Port Arthur is attacked in February, 1904.

French bankers and financiers provide $160 million in war aid to Russia.

The Russian Baltic Fleet's 1904/1905 journey to Tsushima.

View of Port Arthur

The Russian minelayer Amur sunk at Port Arthur as a result of bombardment by Japanese land based artillery during the siege of Port Arthur (December 1904).

The Russian light cruiser Novik scuttled after being badly damaged in combat with two Japanese cruisers at Koraskhov Bay (August 1904)

The Russian pre-dreadnought battleship Poltava sunk at Port Arthur as a result of bombardment by Japanese land based artillery during the siege of Port Arthur (December 1904).

Retvizan on the rocks at

Port Arthur entrance.

The Russian pre-dreadnought battleship Retvizan sunk at Port Arthur as a result of bombardment by Japanese land based artillery during the siege of Port Arthur (December 1904).

Retvizan