<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Niitaka wathunyelwa ngesikhathi seMpi yaseRussia neJapane futhi wabona ukulwa eMpini yaseChemulpo Bay ngoFebhuwari 2, 1904 ngokumelene ne-cruiser yaseRussia. Wabe esebamba iqhaza ekuhlaseleni izindawo zaseRussia ngesikhathi seMpi yasePort Arthur ngomhlaka 9 Mashi 1904. Kusukela ngo-Ephreli, Niitaka wabelwa ukugada iStrait yaseKorea noLwandle lwaseJapan, kodwa wayengekho esimweni sokubamba iqhaza eMpini yase-Ulsan ngo-14 Agasti 1904. Kodwa-ke, wasiza ekusindiseni amatilosi aseRussia emikhumbi-ngwenya eyayicwila ngemva kwempi. Ngesikhathi  <response>: Impi yoLwandle Oluphuzi, Niitaka yayiyingxenye ye-4th Detachment yeJapan 2nd Fleet ngokumelene ne-cruiser yaseRussia. Kamuva waba ngomunye wemikhumbi eyayihlala eMakung eziQhingini zasePescadores ukubheka ukufika kweRussian Baltic Fleet. 