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Friday, 13 February 2026

French cargo ship Georges seized by the Japanese on 19 August 1904

Gross tonnage 179 tons. Underway from Shanghai to Port Arthur. Loaded with provisions. Captured near Port Arthur on 19 August 1904. Ship confiscated, cargo was transferred to a Russian steamship. Appeal rejected. 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. 

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