1June, 867, Shen Baozhen (son-in-law of Lin Zexu) went to Fuzhou Mawei Ship Administration School. In order to build ships, it is necessary to cultivate shipbuilding talents and set up manufacturing schools (preparatory courses); Because France is good at manufacturing, it should be taught in French. In order to sail a good boat, it is necessary to train driving talents and set up a driving school (post-school); Because Britain is good at driving, English teaching is applied. The two schools were established at the same time as the shipyard, and the students enrolled were all Fujian people Luo, He Xinchuan, Jiang, Liu, Ye Bolun, Liu, Yan Fu, Shen Youheng, Qiu Baoren, Chen Songyu, Lin Yongsheng, Ye Zugui, Chen Jinrong and Huang Xuan. After the first enrollment, Ship Administration recruited more than ten students from Guangdong, such as Deng Shichang, Ye Fu, Lv Han, Li He, Zhang Cheng, Li Tian, Li Jiaben, Lin Guoxiang, Liang Zifang and Zhuo Guanlve, who had already learned English and had a good foundation. When he was a teenager, he was smart and studious, and "had a job". 1868, with the wish of saving the country, he was admitted to Fuzhou Ship Administration School to study navigation with excellent results in all subjects and became the first student in the driving class of the school. After graduating from Fuzhou Ship Administration School, he was sent to "Jianwei" to practice driving at 187 1, and traveled to South Asian islands with the ship. 1874 served as the first mate of Chen Hai, and later served as the management zone of Haidong Yun Ship, Wei Zhen Ship and Feiting Ship. 1879, Li Hongzhang organized the Beiyang Navy, and he was transferred to the Beiyang Navy as the pipeline of the "Zhennan" gunboat. 1867 entered the first driving class of Mawei Ship Administration School, and 187 1 year was sent to "Jianwei" to practice sailing. 1874, he graduated with honors and was appointed as the carrier belt of "Chen Hang" by the Minister of Shipping Shen Baozhen Award, and was appointed as the carrier belt of "Haidong Cloud" gunboat the following year. When the Japanese invaded Taiwan Province, Deng Shichang was ordered to guard the fortresses such as Penghu and Keelung, so he had to mend it after it was too late. He was also transferred to the Wei Zhen gunboat pipeline, served as the supervisor of the "Wu Yang" clipper, upgraded to garrison, and added the title of commander. /kloc-in 0/880, he was transferred to Beiyang Navy, and successively served as the management zone of "Feiting", "Zhennan" mosquito gunboats, "Yangwei" and "Zhiyuan" ships. 1September, 894 17 died heroically in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 in the Yellow Sea.
1880, Li Hongzhang recruited talents for the construction of Beiyang Navy. Because Deng Shichang was "familiar with management affairs and a hard-won talent in the navy", he was transferred to Beiyang, and served as the management belt of the mosquito gunboat Feiting and Zhennan successively. In the winter of the same year, the two cruisers "Yangwei" and "Chaoyong" ordered by Beiyang in Britain were completed, and more than 200 officers and men of Ding Shui Division went to Britain to pick up the ship, followed by Deng Shichang. 188111arrived at dagukou safely. This is the first time that China Navy has completed the route of North Atlantic-Mediterranean-Suez Canal-Indian Ocean-Western Pacific, which has greatly enhanced China's international influence. Deng Shichang was awarded the brave name of "Boyong Batulu" by the Qing court and was appointed as.
/kloc-in the spring of 0/887, Deng Shichang led a team to Britain to receive the four cruisers Zhiyuan, Jingyuan, Jingyuan and Laiyuan ordered by the Qing government from Yingde, and returned home at the end of the year. On the way home, Deng Shichang arranged fleet exercises along the way. He was promoted to deputy general because of his meritorious service in receiving the ship, and was awarded the title of "Zhiyuan" ship management belt general soldier. 1888, Deng Shichang was appointed company commander and added as prefect. 10, Beiyang navy formally became an army, and Deng Shichang was promoted to be the lieutenant of Zhong Jun Zhongying. 189 1 year, Li Hongzhang inspected Beiyang Navy, and Deng Shichang was awarded the honorary title of "Gersa Batulu" for his outstanding training.
1September, 894 17 In the Dadonggou naval battle, Deng Shichang commanded Zhiyuan Ship to fight bravely. Later, under the siege of Japanese ships, Zhiyuan ship was injured in many places, the whole ship caught fire and the hull tilted. Deng Shichang encouraged the officers and men of the whole ship to say, "Our generation joined the army to defend our country and put life and death at risk. Today, there is only death! " "Japanese warships rely entirely on Yoshino. If it sinks, it will be enough to catch my breath and succeed." It resolutely sailed into the starboard side of the Japanese capital ship "Yoshino" at full speed, determined to end up with the enemy. The officers and men of the Japanese ship were shocked and concentrated their fire on the Zhiyuan ship. Unfortunately, a shell hit the torpedo tube of Zhiyuan ship, and the torpedo in the tube exploded and Zhiyuan ship sank. After Deng Shichang fell into the sea, his entourage rescued him with a lifebuoy. He refused, saying, "I am determined to kill the enemy and serve the country. Now that I am dead in the sea, I am just. Why should I live! " The pet dog Sun swam to him, grabbed his arm and saved him. Deng Shichang vowed to share life and death with warships, and resolutely put the dog's head into the water. He also sank in the waves and died heroically with more than 250 officers and men of the whole ship.
After Deng Shichang's death, the whole country was shocked. Emperor Guangxu wept bitterly and wrote a pair of couplets, "There are tears today, and the navy is mighty." Posthumous title and Deng Shichang were named as "upright and upright people", and posthumous title was named "Prince of Shaobao", who entered the Zhao Zhong Temple in the capital. Yu Bi's relatives wrote a memorial and an inscription. Li Hongzhang expressed his contributions in the book Calling for the Dead Dadonggou Navy. He said, "... Deng Shichang, Liu and others also contributed." The Qing court also gave Deng's mother a large plaque made of 65,438 +0.5 kilograms of gold, and allocated 65,438+2 million yuan to Deng's family to show their support for the elderly. Deng used the money to build a cenotaph for Deng Shichang in Panyu, Guangdong Province, and built the Down's Ancestral Hall. The people of Weihai felt their loyalty and built a shrine for the statue of Deng Shichang on Chengshan in 1899 to show their eternal admiration. 1996 On February 28th,1996, the navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army named the new ocean-going comprehensive training ship "Shichang" to commemorate it.