SS Hsin-Yu explained

-- commercial vessels -->	+SS Hsin Yu Ship Owner: Chinese Army Ship Launched: 1889 Ship Fate: Sunk, 22 April 1916 Ship Type: Transport ship Ship Tonnage: 1,629 tons

P:	Xīn Yù
L:	New Riches
W:	Hsin^1 Yü^4

SS Hsin Yu was a Chinese Army transport ship that served during the Warlord Era. The 1,629-ton ship had been built in 1889. On 22 April 1916, the transport, with over a thousand enlisted men and officers on board, was in a thick fog while on its way to Foo Chow. South of the Chusan Islands, the cruiser accidentally collided with Hsin Yu. A foreign engineer, nine sailors, and 20 soldiers were the only survivors. The ship sank with the loss of more than 1,000 lives.^[1] The date of the disaster has frequently (and mistakenly) been listed as 29 August 1916 although it occurred four months earlier.^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: Chinese Ship Sunk; 1,000 Die . The Sun-Herald . Lime Springs, Ia. . 27 April 1916 . 6.
2. Book: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2007 .