The 150mm guns of the Akitsushima were like a tickle to the Zhenyuan, causing only minor damage to the crew. However, a single 305mm shell from the Zhenyuan would leave the Akitsushima helpless.
The Naniwa has vanished from the sea, the Yoshino is barely surviving, and the Akitsushima's days are numbered.
Of the three warships in the Japanese Navy, the Yoshino was the strongest, and also one of the largest warships in the active Japanese fleet. The Japanese Navy didn't have many large ships; the largest was the Matsushima at 4,278 tons, not much larger than the Yoshino. Therefore, the Yoshino was a mainstay warship of the Japanese Navy. It seems that this warship, which embodies the hard work of countless people on the island nation, and which Emperor Meiji purchased with the promise of
