The IJN had been deployed to the Bay of Tonkin in support of Imperial China's war against France in 1903. Set backs on land required further troop reinforcements and an escort under way in early May. The IJN fleet consisted of; Ø Battleship Mikasa Ø Battleship Fuji Ø Battleship Shikishima Ø Cruiser Chitose Ø Cruiser Nisshan Ø Cruiser Idzumi Ø Cruiser Matsushima Ø Battleship Chen Yuan Ø Cruiser Idzumo Ø Cruiser Choyoda Ø Cruiser Naniwa Ø Cruiser Itsukushuma Ø Cruiser Katsuragi Ø 3x destroyers Divided into five squadrons with three transport ships in a sixth squadron. The French Marine Nationale under Auguste Boué de Lapeyère found them at dawn. Their six squadrons consisted of; Ø Battleship Iena Ø Battleship Messena Ø Battleship Henri IV Ø Battleship Jaureguiberry Ø Battleship Carnot Ø 2x cruiser Friant Ø Armoured Cruiser ...
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