![]() ![]() ![]() The Russian sailors are spoken of as a 'hopeless band of men, huddled around the fire-room hatches or seeking shelter in some favoring lee about the deck, while a spirit of pessimism seemed to pervade the whole fleet. The morning of May 27, 1905, is described as dawning raw and cheerless on the Baltic fleet as it steered for Tsushima Straits. We cannot do more than briefly review this article in the Scientific American, but the full text with its illustrations will be found in the current issue of the Supplement. that his willingness to speak on the subject with honesty and without prejudice, his keen appreciation of the military strength and weakness of ships built and building, his power of observation in general and in detail and his mastery of the principles of modern naval construction and warfare, lend to his statements the greatest value inthe strong light they throw upon the theory and practice of modern naval design and construction. As this observer had no station in battle, he was selected to observe and record the various events as they occurred, a duty which he performed with admirable care and accuracy.' ' Although for obvious reasons the writer does not give his name, he states. In an introductory note the lieutenant states that the account is compiled from information obtained from one who was present on one of the ships of the Russian fleet at the battle. The Russo-Japanese war, and particularly the naval side of it, has been no exception and it is only recently that independent outside observers have been making public the result of their experience and observation.īy far the best account of this kind that has come to our notice was published in the last issue of the Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, by Lieut. Accurate detailed information by eyewitnesses who are technically qualified to speak concerning the behavior of war material in great engagements is never available to the public until many months after the event. ![]()
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