"The Ships"
Ships Photography
- featuring ships from the following
time period -
1800 - 1809
1973-01-074
"Gong Nong Bing 6"
Photographed on the Huangpu
River in 1973
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Looks as if this old-timer is
the former "Ponce" from 1899 which makes her 74 years old when I took this
picture on the Huangpu.
The Chinese name "Gong Nong
Bing" means "Worker Peasant Soldier", - and during the Cultural Revolution
there were many ships carrying that name followed by a number in order
to distinguish the many ships with similar names from each other - - -
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And this one is number 6 -
- - -
One problem is, that apparently
the numbers were often changed, - like the Chinese also did on their navy
ships -, so that it is difficult to keep track of what is what - - -
Passenger/cargo ship built as
"Ponce" in 1899 in USA for US flag, - Tons: 3503, - LPP: 96,6 m, - Beam:
12,8 m, - , Propulsion: Steam Engine - 12 knots
Renamed "King Hsing" 1946,
- "Vest Bay" 1950 , - "Tai Er Chuang" 1951, - "Chung Hsing 9" 1952, - "Min
Chu 1" in the mid 50'es, - "Gong Nong Bing 6" 1967, - Further fate unknown.
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