nˈoʊ sɚvˈaɪvɚz ænd nˈoʊ ɹˈɛkɪdʒ wɜːɹ ˈɛvɚ fˈaʊnd dᵻspˈaɪt sˈɜːtʃɪŋ baɪ ʃˈɪps fɹʌmðɪ ˌaɪdʒˌeɪˈɛn ænd ðə ɹˈɔɪəl nˈeɪviz tʃˈaɪnə stˈeɪʃən; ðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːpjʊlɚ θˈiəɹi ɪz ðætðə dɪzˈaɪn wʌz tˈɑːphˈɛvi dˈuː tʊ ɪts ɛksˈɛsɪv ˈɑːɹməmənt ænd wʌz ʌnstˈeɪbəl ɪn ɹˈʌf wˈɛðɚ.
No survivors and no wreckage were ever found despite searching by ships from the IJN and the Royal Navy's China Station; the most popular theory is that the design was top-heavy due to its excessive armament and was unstable in rough weather.