ▁Category : Mar itime ▁inc idents ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Category : Sh ip w re cks ▁in ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Sea ▁Category : Sh ip w re cks ▁of ▁the ▁Rus so - J apan ese ▁War ▁Category : B att les hips