Chinese gunboat Zhongshan
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SS Zhongshan, formerly romanized as Chung Shan, was a Chinese gunboat built in Japan in 1913. It was originally known as SS Yongfeng, before being renamed in 1925 in honor of Sun Yat-sen. Zhongshan wa
SS Zhongshan
Model of SS Zhongshan
Salvaging of SS Zhongshan. (A model in the Zhongshan Warship Museum)
Zhongshan Warship Museum (zh:中山舰博物馆) in Wuhan
Yongfeng-class gunboat
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The Yongfeng class were early-20th century gunboats built for the Chinese navy. They were enlarged sea-going versions of the Kiang- and Chu-class gunboats. The first ships, Yongfeng and Yongxiang, wer
Chinese gunboat Zhongshan
…Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War, but was later raised and restored as a museum ship in Wuhan. SS Yongfeng was the first of four Yongfeng-class gunboats ordered from Mitsubishi by the Qing Empire in 1910. Under the deal signed between the Qing naval minister Prince Rui, his deputy Admiral Sa Zhenbing…
Asuka in 1942