The ships actually torpedoed were the Tsarevitch, Retvizan, and
Pallada, none of which were sunk.
The Japanese fleet consisted of all the modern vessels.
The relative small loss inflicted upon the Russians is explained as
follows:—
(1) Several of the Japanese boats followed some
scouting Russian boats in error.
(2) The torpedo is an uncertain weapon at the best.
The Japanese boats got in by imitating Russian signals.
In the battle of the 9th very little harm was done on either side. The
Novik and several other Russian ships were struck, but the damages were
in no case serious. On the Japanese side the Fuji and Iwate received
some hits, but these, though extensive, were not of a really serious
nature.