Battles at Sea

Currently Playing: Admiral Beresford and the 2nd Pacific Squadron - What if Britain had gone to war?

Today we take a look at just how close the Royal Navy came to engaging the Russian 2nd Pacific Squadron, and what the most likely outcome of that would have been. Sources: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1974/march/north-sea-incident-1904 The History of the Russo-Japanese War - Sydney Tyler The Tsar's Last Armada MARITIME OPERATIONS IN THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904–1905 - Volume 2 - Sir Julian Corbett Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt Want to get some books? www.amazon.co.uk/shop/drachinifel Drydock Episodes in podcast format - https://soundcloud.com/user-21912004 Music - https://www.youtube.com/c/NCMEpicMusic