British cargo ship Peiping seized by the Japanese on17 April 1904

Gross tonnage 400 tons. Underway from Shanghai to Newchuang. Type cargo general. Captured near Chefoo on 17 July 1904. Contraband cargo for Newchuang confiscated and balance released. The war between the Russian and Japanese empires was between 8 February 1904-5 September1905.

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.