ˈæftɚ tʃˈɪli ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd kˌæwɐmjˈʊɹɹəz ɐtˈɛmpt tə bˈaɪ hɜːɹ ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, hiː plˈeɪst ɐn ˈɔːɹdɚ fɔːɹ tˈuː ɪmpɹˈuːvd vˈɜːʒənz, ðə , wɪð ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋ wˈɪtwɜːθ ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ æz dʒəpˈæn wʌz nˌɑːt jˈɛt kˈeɪpəbəl ʌv bˈɪldɪŋ sˈʌtʃ ʃˈɪps ɪtsˈɛlf.
After Chile rejected Kawamura's attempt to buy her in September 1883, he placed an order for two improved versions, the , with Armstrong Whitworth in March 1884 as Japan was not yet capable of building such ships itself.