Battle of Korsakov

Battle of Korsakov
Part of the Russo-Japanese War

The Russian protected cruiser Novik
Date20 August 1904
Location
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
 Empire of Japan  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Empire of Japan Takagi Sukeichi
Empire of Japan Sentō Takenaka
Russian Empire Mikhail von Schultz
Strength
Cruiser Chitose
Cruiser Tsushima
Cruiser Novik
Casualties and losses
Tsushima damaged Novik scuttled

The Battle of Korsakov, a naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, was fought on 20 August 1904 off the southern coast of Sakhalin island. The battle foiled an attempt by the Imperial Russian Navy protected cruiser Novik at escaping Port Arthur to join the Russian cruiser squadron at Vladivostok, Russia, after the Russian Pacific Squadron was scattered in the Battle of the Yellow Sea.