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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