"Imperial Russian Navy" . "Japanese victory" . "The Battle of Korsakov, a naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, was fought on 20 August 1904. The battle foiled an attempt by the Russian cruiser Novik at escaping Port Arthur to join with Russian forces at Vladivostok after the Russian Pacific Squadron was scattered after the Battle of the Yellow Sea. Novik was caught coaling at Korsakov on the island of Sakhalin by the Japanese cruiser Tsushima."@en . . . "1 cruiser" . "1 cruiser damaged" . "Imperial Japanese Navy" . . "Battle of Korsakov"@en . . . "1904-08-20Z"^^ . . "2 cruisers" .