1894年7月25日,日本联合舰队在朝鲜南阳湾外的丰岛附近海域不宣而战,对从该处经过的中国舰船发动突然袭击,揭开了甲午战争海上战场的序幕,史称丰岛海战。这次海战,中国方面的“广乙”号鱼雷巡洋舰遭受重创后自毁,“操江”号运输舰被俘,租用于运兵的英国商船“高升”号被击沉,只余下“济远”号穿甲巡洋舰只身而返,可谓损失惨重。 On July 25, 1894, the Japanese joint fleet waged a surprise attack on the Chinese ships passing through the area outside Toshima Island outside Nanyang Bay in North Korea and unveiled the prelude to the maritime battlefield of the Sino-Japanese War. Toshima Island naval battle. The naval battle, the Chinese side, “B” Torpedo cruiser suffered heavy losses after self-destruction, “Operation Jiang ” was captured by the transport ship, rented for troop transport in the British merchant “High ” was sunk, only The remaining “Ji Yuan ” piercing a cruiser piercing back and forth, can be described as heavy losses.