Japanese cruiser Saiyen sunk after striking a mine according to the Dutch newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 13 December 1904

Mikase Memorial Museum. Saiyen at Kuren in 1895

An item dated Singapore 13th December reported that the Japanese cruiser Saiyen (1) which participated in the attack on Port Arthur strike a Russian mine on 30th November and sunk taking with her 38 men.(2) 

Notes

1. Protected cruiser Saiyen or Sai-yen, captured at Wei-Hai-Wei as the Chinese Chi Yuen or Jiyuan on 16 March 1895. Laid down by AG Vulcan Stettin, Stettin, Germany on 16 January 1883, launched on 1 December 1883, completed in August 1884 and commissioned on 11 June 1885. Victims when sunk 38-40 men.

2. The Russo-Japanese war between 8 February 1904-5 September 1905.