Battle of Tsushima Strait

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Tsushima_Strait

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:marine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Battle_of_Tsushima gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sea_of_Japan
gptkbp:casualties	Japanese: 117 killed, 583 wounded Russian: over 4,000 killed, 7,000 captured
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Empire_of_Japan gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Tōgō_Heihachirō gptkb:Zinovy_Rozhestvensky
gptkbp:date	27–28 May 1905
gptkbp:effect	ended Russian naval presence in East Asia boosted Japanese prestige as a world power contributed to Russian Revolution of 1905
gptkbp:fleetInvolved	gptkb:Russian_Baltic_Fleet gptkb:Japanese_Combined_Fleet
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Treaty_of_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of Tsushima Strait
gptkbp:JapaneseLosses	3 torpedo boats
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Tsushima_Strait
gptkbp:notableFor	demonstrated importance of wireless communication in naval warfare first decisive sea battle fought by modern steel battleships
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Russo-Japanese_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Yellow_Sea
gptkbp:result	Decisive Japanese victory
gptkbp:RussianLosses	21 ships sunk 7 ships captured
gptkbp:shipsSunk	Russian battleships Russian cruisers Russian destroyers
gptkbp:significance	decisive naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Tsushima_(1905)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8