Legends say that after Nobunaga's death, they were anchored in Osaka Bay and left until it went rotten, or they were dismantled into several small ships.
信長の死後は大阪湾に投錨したまま放棄され、朽ちていったと言う話と解体されて数隻の小早等に作り直された話等も伝わっている。