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Friday, 20 March 2026

British cargo ship Foxton Hall seized by Russia 1904

Gross tonnage 4,247 tons. Type cargo coal. Seized at Port Arthur on 8 February 1904, released around 12 March. Undamaged but all loose articles like food, stores etc. and certain machinery parts were taken. Stayed at Chefoo in view of claim against the Russian government. 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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