 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Atago yakaona basa rekurwa muHondo Yekutanga yeChinese-yeJapan ya1894-1895 pasi pekutungamira kwaLieutenant Commander Inoue Yoshitomo, vachifamba pakati peKorea, Dairen uye vachiperekedza vatakuri veJapan. Mukati meHondo yeWeihaiweiAtago yakafukidza maJapan achienda kumahombekombe musi wa18 Ndira 1895 pamwe chete na uye akapfura masvingo eChina musi wa29 Ndira na7 Kukadzi. Usiku hwaFebruary 5, Atago akapinda mubasa rehusiku neChina, umo zvikepe zvehondo zvakaita kurwisa kwekufungidzira pamusuwo wekuchamhembe kuchiteshi chengarava sekutsausa nepo zvikepe zve torpedo zvakarwisa kubva pamusuwo wekumabvazuva, zvichinyudza ngarava yehondo yeChina nekukuvadza ngarava. Pashure pokuzviisa pasi kweChina, Atago uye Chōkai vakaramba vari paWeihaihei sorutivi rwemauto okuJapan. 