Russia's Naval Losses

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1212, 31 December 1904, Page 2

Russia's Naval Losses

■\ wiutki! in the Sydney Daily Telegraph works out Russia's naval losses as fol-

lows : 15'iitlflships Cruisers

This represents a 'otal tonnage of 101,700 -battleships 82,700, cruisers 49,000. Included in this list aro thoCcsarovitch (battleship) and Askold and Diana (crtiisors), now sheltering in n disarmed condition in Chinese harbours. For all practical purposes they are "losses" to Russia. It is of interest to compare the rival Hoots us they wore at tho beginning of the war, and aro now,

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR Battleships Cruisers Russia 1 21 Jnpun G 26 THE PRESENT STRENGTH Baltloships Cruisers Japan -I 24 Russia

Russia bus therefore lo«t seven battleships, all sho had in tho Ear East, mid 10 cruisers, wliila Japan has only lost two batlloships and two cruisers.