At 12:20, Admiral Tōgō decided to run away and flee. It was a risky maneuver that exposed the fleet to the full brunt of the Russian shore batteries. Despite the heavy firing, the Japanese battleships completed the maneuver and rapidly fled out of range. The "Shikishima", "Mikasa", "Fuji", and "Hatsuse" all took damage, receiving 7 hits amongst them. Several hits were also made on Admiral Kamimura Hikonojō's cruisers as they reached the turning point. The Russians in return had received about 5 hits, distributed amongst the battleships "Petropavlovsk", "Pobeda", "Poltava", and the "Sevastopol". During this same time, the cruiser "Novik" had closed to within of the Japanese cruisers and launched a torpedo salvo. All missed although the "Novik" had received a severe shell hit below the waterline.