On 12 April 1904, two Russian pre-dreadnought battleships, the flagship and the , slipped out of port but struck Japanese mines off Port Arthur. The Petropavlovsk sank almost immediately, while the Pobeda had to be towed back to port for extensive repairs.
On 12 April 1904 two Russian pre-dreadnought battleships, the flagship and the , slipped out of p.ort but struck Japanese mines off Port ,Arthur. The Petropavlovsk sank almost immediately while ,the Pobeda had to be towed back to port for extensive repairs