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THE BATTLE OF TSU-SHIMA

to escape observation? Even if the Almighty did bring us through all this, what was beyond? — the meeting with the Japanese fleet which from Tsu-shima could always come out across our course while our fleet would have already been harassed in the Straits by torpedo-boats as well as every conceiv- able type of mine.

“Gentlemen — Gentlemen! let me speak!” exclaimed the first lieutenant and senior navigating officer, Zotoff, who was always fond of discussions and liked making his voice heard. “It is quite clear that the best course for us is up the eastern side of the gulf of Korea. My chief reason for saying so is because here it is wide and deep, while there is room for us to manoeuvre, and it can be navigated without danger in any weather.

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