 Sezvo maJapan akaramba achifambira mberi, vakakomba Weihaiweimukupera kwaJanuary 1895. Musi waFebruary 5, chikepe cheJapan chinorwisa torpedo chakanyura muchiteshi chengarava ndokurova Dingyuan netorpedo, chichikuvadza zvakakomba. Vashandi vokuChina vakamanikidzwa kumira pamhenderekedzo yegungwa kuti vasanyura, uye kwevhiki rakatevera, Dingyuan yakashandiswa sebhatiri rokupfura zvombo risina kumira. Mauto eJapan akabata masvingo egungwa eguta musi wa9 Kukadzi, achibvumira zvombo zvavo zvemauto kupfura ngarava dzaiva pachiteshi chengarava, izvo zvakaita kuti Ding azviise pasi. Dingyuan yakanyura muchiteshi chengarava musi wa 10 February. Mufananidzo wakazara wengarava yakavakwa muWeihai muna 2003 sengarava yemuseum uye muna 2019, hurumende yeChinese yakazivisa kuti ongororo yepasi pemvura yakanga yawana ngarava yekutanga. 