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Confirmed Yes, found a steel-armored battleship wreck Qing dynasty sank
Xinhua reported that archaeologists revealed the results of a test of 18 tons of steel plates lifted from the water in eastern China’s Shandong Province. Part of the famous battleships of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
A crane lifts a steel plate from the Qingyuan battleship near Liu Gong Island in Weihai City. East China’s Shandong Province, September 18, 2020 / Xinhua
A 2.86 m long, 2.6 m wide, 0.33 m thick, rose from the sea near Liu Kong Island in Weihai City. The original base of the Beiyang fleet Thursday, September 17, 126th anniversary of the First Sino-Japanese War. Also known in China as the Jiawu War.
The steel plate of the Dingyuan battleship rose from the sea near Liu Gong Island in Weihai. East China’s Shandong Province, Sept. 17, 2020 / Xinhua
Zhou Chun Shui, head of the Dingyuan Underwater Archaeological Expedition, said on September 19 that the steel plate provides clear evidence that the wreck was part of the Dingyuan ship. What is the flagship of the Peiyang fleet? This is the exact same thing that was recorded in Qing Yuan’s shipbuilding contract, both in terms of materials and other details.
Qing Yuan ship
Underwater Cultural Heritage Center of the China National Cultural Heritage Administration Who is the leader in this survey? This steel plate was revealed to be the only piece of armor used to protect the Beiyang battleship fleet that had been recovered from the water until now.
The iron plate was placed at the former base of the Beiyang Fleet on Liugong Island. And it is in the process of desalination for its conservation.
The Qing Yuan ship Built in Germany by the governors of the Qing dynasty It had a 7,670-ton engine and was damaged after being hit by torpedoes from the invading Japanese fleet in February 1895, before the captain ordered the ship to sink so that it would not fall into enemy hands.
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