Battle of Port Arthur

8–9 February 1904, Off Port Arthur, Liaodong Peninsula

Indecisive; Russian squadron kept in harbour

The war opened with a Japanese destroyer attack on the Russian squadron at anchor, which damaged two battleships and a cruiser. Togo followed up with a daylight bombardment the next morning, but broke off under fire from the shore batteries. The Russians were left on the defensive for the rest of the campaign.

Imperial Japanese Navy

15+ ships, none lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
IJN Mikasa Togo's flagship	Pre-dreadnought battleship Mikasa class	Survived
IJN Asahi	Pre-dreadnought battleship Asahi class	Survived
IJN Fuji	Pre-dreadnought battleship Fuji class	Survived
IJN Yashima	Pre-dreadnought battleship Fuji class	Survived
IJN Shikishima	Pre-dreadnought battleship Shikishima class	Survived
IJN Hatsuse	Pre-dreadnought battleship Shikishima class	Survived
IJN Izumo	Armoured cruiser Izumo class	Survived
IJN Azuma	Armoured cruiser Azuma class	Survived
IJN Yakumo	Armoured cruiser Yakumo class	Survived
IJN Tokiwa	Armoured cruiser Asama class	Survived
IJN Iwate	Armoured cruiser Izumo class	Survived
IJN Chitose	Protected cruiser	Survived
IJN Takasago	Protected cruiser	Survived
IJN Kasagi	Protected cruiser	Survived
IJN Yoshino	Protected cruiser	Survived

Flotillas and other craft	Number	Lost
Destroyers, 1st–3rd flotillas Made the night torpedo attack on the anchorage; Oboro made the last attack at about 02:00. Of 16 torpedoes fired, three hit. The 4th and 5th flotillas went to Dalny instead.	about 10	0

Flotillas and other craft

Number

Lost

Destroyers, 1st–3rd flotillas

Made the night torpedo attack on the anchorage; Oboro made the last attack at about 02:00. Of 16 torpedoes fired, three hit. The 4th and 5th flotillas went to Dalny instead.

about 10

Imperial Russian Navy

13 ships, none lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
Petropavlovsk Squadron flagship	Pre-dreadnought battleship Petropavlovsk class	Survived
Poltava	Pre-dreadnought battleship Petropavlovsk class	Survived
Sevastopol	Pre-dreadnought battleship Petropavlovsk class	Survived
Peresvet	Pre-dreadnought battleship Peresvet class	Survived
Pobeda	Pre-dreadnought battleship Peresvet class	Survived
Retvizan Torpedoed at anchor in the opening night attack	Pre-dreadnought battleship Retvizan class	Damaged
Tsesarevich Torpedoed at anchor in the opening night attack	Pre-dreadnought battleship Tsesarevich class	Damaged
Pallada Torpedoed at anchor in the opening night attack	Protected cruiser Pallada class	Damaged
Bayan	Armoured cruiser	Survived
Askold	Protected cruiser	Survived
Diana	Protected cruiser Pallada class	Survived
Novik	Protected cruiser	Survived
Boyarin	Protected cruiser	Survived

Map

Combined Fleet sails for Port Arthur 6–8 February 1904