 On 25 July 1894, the cruisers "Yoshino", "Naniwa" and "Akitsushima" of the Japanese flying squadron, which had been patrolling off Asan Bay, encountered the Chinese cruiser "Tsi-yuan" and gunboat "Kwang-yi".These vessels had steamed out of Asan to meet the transport "Kow-shing", escorted by the Chinese gunboat "Tsao-kiang".After an hour-long engagement, the "Tsi-yuan" escaped while the "Kwang-yi" grounded on rocks, where its powder-magazine exploded.