On November 1, 1899, the famous cruiser Variag was launched from the Philadelphia docks. The ship was built by order of the Russian Empire at the William Crump and Sons shipyard in the USA. The "Varyag" had no peer: Russia's fastest cruiser was equipped with a powerful cannon and torpedo armament. In addition, "Variag" was equipped with telephones, electricity, a radio station and steam boilers with the latest modification. After the legendary battle with the superior forces of the Japanese Navy, during which the crew sank the ship so that it would not fall into the hands of the enemy, for the first time in history, all the participants of the battle (about 500 people) were awarded the highest military award - the Cross of St. George. The actions of the Varyags during the battle even pleased the enemy - after the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese government established a museum in Seoul to commemorate the heroes of the Varyags and awarded its commander and Sebolod Rudnev the Order of the Rising Sun.

On November 1, 1899, the famous cruiser Variag was launched from the Philadelphia docks. The ship was built by order of the Russian Empire at the William Crump and Sons shipyard in the USA. The "Varyag" had no peer: Russia's fastest cruiser was equipped with a powerful cannon and torpedo armament. In addition, "Variag" was equipped with telephones, electricity, a radio station and steam boilers with the latest modification. After the legendary battle with the superior forces of the Japanese Navy, during which the crew sank the ship so that it would not fall into the hands of the enemy, for the first time in history, all the participants of the battle (about 500 people) were awarded the highest military award - the Cross of St. George. The actions of the Varyags during the battle even pleased the enemy - after the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese government established a museum in Seoul to commemorate the heroes of the Varyags and awarded its commander and Sebolod Rudnev the Order of the Rising Sun.