22th April
The Quindao Beihai Shipbuilding at Taipei was flooded with dignitaries yesterday as the keel of China’s newest heavy cruiser of the Prince Class, named HICMS Daoguang in honor of one of the ancestor of his majesty Pu Yi. Some thousands workmen are employed in the dockyard in the various aspects of her construction, which is expected to continue over the next years at least. While the sister vessel was a backbone of the chinese navy in the sino-filipino war, exults in the latest example of her citizens’ expertise in shipbuilding and the nation can rest assured that this cruiser will be built with the thoroughness that is typical of the dockyards of this city.
general naval news:
The last 5 Maoke-Class DD's of the second batch began their trials after completation in different naval shipyards.
The HICMS Línchóng-1 finished her trials in the south chinese sea and was put into service of the CMSCG.
The first two, of the four light cruisers of the ex-Thrasius class, reach, after an uneventful crossing, the port of Shanghai.
These two vessels will undergo a major conversion to amphibious support ships. Whether this conversion is carried out with the
other two ships is not yet known.
The next six frigates of the class Mengquin undergo a refit, to continue their valuable service in the Chinese navy.
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