Vladivostok. Launched at Sunderland, England in 1890. Speed under 12 knots. Displacement 3,500 tons. Armament unknown. Former Drummond Co., Liverpool, England steamship Drummond. The war between the Russian and Japanese empires was between 8 February 1904-5 September 1905. Battle Liao-Yang 23 August-5 September 1904, Battle Sha-Ho 5-18 October 1904 and surrender Port Arthurr 2 January 1905.(1)
Note
1. A survey document on hec.lrfoundation.org.uk (24-11-2025) dated 23 January 1890 mentioned a screw steam ship Drummond built between 1889-1890 with yard number 159, schooner rigged 3 masts, launched by Robert Thompson&Sons on 7 December 1889 for Gillison&Chadwick, Liverpool and manager S.S. Drummond. Website Sunderlandships.com mentioned at the Bridge Dockyard, sold to T. Legrand, Antwerp, Belgium and renamed Lily in 1904, acquired by the Russian governement and renamed Tschifu in 1906, since 1907 Japanese owners under the name Bandai Maru and sunk by gunfire of the German submarine SMS U-33 north east of Cap Bon, Tunisia underway from Naples, Italy to Stax, Tunisia on 15 August 1917.
Source
Official history (Naval and Military) of the Russo-Japanese War. Vol. II. Liao Yang, the Sha Ho, Port Arthur. Prepared by the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. London, 1912.
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