Bromoboy armored cruiser

In the second half of the XIX century. In the Russian Navy, a cruising doctrine was firmly established, which suggested the creation of powerful cruising forces for action on ocean communications. The armored cruiser "Thundering" became the third and most perfect in the series of such highly autonomous raiders. However, it was used in a completely different way.
Immediately after joining the “thundering” they sent to the Pacific Ocean, where he became part of the Vladivostok detachment of cruisers. On August 1 (14), 1904, the “thunder”, along with the "Rurik" and "Russia", with honor, withstood the battle in the Korean Strait with the squadron of Vice Admiral Kamimura, causing severe damage to the Japanese ships.
After the war, the Gromoba returned to the Baltic, where officers and sailors of the reviving Russian fleet were trained on it.
The book of the famous historian of the Russian Imperial Fleet Sergei Neolopoi is a detailed story about the development, construction and military service of the best "ocean cruiser of Russia