London Times, 23 August 1905, p. 3: THE CAPTURED RUSSIAN WARSHIPS. TOKIO, Aug. 22.*
The Russian battleship Peresviet has been rechristened Sagami by the Navy Department and the battleship Poltava has been renamed Tango. The cruiser Bayan will be known as the Aso, the cruiser Pallada as the Tsugaru, and the cruiser Variag as the Soya.
Provided by Stephen McLaughlin