Qualla: Chinese Cruiser Zhiyuan https://qualla.com/chinese-cruiser-zhiyuan en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Chinese Cruiser Zhiyuan https://qualla.com/chinese-cruiser-zhiyuan Chinese Cruiser Zhiyuan: Introduction https://qualla.com/chinese-cruiser-zhiyuan/ The order was suicidal and everyone aboard knew it. With the cruiser Zhiyuan listing to starboard, her hull holed, and Japanese shells still raining down, Captain Deng Shichang commanded his helmsman to steer directly at a Japanese cruiser. The intent was to ram. The ship never made it. At some point during the charge, Zhiyuan was struck by a torpedo or a hit detonated one of her own torpedo tubes, and the ship exploded. Of 246 officers and men, only seven survived. But the story of that final, desperate charge has made Zhiyuan the most famous warship in Chinese history and Deng Shichang one of the nation's most enduring heroes.

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