to catch Jiyuan before it disappeared into a fog bank. The transport Kowshing was sunk by Naniwa during the battle. After the formal declaration of hostilities, Yoshino continued to participate in the First Sino-Japanese War, including the Battle of the Yellow Sea on 17 September 1894. Yoshino served as flagship for Japanese Admiral Tsuboi Kōzō in a flying squadron which included , and . During the battle, Yoshino assisted in sinking the Beiyang Fleet cruisers and and severely damaging . Later, Yoshino was among the Japanese fleet units that took part in the invasion of Taiwan, and bombarded Cihou Fort, part of the coastal defences of Kaohsiung on 13 October 1895. Future admiral Yashiro Rokurō served on Yoshino during this campaign as a lieutenant. Russo-Japanese War With the start of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, Yoshino participated in the naval Battle of Port Arthur. However, soon after the start of the war, Yoshino collided with the Japanese armored cruiser in dense fog. Kasugas ram hit Yoshinos port side, and penetrated to the engine room; Yoshino turned turtle and sank in the Yellow Sea at () on 15 May 1904 with the loss of 319 lives. Only 19 of the crew managed to survive. As a result of this accident, the Imperial Japanese Navy removed the rams from the bows of all its warships. Notes References Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy Ships built on the River Tyne Ships built by Armstrong Whitworth 1892 ships Naval ships of Japan Russo-Japanese War cruisers of Japan First Sino-Japanese War cruisers of Japan Shipwrecks in the Yellow Sea Maritime incidents in 1904 Ships sunk in collisions Shipwrecks of the Russo-Japanese War