Mikasa Battleship in Yokosuka Tour 1: Outside Profile

Quick profile of the infamous Mikasa Battleship. She was the Flagship of Admiral Toga's fleet in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05. It was also the lead attack Battleship during the Battle of Tsushima Strait, where the Japanese Imperial Fleet defeated and destroyed most of the Russian Baltic Fleet (under the command of Admiral Rojestvensky). The Battle of Tsushima is also referred as the Battle of the Sea Of Japan. The victory established Japan as a world power and also marked the beginning of the decline of tsarist Russia and Nicholas II.

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