desc=Russo-Japanese War: During a voyage from New York City to Chemulpo, Korea, with a cargo of general and railway material, the 4,306-gross register ton merchant ship was captured and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 75 nautical miles southwest of Yokohama, Japan, by a squadron consisting of the armored cruisers ship Russian cruiser Gromoboi 2 , ship Russian cruiser Rossia 2 , and ship Russian cruiser Rurik 1892 2 (all Russian Empire).