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THE BATTLE OF TSU-SHIMA
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the fight, when suddenly we seemed to be in the midst of the fleet, which, devoid of all formation, was moving northwards. Some ships passed to starboard — some to port — the Borodino — Captain Serebryanikoff leading. The Alexander, badly battered and with a heavy list — lying so low that the water almost came into the portholes of the lower battery — was still fighting, firing with such of her guns as were serviceable. I did not see her, but was told that the whole of her bows, from the stem to the 12-inch turret, were torn open.

Having closed up to the main body, the cruisers and transports steamed astern and somewhat to port — attacked by detachments of Admiral Kataoko's squadron. (In addition to Kataoko himself, Admirals Dewa, Uriu, and Togo

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