Caption: "Via Yuan Jian " it is Qing Ting 1886 Xiang Deguo orders one of two armor cruiser that build. Full-length 82.4 meters, 11.99 meters wide, displacement is less than 3000 tons.
Recently, division of water of the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning of period of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 " via Yuan Jian " be discovered in Liaoning Dalian maritime space.
In the Yellow Sea naval battle September 17, 1894, "Via Yuan Jian " be in with hassle of day naval vessel after 5 many hours, surround an attack by 4 day naval vessel, eventually because of be outnumbered, explosion is sunken, many 200 officers and soldiers is brave die for one's country. A few days ago, branch of Liaoning cultural relic developed underwater archaeology work, be salvaged in succession and clear gave a variety of cultural relic. One season person burns with righteous indignation.
Caption: "Via Yuan Jian " the bullet of musket of wool a twenty-five-stringed plucked instrument that calls fish out and 37mm artillery shell.
Ocean is the water system with the vastest earth, 71% what occupy earthly total area about. But end at present, the sea floor that the mankind already explored is insufficient still 10% . And come hundreds years, in our country river, coastal waters, and world each maritime space, produced a lot of famous heavy ships in succession, if Zhang Xianzhong estuarine is heavy silver-colored, gold vessel giving water thousands of, still have " Tai Tan Buddhist nun restrains number " , England " triumphal date " , Germany " Si Mai ining order to " date heavy boat is waited a moment, especially the Pacific Ocean battlefield of World War II, have the sunken sea floor such as machine of countless battleship, carrier-borne, passenger liner more, bury treasure of many cultural relic.
Accordingly, about sea floor heavy boat is salvaged, all through the ages is the topic of take delight in talking about making a person.
And want the costliest heavy boat treasure on respecting history, and also did not salvage up to now, what date heavy boat is you know?
The answer is: Sunken at Japan of my Fujian maritime space, World War II " A Bo bolus " date.
Caption: "A wave bolus " date passenger liner.
Those who need a specification is, "A wave bolus " date is not battleship, the passenger liner of an ocean goods that it is company of mailer of period of Japanese World War II, captain 155 meters, more than meters 20 wide, tonnage achieved more than tons 11000, of so-called at that time Japan " Taitannike " . Between March 1945, by Japanese military take over for use, with will carry P.O.W and goods and materials, sink after at my Fujian maritime space.
Caption: On Feburary 21, 1972, nixon suffers for the first time invite visit China, indicate the relation begins a Sino-US two countries to move toward normalization stage by stage.
Original, our country home does not know " A wave bolus " what does date heavy boat mean, because heavy boat of World War II became much,went.
But in Feburary 1972, american president Nixon is visited for the first time China when, as meet ceremony, he brought the special list of present that a value does not poor to China. Because of list of present detailed land record is worn, 1945 Japan " A Bo bolus " date mailer sinks in my Fujian maritime space roughly the position and place hold article amount. And in list of present beforehand appraise ingot of the gold on heavy boat, gem, cultural relic, stannum, value of its total prices reached 5 billion dollar, have more precious " Peking Man " skull fossil.
Caption: By what green crossed division indicates on besmear " A wave bolus " date.
"A wave bolus " is date how sink?
In Feburary 1945, battle of sulfureous island of the United States and Japan erupts, during Japanese army captive a large number of U.S. Armies, because be in 1944 moment, beautiful day both sides signed P.O.W humanitarian agreement, because this United States wants to send a few humanitarian goods and materials to these captive, asked for Japanese mailer company " A Bo bolus " of date agree, but the requirement that Japan raises is the United States must not have intercept and examination action to this boat.
Actually, japan agrees, it is profitable. Because of day square all the time since want to use the business such as passenger liner to carry the weaponry such as enginery, ammo with ship secret, and grab the gold that come, gem from the country such as China and southeast Asia. And just be in right now, they exploited American this one commitment. Beautiful although have,just suspect, but the need that stems from self interest, and without evidence, be obliged to eat be unable to speak out about one's grievances.
Caption: "A wave bolus " mark gets shot.
However, on April 1, 1945 before dawn, japanese does not have expect, "A wave bolus " date builds Ping Tanhai in travel beatitude when region, the American submarine that is patrolled by routine " empress fish " date discovered. Because wind sea is urgent, "Empress fish " date submarine does not know this is " A Bo bolus " date, issue a warning to its, the requirement accepts an inspection. "A wave bolus " date captain is at a loss temporarily, lean ceaselessly not only, give orders to advance amain instead. "Empress fish " date coxswain pulls Fu Linsui to give orders torpedo attack, very fast, "A wave bolus " date is sunken the sea, many 2000 member that multiply only one person survives. Somebody of after the event suspects, it is American pretends intentionally not know the inside story, attack " A wave bolus " of date.
One man recollects the survey of Japanese arms field that survives according to that at that time, and later the United States " forum of holy alternate elder brother signs up for " exposure: "A wave bolus " the value of goods total prices that date lades reachs 5 billion dollar, its traditional Chinese clothes has gold 40 tons, money ingot of 40 box, stannum 3000 tons, balata 2000 tons, of all kinds jewellery and a lot of negotiable securities, and the cultural relic such as fossil of Peking Man cranium. It is throughout history sinks fortune of marine the biggest brushstroke.
Caption: "A wave bolus " date passenger liner is sunken the position.
Our country is in May 1977, started in the round " A wave bolus " date salvages the job, the sea, air force dispatchs in the round, more than 600 diver is participated in salvage, still used the United States the most advanced salvage equipment, it is to the south of island of hill of ox of Fujian smooth pool maritime space depth of water 70 meters of places, decided eventually " A wave bolus " date, salvage the job to last to 1980 all the time, fish out ingot of more than tons of 3000 stannum and countless handicraft, but did not find gold jewelry and fossil of Peking Man skull. Arrived 1987, an investment firm of American and our country salvage salvage a company, dive again salvage, as before empty-handed.
Although empty-handed, but what our country also fostered a major accordingly is maritime salvage a team, promoted diver deep-sea cut, blow up wait for technical level.
Caption: "A wave bolus " the stannic ingot that date heavy boat hits fish out water.
Caption: Diver is deep-sea salvage exercise.
End today, also circulate two kinds of views: It is essential do not have gold; 2 be " A Bo bolus " date is in when sinking, produced massive explosion, gold, cultural relic be aspersed to fall in boundless and indistinct sea, flow as seawater, bury greatly in silty, as time elapse, marine and complex variation, salvage difficulty very tremendous. But after all how? Still be secret up to now!
What be worth to be carried nevertheless is, it is at the beginning of August 1945, japanese respect asks the United States is right to the utmost " A wave bolus " date undertakes compensatory, the requirement pays 720 thousand dollar, offer to be replaced with type ship " A wave bolus " date. But as on August 6, hiroshima atom bomb explodes, everything ended.
