Vu Chang Entirely Submerged near Tungchow Buoy Masters of all river. steamers have been warned by the Shanghai Harbour Master's office that the Chinese torpedo-boat Vu! Chang, lies "almost, entirely, submerged in the Yangtze River, about two cable's lengths cast of the Tungchow Buoy, above Woosung. The only indication of the wreck at the present time is about 15 feet of her masts showing above the water.
The Vu Chang grounded and sank at this spot late on Thursday night a heavy fog, a report to the Chin. ese Naval Command her on Jan. 22 stated. The entire crew managed escape without even wetting thei fect and were picked up by the Tah Dah str, Ta Ching.
The Chinese gunboat Yung Sui has been dispatched to the wreck and proper lights will be placed on the masts by the Customs service. The Vu Chang was a former German river gunboat and was interned here during the war, later being seized by the Chinese' Government. The vessel, which cost $400,000 to build in 1909, is believed to be a total loss.
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