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Sunday 25 September 2016

Location of Russian Baltic Fleet unknown to Russian admiralty according to the Dutch newspaper Soerabaijasch handelsblad dated 27 October 1904

An item reported that the Russian admiralty had no idea of the position of her Baltic Fleet underway towards the Far East.(1) Communication efforts failed until now. A second item reported that 4 of the battleships arrived at Vigo, Spain. The others were still underway.

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1. The Russo-Japanese war between 8 February 1904-5 September 1905.