Tessesarevich

Here's one of my prized images. It's of the Russian battleship Tessesarevich at Tsingtao following the battle of the Yellow Sea 1904.

Admiral Vitgeft had been standing on the bridge when a Japanese shell vapourised him. All that was recovered were his boots. The bridge damage is not shown in the photo but the funnels are riddled with splinter damage.

Of note is the tumblehome design of the hull - a characteristic of this class and the next, the Borodinos.

Don