Admiral Togo , C in C of the Japanese Grand Fleet , defeated the Russian's Port Arthur squadron at the Battle of the Yellow Sea in August 1904 . The Russians then sailed their Baltic fleet half way around the world , to have them blown out of the water by Togo at Tsushima in May 1905 .
Burrells . or old man Ball , were quite quick off the mark , 2706 being sent away on 14 October '04
Britain had supplied all three fleets , so it was all awfully good for business .
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