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NH 88886 HEIEN (Japanese coast defense ship, 1890-1904)

HEIEN (Japanese coast defense ship, 1890-1904)
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Title: HEIEN (Japanese coast defense ship, 1890-1904)
Caption: Photographed at Wei-Hai-Wei, soon after her capture there on 12 February 1895 by Japan. This ship formerly was the Chinese PING-YUAN. The name of the Japanese merchant ship in the left background in uncertain; it may be MOJI/HOJI or NOJI MARU. The sunken vessel in the right background may be KUANG-PING, a torpedo gunboat that was raised and became the Japanese KO-HEI (1892-1895).
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Catalog #: NH 88886
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Tue, Feb 12, 1895
After this Year: 1890
Before this Year: 1899
Original Medium: BW Photo
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