Chinese gunboat Zhongshan
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| History | |
|---|---|
 China | |
| Ordered | 1910 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi |
| 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 in 1925Chung Shan in honor of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Republic of China.
Service
In 1922 the Chung Shan fought its way past Pearl river forts controlled by Chen Jiongming while carrying Sun Yat Sen and Chiang Kai Shek.[2] She ship was also 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 January 1997. The Hubei Provincial Cultural Bureau plans to construct a floating museum for the restored Zhong Shan gunboat.
Notes
- ^ a b c "Ship Sink Off Waglan". The Hongkong Telegraph. 1929-01-16.
- ^ http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ppr_release_det.php?pd=20030123&ps=04
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, P.412
Warships for Export [[1]]
Chiang Kai-Shek's Secret Past: The Memoir of His Second Wife, Ch'en Chieh-Ju. Pps. 109-110
Cultural relics of Zhong Shan gunboat on display at Museum of Coastal Defence, [[2]]
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