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![[Destroying a fleet -- battleship Pallada struck by a 500 lb. Japanese shell -- Port Arthur harbor]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvZGVzdHJveWluZy1hLWZsZWV0LWJhdHRsZXNoaXAtcGFsbGFkYS1zdHJ1Y2stYnktYS01MDAtbGItamFwYW5lc2Utc2hlbGwtcG9ydC01ZTdhYWEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/299/jpg "[Destroying a fleet -- battleship Pallada struck by a 500 lb. Japanese shell -- Port Arthur harbor]")
![[Destroying a fleet -- battleship Pallada struck by a 500 lb. Japanese shell -- Port Arthur harbor]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvZGVzdHJveWluZy1hLWZsZWV0LWJhdHRsZXNoaXAtcGFsbGFkYS1zdHJ1Y2stYnktYS01MDAtbGItamFwYW5lc2Utc2hlbGwtcG9ydC03MzE3NWYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/20/webp "[Destroying a fleet -- battleship Pallada struck by a 500 lb. Japanese shell -- Port Arthur harbor]")
![[Hole made by 500 lb. Japanese shell and building wrecked by its fragments, Port Arthur]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjAvaG9sZS1tYWRlLWJ5LTUwMC1sYi1qYXBhbmVzZS1zaGVsbC1hbmQtYnVpbGRpbmctd3JlY2tlZC1ieS1pdHMtZnJhZ21lbnRzLXBvcnQtNGFjODIwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/21/webp "[Hole made by 500 lb. Japanese shell and building wrecked by its fragments, Port Arthur]")
![[A warship on its side at a quay, Port Arthur]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvYS13YXJzaGlwLW9uLWl0cy1zaWRlLWF0LWEtcXVheS1wb3J0LWFydGh1ci02NzdlOTMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/22/webp "[A warship on its side at a quay, Port Arthur]")
![[Ravages of the bombardment -- cars and buildings torn by Japanese shells in Port Arthur]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTIvcmF2YWdlcy1vZi10aGUtYm9tYmFyZG1lbnQtY2Fycy1hbmQtYnVpbGRpbmdzLXRvcm4tYnktamFwYW5lc2Utc2hlbGxzLWluLXBvcnQtZjZiZjBlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/21/webp "[Ravages of the bombardment -- cars and buildings torn by Japanese shells in Port Arthur]")
![[Russia's fleet lying under great Golden Hill forts, being sunk by Japanese shells -- Port Arthur]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvcnVzc2lhcy1mbGVldC1seWluZy11bmRlci1ncmVhdC1nb2xkZW4taGlsbC1mb3J0cy1iZWluZy1zdW5rLWJ5LWphcGFuZXNlLXNoZWxscy1kZTk3MjctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/22/webp "[Russia's fleet lying under great Golden Hill forts, being sunk by Japanese shells -- Port Arthur]")
![[The torpedo depot at Suda Naval Arsenal]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXRvcnBlZG8tZGVwb3QtYXQtc3VkYS1uYXZhbC1hcnNlbmFsLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/34/webp "[The torpedo depot at Suda Naval Arsenal]")
