WAR AT SEA IN THE RUSSIAN-JAPANESE CAMPAIGN OF 1904-1905: DOGGER BANK INCIDENT IN MEMOIRS OF OFFICERS OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL NAVY
Zubov Aleksei Yur'evich
Saint Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation
Abstract. During the campaign of the Second Pacific Squadron in the North Sea an event occurred that had great influence on the Russian foreign policy. The Russian ships damaged several British fishing vessels in night battle. That incident, which went down in history as "Dogger Bank", was one of the most confusing events of the Russian-Japanese war. The analysis of the conflict participants’ memoirs sheds light on the true facts of the collision. The restoration of historical justice is the aim of the article.
Key words and phrases: "гулльский инцидент", геополитические противники, рыбачьи суда, русская эскадра, военные корабли, английская пресса, "акт открытого пиратства", "Dogger Bank incident", geo-political opponents, fishing vessels, the Russian squadron, warships, the British press, "act of open piracy"
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