Thursday 8 September 2011

The strength of the Russian Black Sea fleet according to the Dutch newspaper Het Vaderland: staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad Het Vaderland: staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad daily edition dated 4 June 1939

According to reliable tidings received at Tokyo passed 19 warships belonging to the Russian Black Sea Fleet on Wednesday the Dardanelles underway to the Far East probably to join the Russian Pacific Fleet. The Black Sea Fleet consisted at that moment of 1 battleship, 4 cruisers, 5 destroyers, 2 torpedo boats, 12 submarines, 10 motor boats and some minesweepers.