the sunken Russian mon-of-war is put as The gain to be obtained by refloating follows Estimated Tonnage. Value, Yen.
Sagami (Poresviot) 12,674 18,000,000 Pongo (Poltava)... 10,960 10,000,000 Aco (Bayan) 8,000,000 Teugaru (Pall 6,000,000 Soya (Varyag] 6,000,000
Yen 43,000,000
The cost of refloating and repairs is estimated at about Yon 7,000,000. The net gain may thus be put at about Yon 36,000,000. When the Retvizan and Pobioda have boon refooted this figure will be largoly increased. The destroyer Silni, which was refloated on the 22nd of August, was constructed at Port Arthur on the ove of the war, her materials having been conveyed there from Russia in 1901. Her construction cost $80,000 roubles. She was sunk by tho Japanese in direct fire from the land on the 14th of November last year.
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