 The Japanese did suffer some naval loses; on September 3, the destroyer ran aground during fog in Jiaozhou Bay and was consequently destroyed by fire from German shore batteries and the gunboat .The auxiliary minesweepers "Nagato Maru No.3" and "Nagato Maru No.6" were lost to mines on October 3.The minelayer sank after being torpedoed by the on October 17, while "Torpedo Boat 33" sank after hitting a mine on November 11, after the German surrender.