Russian naval history includes capable ships and officers as well as serious failures. The Russo-Japanese War provides an example of the distinction between a ship's quality and its suitability for the operation assigned to it. A design can make sense for one purpose and still struggle when used for a different task. Judging that mismatch requires attention to what the ships were built to do and the situations into which commanders sent them.
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Russian warships can be capable yet unsuited to their mission
Ship quality and competent officers cannot compensate for assigning a fleet to operations its designs do not suit.