[17th Miss Regt]

A flotilla of seven Russian vessels began a similar journey June 15, of which five completed a circuit around Japan on June 21,...

I'll bet the flotilla was three cruisers and frigates and four tugs. One ship broke down and one of the tugs towed it back to port.

[RomanSoldier19]

[hanamizu]

A flotilla of seven Russian vessels began a similar journey June 15,

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The Russian navy has a somewhat unhappy history regarding Japan.

[Caipirabob]

I think history will describe the Russian and Chicom navies as having spent more time at the bottom of the sea than on top of it.