Zinovi Petrovich Rozhdestvenski
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Zinovi Petrovich Rozhdestvenski , 1848-1909, Russian admiral. Commander of the Baltic fleet at the time of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5, he was ordered to take his fleet to East Asia. In the battle of Tsushima (1905), Rozhdestvenski's fleet was destroyed by Admiral Togo's fleet. The Russian defeat led to an armistice with Japan shortly afterward.
Author not available, ROZHDESTVENSKI, ZINOVI PETROVICH.,
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
|
4 class-action suits hit Fleet's Ga. unit
The Boston Globe; 10/5/1992; Peter S. Canellos, Globe Staff; 1498 words
; ATLANTA -- Fleet/Norstar, the largest financial institution in New England, is facing four class-action lawsuits claiming that its lucrative Georgia mortgage subsidiary conspired to deprive borrowers of their homes and commit them to usurious loans. In the most sweeping of the suits, a Georgia
Read more
|
|
|
Fleet called to account - again New charges about old lending practices dog Fleet as it seeks OK for Shawmut merger
The Boston Globe; 4/30/1995; Kimberly Blanton, Globe Staff; 1877 words
; ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Fleet Financial Group Inc. last year quelled the last allegations of Georgia home-loan abuses by its Atlanta mortgage subsidiary. But the issue won't die. This time, the complaints are coming from Michigan. As Fleet prepares to seek regulatory approval to buy Shawmut National
Read more
|
|
|
Seeking leverage in a bank deal ACORN saw chance for a loan program in Fleet merger
The Boston Globe; 10/2/1995; Kimberly Blanton, Globe staff; 712 words
; When Fleet Financial Group Inc. this year announced plans to merge with Shawmut National Corp., the Association of Community Organizations seized an opportunity. A year earlier, ACORN members say, talks with Fleet had failed to result in agreement on terms of a nationwide loan program. The February
Read more
|
|
Fleet's turnaround.(Servicing)(includes related article on the company's shift of focus to customer satisfaction which drove the turnaround)(Fleet Mortgage Group)(Cover Story)
Mortgage Banking; 6/1/1999; England, Robert Stowe; 6597 words
; Ahead of target and nearly halfway through its turnaround timetable, Fleet Mortgage Group is making a big comeback. This megaservicer has found a formula to turbocharge originations and grow its already huge servicing portfolio with an eye on profitability. It's bringing a whole new group of
Read more
|
|
INVENTORY: Fleet's Taking Stock of Its Tech: The bank's valuation of its facilities has some talking sale.
Bank Technology News; 2/1/2003; Bruno, Mark; 887 words
; Fleet's been under the gun to improve its financial performance for much of the past year, while dogging takeover rumors at the same time. The beat on the Street is Fleet has until about the end of the year to turn things around before it should seriously consider selling itself. But while most of
Read more
|
|
|
FLEET SUFFERS FIRST LOSS IN 16 YEARS ENDS QUARTER $98M IN RED AFTER FEDERAL BANK EXAMINATION
The Boston Globe; 5/4/1990; Doug Bailey, Globe Staff; 811 words
; Fleet/Norstar Group of Providence yesterday recorded its first loss in 16 years and said its troubled assets more than doubled to $928 million, following an examination by federal banking regulators. Although not entirely unexpected, Fleet's first quarter results bruised the giant bank's reputation
Read more
|
|
Clouds hover over Fleet.(Fleet Financial Group)
US Banker; 7/1/1996; Marshall, Jeffrey; 706 words
; Fleet Financial Group has been in the news a good deal of late--and not just for the acquisition it closed recently with NatWest Bank. Early in May, Fleet agreed to settle ...
Read more
|
|
U.S. Navy 7th Fleet serves as transformation bow wave
Signal; 12/1/2002; Ackerman, Robert K; 2266 words
; Pacific-based fleet offers a microcosm of U.S. Navy technology and capability issues. The U.S. Navy 7th Fleet is incorporating new technologies for joint and combined exercises and operations that lie at the very heart of the Navy's transformation efforts. The Japanbased fleet often finds itself
Read more
|
|
|
Record ties Fleet to loan excesses Guiding role is alleged in setting high rates for low-income borrowers
The Boston Globe; 11/30/1992; Mitchell Zuckoff and Peter S. Canellos, Globe Staff; 1738 words
; ATLANTA -- As charges of abusive lending have swirled around Fleet Financial Group Inc.'s second-mortgage subsidiary, the company's defense has been simple and steadfast: We're not to blame. Instead, the company has pointed its finger at a group of brokers, independent companies that sold thousands
Read more
|
|
|
Fleet to sell 64 branches to win OK for merger
The Boston Globe; 8/24/1995; Kimberly Blanton , Globe Staff; 920 words
; Fleet Financial Group Inc. yesterday proposed the sale of 64 bank branches in New England to win regulatory approval to acquire Shawmut National Corp. The branches -- 59 now owned by Shawmut, five by Fleet -- hold $3.2 billion in deposits and about $100 million in business loans and are scattered
Read more
|