Varyag

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Cruiser | U.S.S.R. | Tier III

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Special

Varyag — Soviet special premium Tier III cruiser.

One of the most famous cruisers in the Imperial Russian Navy. Built in the U.S. under a one-off project that was based on the same technical design used for the construction of cruiser Bogatyr. The ship had a very high speed for her time and carried numerous rapid-fire main and secondary guns.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
152 mm/45 Model 1892 on a Canet mounting	7.5	30	108	2,100	8	2,700		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Varyag	22,400	6	152	12	12					0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
GFCS III mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 21,100 hp	25		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Player Opinion

Performance

Varyag is one of a multitude of premium Russian cruisers in World of Warships, and the third at Tier III (the others being Oleg and Aurora). Varyag possesses similar characteristics to the two other premium Tier III's, which in turn are very similar to the tech tree Tier III, Bogatyr. As such, Varyag shares a similar play style.

Like most Tier III cruisers, Varyag is not the quickest ship, with top a speed of 25 knots. Varyag does however have a quick rudder shift time of 6.6 seconds, which allows captains to quickly "wiggle" themselves out of the way of incoming shells, or into a better angle in hopes of bouncing or ricocheting armorpPiercing shells.

Varyag was historically a "protected cruiser"; in-game her armor is decent, but again, like most Tier III cruisers, is nothing to write home about. It will be sufficient against cruiser- and destroyer-caliber armor piercing ammunition when angled, but will be next to useless against battleship AP. Captains should not be relying on her armor to save them; her mobility and ability to strategically place herself are better options.

Her guns are of a large caliber (152 mm), and have the characteristics to match; slow reload, high damage, high shell arc, and good penetration. Both her high explosive and armor piercing ammunition are usable, and captains are encouraged to switch ammo types as the situation changes. Her high shells arcs make hitting targets at range challenging, but also allow for strategic positioning of the ship behind low-lying islands. Her large number of guns on either side allow her to easily switch between targets without having to wait too long for the guns to traverse.

Despite having generally worse statistics than her three Tier III Russian cruiser counterparts, Varyag remains a passable ship. There is nothing spectacularly good or bad about her, and can serve her captain well when played to her strengths.

Pros:

Decent shell penetration for HE and AP.
Decent rudder shift time.
Placement of guns on either side of ship allows player to quickly switch targets on a different side.

Cons:

Worst damage output of all of the Tier III protected cruisers.
Lowest amount of hit points compared to the rest of the Tier III protected cruisers.
High shell arc makes hitting agile ships at maximum range very difficult.
Main battery cannot take advantage of commander skills Basic Firing Training or Advanced Firing Training.
The combination of her sluggish speed and mediocre range makes it very difficult to do damage to fleeing enemies.
Like the Bogatyr, has zero anti-aircraft armament.

Research

As a premium ship, Varyag doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Varyag are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1

Varyag has access to the first two upgrade slots. Slot 1 can mount Main Armaments Modification 1 to increase the survivability of her main guns, Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 (not recommended with her pitiful secondaries and no AA), or Magazine Modification 1 to reduce detonation chance. The second slot can mount Damage Control System Modification 1  to reduce received fire and flooding chance, Propulsion Modification 1 to reduce chance of damage to the engine and engine repair time, or Steering Gears Modification 1 to reduce chance of damage to the rudder and reduce its repair time.

Commander Skills

Key skills for Varyag commanders include Preventative Maintenance at Level 1, Adrenaline Rush at Level 2, Demolition Expert at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4. High Alert and Basics of Survivability can both be taken to improve the ship’s survivability. Captains may also find Expert Marksman useful to increase the turrets' traverse speed.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns.	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship.	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm. ★	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses.	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Varyag can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party *

The premium consumable, Damage Control Party II (), can be mounted in Slot 1. Although it may be useful in certain siutations, it is generally not recommended.

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Varyag comes included with Type 9 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★★★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

Historical Info

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 |Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below -->
-''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is one of a multitude of premium Russian cruisers in '''World of Warships''', and the third at Tier III (the others being ''[[Oleg]]'' and ''[[Aurora]]''). ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' possesses similar characteristics to the two other premium Tier III's, which in turn are very similar to the tech tree Tier III, the ''[[Bogatyr]]''. As such, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' shares a similar play style.
+''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is one of a multitude of premium Russian cruisers in '''World of Warships''', and the third at Tier III (the others being ''[[Oleg]]'' and ''[[Aurora]]''). ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' possesses similar characteristics to the two other premium Tier III's, which in turn are very similar to the tech tree Tier III, ''[[Bogatyr]]''. As such, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' shares a similar play style.
-Like most Tier III cruisers, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is not the quickest ship, with  top a speed of 25 knots. ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' does however have a quick rudder shift time of 6.6 seconds, which allows captains to quickly "wiggle" themselves out of the way of incoming shells, or into a better angle in hopes of bouncing or ricocheting Armor Piercing shells.
+Like most Tier III cruisers, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is not the quickest ship, with  top a speed of 25 knots. ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' does however have a quick rudder shift time of 6.6 seconds, which allows captains to quickly "wiggle" themselves out of the way of incoming shells, or into a better angle in hopes of bouncing or ricocheting armorpPiercing shells.
-''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was historically a "protected cruiser"; in-game her armor is decent, but again, like most Tier III cruisers, is nothing to write home about. It will be sufficient against cruiser and destroyer Armor Piercing ammunition when angled, but will be next to useless against battleship AP. Captains should not be relying on her armor to save them; her mobility and ability to strategically place herself are better options.
+''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was historically a "protected cruiser"; in-game her armor is decent, but again, like most Tier III cruisers, is nothing to write home about. It will be sufficient against cruiser- and destroyer-caliber armor piercing ammunition when angled, but will be next to useless against battleship AP. Captains should not be relying on her armor to save them; her mobility and ability to strategically place herself are better options.
-Her guns are of a large caliber (152 mm), and have the characteristics to match; slow reload, high damage, high shell arc, and good penetration. Both her High Explosive and Armor Piercing ammunition is usable, and captains are encouraged to switch ammo types as the situation changes. Her high shells arcs make hitting targets at range challenging, but also allow for strategic positioning of the ship behind low-lying islands. Her large number of guns on either side allow her to easily switch between targets without having to wait too long for the guns to traverse.
+Her guns are of a large caliber (152 mm), and have the characteristics to match; slow reload, high damage, high shell arc, and good penetration. Both her high explosive and armor piercing ammunition are usable, and captains are encouraged to switch ammo types as the situation changes. Her high shells arcs make hitting targets at range challenging, but also allow for strategic positioning of the ship behind low-lying islands. Her large number of guns on either side allow her to easily switch between targets without having to wait too long for the guns to traverse.
-Despite having generally worse statistics than her three Tier III Russian cruiser counterparts, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' remains an "OK" ship. There is nothing spectacularly good or bad about her, and can serve her captain well when played to her strengths.
+Despite having generally worse statistics than her three Tier III Russian cruiser counterparts, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' remains a passable ship. There is nothing spectacularly good or bad about her, and can serve her captain well when played to her strengths.
 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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 |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
-<!--Availability of researchable upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is as follows:
-* '''Main Battery:'''
-* '''Hull:'''  Upgrade to Hull (B) for XXX.  Research of this module unlocks progression to YYY.
-* '''Torpedoes:'''
-* '''Gun Fire Control System:'''  Upgrade to XXX for an extra 10% range on the main battery.
-* '''Propulsion:'''
--->
 As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' doesn't have any upgrades to research.
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 |Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below, add * after upgrade link to designate that another upgrade may be viable -->
-{{#var:ship_name}} has access to the first two upgrade slots.  Slot 1 can mount {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} to increase the survivability of her main guns, {{Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1}} (not recommended with her pitiful secondaries and no AA), or {{Magazine Modification 1}} to reduce detonation chance.  The second slot can mount {{Damage Control System Modification 1}} to reduce received fire and flooding chance, {{Propulsion Modification 1}} to reduce chance of damage to the engine and engine repair time, or {{Steering Gears Modification 1}} to reduce chance of damage to the rudder and reduce its repair time.
 The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
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 * '''Slot 2''':  {{Damage Control System Modification 1}}
+{{#var:ship_name}} has access to the first two upgrade slots.  Slot 1 can mount {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} to increase the survivability of her main guns, {{Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1}} (not recommended with her pitiful secondaries and no AA), or {{Magazine Modification 1}} to reduce detonation chance.  The second slot can mount {{Damage Control System Modification 1}} to reduce received fire and flooding chance, {{Propulsion Modification 1}} to reduce chance of damage to the engine and engine repair time, or {{Steering Gears Modification 1}} to reduce chance of damage to the rudder and reduce its repair time.
-|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
 |CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
 Key skills for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' commanders include Preventative Maintenance at Level 1, Adrenaline Rush at Level 2, Demolition Expert at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4. High Alert and Basics of Survivability can both be taken to improve the ship’s survivability. Captains may also find Expert Marksman useful to increase the turrets' traverse speed.
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 * '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}<nowiki>*</nowiki>
-The premium consumable, {{Damage Control Party II}}, can be mounted in '''slot 1'''. Although it may be useful in certain siutations, it is generally not recommended.
+The premium consumable, {{Damage Control Party II}}, can be mounted in '''Slot 1'''. Although it may be useful in certain siutations, it is generally not recommended.
 |Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
-<!-- FOR TECH TREE SHIPS
-[[Ship:Camouflage#Standard Camouflage|Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage]] can be equipped for credits;
-Choose one and append after semicolon above:
-Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce detectibility range.
-Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.
-Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' with [[Ship:Camouflage#Permanent_Camouflage|Type XX camouflage]] that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.
--->
 As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' comes included with [[Ship:Camouflage#Premium_Camouflage|Type 9 camouflage]] that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.
 |Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
 {{Signal Flags
-| November Echo Setteseven = 0
+| November Echo Setteseven =
-| Mike Yankee Soxisix = 0
+| Mike Yankee Soxisix =
 | India X-Ray = 2
-| Juliet Whiskey Unaone = 0
+| Juliet Whiskey Unaone =
 | Victor Lima = 2
 | Hotel Yankee = 3
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 | November Foxtrot = 1
 | Sierra Mike = 2
-| India Delta = 0
+| India Delta =
 | Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = 2
 | India Yankee = 2
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 <h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1901</h2>
 ===Construction===
-:Builder: William Cramp & Sons; Philadelphia, United States of America
+:Builder: William Cramp & Sons; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;United States of America
 :Laid down: October 1898
 :Launched: 31 October 1899
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 ----
 ====Machinery====
-:30 Niclausse water tube boilers, 2 Vertical triple expansion engines
+:30 Niclausse water tube boilers, 2 Vertical triple<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;expansion engines
 ----
 ====Performance====
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 ====Armament====
 =====Main=====
-:Twelve (12x1) 152 mm/45 Pattern 1892 guns
+:Twelve (12x1) 152mm/45 Pattern 1892 guns
 =====Secondary=====
-:Twelve (12x1) 75 mm /50 Pattern 1892 guns
+:Twelve (12x1) 75mm/50 Pattern 1892 guns
-:Eight (8x1) 47 mm/1 Hotchkiss guns
+:Eight (8x1) 47mm Hotchkiss guns
 =====Anti-aircraft=====
-:Two (2x1) 37 mm/1 Hotchkiss guns
+:Two (2x1) 37mm Hotchkiss guns
 =====Torpedoes=====
-:Six (6x1) 381mm submerged Torpedo Tubes
+:Six (6x1) 381mm submerged torpedo tubes
 ----
 }}</div>
-[[File:Varyagmainpic.jpg|none|frame|x250px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cruiser_Varyag_(1899)#/media/File:Russian_cruiser_Variag.jpg|''Varyag'' at anchor, circa 1904.]]
+[[File:Varyagmainpic.jpg|none|frame|x250px|link=|''Varyag'' at anchor, circa 1904.]]
 ===History===
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 ====Design====
 ====Service====
-Laid down at William Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia in October of 1898, launched on the 31st of October 1899 and joining the Imperial Russian Navy on the 2nd of January 1901, sailing across the Pacific to become part of the Russian Pacific Fleet. Her first and fatal battle was the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, off the coast of present-day Incheon, Korea, in 1904. This battle was one of the early conflicts of the Russo-Japanese War, where Russian and Japanese disputes over who controlled Korea and Manchuria turned to war. Chemulpo Bay was a vital port, being the main port of Seoul. Six Japanese cruisers and eight torpedo boats approached Chemulpo Bay; the only Russian occupants of the port was ''Varyag'', and the aging gunboat ''Korietz''.
+''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was laid down at William Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia in October 1898, launched on 31 October 1899, and joined the Imperial Russian Navy on 2 January 1901 after sailing across the Pacific to become part of the Russian Pacific Fleet. Her first — and final — battle was the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, off the coast of present-day Incheon, Korea, in 1904.  This battle was one of the early conflicts of the Russo-Japanese War, where Russian and Japanese disputes over who controlled Korea and Manchuria resulted in armed conflict.  Chemulpo Bay was a vital port, being the main port of Korean capital Seoul.  Six Japanese cruisers and eight torpedo boats approached Chemulpo Bay; the only Russian occupants of the port were ''Varyag'' and the aging gunboat ''Korietz''.
-The captain of ''Varyag'', Vsevolod Rudnev, was sent an ultimatum from IJN Admiral Uryu Sotokichi on January 27th, 1904. The ultimatum simply stated that hostilities had commenced between Russia and Japan, and that Rudnev had until the 9th of February, 1904, to leave the port. On the 8th of February, however, the numerically superior Japanese force surrounded the port. Rudnev decided that Varyag would fight her way out and make a break for the open seas. That same day, ''Korietz'' spotted the Japanese protected cruiser ''Chiyoda'', and upon mistaking her for a Russian ship, she closed in and loaded her guns for a salute. Upon closing in, ''Korietz'' realised her mistake, and in the ensuing confusion her guns were discharged. ''Chiyoda'' responded with launching a 356mm torpedo; both sides missed, but this was the first exchange of fire in the Russo-Japanese War.
+The captain of ''Varyag'', Vsevolod Rudnev, received an ultimatum from Japanese Admiral Uryu Sotokichi on 27 January 1904. The ultimatum simply stated that hostilities had commenced between Russia and Japan, and that Rudnev had until 9 February to leave the port. On 8 February, however, the numerically superior Japanese force surrounded the port. Rudnev decided that ''Varyag'' would fight her way out and make a break for the open seas. That same day, ''Korietz'' spotted the Japanese protected cruiser ''Chiyoda'', and upon mistaking her for a Russian ship, closed in and loaded her guns for a salute.  Upon closer inspection, ''Korietz'' realized her mistake and in the ensuing confusion her guns were discharged. ''Chiyoda'' responded by launching a 356mm torpedo; both sides missed, but the exchange constituted the first shots fired in the Russo-Japanese War.
-Diplomacy had failed both sides. At 11:00 on the 9th of February, Rudnev at the head of ''Varyag'' decided to break for the open sea alongside Korietz. By 11:45am, the Russians and Japanese began exchanging fire. One of the first shells to strike ''Varyag'' hit the port side of her bridge, killing a third of her bridge personnel. Shortly after, her 150mm #3 gun was hit and taken out of action. That shame shell lit a fire on her bow quarterdeck, damaging 150mm guns #8 and #9, as well as 75mm #21, and 47mms #27 and #28. Continuing to take heavy damage from the Japanese warships,''Varyag'' continued in a straight line until she had sailed outside the effective range of her guns. However, she had failed to break past the Japanese fleet, and she limped back to Chemulpo alongside ''Korietz''. ''Korietz'' was scuttled by blowing up her powder-rooms. Fragments of the ship landed dangerously close to the neutral vessels in Chemulpo, and it Rudnev was urged by locals and captains of the neutral vessels not to scuttle ''Varyag'' in a similar war. Bar her 37mm guns, every single weapon on-board ''Varyag'' were out of action, and she was scuttled and capsized. Despite being severely damaged, however, ''Varyag'' was still relatively intact, and she was later raised by the Japanese and incorporated into the IJN as a 3rd-class cruiser, under the new name of ''Soya''.
+Diplomacy ultimately failed. At 1100 hours on 9 February 1904, Rudnev — at the con of ''Varyag'' — opted to break for the open sea alongside ''Korietz''. By 1145, the Russians and Japanese began exchanging fire.  One of the first shells to strike ''Varyag'' hit the port side of her bridge, killing a third of her bridge personnel. Shortly after, her #3 152mm gun was hit and taken out of action. That same shell lit a fire on her bow quarterdeck, damaging 152mm guns #8 and #9, as well as 75mm #21, and 47mms #27 and #28. Continuing to take heavy damage from the Japanese warships,''Varyag'' continued in a straight line until she had sailed outside the effective range of her guns. However, she failed to break past the Japanese fleet, and limped back to Chemulpo alongside ''Korietz''. ''Korietz'' was scuttled by blowing up her powder-rooms late in the afternoon.  Fragments of the ship landed dangerously close toneutral vessels in Chemulpo, and Rudnev was urged by locals and captains of the neutral vessels not to scuttle ''Varyag'' in a similar fashion.  With the exception of her 37mm guns, every single weapon on-board ''Varyag'' was out of action, and at 1800 hours that evening, she was scuttled by her crew in a non-explosive manner.
-''Soya'' joined the IJN on the 9th of July 1907. She served as a training cruiser, including making a long-distance navigational and officer cadet cruise to Hawaii and North America, repeating this yearly from 1909 to 1913. During World War I, Russia and Japan were now allies, and as a sign of good will, ''Soya'' along with several other ex-Russian vessels were returned to the Russian Imperial Navy. However, she was deemed too crippled to be of any used, so she set sail for Britain for an overhaul. Shortly after arriving in Britain, the 1917 Revolution broke out in Russia, and ''Varyag'' was now stuck in Liverpool, with no money to pay for her overhaul. She was stripped of her weapons and sold for scrap in 1920, but ran aground on her voyage to Germany, and was scrapped in-place through til 1925.
+Despite being severely damaged, ''Varyag'' was still relatively intact, and was later re-floated by the Japanese and incorporated into the Imperial Japanese Navy as a third-class cruiser under the new name of ''Soya''.  ''Soya'' joined the IJN on 9 July 1907. She served as a training cruiser, including making a long-distance navigational and officer cadet cruise to Hawaii and North America, repeating this yearly from 1909 to 1913. During World War I Russia and Japan were allies, and, as a sign of good will, ''Soya'' along with several other ex-Russian vessels were returned to the custody of Imperial Russian Navy. She was deemed too crippled to be of any use, however, so she set sail for Britain for an overhaul. Shortly after arriving in Britain, the 1917 Revolution broke out in Russia, and ''Varyag'' became stuck in Liverpool, with no money to pay for her repair and refit.
+On 8 December 1917 she was seized by the British military, and was later assigned to the Royal Navy in early 1920.  She was stripped of her weapons and sold for scrap.  On 5 February 1920, while under tow to the scrapyard in Germany, she ran aground near the village of Lendalfoot, Scotland in the Firth of Clyde.  Unable to break her loose from the rocks, she was scrapped in-place between 1923 and 1925.
+The heroism of ''Varyag''’s crew during the Battle of Chemulpo Bay remains the stuff of legend in the Russian Navy.  A poem and song were composed about the events of the battle; the song remains popular today.  In 1907, Captain Rudnev was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese in recognition of his gallantry; dismissed from Russian service by that time, he accepted the honor, but never wore the award in public.  In 2006, residents of Lendalfoot erected a monument to ''Varyag'' along the coastline where she met her final fate, displaying one of her anchors and a memorial plaque; moved by the gesture, the Russian people added a plaque of their own design to the site a year later.
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