Arrival and Departure of the Ice-Crushing Steamer 'Baikal' at Baikal, Siberia
By this steamer the majority of Russian Troops are ferried across Lake Baikal on their way to the front, this being the only means (until the completion of the railway around the lake) of tr... Read allBy this steamer the majority of Russian Troops are ferried across Lake Baikal on their way to the front, this being the only means (until the completion of the railway around the lake) of transporting reinforcements to General Kuropatkin, the capacity of the " Baikal '' being 5,0... Read allBy this steamer the majority of Russian Troops are ferried across Lake Baikal on their way to the front, this being the only means (until the completion of the railway around the lake) of transporting reinforcements to General Kuropatkin, the capacity of the " Baikal '' being 5,000 troops per day. This ice-crushing steamer was built on the Clyde, transported to the la... Read all