We did not lower the glorious St. Andrew's flag before the enemy.No! we blew up the Korean, we sunk the Varyag…A new book from the author of the bestseller Cruiser Varyag! A complete history of the famous gunboat "Koreets", its creation, 18 years of impeccable service and immortal feat. A detailed, in the smallest detail (up to the features of the device of rangefinders and coloring in different years) description of its design, weapons, sights, means of communication, navigation and signaling, as well as a comparative analysis of operational characteristics. Everything about the development of a project for seaworthy gunboats for the Eastern Ocean, the construction of the lead ship of the series at the Stockholm plant Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstads Nya AB, and the Korean service as part of the Siberian Flotilla and the Pacific Ocean squadron. Little-known details of his participation in the "gunboat diplomacy" - a demonstration of force on the Chifu raid, which forced the Japanese to abandon their claims to the Liaodong Peninsula with Port Arthur, and the international operation to capture the "sea gates of Beijing" Taku fortress (177 heavy guns in 5 forts), during which the "Korean" received 6 hits, losing more than 30 people. And, finally, an in-depth analysis of the legendary battle at Chemulpo, including exclusive drawings by eyewitnesses and photographs that captured both the course of the battle and the moment of the explosion of the Koreyets.