fɚðə ɹᵻmˈeɪndɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ, nˌɪɪtˈɑːkə fˈɛɹid tɹˈuːp kˈɑːnvɔɪz ɪnðə sˈiː ʌv dʒəpˈæn, ænd wʌz ˌoʊvɚhˈɔːld æt ðə sæsˈiːboʊ nˈeɪvəl ˈɑːɹsənəl ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv.
For the remainder of the war, Niitaka ferried troop convoys in the Sea of Japan, and was overhauled at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal in September 1905.