Their view proved to be right when both Chinese ships were lost in the Sino-Japanese War, and the Japanese (Yoshino and Takasago) during the 1904 Russo-Japanese War.
Pandangan mereka terbukti benar ketika kedua kapal Tiongkok hilang dalam Perang Tiongkok-Jepang, dan Jepang (Yoshino dan Takasago) selama Perang Rusia-Jepang tahun 1904.