When Tōgō decided to execute a turn to port in sequence, he did so to preserve the sequence of his battleline, with the flagship Mikasa still in the lead (which could indicate that Admiral Tōgō wanted his more powerful units to enter action first).
Da Tōgō besluttede at foretage en drejning mod bagbord i sekvens, gjorde han det for at sikre rækkefølgen i sin slaglinje, dvs. således at slagskibet Mikasa fortsat var forrest (hvilket tyder på, at admiral Tōgō ønskede at få sine stærkeste enheder i kamp først).