THE FAST ARMORED CRUISER “SVIETLANA” Built in 1896; has six 5.9 Q. F. Canets, ten 1.8-inch guns, four torpedo tubes, and a speed of 20.2 knots ] FIGHTING SHIPS OF VARIOUS CLASSES IN RUSSIA’S BALTIC FLEET [Illustration: THE BATTLESHIP “EMPEROR ALEXANDER II” An old boat, built in 1887; armed with two 12-inch, four 9-inch, eight 6-inch, twenty-four smaller guns, and five torpedo tubes ] [Illustration: THE BATTLESHIP “SISSOI VELIKY” Built in 1894; of 8,800 tons, has four 12-inch, six 6-inch Q. F., eighteen smaller Q. F., and six torpedo tubes ] [Illustration: THE POWERFUL BATTLESHIP “OSLABYA” Built in 1898; of 12,674 tons, has four 10-inch, eleven 6-inch Q. F., sixteen 3-inch, twenty-seven smaller guns, and six torpedo tubes ] [Illustration: THE FIRST-CLASS BATTLESHIP “BORODINO” Built in 1901; of 13,400 tons, has four 12-inch, twelve 6-inch Q. F., twenty 3-inch, many smaller guns, and six torpedo tubes ] FORMIDABLE FIGHTING SHIPS OF RUSSIA’S BALTIC FLEET [Illustration: THE FIRST-CLASS BATTLESHIP “OREL” Built in 1903; of 13,400 tons, has four 12-inch, twelve 6-inch Q. F., twenty 3-inch Q. F., and many smaller guns, and six torpedo tubes ] [Illustration: THE BATTLESHIP “NAVARIN” Built in 1891; of 10,000 tons, has four 12-inch, eight 6-inch, and twenty-two smaller rapid fire guns, and six torpedo tubes ] [Illustration: FIRST-CLASS BATTLESHIP “ALEXANDER III” Built in 1901; of 13,600 tons, has four 12-inch, twelve 6-inch Q. F., and forty six smaller guns. The speed is 18 knots ] [Illustration: THE COAST BATTLESHIP “GENERAL ADMIRAL APRAXIN” Battleship of the fifth class, built in 1893; of 4,126 tons, has three 10-inch, four 4.7-inch, and thirty-six small quick-fire guns ] FOUR OF THE BATTLESHIPS OF RUSSIA’S BALTIC FLEET [Illustration: THE BATTLEGROUND OF THE WAR AND THE VICTORIOUS PROGRESS OF THE JAPANESE ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES ● Typos fixed; non-standard spelling and dialect retained. ● Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.