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Wednesday, 15 November 2023

Communist Chinese gunboat (Yung Chien 1914-1938, Asuka 1938-1945) Yen An 1946-1964

Built under the 1910 Programme. Laid down by Kiangnan Dockyard, Shanghai, China in 1914, launched in 1915, completed in 1915, scuttled on 25 August 1937, salvaged by Japanese, commissioned as the depot ship Asuka on 25 October 1938, sunk in an American air attack on 7 May 1945, salvaged, recommissioned in 1946 and stricken in 1964. Sister ship of the Yung Chi. Displacement 860 (normal)-1,039 (full load) and as dimensions 62.5 (between perpendiculars)-65.7 (over all) x 9.00 x 3.50 metres. 

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