甲申政変
From July 31, 1882, under command of future admiral Tsuboi Kōzō "Nisshin" was assigned to patrols of the coast of Korea, as part of a show of strength by the Japanese government in response to the burning of the Japanese embassy in Seoul during the Imo Incident. He was reassigned to Korean patrols from February 28, 1884 after the Gapsin Coup.