 Complete the following phrase:  Following his graduation from the Naval Staff College, Yashiro was promoted to captain in 1901. Commander of the armored cruiser during the Russo-Japanese War, Yashiro earned a reputation as a cool-headed and intelligent battle commander in skirmishes against the Russian cruiser and the gunboat in the Battle of Chemulpo Bay on 9 February 1904. Yashiro developed the plan to blockade the entrance to 