National Cultural Heritage Administration announced that the sunken ship found in Dandong Yellow Sea was 1894 Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and was named "Dandong No.1". The Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1894. In September, a naval battle broke out in the Yellow Sea between China and Japan. The Beiyang Navy lost the battle and lost five warships. The Japanese side suffered heavy losses, but did not sink one.
1September, 894 17 In the Yellow Sea naval battle, Zhiyuan ship was blown out after five hours of fierce fighting, which caused heavy losses. The carrier Deng Shichang tried to collide with the Japanese ship Yoshino, but it was sunk by the Japanese ship, killing more than 600 soldiers. In the process of building this memorial ship, experts in the Sino-Japanese War tried to restore the layout of the cabin, including the officers' living quarters, military hospitals and torpedo launching rooms, based on a large number of historical materials and pictures collected.
Historical discovery
120 During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, CCTV (September 30) reported that archaeologists found a sunken ship with a mass of about 1600 tons in the Yellow Sea of Dandong, which was the famous Sino-Japanese War theater. The archaeological team believed that the ship was a warship sunk in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and it was temporarily named "Dandong No.1". All four warships of beiyang fleet sank in the war zone.
1894, 17 In September, the main naval forces of China and Japan broke out in the northern part of the Yellow Sea, also known as the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and the Dadonggou War. In this campaign, Beiyang Navy lost and lost five warships. Although many warships of the Japanese joint fleet suffered heavy losses, none of them sank. Since the mid-1990s, four sunken warships, including Zhiyuan Ship, have been salvaged.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dandong Ship