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Discovery of a wreck of warship "time capsule"
Archaeologists have discovered the wreck of the Chinese warship Jingyuan, which the Japanese navy sank in September 1894 during the first Sino-Japanese war.
Underwater archaeologists have discovered the wreck of a Chinese warship sunk during a fierce naval battle more than 100 years ago.
The Japanese navy sank the Jingyuan in September 1894 during the first Sino-Japanese War. According to Getty, hundreds of items, including shells, bullets, ceramics and leather goods, were recovered from the ship on Tuesday.
The State Administration of China's Cultural Heritage said archaeologists have been working on the wreck site off Dalian, Liaoning Province since July. The hull was found on the seabed at 39.4 feet of water, he added.
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The main part of the hull was covered with sand, which archaeologists have carefully removed. On September 15, researchers found a "Jingyuan" nameplate attached to the outside wall of the ship.
Bales recovered at the site of Jingyuan wreck
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Remnants of the ship's masts were found in the front part of the hull, as well as anchor chains.
The wreckage was compared to a time capsule of Jiang Bo, an archaeologist at China's National Underwater Cultural Heritage Center, according to Nine.com.au, quoting the China Daily.
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Mauser rifle bullets, revolver bullets, 37mm shells and 47mm shells are among the objects found at the wreck site, with 53mm artillery shells and artillery shells 120 mm. A number of tools, such as keys, have also been found.
The workers are transferring items found on the long-lost Jingyuan warship in the Zhuanghe sea area on September 25, 2018 in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
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More than 500 artifacts have been recovered from the wreckage and transported to the surface, according to Chinese officials.
Built at the Vulkan Shipyard in Germany, the ship entered service in China in late 1887 and became part of the Beiyang Fleet.
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Four Japanese ships sank the Jingyuan and more than 200 officers and men lost their lives on the ship. Only 16 crew members survived the sinking.
An archaeologist investigates the long-lost Jingyuan warship in the Zhuanghe sea area on September 25, 2018, in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
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Other wrecks have also made headlines. For example, a 400-year-old shipwreck recently discovered off the coast of Portugal was hailed as a "significant" archaeological discovery.
Earlier this year, a team of scientists from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego and the University of Delaware found the back of the USS Abner Read destroyer, which sank in 1943 after striking a Japanese mine in the Aleutian Islands.
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