 Like "Jiyuan", the vessel was hit at the beginning of the battle; however, the damage inflicted by the Japanese gunfire was much more serious.Shells fired by "Akitsushima" penetrated the hull of the warship below the waterline at least once and damaged her boiler room.The heavily damaged "Kwang-yi" was rapidly taking on water; as a result, Captain Lin Kuohsiang ordered the ship to be beached.