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Friday, 27 February 2026

British cargo ship Nigretia seized by the Japanese on 19 December 1904

Gross tonnage 2,368 tons. Underway from Shanghai to Vladivostok. Type cargo kerosene. Captured in the Korean Straits on 19 December 1904. Two Russian officers from Port Arthur were found on board. Appeal rejected. The war between the Russian and Japanese empires was between 8 February 1904-5 September 1905.

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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