Duel of two admirals

On March 31, 1904, on the outer roadstead of Port Arthur, the flagship of the Russian Pacific Ocean exploded and sank. fleet battleship "Petropavlovsk". This sea tragedy became the prologue to the crushing defeat of Russia in the war with Japan in 1904-1905, because among the seven hundred dead sailors was the fleet commander, Vice Admiral Stepan Osipovich Makarov. It was with him that Emperor Nicholas II and all Russian public opinion pinned their hopes for the implementation of a strategic plan that would make it possible to win the war in the Far East.

Clearly, the Russian admiral's death was advantageous to the enemy. But was it the result of deliberate sabotage by Japanese intelligence or a successful attack by a Japanese submarine? Or perhaps Makarov's death was the final chord in a series of absurd accidents and mistakes? It's also possible that Admiral Makarov became a hostage to his own misguided mine warfare tactics—all of these theories and speculations will be explored in our program.

The Searchers will try to prove that on March 31st, 1904, Japanese intelligence carried out an unprecedented operation. In the military stories there have not yet been examples when the commander of the enemy army won the battle and the whole war not on the battlefield, but with the help of a secret weapons... Which one exactly? You will find out about this by watching our new program.

Comments

[Panin (midshipman)]

Did it explode in the roadstead?

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: Panin (Michman)

Did it explode in the roadstead?

And was it really in the Port Arthur roadstead?