545 - The Farcical Voyage of Russia's Baltic Fleet
Do Go On
Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke
4.9 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 111 minutes
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Summary
The Japanese-Russo War began on the 8th of February 1904, needing something big to tip things in their favour, Russia sent their Baltic Fleet on an epic journey around the world. Things started badly, and got worse from there!
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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://1870to1918.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/russo-japanese-war-the-18000-mile-voyage/
https://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/l-20c/disaster/dogger-bank/voyage-of-dammed.htm
https://www.britannica.com/event/Russo-Japanese-War
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/history/bear-steams-east-russian-fleet.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzGqp3R4Mx4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mdi_Fh9_Ag
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