fɹʌm ˈeɪpɹəl, ʃiː wʌz ɐsˈaɪnz tə pɐtɹˈoʊlz ʌvðə kɚɹˈiːə stɹˈeɪt ænd ðə sˈiː ʌv dʒəpˈæn, bˌʌt wʌz nˌɑːt ɪn pəzˈɪʃən tə pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɪn bˈæɾəl ˈɔf ˈʌlsən ˌɔn fˈoːɹtiːn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ.
From April, she was assigns to patrols of the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan, but was not in position to participate in Battle off Ulsan on 14 August 1904.