In this battle the Japanese fleet under Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō destroyed two-thirds of the Russian fleet, under Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky, which had traveled over to reach the Far East.

The squadron departed on 15 October 1904 under the command of Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky.

Admiral Rozhestvensky chose Tsushima in an effort to simplify his route.

Admiral Rozhestvensky was knocked out of action by a shell fragment that struck his skull.

The wounded Admiral Rozhestvensky was a prisoner in a Japanese hospital.

It was also used as a staging area for the Imperial Russian fleet under Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky prior to the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, and by the Japanese Imperial Navy in preparation for the invasion of Malaysia in 1942.

Japanese Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō drew upon his experiences from the battles of Port Arthur and the Yellow Sea, and this time would not split his fires nor engage Rozhestvensky at excessive ranges, as he had done with Admiral Vitgeft at the Yellow Sea the year previously.

During the battle, Admiral Rozhestvensky was wounded in the head by a shell fragment.

The Tsar's court was fully aware that Admiral Nikolai Nebogatov had surrendered the Russian fleet, as Rozhestvensky had been wounded and unconscious for most of the battle, and was very reluctant to accept his statements of responsibility.

Nonetheless, Admiral Rozhestvensky was adamant in his defense of his subordinate commanders and maintained total responsibility, pleading guilty to losing the battle.

Even without fighting experience in the Orient, Admiral Rozhestvensky was the one man with the personality, skill, and determination to sail an untested battleship fleet on an unprecedented voyage to the other side of the world.

Rozhestvensky's opponent however, Admiral Togo, had been the adversary of Russia's combat experienced admirals during the current war, but he, unlike his Russian naval counterparts, would be present on the battlefield, to exploit those lessons learned from previous engagements against Rozhestvensky ; in the end, leaving him no choice but to fight or retreat.

# See Pleshakov, Constantine " The Tsar's Last Armada " Basic Books 2002, for details of the 1904-1905 voyage of the Russian naval armada to the Tsushima Strait under the leadership of Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky.

During the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, the Russian Baltic fleet under Admiral Rozhestvensky, after making an almost year-long trip to East Asia from the Baltic coast, was crushed by the Japanese under Admiral Togo Heihachiro at the Battle of Tsushima.

In September 1904, a squadron under the command of Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky was sent around Africa – stopping in French, German and Portuguese colonial ports Tangier, Dakar, Gabon, Baía dos Tigres, Angra Pequeña, and Nossi Be ( Madagascar ), then across the Indian Ocean to Cam Ranh Bay in French Indochina and then northward to its doomed encounter with the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Tsushima.

" Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky chose the latter, resulting in his total defeat in naval history's only decisive fleet action fought solely by modern battleships.

The Russians had already been preparing to reinforce their fleet the previous year by sending elements of the Baltic Sea fleet ( The Second Pacific Squadron ) under Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky around the Cape of Good Hope to Asia, a voyage of over.

Although both battleship fleets were on nearly equal footing in regards to the latest in battleship technology, with the British warship designs representing the Imperial Japanese Navy, and predominately the French designs being favored by the Russian fleets ; it was the combat experience that Togo had accrued in the 1904 naval battles of Port Arthur and the Yellow Sea, that gave him the edge over the un-tested Admiral Rozhestvensky during the Battle of Tsushima on 27 May.

By the end of the day on 27 May, nearly all of Rozhestvensky's battleships were sunk, including his flagship, the Prince Suvorov ; and on the following day, Admiral Nebogatov, who had relieved Rozhestvensky due to his wounds, surrendered the remainder of the fleet to Admiral Togo.

Vice Admiral Mustin, a 1955 graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, is a decorated Vietnam veteran who served in the 1980s as the Naval Inspector General, Commander, Second Fleet and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans and Policy.

* Richard Antrim-American naval Rear Admiral ; World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient

* Rear Admiral Royal R. Ingersoll: U. S. Navy veteran

Feeling strong with these veteran officers and soldiers around him — and the presence of several ships-of-war under Admiral Graves — the governor issued a proclamation, declaring martial law, branding the entire Continental Army and supporters as " rebels " and " parricides of the Constitution.

He was both the last surviving commanding officer from the Napoleonic Wars and the last veteran of the conflict to serve as Admiral of the Fleet.

" Boer Wars veteran General Lord Rufus D ' Ascoyne falls victim to an explosive gift of caviar, while Louis ' quandary as to how to reach Admiral Lord Horatio D ' Ascoyne is solved when he insists on going down with his ship after causing a collision.

The man initially selected as the overall commander of the force was Admiral Sir Roger Keyes himself a veteran of the landings at Galipoli and the Zeebrugge raid in the First World War.

* Bancroft Gherardi ( 1832 – 1903 ), US Navy Rear Admiral and veteran of the Mexican-American War and American Civil War.

The man initially selected as the commander was Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, a veteran of the Gallipoli Campaign and the Zeebrugge Raid in the First World War.

White's presence at Port Hudson is supported by a secondhand account of a postwar dinner conversation he had with Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota, a Union veteran of Port Hudson, and another recounted by Admiral George Dewey ( then a Federal naval officer at Port Hudson ), in both of which White mentioned his presence during the siege.

Upon receiving contact reports early on 7 April, U. S. 5th Fleet commander Admiral Raymond Spruance ordered Task Force 54, under the command of Admiral Morton Deyo and composed of veteran battleships ( which were engaged in shore bombardment ), to intercept and destroy the Japanese sortie.

Instrumental in solving this protracted case was Rear Admiral Thore Horve, himself a veteran from the war.

* Vizeadmiral ( Vice Admiral ) and Admiral à la suite ( honorary Admiral ) Bernhard Otto Curt von Prittwitz und Gaffron ( 1849 – 1922 ); veteran of the Austro-Prussian War and Franco-Prussian War, closely linked with Großadmiral ( Grand Admiral ) Prince Heinrich of Prussia, his frequent predecessor in various naval command stations.

Boris Markenson was a Jewish Brazilian Navy Admiral and World War II veteran.

The delegation on behalf of the Allies included negotiators such as the U. S. Admiral Mark L. Bristol, who served as the United States High Commissioner and championed Turkish efforts.

On 30 November 1853, Russian Admiral Nakhimov caught the Turkish fleet in the harbor at Sinope and destroyed the Turkish fleet.

The Greek navy under Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis took it over without any casualties from the occupying Turkish Ottoman garrison, who were returned to Anatolia.

Ruffo, supported by the Russian and Turkish ships under command of Admiral Ushakov, now marched on the capital, whence the French, except for a small force under Méjean, withdrew.

Uluj Ali ( Turkish: Uluç Ali Reis, later Uluç Ali Paşa and finally Kılıç Ali Paşa ; born Giovanni Dionigi Galeni ; 1519-21 June 1587 ) was an Italian by birth who was captured as a slave and later converted to Islam, became a pirate, and later became an Ottoman admiral ( Reis ), king of Algiers, and Grand Admiral ( Kapudan Pasha ) of the Ottoman Fleet in the 16th century.

Jack and the Surprises are dispatched on a secret mission by the new Commander-in-Chief, the highly competent Admiral Ives, to take the Dromedary and capture a Turkish galley laden with French silver in the Red Sea.

Throughout 1854 Lyons was an invaluable second to the naval commander-in-chief, Admiral Sir James Deans Dundas, throughout the operations, reconnoitering Russian positions, co-operating with the French and Turkish navies, transporting the British army to the Crimea, and taking a leading part in the bombardment of Sevastopol.

On 10 July, the Turkish fleet under Kapudan Pasha ( Grand Admiral ) Hasan Pasha was seen to the NW by the Russian fleet, which had left Sevastopol under Rear-Admiral Count Voynovitch on 29 June and had reached Tendra on 10 July.

Keyes was asked by his superior, Admiral John de Robeck, to prepare an assault on the Turkish gun battery at Orkanieh ( also known as Achilles ' Tomb ), a position between Kum Kale and Yeni Shehr on the southern shore of the Dardanelles.

In 1790, Russian naval forces under the command of Admiral Fyodor Ushakov defeated the Turkish fleet at the Battle of Kerch Strait.

In 1922, Kinkaid became Assistant Chief of Staff to the Commander U. S. Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters, Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol.

During the first Turkish War of Catherine II he served under Admiral Spiridov, and was one of the first to break through the Turkish line of battle at Chesme.

* Battle of Elli ( 1912 ) – Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis aboard the Greek cruiser Georgios Averof at a speed of 20 knots crossed the T of the Turkish fleet on December 13, 1912.

In October 1920, he also became operations officer and flag secretary to Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, Commander U. S. Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters and High Commissioner to Turkey.

Admiral Duckworth, who commanded the British, was under orders to bombard Constantinople and seize the Turkish battle fleet.

He was Kapudan Pasha ( Grand Admiral ) in command of the Turkish fleet at Lepanto, where he was killed.

Admiral Spiridov's squadron gained supremacy in the Aegean Sea by destroying the Turkish fleet in the Battle of Chesma in 1770.

He was appointed Admiral in 1823, and was called in September 1827, to ensure the resolution of France, Russia and England, who had united to wrest Greece to the Turkish rule.

Following the cessation of hostilities and the Allied occupation of Turkey, Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol was sent to Constantinople as Senior Naval Officer Turkey, commanding the U. S. Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters.

* " Travels and Adventures of the Turkish Admiral Sidi Ali Reis in India, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Persia During the Years 1553-1556 ", a translation from the Turkish ( ib.

Her family was well-connected: sister Ada Mary married Admiral Lord Charles Scott, son of the Duke of Buccleuch ; brother Sir Charles Ryan was a noted Melbourne surgeon and for a time Turkish consul in London ( and whose daughter became Baroness Casey ).