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'''''Chung Shan'''''<ref name="hktelegraph_19290116">{{cite newspaper|title=Ship Sink Off Waglan.|work=The Hongkong Telegraph|date=1929-01-16}}</ref> (中山艦；'''Zhongshan''' in [[pinyin]]), originally named '''''Yung Feng''''' (永豐艦; Yongfeng in pinyin), was a [[China|Chinese]] [[gunboat]]<ref name="hktelegraph_19290116"/> later renamed after Dr. [[Sun Yat-sen]] in 1925, the founder of the [[Republic of China]]. |
'''''Chung Shan'''''<ref name="hktelegraph_19290116">{{cite newspaper|title=Ship Sink Off Waglan.|work=The Hongkong Telegraph|date=1929-01-16}}</ref> (中山艦；'''Zhongshan''' in [[pinyin]]), originally named '''''Yung Feng''''' (永豐艦; Yongfeng in pinyin), was a [[China|Chinese]] [[gunboat]]<ref name="hktelegraph_19290116"/> built in Japan in 1913 of 830 tons and later renamed after Dr. [[Sun Yat-sen]] in 1925, the founder of the [[Republic of China]]. |
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==Aftermath== |
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The [[shipwreck]] was salvaged from the river in 1997. |
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==Notes== |
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Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, P.412 |
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[[http://www.bobhenneman.info/EXPORT.htm]] Warships for Export |
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Revision as of 00:59, 20 December 2009
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| History | |
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| Laid down | 1910 |
| Launched | 1912 |
| Commissioned | 1913 |
| Renamed | 1925 |
| Fate | Sunk during the battle of Wuhan on October 24, 1938 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 780 tons |
| Length | 65.873m |
| Beam | 8.8m |
| Draught | 3.048m |
| Speed | 14 knots |
| Complement | 140 |
Chung Shan[1] (中山艦；Zhongshan in pinyin), originally named Yung Feng (永豐艦; Yongfeng in pinyin), was a Chinese gunboat[1] built in Japan in 1913 of 830 tons and later renamed after Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1925, the founder of the Republic of China.
Service
Chung Shan was involved in the Zhongshan Warship Incident in 1926.
She patrolled the coast of South China against pirates after Northern Expedition[1].
In the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), she participated in the battle of Wuhan. She was bombed and sunk in the Yangtze River by Japanese invaders on 24 October, 1938.
Aftermath
The shipwreck was salvaged from the river in 1997.
Notes
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, P.412 [[1]] Warships for Export
External links
- China-Defense.com Forum > History Forum > After 1911 > The Restored ZhongShan Gunboat Photos of the Zhong Shan gunboat on display at the Museum of Coastal Defence