Semenoff

Commander Vladimir Semenoff, a Russian staff officer aboard the flagship Knyaz Suvorov, noted that "It seemed impossible even to count the number of projectiles striking us.

Semenoff (1907) p. 56 Japanese hits caused more damage to Russian ships relative to Russian hits on Japanese ships, setting the superstructures, the paintwork and the large quantities of coal stored on the decks on fire.

Semenoff (1907) p. 63 The Russians used armour-piercing rounds with small guncotton bursting charges and unreliable fuses.

Semenoff (1907) pp. 62, 63 The steel plates and superstructure on the upper decks were torn to pieces, and the splinters caused many casualties.